Meet Lauren Roling, who is a senior at McCook Central High School. She plans to complete a Communication Sciences and Disorders degree and complete the necessary steps to become a Doctor of Audiology, which will enable her to help rural communities tackle the issue of hearing loss in agriculture. Q. What ag activities have you... Read more »| Sioux Nation Ag
Flies, the pesky buggers! Flies left uncontrolled, especially horn flies, can torture cattle with up to 120,000 bites per day. Up to as many as 4000 horn flies can be found on the back of a cow, and those flies can consume 30 blood meals a day, which adds up to 120,000 irritating bites. Not... Read more »| Sioux Nation Ag
Natural variation in the body weights of growing pigs affects how pigs are managed and marketed. Many known factors influence the growth performance of pigs. However, more recently, the importance of the microbial communities residing in the gastrointestinal tract and their contributions to digestion, nutrient absorption, and immune function have been investigated. Light and heavy... Read more »| Sioux Nation Ag
Happy Porktober! October, or National Pork Month, is a pretty big deal here in Iowa with 174,105 jobs associated with the pork industry. My name is Elle Ploeger, and I was chosen to serve as the 2023 Iowa Pork Queen for the Iowa Pork Producers. I grew up helping my dad raise show pigs in … Continue reading Careers in the Swine Industry| Iowa Agriculture Literacy
This article is not specifically about the business of beef except to cover the potential effect disease transmission plays and the ecological damage| Canadian Cattlemen