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What is Johne's Disease? Johne's disease is a chronic, incurable bacterial infection that primarily affects the lower small intestine of ruminants.

Pork is safe to eat. U.S. pigs are not affected by African swine fever (ASF) outbreaks in other countries, to date. ASF does not affect humans and therefore is not a public health threat according to USDA.

Before we go out and stick our rams in with our ewes we should really consider flushing the ewes we plan to breed this spring.

Managing Haemonchus contortus, or barber pole worm, in small ruminants is always a challenge. While pasture rearing sheep and goats is a popular practice, strategically using a barn to help disrupt the parasite's life cycle can be helpful in managing high risk animals.

Are you wearing shoes? Unless you are cozied up into bed right now, the answer is most likely yes. Typically, putting on shoes every morning is something we do without much thought. Typically, putting on shoes every morning is something we do without much thought. That is, until the day we decide to...

Carson Roberts is determined to convince beef producers to stop making hay. In a recent episode of the I-29 Moo University forage webinar series, the state forage specialist with the University of Missouri suggested that haymaking has several hidden costs, many of which are tied up in equipment...

In the spring of 2025, Corteva announced they would discontinue the development of brown midrib (BMR) corn products. Given that the seed brands under the Corteva umbrella constitute a very significant portion of the BMR corn available in the market, this has caused significant discussion among dairy...