Metering manure 

By: Joan Olson

With commercial fertilizer in short supply and prices approaching historic highs, livestock manure is more valuable than ever. But exploiting manure's...

Soy-based odor reducer 

The first product from Agriliance LLC uses a soybean by-product as a main ingredient to help reduce hog manure odors. Called Barrier, the new odor mitigation...

Livestock 

agclick New editions of CornCam and SoybeanCam are scheduled to open this spring. But, also this year, the fun begins at www.DairyCam.com , a new Web...

New seed for feed 

By: FIN staff

After slipping onto the market in 1993, high-oil corn hybrids have steadily spread over more and more acres, to cover an estimated one million acres this...

Business of buying 

No to pork checkoff, yes to beef checkoff Three announcements, all within a week of each other, left the nation's livestock producers shaking their heads....

Business of buying 

By: FIN Staff

AGCO buys Ag-Chem AGCO Corporation announced plans to purchase Ag-Chem Equipment Company, Minnetonka, MN, a manufacturer and distributor of ag machinery...

Manure injection revisited 

By: Karen McMahon

New injector leaves high percentage of residue coverage.You wouldn't think a summer spent hauling manure would be inspirational, but for college student...

Amimal "eye"dentification 

By: Karen McMahon

Retinal imaging may someday replace branding and ear notching.Someday, processing newborn pigs and calves may entail more than just clipping teeth and...

Livestock department 

By: FIN Staff

Magnify your options "It's going to be extremely critical for producers to have daily information....It allows producers to manage with binoculars instead...

Livestock department 

By: FIN Staff

Better bale wrap Presto Products claims that its Nutrigard Bale Wrap has higher UV ratings, a greater degree of stretch and a new cold cling package that...