by Dustin Hoffmann | Jun 3, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Feral hogs are not just a problem in our Southern states. We have been monitoring an increasing problem with feral hogs in Canada as well. These pose a threat to our northern states as well. Canada has been using a monitoring their feral pigs with a tag and track...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 31, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As we face threats from foreign animal diseases worldwide, livestock groups are working hard to improve the traceability of where animals have been moving around the country. This information helps detect disease origins and helps us to contain problem areas quickly....
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 30, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The dicamba battle has been raging for years. Court case after court case has been heard to determine the product’s status. Farmers have come to depend on the product as a tool they can use on stubborn weeds. In February a federal court ordered a halt to the use...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last year, when I had the opportunity to go to Brazil, I spent the first days in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. It’s in the Southern part of Brazil, still many hours from the ports along the ocean. While there, I saw some of the lushest regions of agriculture...
by Dustin Hoffmann | May 28, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Last week the U.S. Meat Export Federation held their annual meeting in Kansas City, MO. It came when livestock markets were in a state of heavy fluctuations. The Cattle market is seeing a little more of the volatility than the hogs are. There have been some erratic...
