INJURED By A Pig - Farming Is DANGEROUS Work! Today we are weaning piglets. While we were working to catch them, Saundra was ran over by a pig causing a minor injury. Be careful working around animals! Animals Gone Wild!!
A new brilliant direct to consumer meat business is launched, Sawyer Whisler joins us to tell us everything from how This'll Do Farm and the Barn Talk Podcast has led to this new venture. We discuss why/timing, what they are selling and look in depth on the business model. We review how the products will come direct form there farm and how they will continue to transform our industry and […]
20 Must-Have Tools for Pastured Pigs! If you're raising pigs for pasture, or you're a beginner pig farmer, then you know how much maintenance goes into caring for pastured pork. Watch how our Heifer USA Livestock Specialist Christine Hernandez has streamlined the process for pig care, with all the necessary tools in one place. Check out our must-have items for raising pigs on pasture!
With roughly one third of the Corn Belt struggling with drought conditions, farmers are looking for ways to protect yield. Brandon Emery with Corteva Agriscience says the best way to do that is by ensuring corn is as healthy as possible. He tells Brownfield part of that solution includes a stress mitigator like Sosdia Stress. ...
Row crop conditions have declined week over week despite recent rains in parts of Kentucky. The USDA reports as of Sunday corn is rated 53% good to excellent, down 7 percentage points on the week and soybeans are considered 60% good to excellent, down 6 points. However, harvested hay is rated 60% good to excellent and pasture conditions are 53% good to excellent, both an improvement from the prior week. […]
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures were modestly lower and feeders were modestly higher, getting ready for the week’s direct business. August live was down $.35 at $176.82 and October was $.22 lower at $179.32. August feeders were up $.32 at $247.90 and September was $.55 higher at $251.37. Direct cash cattle trade was very quiet on Monday. Bids and asking prices are not established as of yet, significant trade […]
USDA crop condition ratings in Illinois have improved for the first time in several weeks, thanks to recent rains. The agency reports as of Sunday corn is rated 36% good to excellent, up from 26% the week before, and soybeans are rated 30% good to excellent, up from 25%. Winter wheat conditions also jumped from 70% to 77% good to excellent. Topsoil moisture supply is now considered 68% adequate to […]
Most crops in Tennessee are progressing quicker than average to start July. The USDA reports as of Sunday 51% of corn is silking, ahead of the five-year average of 46%, with 4% in the dough stage. The crop is rated 72% good to excellent. Cotton squaring reached 55% with 15% setting bolls, compared to 7% on average. Tennessee cotton is rated 64% good to excellent. 91% of soybeans have emerged […]
Corn has started silking in South Dakota. USDA says 1% of the crop is at that stage and corn condition is rated 49% good to excellent. Soybean conditions are rated 48% good to excellent with 13% of soybeans blooming and no pods setting yet. Winter wheat harvest is just getting started in South Dakota at 1% complete with the crop rated 46% poor to very poor. Spring wheat is 89% […]
