Animal Health

Water test kit. (Adobe Stock │ #444475564 - carballo)
Animal Health, Livestock, Swine, Water

Water line management guide for swine production published

A new publication from the Iowa Pork Industry Center at ISU helps producers evaluate water quality and manage water line systems in swine barns. Read More

Cattle being treated by a veterinarian. (iStock │ #1032411090 - davidf)
Animal Health, Cow Calf, Livestock

Spring herd checks can improve reproductive efficiency and calf performance

Animal Health, Beef, Cow Calf, Dairy, Feeder, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock, Livestock Markets, Seedstock, Stocker

Cattle outlook: Peel predicts more high prices, tight supplies for 2026 



The U.S. Drought Monitor is jointly produced by the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. (Map courtesy of NDMC.)

Snow in Sierra Nevada but wildfires in Plains

Wildfire. (Chad Boyd (D4935-1)).

Taking care of people and cattle paramount in wildfire

Many fresh eggs at the market. (Photo: Adobe Stock │ #295334887 - Andrea Izzotti)

Egg prices fall to 2023 levels, but won’t last for long

Wheat pasture grazing: The bloat stops here 

Beef cattle in pasture at sunset. (iStock │ #207406680 - Steve Lovegrove)

Plan ahead to protect your herd

Protecting backyard chickens from avian influenza takes implementation of a consistent biosecurity regimen that reduces the potential for the virus to be introduced to your farm. (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

What is avian influenza? Fast facts on ‘bird flu’ in the U.S.

New World Screwworm fly (Texas A&M AgriLife)

USDA announces completion of sterile fly dispersal facility in Texas

Charolais cow-calf pair. (K-State Research and Extension)

Managing body condition for the calving season