New Mexico State University students Alejandro Schutte, from left, Joy Agbawodike, Jazmine Arreola, Ashley Medina Cardona and Andrea Soler received the Platinum Dairy Innovator Award at the American Dairy Science Association annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. (NMSU photo)

Students earn dairy snack pack awards

Cows in a pasture (University of Missouri Extension)

Prepare cattle for second heat wave

  • By Linda Geist & Julie Harker│ University of Missouri Extension
Angus cows and calves in green pasture. (K-State Research and Extension news service)

Data driven decisions to improve herd performance

  • By Chevy-Lynn Vaske │ K-State Research and Extension news service
A miniature goldendoodle dog staying cool on a hot summer day. (iStock │ #2187715472 - nycshooter)

Keep animals safe and healthy during excessive heat

  • By Lauren Quinn │ University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Rooster with chickens are standing on the old bench in the yard. Life in the village.

What to do with your chickens when you go on vacation

How to help your chickens beat the heat 

Highly pathogenic avian influenza most often spreads when commercial or domestic poultry contract the virus from migratory birds in the wild. (Photo by Mitchell Alcala, OSU Agriculture)

CDC ends bird flu emergency

Cattle gain a higher amount of lean tissue early in the cattle feeding period and deposit more fat as they age, according to K-State beef cattle nutritionist Phillip Lancaster. (K-State Research and Extension)

High Plains cattle sales report