Posted by SLN Staff on Mar 7th, 2014 | 1 comment
“Farmers farm for the love of farming.” Yes, there is a great joy in growing your own food. If you have a passion for growing food and raising your own animals, then you might want to become a farmer. Growing crop and livestock will give you satisfaction as well as generate a steady income for you. However, a farmer’s job is not easy, and you will need to perform a lot of physical activities at...
Posted by SLN Staff on Mar 7th, 2014 | Comments Off on Livestock Farming – Challenges & Concerns During Spring
The spring weather can often bring severe cold storms and snow in the USA. The spring weather and snow may cause cattle farming and beef production to become a challenging job. Snow makes grazing for the cattle difficult and cause shortages of food. Below normal temperatures could also negatively impact the growth of crops. The effects of drought and cold could also impact into the calf into the...
Posted by SLN Staff on Feb 2nd, 2014 | Comments Off on Future Business Trends Involving Agriculture & Environment
Agriculture does not only mean ranching and farming. Just like any other product, farm products also have several stages through which it must go through until it reaches your table. Farms, ranches, feedlots, orchards, vineyards, and all other similar locations are just the production sector of agriculture. After the food is produced in the farm lands, it has to go through food processing,...
Posted by SLN Staff on Feb 2nd, 2014 | Comments Off on Animal Care And Management – Gadgets &Tools
Managing animal is becoming hi-tech just like anything else we see in the market today. There is a trend towards using more supplements or industrially produced food is gaining rapid popularity. There are also controversies about some farming techniques that sometimes might seem inappropriate, or questionable. However, the positive side of growing supplements and feeding them to the farm animals...
Posted by SLN Staff on Jan 28th, 2014 | Comments Off on New FDA And Federal Government Regulations Of Livestock
New FDA requirements for livestock antibiotics There have been several significant changes announced by the Food and Drugs Administration regarding the use of antibiotics in livestock. According to the new regulations of the U. S FDA, and Veterinary Feed Directives (VFD), a veterinary will need to supervise the use of antibiotic drugs on livestock. The American Veterinary Medical Association...