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by Editor | Dec 28, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Eagle Country Online An Indiana Senate committee has advanced legislation aimed at easing the state’s Veterinary workforce shortage. Senate Bill 56, authored by Sen. Jean Leising, seeks to expand access to Veterinary care by allowing licensed veterinarians and... read more
by Editor | Dec 28, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: AA French farmers launched widespread protests after authorities ordered the culling of cattle following confirmed cases of nodular dermatitis, also known as lumpy skin disease. Demonstrations were concentrated in southwestern France, where farmers opposed... read more
by Editor | Dec 27, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Dairy Herd Management Zisk, a downloadable app used by more than 4,500 dairy farms representing over half of the U.S. milk cow herd, projects a generally profitable outlook for 2026, though gains will be unevenly distributed. The app’s fourth annual report... read more
by Editor | Dec 25, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Farm Progress Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine is expanding training and facilities to address Indiana’s growing Veterinary shortage, particularly in rural “Veterinary desert” regions. Renovations completed in 2022 added modern small-animal,... read more
by Editor | Dec 25, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock
Source: National Hog Farmer Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed new statistical methods that greatly improve fine-mapping, the process of identifying specific DNA variants responsible for important traits in livestock. Traditional... read more
by Editor | Dec 17, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Michigan Farm News The USDA has launched a centralized New World Screwworm (NWS) website to support its coordinated, government-wide strategy to prevent the parasitic fly from entering the United States. Although NWS has not reached U.S. territory, the... read more
by Editor | Dec 9, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock, News
Source: R-Calf USA R-CALF USA has formally asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine to grant emergency approval for buparvaquone, a drug widely used in other regions of the world, to treat cattle infected with theileriosis. In a... read more
by Editor | Dec 3, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Agrilife Today The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has approved a $114.6 million Meat Science and Technology Center at Texas A&M–RELLIS, expected to break ground in early 2026. The 75,000-square-foot facility will feature advanced... read more
by Editor | Nov 30, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Denver Gazette Beginning in January 2026, Colorado will classify bison as both livestock and wildlife, giving Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) authority to manage free-ranging bison as part of a broader Western restoration effort. Once numbering an estimated... read more
by Editor | Nov 21, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Popular Science A new study from the University of British Columbia reveals that viral infections can trigger “queen coups” in honey bee colonies, a process called supersedure. When viruses shrink a queen’s ovaries, her egg-laying declines along with... read more
by Editor | Nov 17, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Farm Progress The USDA’s September Quarterly Hogs and Pigs Report shows the U.S. hog inventory at 74.5 million, down 1% from September 2024 but up 1% from June. Of these, 68.5 million are market hogs and 5.93 million are breeding animals. Economist Lee Schulz... read more
by Editor | Nov 16, 2025 | Agriculture, News, Veterinary Practice
Source: Virginia Tech Liz Solters, a lifelong animal rescuer and advocate from Surry County, North Carolina, has endowed the Sydney and Fran Memorial Veterinary Scholarship at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine to support future veterinarians serving... read more
by Editor | Nov 16, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: American Farm Bureau A new national Women in Agriculture Study has been launched to gather insights from women across all 50 states and Puerto Rico, aiming to better understand their experiences, leadership paths, and needs within the agricultural sector. Open... read more
by Editor | Nov 15, 2025 | Agriculture, Animal Health Industry, News
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has launched the Center for Agriculture and the Economy, reinforcing its commitment to integrating agricultural and rural perspectives into national economic discussions. Building on... read more
by Editor | Nov 11, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: CBS News Colorado State University, one of the nation’s leading Veterinary schools, has introduced its first-ever honeybee Veterinary science course in response to 2017 regulations requiring veterinarians to oversee hive treatments. Led by Dr. Amy Franklin,... read more
by Editor | Nov 7, 2025 | Agriculture, Livestock
Source: Drovers Anaplasmosis, caused by the bacterium Anaplasma marginale, is a persistent and widespread cattle disease in Oklahoma. The bacteria infect red blood cells and are transmitted through ticks, flies, or contaminated instruments. Infected cattle remain... read more
by Editor | Oct 25, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Agrilife Today Texas A&M University’s newly renamed Center for Insect Biomanufacturing and Innovation (CIBI) marks a major evolution in the university’s partnership with the National Science Foundation’s IUCRC program, emphasizing deeper industry... read more
by Editor | Oct 22, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Texas Animal Health Commission The Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program (RVIP) encourages veterinarians to practice in designated rural Texas counties by offering up to $180,000 in educational loan repayment or tuition assistance. Participants may receive up... read more
by Editor | Oct 19, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: CNBC Bees pollinate over one-third of the crops humans consume, yet about 40% of colonies collapse annually due to climate change, extreme weather, pesticides, and outdated hive technology. Traditional wooden hives, largely unchanged since 1850, offer little... read more
by Editor | Oct 4, 2025 | Agriculture, News
Source: Morning Ag Clips Two undergraduates, Sydnie Frost of Purdue University and Sarah Stacy of Lincoln Memorial University, spent their summer immersed in the Research and Extension Experience in Veterinary Entomology for Students (REEVES) Program, a USDA-funded... read more
