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This article from Southwest Farm Press tells the story of Laycee and Levi Littlefield, 13-year-old twins who live on a ranch in Henrietta, Texas. The twins are responsible for caring for animals, maintaining good grades, and pursuing their interests in barrel racing and team roping. Their parents, Chris and Dee Ann, believe in the value of hard work and allow their children to explore their own passions. The article also highlights the life lessons that growing up on a farm or ranch can teach, such as responsibility and emotional resilience. The Littlefield family values their ranching lifestyle and enjoys participating in activities together. [Extracted from the article]

The University of Illinois is implementing a Farm of the Future, which will include grazing trials with cover crops. The trials will use virtual paddocks, where cows will wear solar-powered collars that receive and transmit signals to set boundaries. This technology is ideal for rotational grazing and will allow for more effective utilization of pasture. The farm is also experimenting with robot dogs to train and corral cows, with the goal of eventually using them to move cattle between virtual paddocks. [Extracted from the article]

"The Phoenix Keeper" by S.A. MacLean is a cozy queer romantasy novel that follows Aila Macbhairan, the head phoenix keeper at a zoo for mythical creatures. Aila's goal is to save her beloved Silimalo phoenixes from extinction, but the phoenix breeding program at her zoo has been dormant for ten years. When a phoenix is stolen from a nearby zoo, Aila must gather help to prove that her zoo is capable of taking over the conservation program. While the setup is cute and the fantastical creatures are enjoyable, the worldbuilding is disjointed and the characters are underdeveloped. The eventual romantic subplot feels somewhat forced. [Extracted from the article]

The article titled "Why Animals Talk: The New Science of Animal Communication" discusses the meaning behind animal calls and communication. The author, Arik Kershenbaum, explores various examples such as wolf howls, dolphin whistles, and gibbon vocal duets to highlight the complexity of animal communication. Kershenbaum emphasizes that while animals have intricate communication systems, humans are likely the only species capable of understanding grammar. This study provides captivating insights into the world of animal communication and will be of interest to animal lovers. [Extracted from the article]

The article presents the discussion on recent Artificial Intelligence in Agriculture Conference in College Station, Texas, aimed at bridging the gap between excitement and fear surrounding AI. Topics include potential uses of AI in analyzing farm data, ensuring data quality, and the role of AI-driven innovation in agriculture technology adoption.

The article focuses on Zachary Mengers, a fifth-generation farmer, and his venture into raising American Wagyu beef, highlighting how he's incorporating this high-quality beef into his family's diversified row-crop operation and emphasizing the unique qualities of Wagyu cattle for marbling, which improves the quality of the beef.

The article focuses on optimism among beef cattle producers due to high cattle prices and continued consumer demand for beef, despite higher prices. It reports on the factors influencing the cattle market, including demand, drought, and the speed of herd rebuilding. It highlights the importance of meeting consumer expectations for taste, value, nutrition, convenience, and sustainability in the beef industry's future.

The article focuses on a multi-disciplinary project at Oklahoma State University, employing artificial intelligence (AI) and sensor technologies to predict stress in cattle. Topics include the impact of stress on cattle, the influence of genetics on stress response, and the correlation between growth traits and stress susceptibility. It reports that cumulative stressors affect cattle health, explores how genetics influence stress responses.

The article offers information on beef producers find niche market with recipient cows. Topics include the work and time commitment are involved in a recipient herd, the commercial cows have raised purebred calves from just about every beef cattle breed, and the embryologist will collect embryos from genetically elite has purebred stock and place them in the cows.

The article reports that working in beef cattle education and with cattle producers long has been a passion of Joe Paschal, who admits he never intended to work long enough to retire from the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service as a livestock specialist. Topics include examines Paschal is well known among Gulf Coast and statewide beef cattle producers as the go-to source for science-based information.

In the article, the author discusses the efforts by University of Georgia's (UGA) College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences professor Romdhane Rekaya and colleagues to study the use of advanced data collection tools and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to address the horn fly issue in the state's cattle industry. Also cited is the research's focus on genetics to find a solution against horn flies.

The article informs that methane is a potent greenhouse gas, it contributes to global warm and since ruminants produce methane, they are destroying the world where as cattle have a role in actually cooling the Earth's atmosphere. Topics include cattle produce methane the average beef cow can produce between 0.1 to 0.2 pounds of methane every day; and natural process that allows the animal to control the pH of their rumen by removing hydrogen, an element that impacts acidity.

The article informs that Oklahoma State University Extension's beef cattle manual is responding to widespread use and popularity by offering its eighth edition in Spanish as well as English. The original manual was a concise resource for information on beef cattle production and management. More recent versions of the manual added chapters addressing livestock insurance, forage production, grazing management, drought management, beef quality assurance and biosecurity.

The article deals with the collaboration of University of Georgia Grazing Specialist Jennifer Tucker with colleagues from other universities on grants to develop best management practices to restore grasslands and sustainably increase alfalfa production in the Southeast. Topics include comments from Tucker about the alfalfa production, factors that caused producers to move away from using alfalfa, and core principle in many Tucker's research projects.

The article discusses impact of fall armyworm on livestock producers in Alabama. It mentions Spring is often a good time of year to make management adjustments that can help favor pasture health and more persistent forages; and also mentions producers commonly use commercial feed blends or by-product feedstuffs as winter feed supplements.

The article reports upon TUKS final year animal science students attending a wool school at the end of July, presented by OVK and the National Wool Growers' Association (NWGA).

The article focuses on the Shifting calving distribution which can improve revenue. Topics discussed include THE CALVING DISTRIBUTION of a beef cattle herd can have a significant impact on producers' profits, and the new publication from the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture illustrates this impact; and "Reproduction's Impact on Beef Cattle Herd Profitability," demonstrates how increasing the percentage of calves born.

The article informs that Southwest Beef Symposium that addressed ongoing drought conditions and their effect on livestock producers management strategies. Topics include provide forecasting to help agriculture in the West, who are struggling mightily with long-term regional drought in far-West Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, and Arizona; and provide supplemental feed to ensure adequate nutrition.

The article discusses that Garrett Dixon's new farm operation. It mentions that Dixon searched out and found farmer mentors who knew how to grow cotton, and he turned to the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. It discusses the working of federation and Extension Service along with Future Farmers of America (FFA).

The article offers information on Clemson University researchers study robotics to promote better forages, soil management. Topics include the research team believes robots can help producers save money while ensuring high-quality forage for livestock and better management of soil, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a three-year study to develop forage quality and quantity measurement systems for precision pasture management.

The focuses on inhibition of hallucinogen persisting perception disorder by herbicides affects pigment synthesis which results in rapid plant shoot wilting/browning, growth reductions, and plant death.

The article discusses that labor can be a limiting resource in the daily management and supplemental feeding of beef cattle during forage production gaps. It mentions that self-limiting feed contains one or more ingredients that when added to a feed blend or product help to control cattle feed consumption. It also mentions that protein tubs generally deliver supplemental crude protein in the form of natural protein.

Focuses on the British Society of Animal Science conference on improving herd health. Advice for pig producers; Average daily liveweight gain of herds in Great Britain; Risks facing the health status of pigs.

Reports on a study regarding the British Society of Animal Science meeting held in York, England which discussed stock values and fertility discussed at a meeting of the British Society of Animal Science held in York, England. Comparison between the lamb output in crossbreeding Scottish black ewe flocks and pure breeding; Results of the study; Implications of the study to the growth of hill flock lamb output.

Reports that BIOSIS has announced product enhancement to the electronic formats of its Zoological Record database. Provision of more content over its entire range of animal science fields; Comments by Joel Hammond, director of product database development at BIOSIS.