June 17, 2026
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From the Barn: Hay crop is light

Pastures are looking pretty good so far, but rainfall will determine how successful the grazing season turns out.

By Steve Foglesong●

From the Barns: Off to a fast start

Everything seems 10 days early. All the first-crop hay was harvested in late May as the weather turned favorable for drying.

By Trevor Toland●

From the Barns: Breeding success

The past two to three weeks have been a frenzy of synchronization and breeding protocols, enough to make your head spin and hard to keep up with.

By Jeff Beasley●

Sorting that keeps herd management moving

Top-performing dairies don’t just identify the cows that need attention. They act on that information immediately.

By AgriNews Staff●

Forage Institute covers range of forage, livestock topics

More than 25 speakers and panelists will provide strategies for creating and maintaining a successful forage and livestock operation during the Illinois Forage Institute on June 26 at Spoon River College in Canton.

By AgriNews Staff●

Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in U.S.

The New World screwworm fly has reached south Texas, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed, the first time in decades that the parasite with flesh-eating larvae has threatened the nation’s cattle industry and only the third time it’s appeared in the U.S. in that time.

By John Hanna●

Livestock group hires business developer

Illinois Livestock Development Group recently hired Annie Hadden of Jacksonville as the organization’s director of livestock development.

By AgriNews Staff●

Youth regenerative grazing system contest set

Teens and young adults will test their knowledge of regenerative agriculture at a contest held during this summer’s Heart of American Grazing Conference in Effingham.

By AgriNews Staff●