Reducing the chance of transmitting diseases such as COVID-19 is critical to protecting all employees.

The plan helps emergency personnel know how to assess an accident involving livestock, make critical decisions, and keep themselves and the public safe.

Avoid insect infestations and mold growth by keeping grain as cool as possible.

Now is a good time to be thinking about farm safety.

Most roofs are designed to handle the snow load of a typical winter.

Swine producers are recovering from the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus outbreak and expanding production.

Provide cattle with adequate feed and protection from winter weather extremes.

Never enter a bin when unloading grain or breaking up a mass of grain.

Watch for unexplained deaths in livestock and wildlife.

Large feed supplies, low feed costs and a smaller swine supply should equal good news for hog producers.