…through USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program, will assist farmers and ranchers as they attempt to restore grazing lands, rehabilitate devastated landscapes, rebuild fencing and protect damaged watersheds. Kansas Republican and…
Germinating Your Own Seeds
…them either in a window or well-lighted area. Seeds also needs love. Grazing or caressing the tops of young seedlings is said to strengthen their stems. Before transferring your seeds…
States Impacted by Wildfires Seek Grazing Assistance
Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas and New Mexico have asked for a temporary suspension of grazing restrictions for farmers and ranchers. In a letter to acting Agriculture Secretary Mike Young, governors from…
Cattlemen, PLC Applaud Zinke As New Interior Secretary
…forward to working with him to restore the role of local input in planning and review processes, fix laws like the Endangered Species Act, and protect grazing rights that are…
A “Huge Victory:” Cattlemen Hail U.S. House Passage of Resolution to Repeal BLM’s Planning 2.0 Rule
…Washington.” “Planning processes are critical to the ability of grazing permitees to operate in the West,” Lane continued. “The final rule’s shift away from multiple use, as well as its…
Agri View: Robot Farming
…is difficult for humans to work. Yet it provides excellent grazing for cattle. They are trying to make is sophisticated enough to recognize sick or injured animals and separate them…
Agri View: Land Prices
…quite well. Where, and how much, has a lot to do with prices today. Good grazing and pasture land is holding up well in some places. Small pasture land, say…
House Agriculture Committee Meets
…grazing; foreign agricultural assistance and trade promotion. Rep. David Rouzer (NC-07), Chair Rep. Bob Goodlatte (VA-06) Rep. Steve King (IA-04) Rep. Scott DesJarlais (TN-04) Rep. Vicky Hartzler (MO-04) Rep. Ted…
USDA Expands Grasslands Conservation Program
…livestock production (e.g. grazing or producing hay), while following their conservation and grazing plans in order to maintain the cover. A goal of CRP Grasslands is to minimize conversion of…
Obama Designates New National Monuments Along California Coast
…management of monument objects. How does the expansion impact grazing? Authorized grazing within these monument additions, including grazing as a management tool, will continue to be governed by the same…
Western View: Drought-Busting Rain?
…running off recently burned land – a problem we’ve made worse by stopping the grazing of cattle in the high country. As the rains fall and promises to bring our…
Agri View: Vanishing Kudzu
…imported to the U.S. to help build the soil and supply grazing for farm animals. In the beginning it did neither. It just grew, and grew, and grew. It was…
AFBF Pres. Duvall Comments on Nomination of Ryan Zinke to Interior
…before him. Farmers and ranchers have suffered abuse at the hands of the Interior Department. Arbitrary limits on grazing have harmed animal agriculture. Wild horses and burros have overgrazed and…
Farmers and Ranchers to Protect Working Grasslands
…(e.g. grazing or producing hay), while following their conservation and grazing plans in order to maintain the cover. A goal of CRP Grasslands is to minimize conversion of grasslands either…