…are actively planning sustainable agriculture projects including the raising and preserving of the threatened Navajo Churro sheep and gardens that will feed veterans receiving care at the ranch. Supportive housing…
Livestock Review
Pacific Region Livestock Review California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in California for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 420,000…
Public Service Recognition Week
…Some of them check the health of cattle and chickens, or the safety of eggs and milk. More than a few of our vets wear cowboy boots on a daily…
Agri View: Cattle Ranching
Everett Griner talks about cattle ranching in the U. S. is big business in today’s Agri View. Cattle Ranching In this video titled Cattle Ranching from Americas Heartland, Reporter Sarah…
National Grasslands
…wildlife species by providing water while allowing for more cattle to graze. National grasslands are managed for multiple sustainable uses, while producing a variety of goods and services to help…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…birds do not require an enormous amount of land to graze upon, which is unlike cattle or sheep. Only 1/3 of an acre of land is required to raise a…
Western View: Authentic Bluegrass
…so rooms. The town has 18 residents, not counting horses and cattle, but it grows to thousands during the festival. Most of the visitors camp near the rodeo grounds or…
Farm Camp
…get to feed the chickens and hang out with the pigs, sheep, honey bees, and ducks; while exploring the ecosystem of the irrigation ditches and wild-craft seeds for identification as…
Farming from the Heart- Sheep Day
On April 9, a large group of Utah State University students made the four-hour trek from Logan, Utah up to Granger, Wyoming for the biannual event called Sheep Day, put…
Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming
Organic Study Uses Domestic Sheep to Facilitate Sustainable Farming by Kelly Flynn, National Institute of Food and Agriculture Sheep graze on cover crops in a Montana State University sustainable farming…
Pacific Region Livestock Review
The United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the Pacific Region Livestock Review. Following is excerpts from the report. California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on…
Agri View: Foreign Vegetables
…destroyed rainforest regions in Central and South America for Mexican consumption – a practice that has already begun. Unlimited beef imports would also lower the income of family-sized cattle producers…
The Western View: Carbon Farming
…food and cover crops throughout the growing season. When the growing season is done, some use cattle, sheep, hogs and chickens to eat the remnants of the crop and trample…
Animal Nutrition, Growth Grants
…University project aimed at improving our knowledge of starch digestion in cattle, and an Iowa State University project designed to improve delivery and availability of nutrients and energy to pigs…