…lagoon covers, composting, and solids separators to reduce methane emissions from cattle, dairy, and swine operations. USDA plans to support 500 new digesters over the next 10 years, as well…
Final Call for Angus Scholarship Applications
…education of our young people who will be tomorrow’s leaders and advocates for our Angus breed, beef cattle industry and country.” Eligible Angus youth meeting the qualifications for the Angus…
Water for Farms – a Briefing by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
…alfalfa and corn silage—inputs for the important dairy and cattle industries—generate less revenue per unit of water. In the water-limited San Joaquin Valley, orchards grew from 34 percent to 40…
USDA to Provide $332 Million to Protect and Restore Agricultural Working Lands, Grasslands and Wetlands
…sheep and elk. ACEP’s agricultural land easements not only protect the long-term viability of the nation’s food supply by preventing conversion of productive working lands to non-agricultural uses, but they…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications
…Together, NCBA and PLC represent the cattle and sheep industries and producers who operate on both public and private lands The full-time internship will begin Sept. 15, 2015 and end…
‘Rev It Up’ Checkoff Contest Announced
…weekly questions about how the Beef Checkoff Program has affected their cattle operations. On Monday of each week during Round 1, the checkoff will post a new question on the…
Agri View: Rustling Again
Everett Griner talks about cattle thieves still at work in today’s Agri View. Rustling Again…
Beet Curly Top Virus (CTV) Update
…still lush but the pepper grass was beginning to stress. Sheep were observed on the southeast corner of the property and in three separate locations in the flats east of…
Organizations Respond to Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee Report
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s report is inconsistent – and if adopted will lead to conflicting dietary advice. For instance – the Committee…
Cattlemen Urge Renewal of Trade Promotion Authority
As trade negotiators meet again this week, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association urges the renewal of Trade Promotion Authority, legislation that gives the President authority to negotiate trade agreements with…
UC Makes Gains in Rebuilding its Extension Service
…said he submitted a request to recruit an animal science and livestock advisor. Beef cattle is a top commodity in his four-county region, he noted, and while he currently acts…
California Crop and Weather Report
…rains. In preparation for almond pollination in the spring, bees were brought into several central counties. Sheep and cattle grazed on rangeland, alfalfa fields, retired farmland areas, and small grain…
Stallman: Farmers and Ranchers Still Optimistic Despite Washington’s Past Dysfunction
…American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman. Stallman, a cattle and rice farmer from Columbus, Texas, told Farm Bureau members gathered for their annual convention in San Diego that progress…
Success of Good Soil Health on a Ranch of Grass Fed Cattle
…and water conservation has been a part of his operation since the beginning 20 years ago. Susan Carter Reports. Success of Good Soil on a Ranch of Grass Fed Cattle…