…They manage certified organic cattle pastures on the family ranch and their leases with the U.S. Forest Service and Audubon’s Kern River Preserve. The ranch has a Southwestern willow flycatcher…
Livestock Producers Urged to Enroll in Disaster Assistance Program by Oct. 1
…who suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire between Oct. 1, 2011 and Dec. 31, 2014. Eligible livestock includes alpacas, beef cattle, buffalo, beefalo, dairy cattle, deer, elk, emus,…
CA Agrotourism: SLO’s Madonna Inn
…trail rides. Mat Tornquist is the operations manager for the Madonna Inn. He tells us the Madonna family has a long history in cattle and horses. The trail rides are…
End of the Brucellosis Milk Surveillance Program in California
…tests, and the examination of aborted fetuses and samples from aborting cattle submitted to the laboratory to detect infection and meet the national surveillance goals to maintain brucellosis free status….
Drought Lessons from a Sheep Rancher
(From UC Davis) While a severe drought continues to devastate California agriculture, one sheep rancher in Oroville has found a centuries-old solution at the bottom of his wood stove —…
Federal Indictment for CA Slaughterhouse
…million pounds of beef earlier this year. The allegations include processing USDA condemned cattle, removing the “USDA Condemned” stamp from the cattle carcasses and processing the condemned cattle, among other…
Weekly Crop Check-In
…chopped. Sudan grass and Bermuda grass were harvested. Livestock Bees continued to work sunflower, melon and squash fields. Range and pasture quality declined as the drought continued. Sheep and cattle…
Froman ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About TTIP Talks
Michael B. Froman, U.S. Trade Representative U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman talked with cattle producers about ongoing trade negotiations, and offered a positive outlook. Froman on TTIP Froman told the…
Lower Supplies, Higher Prices for Cattle
…to the lower supplies and higher prices of cattle. For some the adjustment is to close down. Gary Crawford has the details. Beef processors pressured by low cattle numbers/high prices….
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Provides Six-Month Update on Farm Bill Implementation Progress
…and Ranchers Program. Sheep Production and Marketing Grant: On July 28, AMS announced new programs to assist the sheep industry with the production and marketing of their products in the…
CA Cattle Ranchers Dealing with Hard Times
Kevin Kester California cattleman Kevin Kester tells us what he’s going through as he tries to keep his business alive during the drought. Cattle Rancher Holds On During Drought Kevin…
California Cattle on Feed / Commercial Slaughter / Quarterly Milk Production Report
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter in California feedlots totaled 435,000 head on July 1, 2014, the same as last month, and 16 percent lower than July 2013. During…
Innovation Allows Livestock Producers and Rice Farmers to Solve Each Other’s Problems
…straw will make it a nutritious cattle food. Two problems solved. Nader will introduce producers to this new way to get through the drought at a meeting from 9 a.m….
Tulare County Crop Report Shows Increases
…in value. Grapes came in second, at $984 million, followed by oranges, cattle and calves, then pistachios. Tulare County’s total crop and livestock value was more than $7,800,000,000. This is…