Everett Griner talks about a good way to protect your cattle. Guard Dogs…
USDA Helps Open and Expand Export Markets for U.S. Agriculture through 2014 Farm Bill Programs
…Peanut Council $2,235,570 American Pistachio Growers/Cal-Pure Pistachios, Inc. $1,380,409 American Seed Trade Association $229,118 American Sheep Industry Association $421,340 American Soybean Association $4,523,434 American Sweet Potato Marketing Institute $200,000 Blue…
USDA Officially Announces Sign-Up Date for Farmer and Rancher Disaster Assistance Programs
…weather. Eligible livestock includes beef cattle, dairy cattle, bison, poultry, sheep, swine, horses, and other livestock as determined by the Secretary. LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers that have…
California Honey Bee and Cattle Update
Sabrina Hill gives an update on California honey bee production and the latest cattle numbers. California Honey Bee and Cattle Update…
Drought Could Affect Food Prices This Year and Next
…analyst for Colorado-based Cattlefax. Those programs typically rely more on local or semi-regional supplies, he said, noting that the size and scope of the supplier will influence how they react…
Sheep Dog Puts on Show for Kids
Kids get to see a sheep dog work at the Fresno County Farm Bureau’s Farm and Nutrition Day…
Crop Progress Around the State
…to fair condition. Typically livestock supplemental feeding of hay and grain declines in the spring, but it continued unabated due to the lack of quality forage. Sheep grazed on harvested…
Commodities Impacted by Drought
Wheat, pasture and rangeland, cattle, hay and topsoil are all feeling the wrath of drought. Susan Carter has the story. Commodities Impacted by Drought…
U.S. Cattle Producers May Start Rebuilding Process in 2015, CA May Take Longer
There have been many questions as to when castle producers may start the rebuilding process with their herds. Sabrina Hill has more. Cattle Producers May Start Rebuilding Process…
Cattle Industry May Be Poised for Expansion
Now we have Gary Crawford informing us the beef cattle industry may finally be poised for expansion. Cattle industry may be poised for expansion…
Drought influences dairy farmers’ feed plans
…Donny Rollin of Fresno County. Poor range conditions due to drought have forced many beef cattle ranchers and sheep producers to feed more hay, depleting inventories and pushing prices up…
“Voices from the Land” Conservation in American Agriculture Briefing Highlights Environmental Award Winners
…is a favorite saying of Tom Vandivier, a Texas cattle rancher and 2008 recipient of the Sand County Foundation’s Leopold Conservation Award (LCA). Tom was one of more than two…
Livestock and Crop Report for 02-07-14
We check in on livestock and cattle for the week of February 7th. CLICK HERE to listen to this report….
Big Crowd at Cattle Industry Convention
There is another big crowd at the annual Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee. President-elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Bob McCan, feels another new…