…be permitted to own or operate meatpacking plants slaughtering less than 2,000 animals a day or 700,000 annually. “California’s small family ranches often struggle to bring their products to market…
Industry Groups Encourage USDA Takeover of Gene Editing Regulations
Nearly a dozen agricultural organizations are continuing to encourage the revising of gene editing regulations. Oversight of genetically engineered food animals is currently handled by the U.S. Food and Drug…
Birds Lost to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Tops 27 Million
…Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall said in a news release. “Every effort must be made to protect the health of the animals in our care in order to…
Ag Youth Leadership Programs Help Guide Student Career Choices
…students gain the opportunity to practice a variety of skills that are centered around agriculture and rural life, such as caring for animals, creating crafts, and participating in sports like…
Origin of Livestock Rule for Organic Dairy Finalized by USDA
…or raise organic animals, or transition nonorganic animals into production one time. Once certification is complete an operation can add animals that have been organically managed from the last third…
Additional Payments for Livestock Producers Affected by Drought and Wildfire
…grazing lands or 50% of the monthly feed cost for the number of days the producer is prohibited from grazing the managed rangeland because of a qualifying wildfire. FSA received…
SCOTUS Agrees to Hear Proposition 12 Challenge
…“We share California’s goal of ensuring animals are well cared for, but Prop 12 fails to advance that goal. We look forward to presenting the facts to the Court, including…
Conservation Stewardship Program Deadline Extended to April 15
…Some of the CSP activities include cover crops, grazing management, and ecologically based pest management. CSP also promotes the implementation of technologies like advanced irrigation water management techniques and precision…
Gene-Edited Beef Cattle Receive Low-Risk Determination from FDA
…bred animals,” Van Eenennaam explained. “[FDA] also likes to see multigenerational studies. So, the offspring of the founder animals. It can get quite expensive.” The regulatory structure for gene-edited beef…
Benefits of Implementing a Cover Crop System in Tree Nuts
…has adopted cover cropping and has experienced success with the practice, Crum said there is another component that can be added. Implementing animal grazing into a cover crop system can…
Center Providing Plant Management Solutions for the Southeast Region
…improving landscapes, such as agricultural lands, grazing lands, wildlife areas, restoration areas, coastal dunes, and urban settings. Listen to Cathy Isom’s This Land of Ours program here. Center Providing Plant…
Program Working to Deliver State-of-the-Art Plant Science Technology
…the property as well as an office building and other facilities. Improving the health of soils used for cropland and grazing lands is the principal resource concern on which the…
Predators that Threaten a Beekeeper’s Hive on the Farm
The common predators that can threaten a beekeeper’s hive on the farm. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. Beehive boxes house bees for pollinating blueberry bushes. Wild animals…
Farm Groups Oppose Court’s Grey Wolf Decision
…Endangered Species Act success story. The ESA is intended to promote species recovery and delisting, not to impose permanent protected status for animals that are now thriving.” He said the…