…name of a type of bacteria that lives in your intestines and in the intestines of animals. Although most types of E. coli are harmless, some types can make you…
EPA Moves to Cancel the Insecticide Flubendiamide
Products cause risk to aquatic animals and environments – manufacturers fail to comply with the terms of the registration The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a notice of…
NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1
David Harold’s holistic farming approach, based on building soil health through the use of diverse cropping rotations, diverse cover crop species and integrated grazing, is now the cornerstone of his…
Leap Year and Ag
…day. Cows are sedentary animals spending up to 8 hours a day chewing the cud while standing still or lying down to rest after grazing. When going to be milked,…
Agri View: Marijuana, a Hot Crop
…Dan Nosowitz The rugged, dry climes of Northern California are ideal for a wide variety of plants and animals, including the currently illegal Cannabis indica and Cannabis sativa. And it…
Agri View: Women and Modern Agriculture
…prominent role in managing poultry3 and dairy animals4 and in caring for other animals that are housed and fed within the homestead. The influence of women is strong in the…
Western View: Behind the Sagebrush Rebellion
…surrounding the home property. The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 created this system with permits sold to the ranchers for low grazing fees. These fees average $1.69 per animal, per…
Agri View: Weather Damage
…winds are believed to be the cause for many of the animals’ deaths. It created drifts as high as 14 feet and pushed animals into fenced corners where they suffocated,…
Third Farm in Ca. Awarded Top Grassfed and Animal Welfare Certification
…guarantee: Ruminant animals raised outdoors on pasture for their entire lives, with an entirely grass and forage diet Animals raised according to the highest animal welfare and environmental standards in…
Western View: Bee Colony Collapses Cause Found?
…this study shows the risk of moving animals and plants around the world. The consequences can be devastating, both for domestic animals and for wildlife. If this study is accurate,…
Agri View: Fire Ant Danger
…mounds in open areas, and feeds mostly on young plants and seeds. Fire ants often attack small animals and can kill them. Unlike many other ants, which bite and then…
USDA to Invest $150 Million through Conservation Stewardship Program
…systems and weather monitoring. Restore habitat for wildlife and pollinators such as the greater sage-grouse, lesser prairie-chicken and monarch butterfly through the use of better grazing systems and improved plant…
Wetter Winter Helps Ranchers Offset Lower Prices
…“hit bottom for now.” California ranchers have one advantage compared to producers in other big cattle states: Their animals calve in the fall and wean in the spring, whereas the…
Haynet
…or with grazing net, land available or grazing land needed advertisements “we’re not endorsing any one grower over another we are simply offering a way for livestock producers and landowners…