…a major buyer of sorghum and alfalfa. Imported breeding animals and poultry are the foundation of a livestock sector that converts feed to meat more efficiently than in the past….
Nevada Ranch Wins Environmental Stewardship Award
…of their resources while feeding the world through production agriculture. The operation consists of approximately 198,000 acres of owned (deeded) and leased (public land grazing permit) land. Read more NCBA….
Agri View: GMO Questions
…are genetically modified (GM) organisms and GM foods? Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) can be defined as organisms (i.e. plants, animals or microorganisms) in which the genetic material (DNA) has been…
Agri View: Organic Food Scammers
…quality for future generations. Organic meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is produced without using most conventional…
Agri View: Pork Exports Up
…is to care for the animals first thing in the morning. My favorite time of the day is when I leave the house and walk down to the pastures to…
Peanut Butter and Caffeine
…get going when you need it? One last thing… Do Not Give To Animals. Ever. Fun fact: a lot of domestic animals, like dogs and cats and birds, cannot digest…
Truth Matters to Consumers
…consumers. It’s true for most of our animals, but it’s not the complete truth, and it doesn’t accurately portray what it takes to keep our entire herd healthy and safe….
USDA Awards $3 Million for Robotics Research
…inspection, sorting, and handling of plants and flowers in greenhouses and nurseries or for handling (e.g., sorting, vaccinating, deworming) large numbers of live animals. Multi-modal and rapid sensing systems for…
National Milk Day
…— Aside from cattle, many kinds of livestock provide milk used by humans for dairy products. These animals include: buffalo, goat, sheep, camel, donkey, horse, reindeer and yak. — Milk…
Agri View: Agriculture Education
…and deals with such subjects as how plants and animals grow and how soil is farmed and conserved. Vocational agriculture trains people for jobs in such areas as production,marketing, and…
The Western View: Sagebrush Rebellion
…you and me and managed for us by the BLM. The ranchers lease the grazing rights, not the land – the land itself is still public property. Someone has to…
Ranches Surviving California Drought
…drought category.” At Bear Valley Ranch, cattle spend more than 85 percent of their lives out on the range, and they’re grass fed. These animals receive no added hormones or…
State Veterinarian Clears Santa’s Reindeer to Enter California
…disease. The law also mandates that all animals entering California be individually identified. The nine reindeer named on the permit are: Dasher, Dancer, Prancer, Vixen, Comet, Cupid, Donder, Blitzen and…
USDA Shares 2015 Results
…about 50,000 annually. Unveiled a National Action Plan designed to advance the appropriate use of antibiotics in food animals and promote collaborations among partners in medicine, veterinary medicine, and public…