…Russian thistle. BLH counts range from 3-5 per 10 sweeps to 30+ per single sweep, depending on location. Disking, mowing, plowing, grazing, and using an herbicide on any weedy areas…
Vilsack: New Investments in Water Conservation, Resilience Across Drought-Stricken States
…effects of drought in their operations, including prescribed grazing, livestock watering facilities, cover crops, nutrient management, irrigation systems, and other water conservation practices. On average, farmers and ranchers contribute half…
UC Davis Ranked Number 1 in World for Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences
…of animals, people and the environment. While leading veterinary medicine, we use a One Health approach, bringing together multiple disciplines to translate basic and applied knowledge to address societal needs….
USDA Announces Building Blocks for Climate-Smart Agriculture
…Support rotational grazing management, avoiding soil carbon loss through improved management of forage, soils and grazing livestock. By 2025, USDA plans to support improved grazing management on an additional 4…
The Western View: The Farmer’s Daughter
…and nutritious food! Despite all the fear-mongering that seems to go on, we don’t poison our food because we eat it too, we don’t abuse our animals, and we are…
2015 Conservation Easement Applications for Agricultural lands and Wetlands Due May 15
…in a 30-year contract. This year, WRE will include the Grazing Reserve Rights option which allows participants with an approved wetland and grazing management plan to enroll grazed land. The…
USDA to Provide $332 Million to Protect and Restore Agricultural Working Lands, Grasslands and Wetlands
…Nebraska Land Trust plans to use ACEP to enroll more than 1,400 acres of native grazing lands that also include grasslands and woodlands that provide critical habitat for Nebraska’s bighorn…
NCBA and PLC Accepting Fall Internship Applications
…PLC works to maintain a stable business environment in which livestock producers that hold federal lands grazing permits can continue to conserve the resources and ranching heritage of the West….
California Ag Day, National Agriculture Week Just Around the Corner
…(March 15-21). On March 18, the State Capitol will come alive with farm animals, educational displays, and entertainment all celebrating California’s great agricultural bounty during California Agriculture Day. The theme…
3rd Rustici Rangeland Science Symposium
…Public Lands Grazing: Policy, Management, and Science. You can find the complete agenda and additional information by visiting our Web site. Featured Speakers Dr. Rob Atwill will cover the state…
Help Available for Wildfire-Impacted Ranches and Private Forestland
…soil erosion protection, minimizing encroachment by invasive plants, protecting water quality, protecting fish and wildlife habitat, bringing back forests, and restoring livestock infrastructure necessary for grazing management. “The state has…
USDA Seeks Public Comment on New Environmental Quality Incentives Program Rule
…beneficial and cost-effective manner. Resulting conservation and environmental benefits include improved water and air quality, reduced soil erosion and sedimentation, improved energy conservation, improved grazing and forest lands, and created…
Egg Marketers Await Beginning of New Regulations
…in 2008, the law prohibits specific farm animals from being confined in a way that prevents them from being able to turn around, lie down, stand up and fully extend…
Beet Curly Top Virus Update
…mapped fallow fields that had abundant Russian thistle. As disking and sheep grazing of mapped fallow fields continues, they are eliminated as potential treatment areas. Mapped potential treatment fields will…