…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…
Agri View: China Relations
…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…