…ranching’s business fundamentals through disaster relief, grazing access, and risk tools; expanding processing and market transparency; and building demand while growing the domestic herd. The hosts applauded the rapid response…
How Immigrant Farmers Shaped Early American Agriculture
…blended crop cultivation with a strong tradition of herding cattle and sheep. Their experience managing grazing animals brought valuable livestock skills to the colonies. This balance between crop production and…
Kevin Kester on Ranching, Trade, and Ag’s Next Generation
…of land, 35 to 39 million are still designated for grazing. The state maintains a sizable beef herd—something many outside California don’t realize. Historic Low Herd Numbers and Beef Prices…
Kevin Kester on Cattle, Wolves, and the Fight to Keep Family Ranches Alive
…stay in business,” he said, pointing to California’s high costs and thousands of state-specific rules. Despite these challenges, the state still maintains 35 to 39 million acres of grazing land,…
California Ag Battles: Water, Solar, and Farmland Futures
…While solar developers claim crops or grazing can coexist under solar panels, many California farmers remain skeptical. Boyer highlighted discussions in Kern County, where farmland is increasingly being eyed for…
Ticks to Tech: The Evolution of Cattle Ear Tags
…insects—they now also function as powerful digital tools. Many contemporary ear tags are embedded with microchips that help ranchers monitor individual cattle behavior, including eating and grazing habits. This advancement…
Reisinger Discusses Challenges and Solutions for Farms in Book
…who’ve been stewards of that land for years. And there is a way that you can do rotational grazing and you can do regenerative practices and you can do cover…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 05-19-25
…Another contentious topic for Nick and Lorrie involved Marin County, where environmentalists and ranchers clashed over federal land grazing management. With 12 of 14 ranches facing possible shutdown within 15…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 05-13-25
…economies, noting that grazing permits on federal lands are significantly cheaper than on state or private lands. Kendall urged listeners to contact their representatives to protect public lands. Listen to…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 02-28-25
…$75 million USDA initiative for wildfire mitigation in California and Oregon. This includes the creation of fuel breaks and the potential role of livestock grazing in reducing wildfire risks. The…
American Agriculture History Minute: First Major Agriculture Revolution
…important patent, barbed wire in 1874. The availability of barbed wire allowed fencing of rangeland and essentially ended the era of unrestricted open range grazing. That’s today’s American Agriculture History…
CattleFax Forecasts Continued Strong Demand and High Price Outlook for Cattle Producers
…of contraction, the resulting supply constraints have shifted market leverage decisively in favor of cattle producers. Weather conditions will remain a critical factor influencing grazing availability, herd expansion and cattle…
American Agriculture History Minute: Livestock Changes the Land
…Grazing animals required a lot of land and food, and the act of grazing itself destroyed a lot of native grasses in those early years, which were being replaced by…
AgNet News Hour Friday, 01-10-25
…including the use of livestock for grazing to reduce wildfire fuel. Lorrie talks with Chris Galen, Senior Vice President of Membership Services and Governance at the National Milk Producers Federation,…