…Corps has issued menacing letters to farmers who have changed from alfalfa hay farming to cattle grazing and back, despite the absence of any law to support their objections. The…
NPPC: ‘GIPSA’ Rule, TPP Could Affect Producers
…the 2010 proposal,” Herring told the livestock panel. “If it does, the livestock industry will be fundamentally and negatively changed.” Another potential challenge, said Herring, is an outbreak in the…
View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy
Subcommittee Takes a View from the Barnyard on the Farm Economy Rep. David Rouzer (NC-7), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, held a hearing…
NMPF Chairman: Dairy Farm Safety Net Needs Work
…Milk Producers Federation, in testimony Tuesday before the House Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. The hearing focused on the state of the livestock sectors in America, including dairy farming…
The Western View: The EPA, Waters of the USA, and Stock Ponds
…They say that Johnson sold off most of his livestock to pay for legal costs and environmental studies. All that’s left are one steer, a donkey and a Shetland pony…
CA Tops in Organic Farms, Sales
…inventory and sales data for organic livestock commodities. The 2014 survey collected data from U.S. farms and ranches that were certified organic, exempt from organic certification, or transitioning to organic…
Farming from the Heart- Temple Grandin
…Dr. Grandin during the booksigning. Dr. Grandin is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior. She is also an…
Organic Survey – California
…production, and sales data for a variety of organic crops and inventory and sales data for organic livestock commodities. The 2014 survey collected data from U.S. farms and ranches that…
Agri View: Weather Losses
…regions will experience declines in crop and livestock production from increased stress due to weeds, diseases, insect pests, and other climate change induced stresses. Introduction The United States produces nearly…
Livestock Review
Pacific Region Livestock Review California Cattle on Feed Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in California for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 420,000…
Strengthen Rural Communities
…and competitiveness of small and medium-sized dairy, poultry, livestock, crop, forestry, and other commodity operations. Small and Medium-Sized Farms: Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, Ala., $480,000 Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, Ala., $480,000…
Research into Sustainable Crop and Livestock Production Methods
…focus on agriculture production systems, breeding and genomics of crops and livestock, and a national strategy for sustainable crop and livestock production. Since 2010, NIFA has awarded more than $219…
National Grasslands
…Clean water flows off restored watersheds to nourish communities miles downstream. Wildlife thrives in reborn habitats and the soil has regained its fertility. Livestock ponds expand the range of many…
Agri View: Ostrich Farming
…that the heart-water virus will not be allowed to be introduced into native livestock farming within those countries. 2. Description There is a new and exciting market worldwide for ostriches…