…bountiful crops and forests, productive grazing lands, diverse wildlife, and beautiful landscapes. Soil does all this by performing five essential functions: Regulating water – Soil helps control where rain, snowmelt,…
Livestock Review
…at 11.2 million pounds, was 4 percent below from January 2015. Sheep slaughter totaled 161,400 head, down 3 percent from last year. Pacific Region Livestock Review with all charts (.pdf)…
Agri View: Foreign Trade
…Free Trade Agreement is partly responsible for expansion of this type of trade between Canada, Mexico, and the United States. Sugar and tropical-product imports have exceeded livestock and livestock product…
Orleans Parish 4-H and Bayer to Break Ground on Pollinator Garden
…increasingly relying on bees, the world’s most heavily traveled livestock, to pollinate many of the foods required for a nutritious diet and the rich diversity of the flowers and plants…
New Dairy Conference Focuses on Golden State
…got together and realized a need for a California dairy conference. University of California Davis Livestock Waste Management Specialist Deanne Meyer says a lot of research will be covered in…
NRCS Video: Profile in Soil Health: David Harold, Part 1
David Harold’s holistic farming approach, based on building soil health through the use of diverse cropping rotations, diverse cover crop species and integrated grazing, is now the cornerstone of his…
Leap Year and Ag
…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,…
South Africa Now Taking U.S. Pork
…that didn’t pass the red face test.” One of those restrictions was to prevent the spread of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) to South African livestock even though the…
U.S. Should Be Better Prepared For Pests, Diseases
…U.S. livestock herd and the nation’s food supply, and concerns about the country’s preparedness to deal with foreign animal diseases were raised in a November hearing of the House Agriculture…
Agri View: Women and Modern Agriculture
…livestock production at subsistence and commercial levels. They produce food and cash crops and manage mixed agricultural operations often involving crops, livestock and fish farming. Some researchers note that agricultural…
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
…to the area’s dairy producers, from the death of thousands of livestock they spend so much time caring for to a loss of milk production both over the weekend and…
Malaysian Fruit Fly Quarantine in Portion of Los Angeles County
…of Spinosad, which originates from naturally-occurring bacteria found in soil. Spinosad is approved for use in organic agriculture and is safe for humans, livestock and pets. Flies are attracted to…
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…