…Education Marketing Strategies For Farmers and Ranchers From left: Jill, Jenna, James and Jeff Burkhart (Photo courtesy of Picket Fence Creamery) For 23 years, all the milk from Jeff and…
USDA Announces Support for Next Generation Farmers
…assistance for socially disadvantaged, Tribal and Veteran farmers and ranchers. Acting Deputy Agriculture Secretary Michael Scuse says “diverse experiences, background and education are vital to a healthy agricultural sector.” Since…
Farming from the Heart- Temple Grandin Stockmanship
This week Temple Grandin returned to Farming from the Heart with advice for our cattle ranchers out there working cattle. She says that the first thing to focus on when…
Agricultural Imagery and Technology
…evolve, the witnesses stressed the importance of maintaining the privacy of individual farmers and ranchers and ensuring that their data is protected. “Imagery was one of the first forms of…
USDA Announces Key Measures to Improve Pollinator Health
…Health of Honeybees and Other Pollinators, announced just over one year ago. A review of USDA’s most popular conservation program found that farmers and ranchers across the country are creating…
Agri View: Feral Hog Control
…The consensus among ranchers and Texas Animal Damage Control Service (TADCS) personnel is that feral hog numbers are increasing in sheep and goat producing areas. This is supported by a…
NACD Welcomes Bill To Keep Red Tape At Bay
…voluntary conservation programs from costly and unnecessary reporting requirements. “Federal reporting requirements were never intended to burden farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners,” NACD CEO Jeremy Peters said. “They were meant…
New ‘Homegrown’ Blog
A closer look into the life of America’s farmers and ranchers The House Agriculture Committee debuted a new blog, Homegrown, to chronicle daily life of American farmers and ranchers from…
Western View: Yet Another National Monument?
It looks like the Federal Government is going to reach out and touch yet another group of cattle ranchers, this time in the Arizona Strip. Their touch is likely to…
Create Apps for Agriculture
…ranchers or anyone who works in agriculture? Meet others who can turn your idea into something functional. The 4th annual California Apps for Ag will be held July 15-17. The…
USDA Streamlining Crop Reporting
USDA announced Tuesday farmers and ranchers can update their crop acreage reports at any USDA office without having to visit another. USDA’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency can…
Supreme Court: Farmers Can Challenge Wetlands Determinations
…and ranchers can have their day in court when the government tells them they cannot plow a field or improve a ditch without a federal permit.” Critics of the EPA…
USDA Launches Ag Resource Management Survey
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service is beginning to collect data from more than 100,000 farmers and ranchers for the annual Agricultural Resource Management Survey. The survey looks at all aspects…
USDA Unveils New Improvement to Streamline Crop Reporting
Update Lets Farmers and Ranchers Report Common Acreage Information Once U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that farmers and ranchers filing crop acreage reports with the Farm Service Agency (FSA)…