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Bill to Support Cutting-Edge Agricultural Research
Bill to Support Cutting-Edge Agricultural Research
Bill to Support Cutting-Edge Agricultural Research
Senators Michael Bennet, a Colorado Democrat, and Kansas Republican Roger Marshall introduced the Advancing Cutting-Edge Agriculture Act last week.  The goal of the bipartisan legislation is to support high-risk, high-reward agricultural research and development at USDA.  The spo...
U.S. Bison Trying To Get Into Japan
U.S. Bison Trying To Get Into Japan
U.S. Bison Trying To Get Into Japan
American bison is trying to gain access to the Japanese market.  Industry officials recently had an opportunity to meet face to face with Japanese officials during a visit to some U.S. bison processing facilities.  Jim Matheson, Executive Director of the National Bison Association, said they’ve lobbied Japan for access for several years.   "It so happened ...
USDA: Pasture Rangeland Conditions Improving
USDA: Pasture Rangeland Conditions Improving
USDA: Pasture Rangeland Conditions Improving
How are pasture conditions nationwide? "Good to excellent ratings at 31% of the country; up 3% points from last week," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey.  "Meanwhile, the very poor to poor ratings 42%, that is down 1% from last week's 43%." ...
Lawmakers Request Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill
Lawmakers Request Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill
Lawmakers Request Full Funding for the PILT Program in Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations Bill
Earlier this week, a group of 30 Senators urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to fully fund the Payments in Lieu of Taxes, or PILT program, for fiscal year 2023. The program provides payments to counties with non-taxable federal land within their borders to offset the lost property tax revenue ...
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Bad Nationwide As Discussions Of Abandonment Increase
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Bad Nationwide As Discussions Of Abandonment Increase
Winter Wheat Crop Looks Bad Nationwide As Discussions Of Abandonment Increase
The condition of the national winter wheat crop continues to drop. “ 27% good to excellent, 41% very poor to poor," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey. "A week ago we were sitting at 29% and 39% respectively.” Rippey noted over the past week, winter wheat conditions improved slightly in Montana and Colorado, but many of the other Plains states saw either steady or declining conditions
USGS To Study The Willamette
The U.S. Geological Survey will use the Willamette River Basin to study what factors affect water supply and demand across the country. The department recently named the basin as its 4th Integrated Water Science Basin study, joining the Delaware, Upper Colorado and Illinois River basins ...
Applications Open for Lamb Feeders Leadership School
Applications Open for Lamb Feeders Leadership School
Applications Open for Lamb Feeders Leadership School
The National Lamb Feeders Association is accepting applications for the Howard Wyman Sheep Industry Leadership School, which is from June 19th-22nd. The school starts on Sunday, June 19, with a meet-and-greet at the hotel in Greely before the busy week kicks off ...

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