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Peel Ranchers Need To Make A Drought Plan Now
Peel Ranchers Need To Make A Drought Plan Now
Peel Ranchers Need To Make A Drought Plan Now
With the prospects of drought conditions, livestock market economists are encouraging cattle producers to have a plan in place now if there is a reduction in forage supplies. Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist, says drought conditions have continued to get worse cutting into the forage growing season ...
Nash: Cattle Producers Can Help Address Climate Change
Nash: Cattle Producers Can Help Address Climate Change
Nash: Cattle Producers Can Help Address Climate Change
While it may not be an easy conversation to have, more of the Ag community is taking a proactive role in addressing climate change. Todd Nash, President elect of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, said one way the industry can help is through wildfire mitigation efforts. He ...
PLC to Hold Legislative Conference Virtually Next Month
PLC to Hold Legislative Conference Virtually Next Month
PLC to Hold Legislative Conference Virtually Next Month
The Public Lands Council Tuesday announced their 2021 Legislative Conference will be held March 23-25. PLC volunteer leaders, staff, and affiliates will host legislative strategy sessions and workshops on how to successfully advocate the livestock industry in our nation's capital ...
USDA Forest Service Announces 2021 Grazing Fee
USDA Forest Service Announces 2021 Grazing Fee
USDA Forest Service Announces 2021 Grazing Fee
The Forest Service has announced that federal grazing fees on national forests and grasslands will remain at $1.35 per head/month for 2021. A head month is a unit the Forest Service uses to define a month’s use of the range by a cow/calf pair, by five goats or sheep, or by a single bull, steer, heifer, horse, burro, or mule. The ...
Lane: Cattle Production Key When Talking About The Environment
Lane: Cattle Production Key When Talking About The Environment
Lane: Cattle Production Key When Talking About The Environment
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association has responded to the Biden Administration's recent Executive Orders tied to climate change and American farming. NCBA Vice President Of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, said the NCBA is pleased that the Biden administration has made it clear that they intend to start by having conversations with the Ag community and cattle producers across the country. &qu
IDL, BLM Finalize Land Swap
IDL, BLM Finalize Land Swap
IDL, BLM Finalize Land Swap
On Tuesday, the Idaho Board of Land Commissioners gave its final approval to exchanging land within the Owyhee Canyonland Wilderness with federal BLM lands. According to the Idaho Department of Lands, the exchange allows the state and the BLM to acquire lands better suited to their missions and objectives ...
Kretz: More Needs To Be Done To Prevent Massive Wildfires Before They Start
Kretz: More Needs To Be Done To Prevent Massive Wildfires Before They Start
Kretz: More Needs To Be Done To Prevent Massive Wildfires Before They Start
During October’s Washington Policy Center Virtual Farm Hall, members of the Ag community gathered to discuss some of the key issues facing the farming community now and into the future. And one of those topics was wildfires. Wildfires have caused a great amount of damage to the Washington Ag community in recent years, whether it was record acreage burned in North Central Washington in 2014 and 20
Many USDA Projects Have Common Goals
Many USDA Projects Have Common Goals
Many USDA Projects Have Common Goals
It's not uncommon to see USDA research projects that on the surface look very different, but have common goals when it comes to improved sustainability, productivity, resiliency via technology, and bringing connected findings together in data collections ...
Trump Signs Great American Outdoor Act
Trump Signs Great American Outdoor Act
Trump Signs Great American Outdoor Act
On Tuesday, President Trump signed the Great American Outdoors Act. In a signing ceremony, Trump said the legislation "builds on my administration's unwavering commitment to conserving, and the grander, the splendor, of God's creation." The bill establishes a National Park and Public Lands Restoration Fund to provide up to $9 billion to fix backlogged maintenance at national parks and o

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