Idaho Wool Growers Association leader optimistic about new year
Liz Wilder sees improving conditions and solid long-term opportunity in a sheep industry that continues to diversify as it recovers from COVID-19 challenges. “There is a lot of optimism in…
Read More...Nearly half of US states lost population in rural areas
During the decade from 2010-2020, 24 states lost population in nonmetropolitan or rural areas, according to the 2020 U.S. census. Sixteen of those states lost population overall or showed slow…
Read More...Agri-Pulse poll: Climate change concerns many farmers, but carbon payments far too low
A majority of U.S. farmers are at least somewhat concerned about climate change, and nearly half are using or considering practices to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new Agri-Pulse survey…
Read More...Idaho officials reject grazing-fee increase, costing schools
Idaho officials have rejected a plan to raise grazing fees on state-managed land, costing K-12 public schools more than $530,000 annually. The Idaho Land Board voted 2-2 to defeat the proposal,…
Read More...Drought taking a lasting toll on ranchers and western dairies
The drought stretching through much of the Great Plains is pushing cattle ranchers and dairy farmers to the breaking point – and sometimes past it – as producers scramble to…
Read More...USDA Announces Initial Supporters of Sustainable Productivity Growth Coalition
USDA Secretary Vilsack announced that more than 50 organizations and countries have officially declared their support for the Sustainable Productivity Growth for Food Security and Resource Conservation (SPG) Coalition, which…
Read More...Value added: Meat program helps Missoula students learn to raise, butcher, sell
On a brisk fall morning with the pigs huddled in their pen, Tom Andres lamented the lack of a meat processing plant in Montana, but praised a small Missoula program…
Read More...As drought worsens, California farmers are being paid not to grow crops
The farmers are paid to leave a portion of their lands dry and fallow, and the water saved over the next three years is expected to translate into three feet…
Read More...Biden signs bill providing $10B to cover wide range of ag disasters
A stopgap-funding bill that will keep the government operating this fall includes a $10 billion expansion in agricultural disaster aid and temporarily extends authority for USDA’s livestock price reporting system.
Read More...USDA Announces $3 Billion Investment in Agriculture, Animal Health, and Nutrition; Unveils New Climate Partnership Initiative
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced a comprehensive set of investments to address challenges facing America’s agricultural producers. These include assistance to address challenges and costs associated with drought, animal…
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