Drought cost California’s ag industry $1.1 billion last year, UC Merced researchers say
A new report led by UC Merced researchers estimates California’s drought cost the state’s agriculture sector about $1.1 billion and nearly 8,750 full- and part-time jobs last year.
Read More...Senators Fischer, Grassley, Tester, Wyden unveil updated cattle market reform bill
U.S. Senators Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) today released an updated version of their legislation, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.…
Read More...New Legislation Would Improve Grazing and Wildlife Habitat Potential of Conservation Reserve Program
U.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, have introduced the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Improvement Act. This legislation…
Read More...USDA Now Accepting Applications for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program, Providing Up To $200 Million to Purchase Local Food for Schools
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced it is accepting applications for the Local Food for Schools Cooperative Agreement Program (LFS), which will provide up to $200 million for…
Read More...Appeals Court Dismisses “Product of the U.S.A.” Labeling Lawsuit
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by cattle ranchers over the alleged mislabeling of beef as a “Product of the U.S.A.” The original lawsuit…
Read More...Regenerative agriculture is farm resilience
Most regenerative practices are not new. They were the norm until modern soil-depleting, fossil-fuel-dependent practices promising high yields at any cost took hold in corporate agriculture. These now-conventional practices may…
Read More...US Agriculture Sector Braces for Fallout Due to Ukraine- Russia Conflict
The conflict in Ukraine threatens to upend agricultural trade in the region, possibly putting new demands on the U.S. to produce crops like wheat for allies in Europe.
Read More...Meat-eating extends human life expectancy worldwide
Has eating meat become unfairly demonized as bad for your health? That’s the question a global, multidisciplinary team of researchers has been studying and the results are in—eating meat still…
Read More...Texas Ranchers Get Paid to Capture Carbon
A San Antonio start-up rewards regenerative agriculture with the help of companies looking to offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
Read More...More than money: The monopoly on meat
Corporate monopolies exercise a lot of power in U.S. markets. They dominate many industries, including beef. Listen to the story.
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