cattle ranchers

In a region dominated by vineyards, cattle ranchers and dairies are looking outside the box for solutions to help keep their businesses viable.

The Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries is accepting applications for two annual programs which recognize and celebrate family farms that have impacted Alabama history and agriculture.

California cattle ranchers would be in a prime marketing time, but pandemic-related slowdowns at meat processing plants have created a bottleneck in the beef market.

A second Senate resolution for “Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling” was introduced last week, but R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard is disappointed it’s taking so long.

As of 2018, there were about 126,000 acres of protected agriculture in Mexico, a huge jump from the 325 acres planted in 2003.

Cattle ranchers are being encouraged to set up Twitter accounts and let the President know about the growing frustration with low cattle prices.

A lawsuit got the green light. The suit filed by individual plaintiffs alleging exposure to glyphosate caused their non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Foundation for Government Accountability is reporting that the Food stamp loopholes will NOT unfairly penalize children in the school lunch program.

U.S. beef exports posted another outstanding performance in August. The U.S. needs to improve trade relationships with Pacific Rim countries to compete with other exports.

**In the wake of the European Union’s massive free trade agreement with Japan, the U.S. Ag sector is increasing pressure on the Trump administration to do the same with the Asian importing powerhouse. National Pork Producers Council president Ken Maschhoff says “We can’t stand by while countries around the world negotiate agreements that give them a competitive advantage...