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Dems make farm bill proposal | TheFencePost.com
Dec 10, 2024 · Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., and Rep. David Scott, D-Ga., the ranking member on the House Agriculture Committee, have made an offer of additions to the one-year farm bill extension, but …
FWS proposes ESA listing for monarch butterfly
Dec 11, 2024 · Farmers for Monarchs said it encourages farmers to continue their conservation efforts for the monarch butterfly. “Farmers and landowners play a critical role in monarch conservation, and this threatened listing proposal provides a pathway for collaborative efforts that benefit monarch populations,” said Matt Mulica, senior project director at Keystone Policy Center, which facilitates ...
S.D. Maude theft of federal property case bound for court
Oct 25, 2024 · The official wording on the grand jury indictment against the Caputa, S.D., farm and ranch couple, said that the couple both “did knowingly steal, purloin and convert to their own use, National Grasslands managed by the United States Department of Agriculture… approximately 25 acres of National Grasslands for cultivation and approximately 25 acres of National Grasslands for grazing cattle ...
Panel talks capturing added value in cattle | TheFencePost.com
Dec 9, 2024 · Industry consultant Nevil Speer speaks during the Capturing Value educational session at Angus Convention on Nov. 2, 2024. From left to right, he was joined by panel moderator Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations with the American Angus Association; Bruce Cobb, executive vice president of production with Certified Angus Beef; and Leann Saunders, chief operations officer ...
Trump Ag secretary speculation expands | TheFencePost.com
Nov 12, 2024 · Speculation about who President-elect Trump might pick as agriculture secretary is expanding and, in the absence of an announcement, becoming a bit wild.House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., is now among those under...
Polis blames ranchers for high cost of wolf restoration at CCI …
Dec 6, 2024 · The state of Colorado is facing a $1 billion deficit in the 2025-26 budget and as cuts are considered, Gov. Jared Polis placed the blame for the $5 million wolf restoration on ranchers. Colorado Counties,...
Hay scam hits Wyoming and Montana ranchers | TheFencePost.com
Dec 7, 2024 · Parks, court officials said, maliciously exploited the trust and the desperate circumstances of five Wyoming and Montana ranchers who needed hay in the drought year of 2021.
Young Wagyu Producers Share Their Knowledge | TheFencePost.com
Nov 1, 2024 · Experience and advice were on tap with the 4 under 40 panel. In a wide-ranging panel discussion during the 2024 American Wagyu Association annual convention in Williamsburg, Va., four young Wagyu breeders under 40 years old offered their advice and experience about becoming part of the Wagyu movement.
EU farmers furious over trade deal with Mercosur
Dec 6, 2024 · “The EU agricultural sector remains particularly vulnerable to the concessions made in the unbalanced agricultural chapter of this agreement. Sensitive sectors such as beef, poultry, sugar, ethanol and rice face heightened risks of market saturation and income loss due to the influx of low-cost products from Mercosur countries.