Livestock Market Update for The Second Half of 2024
July 2024 marks the first time since 2016 that USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service has not published its July Cattle Inventory report, which would typically
Welcome to our NEW In This Issue page! Here you will be able to read the individual articles from the latest magazine issue. Be sure to scroll down to read all of the Jul-Sept 2020 issues, and watch for our next issue, coming soon!
Rangeland Rules – Full Speed Ahead
On August 8, 2024 a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) news release shared that the agency was planning to begin a Federal Advisory Committee to
Presidents Perspective: Wear the Hat!
In the first part of July, Martin and I had at the opportunity to travel to San Diego, California to attend the NCBA Summer Business
Five Things We’ll Miss Without a New Farm Bill
The farm bill is already a year late, the stakes are high and time is running out. The law from which USDA takes its marching
Are Cattle Spreading Cheatgrass Through Excrement?
A brief discussion on evaluating the effects of ruminal incubation and abomasal enzymatic digestion on the germination potential of Bromus tectorum. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rala.2024.05.001 The Great Basin
Fighting wildfire with ‘good fire’
California must return to prescribed burns In lieu of an Executive Director’s message, we are sharing an article written by California Cattle Council Board member
Small Farm Conference Continues to Provide Needed Education
Annual event, sponsored in part by Farm Credit, helps California’s small farms thrive Since the beginning of production agriculture, the vast majority of farming operations
Molly Flagg Knudtsen: No Place for a Woman
Knudtsen was a cattle rancher, author and educator who served on the NSHE Board of Regents As the University of Nevada, Reno celebrates its 150
Groundwater Conservation Easements
Evaluating an Innovative New Tool for Aquifer Sustainability (NOTE: For all resources, see full article at: https://www.perc.org/2024/03/22/groundwater-conservation-easements/) Conservation easements have long been a popular market-based
$350M in Federal Land Sales Likely to Benefit NV Public Lands & Wildlife
See what projects are expected to get the funding Since the passage of the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act (SNPLMA) in 1998, more than