UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

We had 200-plus acres of stockpile from the previous year to graze throughout the green up process. Stockpile is pasture that is left to grow during the growing season for grazing at a later date, often after the spring flush and can be perennial pasture or intentionally planted diverse cover crops.

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ProAg

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Ranchers who lost grazing acres due to drought and wildfire and received assistance through ELRP Phase One will soon receive an additional payment through ELRP Phase Two. In 2022, ranchers continued to experience significant loss of grazing acres due to drought and wildfire. ELRP Phase Two payments are estimated at $115.7

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Civil Eats

MARCH 13, 2024

According to the DNR, any open feedlot operation with 1,000 or more animal units needs to submit a plan to ensure the operation does not over-apply manure to surrounding cropland. The advocates say the pattern is part of a familiar history. “We

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World Agri-Tech

OCTOBER 13, 2023

The Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences received an $80 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture to pilot a program that will pay producers to implement climate-smart practices on farms of all sizes and commodities, an initiative that could have significant impacts on curbing climate-changing gases.

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