ProAg

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

If you grow forage for grazing or haying, youve probably wondered whether Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance is worth it. PRF insurance is a federal area-based program designed to help protect a producers operation from forage loss risks due to lack of precipitation on acres grown with the intended use of grazing or haying.

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ProAg

MARCH 14, 2025

Compared to other federally subsidized crop insurance programs, Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance is still a relatively new offering. PRF is a coverage option for pasture, rangeland and forage crops, but it certainly isnt the only coverage type available for forages. That can leave farmers and ranchers with questions.

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Western FarmPress

JANUARY 6, 2025

John Boelts farms about 3,000 acres of vegetables, cotton and forage crops in the desert region.

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West Texas Livestock

MAY 28, 2024

Hay bale storage, a vital aspect of cattle production, takes center stage, particularly in winter when natural forages are scarce. million acres of hay harvested in Texas in 2023 underscore the pivotal role of hay production in sustaining livestock operations. The staggering 4.6

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ProAg

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

ProAg Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance offers protection against forage loss due to the lack of precipitation on acres grown with the intended use of grazing or haying. Forage backing when precipitation is lacking.

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ATTRA

MAY 21, 2024

The Partnership will work with 30 partners and 200 collaborating farms to improve the productivity of forage-based farms in the region. A stipend of $800 is offered for each practice producers implement, as well as a per-acre payment.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 13, 2024

Spread across more than 1,900 acres, the 180 MW Madison Fields project will be one of North America’s largest test grounds for research into agrivoltaics — essentially farming between the rows on photovoltaic solar projects. But raising them is “hard to do on 1,000 acres.” Moser plans to work with other crops, too.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2024

He and 100 caprine teammates can clear about an acre a day. “I Founded in 2020, Happy Goat farm sits on a 2,000-acre property in Mariposa County, near Yosemite National Park. That amounts to approximately 200 acres in addition to the 220 acres the goats take on each year back at the farm. Photo by Craig Kohlruss.

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Agwired

MARCH 15, 2024

The largest wildfire in state history destroyed more than 1 million acres of land and property, leaving surviving livestock without adequate forage. The boost in plant nutrition increased forage yields enough to create a surplus. Following devastating wildfires, ranchers in the Texas panhandle face dire conditions.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 14, 2025

It is crucial that you understand how to estimate forage DM availability per acre so you can build appropriately sized paddocks. you will need to start stockpiling forages for winter stockpile grazing by August. of available forage DM. Combining disruptions can be instrumental in making ongoing progress. cow needs 36 lbs.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 26, 2025

In 2016, he purchased 12 acres in nearby rural Cedar Grove to start a regenerative vegetable farm, which he named Sankofa, after the West African word for reclaiming and carrying forward what has been lost. My great-great-great-grandfather on my mother’s side owned 50 acres of land. They protect.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

For example, the Census shows increasing use of key practices like conservation tillage and cover crops and durable protection of acres in conservation easements. million acres with cover crops (a 17% increase) in 2022 than in 2017 and a 50% increase in acres with cover crops from 2012. Since the 1997 high of 66.4

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Peppered throughout some 500 acres of charred pastureland, he found sizable patches of grass left unscathed by the blaze. The fire burned right around them,” says the 73-year old rancher and owner of Diamond B Ranch, noting the intact areas—some as big as a quarter acre. That’s the fight I’m in,” Balthazar adds.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

A few days later, Valley Center bean farmer Mike Reeske, who donated half an acre of his small farm for this crop, was already betting on which seeds would be the winners in the slow and steady race to find a heritage wheat that will grow—with rainwater only—in San Diego County. It makes sense instead of leaving unused fields unplanted.

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ProAg

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

ProAg Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance offers protection against forage loss due to the lack of precipitation on acres grown with the intended use of grazing or haying. Forage backing when precipitation is lacking. Sustain your grazing capacity with PRF. Download to learn more.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It’s been a decent year at the 200,000-acre spread, with enough forage for the 2,000 mother cows and their calves. Other pastures on the 200,000-acre ranch—an area larger than New York City’s five boroughs—are traversed by the Susie and Maggie creeks that, thankfully, provide a year-round source of water.

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Civil Eats

JULY 2, 2024

The ice cream shop is an extension of the Nicholson family’s sixth-generation, 120-acre farm in nearby Ferndale. More Eyes Per Acre As one of California’s oldest cheesemakers, Rumiano Cheese has a storied presence in the North Coast’s dairy shed. Proper rotational grazing relies on pasture as the primary forage, cutting feed costs.

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Trimble Agriculture

DECEMBER 21, 2023

After implementing soil health management, 85 percent of corn farmers and 88 percent of soybean farmers saw increased net income by an average of $52 per acre and $45 per acre for each respective commodity. After signing an agreement, two parcels of land, 650 and 70 acres respectively, were submitted for testing.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

This minimizes the use of equipment during the winter months and distributes nutrients to improve forage production and soil health in subsequent years. Now, utilizing bale grazing, Conard explained how he and his wife opened access to seven new bales every 5 to 6 days once pastured forage was no longer available.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Not only were the long roots of these native grasses and herbs capable of carbon capture and nutrient retention, they were also a foraged food source for her livestock. Native grasses and herbs store carbon in the ground and provide forage for cattle. Carman saw how deep the benefits could go.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance is a vital tool that helps protect against weather-related forage shortages, ensuring the sustainability of your operation. PRF insurance offers financial protection when precipitation falls below historical averages, affecting forage availability. What is PRF Insurance?

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Becky as a grazier has honed her grazing management skills over the past 15 years by working with her father, attending conferences, being mentored by other farmers, and serving in a coordinator role of the farmer-to-farmer mentoring network with the Virginia Forage and Grassland Council.

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The Lunatic Farmer

AUGUST 23, 2023

This is called the Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) program and has apparently been in place for 15 years at least. Except I’m sitting here at the desk while we’re dumping about 2 inches of rain a day on 4 acres a day with K-line irrigation pods from New Zealand. Unlike most farmers, I don’t keep up with government freebies.

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Food Tank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Farmers who have no livestock in their system have a limited number of tools…With the addition of livestock, there is the potential for perennial pastures, perennial hay, annual forages, and grazing crop residues, reducing tillage and increasing the return of carbon to the soil,” Paine tells Food Tank.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

APRIL 10, 2024

Of her 150 acres, only about 25 are safe for agricultural use, forcing Hunter to resort to raised garden beds in a greenhouse, filled with soil shipped in from another site. Smith’s team has been visiting farms and testing soil, plants, and milk to understand how PFAS move from the ground into forage crops, including grasses and corn.

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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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ATTRA

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station with funding from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, the StockSmart tool calculates stocking rates using remotely sensed forage production data for every quarter of an acre over the last 40 years.

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Agwired

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The National Wheat Yield Contest announced the achievements of its 24 national winners, hailing from 12 different states, who have achieved an average yield of 144 bushels per acre across all categories. You can find Renovo Seed at a growing network of seed dealerships and ag cooperatives nationwide, as well as online.

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UnderstandingAg

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In the words of Peter Byck, producer of the documentary Roots So Deep , on a 1,000-acre farm that amounts to 54 million gallons more water going into the soil. The standing forage biomass is often 300%+ higher. Adaptive grazing increases fine litter cover, water infiltration rates, forage biomass, and soil C stocks.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

million-acre Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation , where she grew up, the county is among the poorest areas in the United States. The Brewers run cattle and grow some alfalfa across 12,000 acres of grassland that’s a combination of owned land, leased tribal land, and federal trust land. Encompassing part of the 1.4-million-acre

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ATTRA

MARCH 7, 2024

Farm Service Agency programs for affected producers include the Livestock Indemnity Program; the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program; the Livestock Forage Disaster Program; and the Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 29, 2023

On the back 16 acres of Walla Walla Community College, 30 Red Angus cows stand munching on hairy vetch, ryegrass and other cover crops that were planted to help restore the soil. The federal government is trying to help spur growth in these types of programs, too.

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2023

In late 2021, the Maine DEP identified 60 sites where 10,000 cubic yards of biosolids were applied as fertilizer with homes within half an acre of the application, a practice the agency called “Tier 1” because it presented the highest risk to human health. The spreading of sludge as fertilizer remains legal in all U.S.

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Agwired

AUGUST 9, 2023

The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), a 41-year-old agriculture conservation non-profit, is pleased to announce its role as a partner in Farmers for Soil Health (FSH), a new program devoted to increasing the usage of cover crops on corn and soybean acres. million acres, which is only about 6% of U.S.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 25, 2023

million acres of farm and ranchland infested by destructive grasshoppers. It will take years for the pastures and perennial forages to recover, and that’s only if conditions improve. They were everywhere—even roads and highways had to be closed. This year is almost as bad,” she says. In 2022, Oregon had an estimated 5.3 billion.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 15, 2023

After heavy grazing, a mixed summer forage is still building soil. Further, they have added nearly five acres of prairie strips. Rick Hartlieb, of Castanea Farms in Pennsylvania, has used local and state grant resources to help him plant acres of chestnuts and to shift his farm toward silvopasture.

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UnderstandingAg

APRIL 30, 2023

Some farms have limited acres to apply manure and feel forced to apply at maximum regulatory rates to get the pits emptied. Practices we have seen work well include: Keeping slurry application rates to 3000-4000 gal/acre/application. Applying to Italian ryegrass forage after each harvest.

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