Real Agriculture

JULY 11, 2023

The Wray Ranch, owned and operated by Doug and Linda Wray and Tim and Joanne Wray and their families, is being recognized for its efforts to advance environmentally sustainable cattle production. The Wrays, who ranch west of Irricana, Alta.,

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Photo credit: USDA The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has promoted the sale of foods locally for over two decades via business and community investments made by Value-Added Producer Grants , Farmers Market and Local Food Promotion Grants , and most recently Regional Food System Partnership grants.

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Agriculture was once a cornerstone of the American way of life. Eagle Rock Ranch. We looked at a range of agricultural models, and spoke to farmers who are in the middle of the process of transition to find out more. Eagle Rock Ranch. But times have changed. Photo by Happy Trails Co. Photo by Into the Wild and Wonder.

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

For Cory Carman, choosing to raise cattle outside of the feedlot system always seemed intuitive. Upon leaving her family farm to study agriculture at Stanford, she took up a work-study program investigating the economic viability of grass-fed beef. “It Carman didn’t intend to stay on the ranch on which she grew up.

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Food Environment and Reporting Network

MARCH 27, 2024

In Elk Creek, Missouri, cattle stand in a pond to cool their fever caused by fescue toxicosis, which costs the beef industry as much as $2 billion a year in lost production. Ranchers found the species remarkably resilient and, if not beloved by cattle, edible enough to plant. But ranchers have been slow to embrace it.

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AgriLife Today

APRIL 22, 2024

Event offers inside look at production and marketing of beef Registration is open for the Ranch-Raised Beef Conference on May 30-31 in Bryan-College Station, hosted by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Animal Science.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The award recognizes Coffman for her creative use of storytelling across social media platforms, along with breaking down barriers as a first-generation cattle rancher. The award is part of the NCBA Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 5, 2024

AgriLife Extension helps Texas Panhandle ranchers identify nutritional needs of displaced livestock Truckloads of hay are rolling in from across Texas and beyond, bringing much-needed feed for cattle in the wake of more than 1.2 million acres of ranchland and pastures blackened by wildfires across the Texas Panhandle. According to U.S.

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 5, 2024

Texas Crop and Weather Report – March 5, 2024 Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle caused significant cattle losses for individual ranchers, but should not impact beef cattle markets or consumers, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. David Anderson, Ph.D., David Anderson, Ph.D.,

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Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 11, 2024

My family has a cattle ranch, and I am sixth generation. The only time vets came to the Thompson ranch was for preventative care. In regions like these where agriculture is the backbone of the economy, the absence of veterinarians can spell disaster. “I’ve always had a deep attachment to veterinary medicine.

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy *Additional management considerations for this article were provided by Kent Solberg, Understanding Ag, LLC Stockpiled Pasture Regenerative agriculture and adaptive grazing often focus on reducing inputs in an agriculture production system. Instead, lets talk about cattle and making money.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

6, 2024 The Texas beef cattle herd could be on its way to a rebuild after hitting its lowest numbers in a decade, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. AgriLife Extension economist in the Department of Agricultural Economics, and Jason Cleere, Ph.D., Texas Crop and Weather Report – Feb. David Anderson, Ph.D.,

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Digital agriculture, forage systems, beef cattle genetics featured topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station at Beeville will host a field day Nov. 2 featuring a broad overview of new technology used in beef cattle production systems. The post AgriLife Research field day to cover new tech in cattle systems Nov.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The world is increasingly recognizing the value of sustainable food systems, and organic agriculture plays a vital role in this movement. Organic practices enhance soil health and biodiversity, foster resource regeneration, and help mitigate and build resilience to climate change. For the FY25 budget, NIFA is suggested a $3.5

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Caff

JANUARY 7, 2025

Selected from nominations from all over the state, these inspirational change-makers are blazing trails for regenerative agriculture, strengthening our local food systems, and working tirelessly to grow a healthier and more just future for us all.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

In farming, youve got to pour yourself into it and it becomes your life, says Jake Beeler, a third-generation farmer in Wisconsin who partners with specialty meat company Niman Ranch to market his cattle. When you’re a farmer, you live, sleep, and breathe agriculture. Department of Agriculture. For example, the U.S.

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AgriLife Today

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Read More → The post Digital agriculture, genetics, forages featured at Beeville station field day first appeared on AgriLife Today. Read More → The post Digital agriculture, genetics, forages featured at Beeville station field day first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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Food Tank

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Through their Conservation Ranching Initiative , the Audubon Society works with ranchers to sustainably steward grasslands. Ranches that meet the Initiative’s standards for conservation are able to sell meat products with the Audubon Society’s bird-friendly seal. according to the Audubon Society.

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AgriLife Today

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Animal science professor expands 44 Farms-Texas A&M International Beef Cattle Academy, leads international conference Texas A&M AgriLife has expanded the reach of its beef cattle expertise with two international initiatives led by a professor in the Department of Animal Science in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Cattle ranching, a symbol of heritage and tradition, has always played a pivotal role in the agriculture industry. From improved cattle management to sustainable resource utilization, there is a growing need for tech advancements in cattle ranching. However, technology is changing the game.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

For three generations, Fanny Brewer’s family has been ranching the same land in South Dakota’s Ziebach County. 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 Simultaneously, the U.S.

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AgriLife Today

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Event focuses on agriculture policy, weather The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Bexar Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee will host the 2024 Beef Cattle Short Course in San Antonio on Jan. Read More → The post AgriLife Extension to host Beef Cattle Short Course on Jan. Registration is $20.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This week’s episode of Voices from the Field is a conversation about Texas A&M University’s Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management, hosted by NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Darron Gaus. She and Darron are co-leaders of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s Soil for Water Texas Working Group.

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Farm Credit of Southern Colorado

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

He oversees cattle care, mechanical work on equipment, and plays a key role in planting, harvesting, and managing seasonal help. Schafer Thompson Schafer works alongside family at Thompson Farms, focusing on stocker cattle, Angus cows, and dryland farming. In addition to managing 30 head of stockers and 14 cows, he also trains horses.

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AgriLife Today

AUGUST 10, 2023

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller will be keynote speaker The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the Big Country Beef Conference on Aug. Read More → The post Big Country Beef Cattle Conference set Aug. 24 at the Taylor County Expo Center in the Big Country Hall, 1700 Texas Highway 36, Abilene.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Since taking the helm of the facility’s nutrition and dining services in 2018, he has worked to revamp the cuisine, including sourcing almost half of ingredients from farms and ranches within a 250-mile radius of the Sacramento Valley. Grazing cattle on pasture for the entirety of their lives, on the other hand, is far less productive.

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Trimble Agriculture

MARCH 12, 2025

AgAmericas Senior Director of Client Growth and Relationship Management, Max Davis, discusses his military background and personal connection to agriculture. But what made him pursue a career in agricultural finance? This also instilled a profound admiration in him for the hardworking people in agriculture at a young age.

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UnderstandingAg

OCTOBER 2, 2024

First, the way in which cattle are raised in modern dairying, and in confined animal feedlots is highly dependent upon fossil fuels. This is what regenerative agriculture is all about. In regenerative agriculture we don’t try to fool or control Mother Nature. We listen to her. That’s how we’ll find real solutions.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Flores, who studied kinesiology and outdoor education before becoming a farmer, is one of a small but growing group of fitness professionals dedicated to helping farmers and others in agriculture stay fit and healthy so they can do their work with more ease and less pain. Farmers used to walk everywhere.

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I was very impressed by what I saw and the superior cattle due to the adaptive genetics in the region. Here is the kicker: Adaptability directly translates to fertility, which are very important traits required in any profitable cattle operation. Producers and cattle are totally dependent on these products.

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Caff

MAY 16, 2024

Meet Rizpah Bellard: a trailblazer in the realm of agriculture, social justice, and entrepreneurship. Raised on a Black Angus cattle ranch, Rizpah’s childhood was infused with the rhythm of nature and the resilience of her ancestors. For Rizpah, agriculture isn’t just a livelihood; it’s a platform for change.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The term data-driven decisions is becoming increasingly common in agriculture, but how committed are farmers to using data in their everyday practices? Are they truly allowing data to influence their operations, or is it just a catchphrase thrown around by people who aren't in the agricultural industry?

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Surveying the aftermath of the Kula Upcountry Fire—one of three devastating wildfires that raged across Maui last month—Brendan Balthazar noticed a striking pattern emerge across his cattle ranch. Some areas of grazed pasture on Diamond B Ranch went unburned. Still, “ag here is a tough business,” says Balthazar.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Rotational Grazing, Multi-Species Cropping, Relay Cropping, and the Future of Digital Collars for Cattle. By Trina Moyles Tim Wray grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Irricana, a small town located 50 kilometres northeast of Calgary in southern Alberta. I lived around farmland and was surrounded by farmers,” says Tim. “I

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Running a successful farm or ranch is about more than just tending to the land and animals. Farmbrite, a powerful farm and ranch accounting software, is designed to help agricultural businesses streamline their financial processes and gain valuable insights into their operations, ultimately increasing profitability.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2002, Mardesen started selling his pork to Niman Ranch, a network of independent family farmers that raise livestock without antibiotics or added hormones. As the owner of a multi-generational farm, Mardesen has seen industrial agriculture and factory farming take increasing control over meat production in the last few decades.

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AgriLife Today

JUNE 20, 2024

Center helps inform legislators, advance policy to benefit farmers, ranchers, others The post Texas A&M’s Agricultural and Food Policy Center key in farm bill development appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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