Agric4profits

MARCH 25, 2025

Traditionally, most livestock reared in Nigeria are kept by rural households primarily for family consumption, ceremonial purposes, and occasionally for sale to provide quick money for childrens education. … Read More » Distribution of Farm Animals in Nigeria

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Western FarmPress

MARCH 6, 2024

Kansas Digest: Symphony in the Flint Hills tickets on sale; workshops help rural entrepreneurs; Greener Cattle Initiative funds research.

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

times more likely to die by suicide than the general population, according to the National Rural Health Association.Research from South Dakota State University , the University of Nevada, Reno , University of Georgia , and more have found that farmers experience significantly higher stress levels than the general population.

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Agwired

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Amanda Radke, a fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, South Dakota, was recognized for her extraordinary commitment to advancing agriculture, rural communities, and food security. Radke, alongside her husband, Tyler, and their four children operate Radke Land & Cattle, an Angus seedstock operation.

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Sustainable Food Trust

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Look at the OS map for the area surrounding our farm in Highland Perthshire, and it is littered with Gaelic placenames related to the keeping of cattle and goats. ” We know that we can manage our grasslands in a way that works for rural communities and the environment alike.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 31, 2025

There are differences in the way cattle are grazed and produced, just as there are differences in the way crops are produced. Those differences have significant impacts, either good or bad. On a near-daily basis, we see further proof of these benefits in the lives of our fellow regenerative farmers and ranchers.

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Civil Eats

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Rural Response Hotline : 1-800-464-0258. People unfamiliar with modern farming may find this hard to imagine, as many still have a mental image of agriculture that involves iconic scenes from Hollywood movies of lean farmers and ranchers riding horses, herding cattle, and tending to the land using manual labor.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Access to high quality feed and water make for a good ranching location. They allow producers to raise productive livestock, setting up the ranch to turn a profit.

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Trimble Agriculture

JUNE 28, 2023

Your new favorite farm podcast about overcoming adversity, achieving success, and appreciating everything rural life has to offer. This detachment from our food system has led to a declining understanding of the vital role rural America has in our society and lack of appreciation for the people who keep it alive.

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NASDA

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

4368, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024. Letter RE: Coalition Urges Opposition to Spartz Amendment (Submitted #113; Rules Print #76) to H.R.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

million head of cattle and calves on U.S. 1, 2025, according to the Cattle report published by the U.S. The United States Department of Agricultures Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. There were 86.7 farms as of Jan. To protect U.S.

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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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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

based Vence , which was acquired by veterinary pharmaceutical giant Merck Animal Health in 2022, has been slowly rolling out a similar system on larger cattle ranches across the West since 2019. Nofence’s collars cost $299 each for cattle and $199 for goats or sheep, and come with a five-year lifespan.

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Agwired

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

John Steeves, Head of Rural Business Economics, North America, Rabo AgriFinance , has moved into the U.S. He has already spent time meeting with cattle producers and feedlots in several regions of the country. from Canada to work more closely with producers for the company. So, spending time at CattleCon 2025 was a no-brainer.

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ATTRA

JUNE 11, 2024

Here in Arkansas where I live and raise cattle, goats, laying hens, and a few ducks, the summer temperatures can be punishing. When doing managed grazing of cattle, sheep, or goats, this can mean making sure part of each paddock includes some trees. For example, sheep and goats tolerate heat better than cattle, as a rule.

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Sustainable Food Trust

OCTOBER 1, 2024

As well as growing food, farmers are tasked with delivering a broad spectrum of ‘public goods’ – from wildlife habitat and healthy soils to public access and rural employment. Is it the period 1750-1850 when most of the present rural features were planted or built? The money to sustain the rural environment.

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Civil Eats

APRIL 17, 2024

He didn’t travel to the rural area for any of his job responsibilities; he was there to document injustice. Some Lawmakers Want to Clean Up the Market Diving—and Dying—for Red Gold: The Human Cost of Honduran Lobster Avian Flu Spreads to Cattle. since late 2021—has spread to cattle, according to the Center for Disease Control.

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ATTRA

JULY 2, 2024

Cattle are very sensitive to these toxins and sometimes whole herds of cattle are found dead near the pond when there are high toxin concentrations. A good preventative measure is to exclude cattle from the pond and either pumping from the pond into a tank or providing an alternative water source. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Investing in organic research provides farmers, both certified organic and non-certified, with innovative solutions and practical tools that enhance profitability, mitigate financial and ecological risks, and foster economic growth and social well-being in rural communities. Positive signs are on the horizon.

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Daily Yonder

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Some CAFOs can produce as much waste as a small city, but without comparable waste management infrastructure, rural communities face health, economic, and environmental hazards. Large cities are often cited as major culprits when it comes to waste and pollution, but a CAFO in a rural area can compete with even a midsize metropolis. “A

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RR2CS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

REGISTER The post A Day in the Field – Crops, Cows & Carbon appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions. The post A Day in the Field – Crops, Cows & Carbon appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions. Let’s cultivate a future of sustainable farming together! Register Today.

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Modern Farmer

OCTOBER 30, 2023

It also engages with longstanding narratives about rurality, performing them for a fearful audience. Aquino went on to do her graduate work at George Mason University and completed her thesis work on how haunted house attractions on farms rely on rural tropes that can be both empowering and problematic.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Research also shows that beef from cattle raised strictly on grass is more nutritious than conventional beef, although it’s not yet clear how regenerative practices may impact those findings. Grazing cattle on pasture for the entirety of their lives, on the other hand, is far less productive. Cumulatively, the U.C.

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Daily Yonder

JUNE 18, 2024

Those realities, combined with a dose of pandemic-induced social distancing and a chance to buy an extended family member’s farm, led the couple to venture into the world of Black Angus cattle production in 2020. The challenge: Between the two of them, the couple had limited agricultural experience, and none in cattle.

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Daily Yonder

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

Originally from rural South Dakota, she had been around farming her whole life, but this felt different. “We Larger farms mean more cattle. More cattle means more waste and runoff problems for nearby communities, especially in areas of population growth. Dairy cattle can be seen inside Ledgeview Farms on July 23, 2024.

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Daily Yonder

JULY 19, 2023

Rural communities are a necessary element of renewable energy development, but across the United States denizens of small communities protest solar farms cropping up across large swaths of land. Ways to implement agrovoltaics are to plant crops under solar panels or to graze sheep, cattle, or other animals around the panels.

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ATTRA

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Please complete a  brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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RR2CS

APRIL 21, 2022

Cattle ranching on the Blood Reserve can be a very rewarding experience and endeavour, however, it does come with challenges in today’s changing times. The post EP48 Ranching at Kainai appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions. The post EP48 Ranching at Kainai appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.

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Daily Yonder

MARCH 14, 2024

label stripped America’s cattle producers of a vital opportunity to market their USA beef while denying consumers the opportunity to support them,” said Joe Maxwell, co-founder of the advocacy group Farm Action and long-time farmer, in a press release. “[Product of U.S.A. to be labeled “Product of U.S.A” The abuse of the ‘Product of U.S.A.’

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 3, 2025

Another is Potlikker Capital , a social justice charitable fund supporting mainly rural BIPOC farmers across the country. Ozell White, a Mississippi cattle and watermelon farmer, participated in Jubilee Justices rice growing project. Like other investment funds, they raise capital through donations and the sale of notes.

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Agwired

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

USDA is making the investments through the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) , a program that has seen record demand in response to historic funding provided by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act. At Texas A&M, she has focused her coursework on agriculture policy and the impacts of the industry in marketing and trade.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 15, 2022

You could argue that compared to other livestock, cattle are pretty simple to feed – get them grazing during the growing season and feed them bales in the winter. During a dry year, you might want to look into alternatives to hay that can help your cattle get the baseline nutrition they need and get you and your ranch through the year.

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Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Payne operates a 300-acre regenerative farm in Concordia, Missouri, an hour outside of Kansas City, where he raises sheep and cattle. And so far this year, the trend is continuing, with livestock producers in Iowa already reporting hundreds of cattle deaths in the latter half of July alone. Farmers can use trees they already own.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

via UNDP Climate — Water scarcity and unpredictable weather are pushing rural households in Sri Lanka deeper into poverty. Register HERE. 12:00PM–1:00PM @ The Future Economy Forum’s Action on Food Pavilion: “Scaling Regenerative Agriculture,” a daily roundtable luncheon discussion. Read more about WFP’s H2Grow project HERE.

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Sustainable Food Trust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Along with being a trustee of the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England (CPRE ) and the chair of Bedminster Down and Upland Society, she spearheads a group that seeks out brownfield sites for potential housing developments to counter claims that building on greenfield sites is a necessity. Put them in a drawer?”

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Daily Yonder

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Each week, Path Finders features a Q&A with a rural thinker, creator, or doer. Brooks Lamb: I grew up on a small farm in rural Tennessee. We raised a small herd of cattle on the farm, as well as the hay to feed them through the winter. Like what you see here? My parents both worked full-time off the farm. To care for it.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 20, 2024

Steward runs Red Angus cattle on about 1,000 acres of land over the Crow Reservation in Montana, right at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains. Keeping the ground temperature steady, maintaining adequate soil moisture, moving the cattle at the right pace…it’s a lot to keep in mind. So, she’s learned how to build her land back up.

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