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The Cheapest Hay Is the Hay You Never Buy

UnderstandingAg

In the following discussion, I would like to share some thoughts on how to add net profit into a grazing operation, as well as share my own experiences reducing hay inputs with the grass-finished beef herd that roams across our northern Michigan family farm. What class of livestock are they?

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The Night Shift

Modern Farmer

If we lose our livestock, we lose our culture, our dignity, said Rabari. The conditions impacted crop yields, livestock, the transportation of goods, and the larger supply chain. This [farm] has been in my family for over 125 years, she said. So its all on me, and its my family farm. Im very proud of that.

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Industry Ag News 12/8

Agwired

The American Farm Bureau Federation and South Dakota Farm Bureau presented Rep. with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

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Uninsured Country: Affordable Health Care Eludes Many Family Farmers and Ranchers

Daily Yonder

Finding adequate, affordable health insurance can be a huge challenge for people who run small, family farms or ranches, said Alana Knudson, director of the NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis. Instead, they use antibiotics made for livestock they buy from a veterinarian or feed store.