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.

Marketing 124

Marketing Ranching Food Cattle 124

Civil Eats

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Sharp is also a veterinary technician, and runs a small cattle business influenced by the Texas ranch where she grew up. The goats are part of a growing trend of using livestock to mitigate wildfire risks across the West. Happy Goat’s humans also assist by doing some pruning to ensure that clearance extends to six vertical feet.

Acre 145

Acre Farming Farming Compost 145

NASDA

JULY 25, 2024

Nevada Cattlemen’s Association New Mexico Association of Conservation Districts New Mexico Farm & Livestock Bureau New Mexico Wine & Grape Growers Association New York Corn & Soybean Growers Association New York Farm Bureau New York Pork Producers Coop Inc New York State Division, IWLA Normex, Inc.

Farming 130

Farming Farming Seeding Ruralism 130

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

When the Legislature created the board in 1969, lawmakers defined “noxious weed” as any plant that harms “crops, livestock, or other property.” “This is a worst-case scenario. Now, “out of place” included forests, wetlands and wild prairies, as well as farms and ranches. But it could get even worse.”

Ecology 127

Ecology Seeding Acre Processing 127

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 28, 2025

Though black-tailed prairie dogs have a long-standing reputation as pests, their ingenious tunnel systems and industrious prairie pruning make them one of the Wests primary ecosystem engineers. Bison like to wallow in the dirt exposed by prairie dogs, and graze on the nutritious grass and plants that resprout after a prairie dog pruning.

Ranching 90

Ranching Cattle Forage Pruning 90

NASDA

MARCH 10, 2025

California Date Commission California Fresh Fruit Association California Prune Board Cayuga Milk Ingredients CHS Inc. Growth Energy Hadrick Ranch Hilmar Cheese Company HP Hood LLC Idaho Dairymen’s Association, Inc. Livestock Genetics Export U.S. Blue Diamond Growers California Citrus Mutual California Dairies, Inc.

Agriculture 130

Agriculture Agriculture Grain Food 130