Food Tank

JULY 28, 2023

A Wisconsin farmer put it simply: “Health care and childcare for farm/ranch families should be a national priority if we want to keep farming as a professional industry in our country.” We’re also seeing promising progress in Farm Bill negotiations surrounding rural childcare. The bill was introduced by U.S. food policy.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2023

The state’s rural suicide rate is growing faster than in urban counties, increasing 78% between 2003 and 2017. With a four-year grant commitment from the MFA Foundation, University of Missouri Extension will have new avenues to support rural communities in need of mental health assistance.

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Caff

JUNE 16, 2022

Due to the farm being in a more rural and remote area, it took about four days from when the fire initially started to when there was a firefighter presence near their farm. The farmers and firefighters worked tirelessly for those weeks and in the end Brisa Ranch was able to save most of their main building infrastructure, tools, and crops.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

MARCH 6, 2023

The state’s rural suicide rate is growing faster than in urban counties, increasing 78% between 2003 and 2017. With a four-year grant commitment from the MFA Foun- dation, University of Missouri Extension will have new avenues to support rural communities in need of mental health assistance.

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Daily Yonder

AUGUST 2, 2023

While the same demands have not been made of Colorado, the risk of potential water cuts there has become a flashpoint in rural-urban tensions over water use in the state. That could permanently dry up some western Colorado farms and ranches. “The future of agriculture is the future of rural portions of these seven basin states.

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Food Tank

JULY 19, 2024

Roberts’ family was “looking for a way out of the rat race of commodity farming” around the turn of the century, and his father learned about an alternative market for their hogs: Niman Ranch. Roberts says that joining Niman Ranch allowed the family to continue farming. I grew up eating Niman Ranch pork every day for lunch and dinner.

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RR2CS

APRIL 4, 2023

Welcome back to the Rural Routes to Climate Solutions podcast’s Getting Through Drought series, which looks at the best management practices cow-calf producers in Alberta can use to build up the resiliency of their ranch against drought. Highlights: 3:18 – Mark and Blusette share their experiences ranching at B-C Ranch.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

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. He’s hopeful that their lessons learned will help to shape how they ranch over the next five years. We hadn’t had a significant rain event since July of 2020,” says Tim. ‘A

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RR2CS

JULY 5, 2023

Location: Irricana Agricultural Society Recreation Centre and Wray Ranch (directions provided after registration) When: August 17 ,th 9AM – 4PM Presenters: Rob Dunn – agricultural research scientist Tim Wray – owner/operator, Wray Ranch Melissa Werkema – owner, Future Analytics Inc.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Being a naive kid, living in rural America…you get burned out on a community that you know everybody in and you don’t take it for what it is. Today, he’s a sixth-generation pig farmer partnering with Niman Ranch. The best thing about Niman Ranch is how transparent they are. Now, I realize how cool that is,” says Williams.

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RR2CS

JUNE 19, 2023

Farming and ranching are stressful businesses, but that’s brought to a whole new level when drought hits. In this final episode of the series, we are talking to Ralph Thrall of McIntyre Ranch who shares with us his experience managing grass and cows in a pretty dry part of the province. Want to learn more?

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Agwired

MARCH 26, 2024

EPA Administrator Michael Regan recently responded to recommendations from the agency’s Farm, Ranch, and Rural Communities Federal Advisory Committee (FRRCC) on how EPA can best support the agriculture sector’s climate mitigation and adaptation goals.

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Daily Yonder

MARCH 4, 2024

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. The rural areas they live in suffer from shortages of doctors and hospitals. “I’m The quality of rural care can be low.

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ATTRA

AUGUST 20, 2024

On family ranches, taking care of the soil is crucial for producing high-quality wool. These ranches not only produce great wool but also create jobs and support local businesses. Local fiber systems are being revitalized, supporting rural economies by providing stable employment opportunities. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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Agwired

MARCH 22, 2024

This is a fantastic opportunity to demonstrate how technologically advanced farms and ranches are today, as well as emphasize why the needs of rural America must be at the forefront of the policies lawmakers support.” Blades spoke about the event during the National Ag Day celebration this week in Washington DC.

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Daily Yonder

JUNE 30, 2023

The chasm between rural ranchers and urban voters seems to have plunged deeper than ever before, but beneath the headlines you’ll find people trying to adapt to make things work. Where, on Moriah Ranch near Coalmont, Marcy Gruber puts in the extra effort to nurture her dogs’ instincts to protect livestock instead of hunting it.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 23, 2021

Kainai First Nation members Cyrus and Roy Weasel Fat share their success story of farming and ranching on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta. Useful Links: Rural Routes to Climate Solutions Siksikaitsitapi Agriculture Project Want to learn more? The post EP44 Farming at Kainai appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.

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Todays Farmer Magazine

MARCH 26, 2024

Priorities include expanding farmer engagement, improving rural communities Amid continuing legal battles, regulation concerns and climate-change legislation impacting U.S. farmers, the Environmental Protection Agency is creating a new office to “expand engagement opportunities with agricultural and rural communities.”

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Food Tank

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

As general manager of high animal welfare meat brand Niman Ranch , which today works with a community of 500 plus Certified Humane® crate-free hog farmers, Prop 12 is a positive development. Photo courtesy of Niman Ranch The post Op-Ed | California Crate-Free Law Offers Hog Farmers Economic Opportunity appeared first on Food Tank.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Join us as we chat with Sean McGrath, of Round Rock Ranching, about creating a plan to help minimize the impact that a drought can have on your operation. 3:00 – How the sixth principle of regenerative agriculture applies to Sean’s ranch. The post EP52 Drought Plans appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 20, 2024

Mickey Steward has worked hard to rehabilitate her ranch. You can’t buy a good ranch,” Steward jokes. You have to buy a ranch that, for whatever reason, has gotten rundown.” She and her husband started ranching in their late 20s, and they’ve been at it for more than 40 years now. “We But then, she’s had to.

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Trimble Agriculture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

While it increased reach for ag financial institutions, it also reduced the number of local and regional banks in Rural America as many that offered agricultural lending options were absorbed by larger financial institutions. Number of U.S.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 29, 2023

On today’s show, hear from: Mike Cowbrough with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, on Palmer amaranth confirmed; Mark Versluys, Corteva Agriscience on herbicide options for thistles; Tara Mulhern Davidson with Lonesome Dove Ranch on business risk programs and managing drought; and, Read More

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RR2CS

JULY 4, 2023

Justin Dorey of Irish Creek Bison and Avery Shepherd of Sunset Bison Ranch and the Saskatchewan Bison Association will provide expertise based on their experience and share their insights on the role poly-cropping can play in regenerative agriculture. We recommend listening to our latest podcast on Covercrops. of Register Today.

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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. Santana Diaz, Executive Chef, U.C. Davis Med Center. herding around 50 heads.

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ATTRA

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Participants learn through a series of training and networking opportunities that feature diverse sustainable farming and ranching operations nationwide. The newly announced Fellows are Ñawi K.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Dr. Timm Doebert of the University of Alberta was part of a research team that studied over 50 ranches in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba and found that ranches practicing AMP grazing had better water infiltration in their pastures than ranches that were not AMP grazers. Register Today.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Bureau for Labor Statistics, the farming, fishing and ranching sector had the highest rate of injury and fatality in 2022 and ranks as one the most dangerous occupations. “We On-farm jobs in the agriculture industry can be dangerous, especially those that require operating heavy equipment. According to the U.S. territories.

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RR2CS

APRIL 25, 2023

We’re talking about the groundwater that contributes to the wells and wetlands that have various uses on ranches, from watering cattle to creating critical habitats for wildlife to providing water to do the dishes with. The post EP62 Recharging Groundwater appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions.

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RR2CS

JULY 6, 2022

In our first two episodes of this series, we looked at farming and ranching at the Kainai First Nation, located in Southern Alberta. Useful Links: If you haven’t had a chance, we encourage you to listen to the first two episodes of this series, Farming at Kainai and Ranching at Kainai. Want to learn more?

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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. The post EP56 Feed Additives appeared first on Rural Routes to Climate Solutions. Highlights: 1:45 – Barry shares his background.

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AgriLife Today

MAY 9, 2024

Rural homeowners need to test water wells before using The post Recovery resources available for Texas livestock producers, individuals affected by floods appeared first on AgriLife Today.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

JULY 8, 2024

On June 11, 2024, the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee advanced the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 on a party-line vote. Cover crop experiment at Rogers Farm Forage and Crop Research Facility in Orono, Maine. Photo credit: Reana Kovalcik.

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NASDA

JANUARY 22, 2024

Labor Reform Farmers and ranchers need a legal, reliable guest worker program that provides a workforce that supports farms and ranches and treats workers respectfully.

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Daily Yonder

JUNE 18, 2024

Everything that someone would need to know for a healthy farm or ranch business.” Early 20th century agriculture was labor intensive, and it took place on many small, diversified farms in rural areas where more than half the U.S. Roughly 1,500 miles away in Montana, that sentiment is shared by the Copenhavers at their 12MT Ranch. “In

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ATTRA

APRIL 16, 2024

Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), this tool is intended for initial farm and/or ranch conservation planning purposes and is now available in the contiguous United States. Designed by Colorado State University, in partnership with the U.S. ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Department of Soil and Crop Sciences senior aims to aid rural farms A student choosing to attend Texas A&M University when they come from generations of Aggies is probably no surprise. Read More → The post Clayton Moore: Seventh generation farmer sees future in hemp first appeared on AgriLife Today.

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