WASHINGTON – Senator John Hoeven, a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee, today introduced the Federal Agriculture Risk Management Enhancement…
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Op-Ed: Tax Bill Reflects Needs of Rural and Agricultural Communities
by Colter BrownBy Chris Skorupa, Rural & Agricultural Council of America Producers understand how unique the agriculture business climate is – there are high upfront costs in equipment, land, and labor, unpredictable…
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USDA Discontinues July Cattle Report and Other Reports
by Andy SchwabUSDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service announced Tuesday that it is canceling the July Cattle report and discontinuing the Cotton Objective Yield Survey and all County Estimates for Crops and Livestock…
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WASHINGTON– Fifteen farm and ranch women leaders graduated from the spring session of Women’s Communications Boot Camp hosted by the American Farm Bureau Federation. One of those fifteen was Jodie Drange, Drange Apiary, who serves as…
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Nearly two dozen Livestock Marketing Association members and staff met with members of both the House of Representatives and Senate, agriculture staff, and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials March 20-22,…
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In February, America’s trade deficit reached $68.9 billion, the highest disparity in almost a year. The Hill says import values exceeded exports by more than analysts were expecting. The total…
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Last week, Colorado officials confirmed the first calf killed by wolves in the state since the large predators were reintroduced in December. Greg Henderson writes in Drovers that a Grand…
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The University of Wyoming Extension Sheep Task Force will offer a free webinar Tuesday, April 23, at 6 p.m. The hourlong event is geared toward Wyoming sheep producers interested in…
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The Montana FFA Association wrapped up a very successful 94th annual state convention in Billings on Saturday, April 6th. The closing general session concluded with the announcement of the 8 state…
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The Bureau of Land Management is holding eleven in-person open-house meetings throughout the west to provide information on the BLM’s current greater sage-grouse planning effort. These meetings will include a…