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USDA announces major conservation investment

USDA will invest $500 million in new wildlife conservation efforts over the next five years. The agency plans to leverage all available conservation programs, including the Conservation Reserve Program, through its Working Lands for Wildlife effort. That program targets conservation efforts that improve agricultural and forest productivity while also enhancing wildlife habitat. It utilizes funding from the […]

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Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. launches Cattle Calling docuseries

During the Heritage Fire Tour event in Minneapolis, Minn., the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, debuted the very first episode of the docuseries, “Cattle Calling.” Attendees were the first to experience this highly anticipated release that will provide consumers with an in-depth look at the cattle farming and ranching Industry.  The […]

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Feed efficiency of Brahman steers: From feed to steak

Efficiency of beef cattle production and reproduction has major implications for stakeholders and the sustainability of the beef industry. Availability and nutritive value of pastures and feedstuffs affect economic and biological efficiencies of maintenance, gain and performance. A recent report published in Applied Animal Science focuses this line of inquiry on Brahman steers in the […]

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WA grain on-hand for nervous east coast users | Farm Weekly

“There was a huge crop and, although there is a massive export program in place, there is likely to be good volumes of carryover grain that could be available to send to the east coast in the second half of the year should demand arise,” Mr Fowler said. Click to check the original article.

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