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USDA offers assistance for Texas farmers and ranchers impacted by wildfires

The USDA has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers across Texas recover from recent wildfires. Producers impacted by wildfires should contact their local USDA Service Center to report losses and learn more about program options available to assist in their recovery from crop, land, infrastructure and livestock losses and damages. […]

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Beef spokespeople join next group of Trailblazers

The Trailblazers program, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, takes advocacy to an unprecedented level by giving participants the tools and training they need to promote beef to new audiences while addressing and correcting myths. After a competitive application process, ten Trailblazers have been selected for the […]

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Growing and thriving in the face of challenges

Do you ever feel the weight of the world on your shoulders? Stress, burdens, and obstacles are no strangers to the men and women involved in production agriculture. In fact, they are part of the lifestyle. However, there are two options when faced with these hurdles: We can allow them to wear us down, or […]

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Farm Progress America, March 7, 2024

Mike Pearson tells listeners about some reports out last week about the state of the global economy. He takes a look at the two countries with results that are very relevant: USA and Brazil. The USA had a GDP of 2.5 percent and Brazil was a little higher at 2.9 percent. The gross domestic product […]

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