Additional $202.5 million announced for conservation programs 

Source: USDA

Agriculture Secretary Ed Schafer announced an additional $200 million will be made available through the 2008 Farm Bill to help farmers and ranchers nationwide to solve natural resource problems through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)...

Beef Checkoff launches new Web site  

Source: The Cattlemen’s Beef Board

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board has launched http://www.MyBeefCheckoff.com, designed to be the one place to go to find out how national beef checkoff dollars are invested and the results of those investments...

Grazing conference Aug. 12-13 in Neb. 

The 2008 Nebraska Grazing Conference is scheduled for Aug. 12-13 in Kearney, Neb. The University of Nebraska’s Center for Grassland Studies...

SARE celebrates 20 years 

SARE 20/20: Celebrating Our First 20 Years, Envisioning the Next is a special 20th anniversary publication chronicling 20 years of agricultural innovation - from SARE's beginning in 1988 to present-day stories of farmers, ranchers, researchers and educators working across America to develop and implement sustainable marketing and production practices...

Animal Ag Utilizes YouTube  

The Animal Agriculture Alliance has launched two videos on YouTube, a popular website where almost anyone can share videos...

Junior National Hereford Expo July 12-19 in Kansas City 

The 2008 Junior National Hereford Expo is expected to draw more than 1,400 entries and more than 570 exhibitors to Kansas City to participate in the Hereford breed’s summer youth extravaganza slated for July 12-19...

Preparing for the Show: Feeding Tips 

By Stephen Blezinger

Summer means the 4-H show season is in full swing. Here are some tips to help get your animals ready for the show road...

Cattle handling workshop Aug. 11 in ND 

Northern Plains Sustainable Ag is hosting a livestock handling seminar with Tom Noffsinger on Monday, August 11, 2008 at Farmers Union Headquarters in Jamestown, ND...

Avoid these common ATV mistakes 

Source: Ohio State University

There are a number of reasons why many ATV riders fail to make safety their No. 1 priority, here, Ohio State University Extension, points out some of the common rider mistakes...

Focus on your own health, too  

By Kindra Gordon

As cattle producers, many of us get so caught up in ranch work and caring for our livestock, that our own health gets put on the back burner. But, as the airplane analogy goes – you need to put on your own oxygen mask before you can help others...

King Ranch offers Advanced Ranch Management Certificate Program 

Thanks to a generous gift from Texas AgFinance, the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University-Kingsville will broaden the educational services it offers...

Adding Efficiency: Ways to cut costs, increase outputs 

Source: University of Arkansas Ag Extension

Every day, the news seems to be dominated by the rising costs of fuel and food. Likewise, it is akin with the increasing costs of inputs on the farm. If you have not started to think about how this is going to affect your management, you’d better...

Ideas for beginning farmers and ranchers 

Source: Center for Rural Affairs

Q. How do I find land to farm or ranch? Competition for land is fierce, and it’s so expensive. A. The biggest hurdles for beginners are land and financing (often the same thing)...

Extension website provides solutions to life’s challenges 

A new website promises to be a gateway to answering all of life’s little questions – from parenting, to saving and investing, entrepreneurship and vegetable gardens...

Time for some good news 

Jeff Thredgold, President, of Thredgold Economic Associates writes a weekly ezine called the Tea Leaf. Following are excerpts from one of his writings...