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Vitamin A Levels at Calving can have a Big Impact on Calf Health
Vitamin A is one of the most important keys to a healthy immune system in newborn calves. Colostrum is the only way calves can get the vitamin A they need to fight off bacteria that will make them sick, said Mary Drewnoski, University of Nebraska—Lincoln...
Registration Open for 2024 Edition of 406 Grazing Academy
Registration is now open for the three-day 406 Grazing Academy, an annual workshop aimed at ranchers seeking to hone their grazing management skills and learn new strategies. This year’s event will be held June 11-13 in Miles City, and registration is open until April 26....
MSGA Opens Applications for its Premier Leadership Program, the M Bar Academy
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is accepting applications for its premier leadership program, the Montana Stockgrowers M Bar Academy. The 18-month leadership program, designed to grow and develop leadership skills for individuals active in Montana’s ranching industry, will welcome its second cohort in June 2024....
Register Now for the Nebraska Ranch Practicum
Ranchers and cattle producers interested in learning about the latest research in range livestock production from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln are encouraged to register for the 2024 Nebraska Ranch Practicum offered by Nebraska Extension. The practicum will be held during eight sessions over the course...
Reliance Rancher Receives National Award
Many years ago, a Priest shared words of wisdom with David Reis that the Reliance rancher never forgot. “He told me, ‘If you don’t hear babies crying in the pews, you just as well lock the doors because your church is dying.’” A third-generation Lyman...
Ranchers Urge BLM to Incorporate Latest Science in New Sage Grouse Plans
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) responded to the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) release of the updated greater sage grouse management plans. These plans will shape public land use across 10 different states and tens of millions of...
Goehring Announces APUC Awards Funding
Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring has announced North Dakota Agricultural Products Utilization Commission (APUC) awards for four projects. The awards totaling $187,000 were approved at the APUC quarterly meeting February 29 in Bismarck. APUC is a program of the North Dakota Department of Agriculture that administers...
NACD Calls to Increase Funding for Conservation Priorities and Pass Funding Bills on Time
On Saturday, President Biden signed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations legislation into law that provides funding for several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of the Interior. NACD appreciates that the enactment of final federal...
Farm Bureau Applauds SEC for Sparing Farms from Wall Street Rules
The Montana Farm Bureau is thrilled that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) responded to American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) concerns and affirmed that regulations intended for Wall Street should not extend to America’s family farms. The SEC voted today on its final climate disclosure...
AFBF Applauds SEC for Sparing Farms from Wall Street Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) responded to American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) concerns and affirmed that regulations intended for Wall Street should not extend to America’s family farms. The SEC voted on its final climate disclosure rule and removed the Scope 3 reporting requirement,...
KELO Radio’s Bill Zortman Receives Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Award from National Farmers Union
For more than 60 years KELO Radio’s Bill Zortman has been giving rural citizens a voice. And today, March 11, National Farmers Union (NFU) recognized Zortman for his coverage of agriculture issues, presenting him with the Milt Hakel Excellence in Agricultural Journalism Award during the...
UW Extension to Host Season Extension and Food Production Conference in Sheridan April 6
The University of Wyoming Extension will host a one-day conference on season extension and small-scale food production at Sheridan College Saturday, April 6. The conference, which is supported by the Wyoming Department of Agriculture’s Specialty Crop Program, is part of UW Extension’s Harvest Wyoming initiative....
Montana Agri-Women Announces Ag Baby Contest and Prize
Montana Agri-Women (MAW) is pleased to announce that a gift basket will be presented to the first (human) baby born in Montana on National Agriculture Day, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Help MAW know of any baby born on March 19th [between 12:01 a.m. and 11:59...
NFU Awards Highest Honor to Leaders from Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin at 122nd Anniversary Convention
At the opening banquet of the 122nd Anniversary Convention, National Farmers Union (NFU) presented Rodney Allebach of Minnesota, Linda Jones Borton of Ohio, and Dennis Rosen of Wisconsin with Awards for Meritorious Service to Farmers Union and to American Agriculture, the highest honor presented by...
Aberdeen Farmer Elected Second Term as NFU Vice President
Family farmers and ranchers from across the nation elected Aberdeen farmer, Jeff Kippley to serve a second term as the National Farmers Union Vice President, March 11, during the organization’s national convention held in Scottsdale, Arizona. “There is more work to do, and I...
Banjo – Ruby’s True Identity
Last week Banjo and Tuff had an inkling that there might be something else behind the new raccoon’s recent welcoming to the ranch, and sure enough they saw her with the band of coyotes at the caverns. What is Ruby up to hanging around with...
Reader Opinion – Aggregated Ag Data Should Be Public in Real Time
Aggregated Ag data being harvested from producers should be publicly available to avoid market manipulation, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer told members of the Montana Legislature’s Interim Committee on Economic Affairs this week in Helena. The committee has been tasked with how ag data...
Reader Opinion – Awaited Rule, Part I
R-CALF USA has worked closely with the past three Administrations to encourage them to write the rules and regulations needed to properly implement and enforce the over 100-year-old Packers and Stockyards Act. Specifically, we asked for rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions...
Letter to the Editor – “Cowgirl Nutrition” Beef Checkoff Correction
In the February 22, 2024, issue of Western Ag Reporter, Barbara Intermill, author of “Cowgirl Nutrition,” stated that “the NCBA sponsored Beef Checkoff Program is a national marketing and research program funded by producers to increase the demand for beef at home and abroad.” I feel...
It’s the Pitts – Law and Odor
There should be a law against people who smell bad. And this is coming from a guy who, on many occasions, was smellier than Taco Bell on a bad bean day. This law of mine would be directly aimed at those foreign exchange students (from...
Editor’s Perspective – Reflecting on Wildfires
It’s too early in the year to be thinking about wildfires. It’s hard to imagine that we’re seeing wildfires of historic proportions in March. Unfortunately, it seems like every producer experiences some form of natural disaster over the years – whether it’s a major drought...