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Congress Mulls Bills Meant to Help Ranchers Defend Calves From Vultures
Congress Mulls Bills Meant to Help Ranchers Defend Calves From Vultures

While estimates suggest that black vultures are responsible for the loss of thousands of calves every year, as a protected species, the bird may not be killed without a permit.

Ag Policy
50-year-old Endangered Species Act Finally Has a Manual for Farmers
50-year-old Endangered Species Act Finally Has a Manual for Farmers

A half-century after Richard Nixon signed it into law, the Endangered Species Act now has a user manual to help farmers, thanks to the National Agricultural Law Center.

Mary Hightower
Industry
U.S. Malaria Cases Emphasize Need for Insect Protection
U.S. Malaria Cases Emphasize Need for Insect Protection

While the risk of malaria infection remains low, the CDC says Anopheles mosquito vectors, found throughout many regions of the country, are capable of transmitting malaria if they feed on a malaria-infected person.

Mary Hightower
Beef Production
US Hay Stocks Fall to Lowest Level Since ’74
US Hay Stocks Fall to Lowest Level Since ’74

High fertilizer prices and drought in 2022 handed hay production in the United States its biggest decline in 11 years with stocks at their lowest level since data collection began, according NASS.

Mary Hightower