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Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida on Thursday, Sept. 26, and is affecting several states in the southeast. Resources are available for disaster relief.
Removal of the 84 turbines erected beginning 10 years ago without a mining permit from the Osage Nation ends a long legal battle and will cost the developers $300 million.
Oklahoma National Stockyards’ owners and nearby businesses fear their livelihood could be infringed if Oklahoma County commissioners seek to use imminent domain to acquire land for the county’s new jail site.
After Texas renovated a highway, Richie DeVillier’s ranch experienced catastrophic flooding that destroyed his crops and killed his cattle. A seven-year legal battle ensued, which now heads to the Supreme Court.
For long-term success, farm leaders should regularly assess the landscape of their operation and adjust their strategies accordingly.
Cliff Becker, Vice President of New Campus Development for the American Royal, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 30th while visiting family in California.
The gray wolves relocated from Oregon to Colorado have a lengthy rap sheet. Maybe the secret reintroduction ceremony included a secret clemency grant from the Governor.
One of the things I love most about Christmas trees is the power they evoke to simply remember. Here are some special livestock-themed Christmas trees filled with memories to last a lifetime.
Fifteen years into growing a farm and a family together, everything changed for Ron and Sherri Prins and their four young kids. A diagnosis made the couple lean on their faith and on one another more than ever before.
Producers From Arkansas, Iowa and South Dakota Named Finalists for Prestigious Top Producer of the Year Award.
These 10 steps can help keep your employees from walking away.
The Grinch is writing closeouts ahead of the holidays as cattle and hog profit margins tumble to their lowest point since the summer of 2020, just months into the COVID pandemic.
The future home of the American Royal moves forward on facility to “create a food and agriculture innovation district that will be unlike any other in the world,” said Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
Maybe it’s because I’m a farm kid at heart, but I think the best Halloween costume ideas come straight from the farm. And I’m not the only one on our team here at Farm Journal who feels that way.
Working off a big trade the previous week and slowed production, packers were reluctant to purchase cattle but the futures market took a dip and buyers stepped in at steady money and gathered inventory.
Less than 5% of new grads choose rural food animal practice. That needs to change to protect the U.S. food supply and public health. Contacting legislators is one way farmers and ranchers can weigh in and help.
Eight beef packing projects are in various stages of completion that could add 10% to total industry capacity; is it needed? What potential headwinds might these ventures face?
Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has been looking into various ways to reduce methane emissions, including culling 200,000 cows over the next three years.
A fraudulent cattle scheme allegedly orchestrated by a Kentucky cattleman has left investors and a financial institution reeling under a $100 million loss.
As misinformation regarding the use of mRNA vaccines in livestock filter through social media, there are facts begging to be set straight.
In celebration of National Ag Day and National Ag Week, the 2023 Feeding the Economy report shows just how vital the industry is to U.S. families, communities and the world.
USDA issued a proposed rulemaking on Monday that would effectively close the “Product of the U.S.A.” loophole that has been in effect since the repeal of COOL in 2015.
EPA is proposing changes to rodenticides that would result in canceling products and uses, adding more requirements to labels, and reclassifying some products to restricted use pesticides. Here’s what you need to know.
Casual Cattle Conversations guest Zack Lindsley encourages producers to find technology that make their operations more efficient and provides a return on investment.
Harvested fed steer and heifer head counts outpaced the same weeks in 2023, with 501K and 492K in the past two weeks.
Conclusions show producers should consider weather when making decisions about stocking rates and grazing continuity.
From a tattered farm two years ago after a tornado flattened the Leach’s dairy in Linwood, Kansas, to a farm with new barns and new life, the Leach family says the journey to rebuild wasn’t easy, but it was worth it.
Jesse Heimer set out to produce a song and music video that embodies what stock show families live, breathe and dream. Over time, Heimer’s plan grew into an anthem that all of agriculture can appreciate.
On a harsh winter day in 2018, Robbie Polk chanced upon a dinosaur suspended in ice.
In 2017, Bob Recker kicked open the door on 60” row corn, and exposed a ton of questions on sunlight capture, weed suppression, cover crops, and much more.
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