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Dave Aiken, UNL Ag Economist Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or “handshake” agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have ...
As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat stress for feedlot cattle—affecting everything from health to performance and ...
Many rodeo competitors strive to win a world championship. Some strive to win three. In one year. Meet Hadley Thompson, Yoder ...
Rural Prosperity Nebraska is now accepting proposals from Nebraska communities interested in hosting the Connecting ...
In 2024, the Wyoming Regional Food Business Center (WYRFBC) team launched the Startup Business Builder grant program. The ...
Washington—A group of Montana Farm Bureau members brought concerns of the organization’s farmers and ranchers on an action-packed visit to the nation’s capital last week as part of their Washington, D ...
Few things define the essence of a ranch or family like a generational brand.  Whether a lazy this or rocking that, a family will come to identify with those letters and numbers, wearing them ...
The Labor Department said this week it will temporarily suspend the collection of H-2A labor certification fees to “move toward accepting electronic fees,” according to a Federal Register notice.The ...
American agriculture has a growing need to strengthen its defenses against cyber assaults. The computers, sensors, GPS and cloud-based data systems that help producers boost productivity also increase ...
If ever proof was needed for the Western adage that “whiskey is for drinkin’, water is for fightin’,” one has only to look at the recent lawsuit filed by Nebraska with the U.S. Supreme ...
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today vigorously defended the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize the Agriculture Department at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. “President ...
The Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND) has formally reached out to our state veterinarians, urging them to support the indefinite closure of the U.S.–Mexico border to live cattle ...