Insect vector transmitted diseases can cause severe disease in wildlife, and in some instances, domestic livestock. Read more

With colder weather just around the corner, many farmers and ranchers are preparing to store machinery for the winter. Rodents will be eyeing that same machinery for another reason—as a cozy place to shelter for a few months. Read more

Researchers from the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) have been awarded a $10 million grant by the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to find ways to sustain irrigated agriculture while improving groundwater quantity and quality in the Southwest under a changing climate. Read more

President Joe Biden’s White House remains determined to address climate change, as the Biden-Harris administration on Oct. 15 released a “comprehensive, governmentwide strategy” to look at the systemic risks climate change poses for families, businesses and the economy.  Read more

New research found mixed results on the effects of hunting regulations on population growth of two species of sage grouse in western North America. Read more

Agricultural groups are frustrated over the lack of any new trade talks by the Biden administration, especially in southeast Asia, as other countries now increasingly want to join the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Read more

A federal judge has approved an agreement between a pair of conservation groups and two federal agencies to restrict cattle grazing on the Verde River in Arizona.  Read more

Consumers can expect higher prices and fewer options for whole turkeys leading into this Thanksgiving, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Read more

Most would agree that planning ahead is one of the best ways to meet a goal, and that is true of the cow herd as well, say the experts at Kansas State (K-State) University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Read more

“The United States produces 18 percent of the world’s beef with 6 percent of the world’s cattle. That’s why genetics are important,” said Alison Van Eenennaam, Ph.D., professor of Cooperative Extension in animal genomics and biotechnology at the University of California, Davis.  Read more

The combination of drought impacts and high crop prices means that beef cattle producers face significantly higher feed costs this winter. Increased feed costs have been impacting feedlots for several months, and the impacts will grow as cow-calf and stocker/background producers face additional feed and supplement needs this winter.  Read more

An analysis by a watchdog group showed the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) routinely ignored the effects of livestock grazing on the decline of sage grouse habitat.  Read more

After selling the properties from Easterday Farms and Easterday Ranches in bankruptcy to Farmland Reserve Inc. for $209 million, two insurance companies still asserted claims from the sale proceeds, despite being reimbursed.  Read more

For rural residents who rely on their own wells for household use, testing is often the only line of defense in protecting families and animals from unsafe drinking water. Read more