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California farmers feel more threatened by climate policy than they do by climate change, according to a new study from the University of California — Davis.
The study, published in the journal Global Environmental Change, found that the greatest climate risk Yolo County farmers believe they face in the future is not drought, water shortages or temperature changes, but government regulations.
Traveling the winding roads of rural New York, more than 220 Angus breeders from 27 states and Canada, visited farms and historical attractions during the 2013 National Angus Conference and Tour (NAC&T), held Aug. 27-30. The event was sponsored by Purina Mills.
Global agriculture firm H.J. Baker & Bro. Inc. has opened its Innovation Lab at the company’s Connecticut headquarters, which aims to identify market opportunities across the feed, fertilizer and sulphur business areas. The person who will head up the new lab as director is Louis Angerame.
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) is inviting the public to help choose the name of the cartoon character modeled after the REAL Seal (RS) logo. The character greets visitors to the website and will be used in other applications in the future.
There are endless ways for dairy producers to increase efficiency and boost the bottom line. Technology advancements such as robotic milking systems and innovative harvesting practices have certainly played a vital role in helping farmers get the most from their farms and their cows.
In multiple circles the cattle industry has a renewed sense of optimism with possible beef cow herd expansion being thoroughly discussed again. Underlying this optimism is a growing view that many cow-calf operators are nearing a situation of being not only able to physically add breeding stock, but also that operators have forward-looking profit expectations that warrant expansion.
