Worries of Milk Price Drop Weigh on Dairy Farmers
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
With milk prices reaching record-high levels this year,...
Senate Ag Committee Passes Cattle Legislation in Nearly Unanimous Vote
Press Release Provided by US Cattleman’s Association
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry considered S. 3870, the...
Statement on End of First of Two Beef Checkoff Cases
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
On June 28th, the U.S. Supreme Court denied R-CALF USA’s petition requesting an appeal of the...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Extremely Different but Exactly the Same
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
I have had the privilege of being able to travel around much of the...
Cattle Ranchers, Land Trust Unite to Save Rangelands
By Edgar Sanchez, Reporter for Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Carefully steering an all-terrain vehicle, Scott Stone recently...
Basque Sheep Camp Coming to the Kern County Museum
Mike McCoy
Executive Director, Kern County Museum
By Mike McCoy, Executive Director, Kern County Museum
Basque immigrants from the Pyrenees mountains of France and...
R-CALF USA, MO Rancher Launch “No Rancher Left Behind” Campaign
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R-CALF USA has announced the launch of “No Rancher Left Behind,” a rancher/farmer conversation and awareness...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Do It Yourself and Find Out
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
There are a fair amount of folks that have been managed by someone who...
Bill Would Remove Regulatory Barrier to Financing of Processing Facilities
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On April 8th, Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) introduced the Amplifying Processing...
Two New Cattle Market Studies Validate Ranch Group’s Call for Meaningful Congressional Action
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On March 31st, R-CALF USA is calling on Congress to cease consideration of the Cattle Market...
Senators Release Updated Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act
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On March 28th, Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Ron...
EHV-1 Outbreak in Southern California
By Audrey Hill, Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
An outbreak of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1), a highly contagious respiratory disease in horses, is sweeping...
The Cattleman’s Corner: The Perfect Cow is Somewhere in the Middle
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The types of cattlemen fall somewhere along a bell curve; the vast majority are...
‘Narrow’ Ruling On Pork Law Does Not Apply To Producers
By Ching Lee Assistant Editor Ag Alert
Reprinted with permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
Legal challenges by grocers, restaurants and retailers...
RENEGADE ROUND-UP: Bakersfield College Animal Science Institute Naming Honors Memory of Professor and “Pork...
By Cheryl Scott, BC Foundation Executive Director
Cheryl Scott
BC Foundation
Executive Director
The memory of Billy Barnes, beloved Professor of Animal Science and former...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Ranch Magnetism
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Austin Snedden
Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
There are folks that have an unavoidable magnetism, or...
California Beef Council Announces New Producer Relations Manager
Press Release provided by the California Beef Council
The California Beef Council (CBC), the marketing order representing California’s cattle ranchers and beef...
Fauna Friends: Sophia & Gabriella Camou
Sophia CamouGabriella CamouSophia, age 14, has been showing for 5 years. Sophia has shown market goats, sheep, and Pygmy goats. Daily chores...
World Ag Expo 2022
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Spaces are marked, pavilions are built, and World Ag Expo® is ready to be...
White House Launches Action Plan To Restore Competition in the U.S. Cattle Industry
Press Release Provided by the US Cattlemen’s Association
On Monday January 3rd, the Biden-Harris Administration published its Action Plan for a Fairer,...
Agriculturalists From Kern and Sonoma Counties Win Young Farmers & Ranchers Awards
Press Release Provided by California Farm Bureau Federation
A Kern County couple who has expanded their almond business to include direct-to-consumer sales...
Ranch-to-customer Market Boosts Hearst Ranch Beef
By Christine Souza, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Christine Souza
Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Just off Highway 1,...
The Cattleman’s Corner: The Customer is Always Right
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
“The customer is always right” is an age old saying taught in business classes...
Agreement Reached on Cattle Market Reform Legislation
Press Release Provided by United States Cattlemen’s Association
On November 9th, U.S. Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jon Tester (D-MT),...
Mobile Meat Processing Aids Small Ranchers
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
As someone who opened a new mobile slaughter...
Press Release Provided by US Cattleman’s Association
Press Release Provided by US Cattleman’s Association
With only hours to spare, Congress on September 30th passed legislation to avoid a government...
Cattleman’s Corner: Cow Trails
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Of all the great philosophical arguments, and all the dominating current events, I feel...
Minnesota Federal Court Denies Packers’ Motion to Dismiss Cattle Antitrust Cases
R-CALF USA and Other Plaintiffs’ Case Proceeds to Discovery
Press Release Submitted by R-Calf USA
Today, the Federal District Court for the District...
Efforts Mount to Save Livestock From Wildfires
By Kevin Hecteman, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
The Dixie Fire, now the second-largest wildfire in...
USDA Will Begin Issuing New Market Reports Following USCA Request for Greater Transparency
Press Release Provided by the US Cattlemen’s Association
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that beginning Monday, August 9,...
