New USDA Competition Driver Applauded by Cattle Group
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
The largest U.S. producer-only cattle trade association, R-CALF USA, applauded the July 9th announcement by Secretary...
The Cattleman’s Corner: One Man’s Trash
By Austin SneddenRanching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
My grandfather would say in reference to the challenging short grass country that our family...
COMMENT: Grazing Provides Important Service on Public Lands
By Zippy Duvall President, American Farm Bureau Federation
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Take a drive through the countryside in...
North American Meat Institute Provides Facts on Common Beef Market Myths
Press Release Provided by North American Meat Institute
In May, the North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) released a document to...
USCA Statement on Meatpacking Lobby’s Report on “Beef Market Myths”
Press Release Provided by US Cattlemen's Association
Regarding the report being circulated on Capitol Hill by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI)...
USCA Applauds Bill to Establish Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters
Press Release Provided by US Cattlemans Association
On June 11th, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-MT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), and Mike Rounds (R-SD)...
Sheep Ranchers Face Drought, Wage Issue
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Parched pastures have forced many sheep ranchers...
Livestock Show is A-Go, but 2021 Fair is Cancelled
By Audrey Hill, Feature Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
On Monday May 17th, the Kern County Fair Board met to decide the fate...
Bureau of Livestock Identification to Lower Inspection Fees
Press Release provided by California Department of Food and Agriculture
CDFA’s Bureau of Livestock Identification (BLI) will lower inspection fees by 10...
The Cattleman’s Corner: OPINION: Park It
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The history of people in positions of power asking the commoners to do things...
Importer-controlled Cattle Exceed Purchases in Domestic Negotiated Cash Market
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently completed its reapportionment of the National Beef Checkoff Program...
Lack of Processing Hampers the Organic Meat Business
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
Despite rising demand for organic meat, some California...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Drafting Genetic Quality in You
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
A lot of parallels can be made between a professional sports team drafting new...
Imports of Cattle and Beef Hit Historical High in 2020
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) recently released cattle and beef trade data for December provide...
The Impact of Fencing on California Agriculture
By Mike McCoy, Executive Director, Kern County Museum
Mike McCoy
Executive Director, Kern County Museum
One of the most popular themes in classic cowboy...
USCA: “The Enormity of Loss Associated With a Potential Outbreak of FMD Within the...
Press Release Provided by the US Cattlemen’s Association
On January 5th 2021, the United States Cattlemen’s Association submitted comments on the Petition...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Cattle Need More Flex
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
From a plane window, thirty thousand feet above the ground, one can take in...
Lack of Processing Slows Local-Meat Sales
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from the California Farm Bureau Federation
With business booming for small meatpackers and...
From the Beginning: Agriculture was Bakersfield’s Cornerstone
By Mike McCoy, Executive Director, Kern County Museum
Mike McCoy
Executive Director, Kern County Museum
The southern San Joaquin Valley first came into European...
Ranch Group Files Brief to Prevent the USDA from Preempting False Advertising Claims for...
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
On December 7th, R-CALF USA submitted a motion to file a friend-of-the-court brief and a brief...
USCA Comments on Latest Change to Packers and Stockyards Act
Press Release Provided by the US Cattlemen’s Association
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a final rule to...
USCA Supports a Beef Checkoff Program Accountable to the Producers It Intends to Serve
Press Release Provided by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association
The United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) supports a Beef Checkoff program that is accountable...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Kern County Cattleman and Cattle Try to Keep America Great Again
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
On October 14, 2020 in Fallon, Nevada, approximately 700 ranchers and patriots gathered from...
USCA Sends Letter Over Concerns with Mexican Beef
Press Release Provided by US Cattlemen’s Association
On September 8th, the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) sent a letter to leaders at...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Sometimes It Takes Unconventional
By Austin SneddenRanching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
When you are forty miles from town and a sixty-year-old galvanized tank is leaking water...
KCFB Young Farmers & Ranchers
By Lindsey Mebane, President, Kern County Young Farmers & Ranchers
Fall is upon us and busy seasons seem to be the norm...
Carrots Put Kern on the Map
By Mike McCoy, Executive Director, Kern County Museum
I was on a remote trout stream in Colorado a few years ago when...
USDA Announces Changes to Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Program
Press Release Provided by the US Cattlemen’s Association
USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin (LGM) insurance...
USCA, NFU, and Others Request Hearing on Livestock Reporting Rule
Press Release Provided by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association
On Wednesday July 1st, the United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA), National Farmers Union (NFU),...
The Cattleman’s Corner: There Aren’t Enough Hands For Your Style of Cowboyin’
By Austin SneddenContributor, Valley Ag Voice
Have you ever worked cows with someone that has only worked with big crews? They dive...
