Cargill to Lay Off 178 Workers Ahead of Fresno Meat Plant Sale
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
Cargill is set to lay off 178 workers from its meat processing plant in Fresno, California, ahead...
Kern County Teachers Receive Ag Education at Annual Seminar
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
Teachers throughout Kern County and beyond gathered at the Kern Agricultural Pavilion this week, receiving...
Saddle Up and Celebrate National Day of the Cowboy
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
National Day of the Cowboy, on the fourth Saturday in July, celebrates the hardworking symbol of the...
USDA Cuts Data Collections Programs
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service hosted a webinar on May 8 to discuss recently discontinued data...
Second-Largest Almond Harvest Predicted for 2024, USDA Adjusts Federal Marketing Order
By Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
California almonds are estimated to come in at 3 billion pounds this year according to...
Kern County Brings Back Dairy Princess Program
By Valley Ag Voice Staff
The Dairy Princess Program for District 6 — Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara counties —...
Progressive by Tradition
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
In a historically patriarchal society, agriculture has several women in leadership at the ground...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Social Engineering Through the Lens of Sustainability
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The word “sustainability” has been co-opted to mean something different than its literal definition,...
American Cattle Producers Grateful for Packers and Stockyards Act Win
Press release provided by R-Calf USA
On March 5, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued its final rule providing clarification as to what constitutes...
New Census Shows Cattle and Sheep Industries Continue Steep Declines
Alarming Exodus of America’s Beef Cattle Operations.
Press release provided by R-Calf USA
BILLINGS, Mont., – The release of the 2022 Census of...
OPINIONS: Cash Cow
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Every business owner, regardless of industry, dreams of a more passive income, cash flow...
OPINION: Progress?
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
I was recently at a meeting where a panel of genetic lab vendors were...
Seed Stock Royalty
Originally published in July 2023 print edition.
Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Purebred cattle are often perceived as “royalty” compared to their commercial...
U.S. Cattle Producers to Discuss Beef Checkoff Program, Public Lands Rule In Reno
Originally published in July 2023 print edition.
Press Release Provided by the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) will meet in Reno, Nevada...
Ag Digest: Animal Welfare Labeling, Cattle Shortage, and Legislative Battles
Top Agriculture Stories This Week.
Natalie Willis, Reporter, Valley Ag Voice
Recent events in the agricultural industry have heightened tensions among Central Valley...
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Applauds Introduction of DRIVE Act
Press release provided by U.S. Cattleman’s Association
On Tuesday, May 2, 2023, Representative Josh Brecheen (R-OK), a fourth-generation rancher and former trucking...
Guide to Bidding at a Live Auction
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Live auctions with a good auctioneer are exciting and usually the best way to...
USDA Answers Usca Petition; Proposes To Close “Product of The U.S.A.” Loophole
Press release provided by the US Cattlemen’s Association
On March 6th the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a proposed rulemaking to...
OPINION: Still Waiting for Country of Origin Labels on Beef
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
It seems absurd that we are still talking about this, but lobbying power has...
USCA Joins Large Coalition Urging Enactment of The American Beef Labeling Act
Press release provided by the US Cattleman’s Association
On January 10th, 50 cattle, farm, rural and consumer groups sent a joint letter...
Minnesota Court Folds Large Retailers into Packer Antitrust Suit
Press Release Provided by R-CALF USA
Several large retailers and wholesalers (including Sysco, US Foods, Kroger, Hy-Vee, Albertson, Associated Grocers, Subway, SuperValu,...
The Cattleman’s Corner: The Carrot on a Stick
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
Austin Snedden
Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
We have all heard the saying, and probably many...
Dairy Digesters Use Cow Power to Make Clean Energy
By Ching Lee, Assistant Editor, Ag Alert
Reprinted with Permission from California Farm Bureau Federation
With more than 100 methane digesters operating in...
Ranch Group Urges USDA Not to Tie RFID Eartags to Livestock Indemnity Regulations
Press Release by R-CALF USA
In November R-CALF USA submitted formal comments to the advance notice issued in September by the U.S....
Cattlemen’s Association Encouraged by Funding Delivered to Local Meat Processors
Press Release Provided by U.S. Cattleman’s Association
On Wednesday November 2nd, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the first-round recipients of the...
The Cattleman’s Corner: Terminal Force
By Austin Snedden, Ranching Contributor, Valley Ag Voice
The cattle industry in general has a magnetic force towards terminal traits. It is...
