New Carbon Tale Featuring (Grass-Fed) Cow Tails

New Carbon Tale Featuring (Grass-Fed) Cow Tails

We all love a good grass-fed, grass-finished beef cattle carbon emissions story—and JBS Farm Assurance, along with IntegrityAg and the Australian Meat Processor Corporation came in clutch with just the tale. Once upon a time: There were 176 carbon footprints from...
Pouring Funds into Water Conservation

Pouring Funds into Water Conservation

Funds for farmers to keep farming—but with less water—are headed west.  Downpourload: Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an effort to save up to 50K acre-feet of H2O across 250K acres of traditionally irrigated farmland. Think drought-impacted places like...
U.S. Milk Output Up, Farms Down

U.S. Milk Output Up, Farms Down

A recent USDA study highlighted changes in the U.S. dairy industry.    Facing the moo-sic: The number of dairy farms are declining. Yet U.S. milk production continues to rise as industry consolidation and technological advancements increase output.  The USDA’s...
Payout Coming for Minority Farmers

Payout Coming for Minority Farmers

The Biden administration is making it rain with $2B in direct payments for Black and other minority farmers who have faced discrimination by the USDA in farm loan programs or didn’t receive equitable access to federal resources prior to the Biden administration. The...