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PIERRE, S.D.-Â Cattlemen and other industry stakeholders met during the annual South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association Convention in Pierre, Dec. 12-13. The event serves as a platform for ranchers to debate and pass policy important to South Dakota and the U.S. as a whole including cybersecurity, which was on the agenda this year. Another part of […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A recently introduced piece of legislation would improve grazing rights for U.S. Forest Service national grasslands permit holders. Under current Federal Land Policy and Management Act rules, ranchers with permits on national grasslands do not have the same rights as those who have grazing permits on Bureau of Land Management and national […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 3.1 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grassland Signup, the highest in history. This program allows producers and landowners to continue grazing and haying practices while protecting grasslands and promoting plant […]
BROOKINGS, SD – What is good for the environment can also be profitable for livestock producers. “By intensively managing grazing, producers can make money converting marginally productive cropland back to grassland, while at the same time reducing agriculture’s impact on the environment,” said South Dakota State University assoc iate professor Tong Wang. Wang, fellow Ness […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Agricultural producers and landowners can apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup until Aug. 20. This year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated signup options to provide greater incentives for producers and increase the program’s conservation and climate benefits, including setting a minimum rental rate and identifying two national […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The USDA has set a July 23 deadline for agricultural producers and landowners to apply for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) General signup 56. Additionally, the Farm Service Agency will accept applications for CRP Grasslands from July 12 to Aug. 20. This year, USDA updated both signup options to provide greater incentives […]
