"We find that a lot of people with disabilities have problems handing traditionally large livestock. Cows and horses are big animals, and if you have mobility issues or balance issues, and you can't get out of the way of a…
The ruling comes nearly two weeks after a Wisconsin judge ruled similarly regarding a suit brought by a dozen white farmers insisting that they be included in the relief program. Andrew Trunsky Daily Caller Another Judge Temporarily Blocks Biden’s Debt Relief Program…
A South Dakota farmer is suing the federal government after its Agriculture Department ordered him not to farm his farm. It seems the Washington bureaucrats have determined that a mud puddle in one of his fields is a protected "wetlands."…
USDA To Implement President Trump’s Executive Order On Meat and Poultry Processors (Washington, D.C., April 28, 2020) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to keep meat and…
“This agreement strengthens the already strong partnership between the Forest Service and the State of Utah,” said Perdue. “Through shared stewardship, Utah and the Forest Service are working together to identify landscape-scale priorities and build capacity to improve forest conditions.”…
...all the beef and pork derived from imported live cattle and hogs from Canada and Mexico that are slaughtered in the United States is deemed to be a product of the United States. This means the beef and pork from…
This program, if implemented, could potentially give third-parties, including extremist animal rights groups such as ASPCA, HSUS, and PETA, authority over animal and livestock inspection and certification processes, with little or no accountability to the public. Comments by editor The…
...R-CALF USA claims there was no such consensus by commenters and, in fact, many if not most commenters were adamantly opposed to both the proposal to add younger cattle as well as to require electronic ear tags. Tri-state Livestock News…
In other words, like many – if not most – government bureaus, the US Department of Agriculture effectively regulates to the benefit of large businesses at the expense of smaller competitors. Maine is leading the charge against this kind of…
This year-to-date, 47,700 wildfires have burned 8 million acres across the country, with the majority of the devastation in the states of California and Montana. High-profile fires in Yosemite and Glacier National Parks have caught national headlines, however millions of…