Headlines of the Week

Biden proposal would let conservationists lease public land much as drillers and ranchers do. NBC

Half of the American West out of drought, but not fully recovered following massive winter storms. FOX News

USA has smallest beef herd in 60 years. Black Hills Pioneer

USDA raises most meat production estimates. Brownfield Ag News

Livestock loss could bring $30K per animal under Colorado’s wolf restoration plan. Kiowa County Press

Rural America Added 738,000 Jobs in Last Two Years but Still Falls Short of Pre-Pandemic Employment. The Daily Yonder

For Western ranchers, harsh weather has meant brutal losses during prime calving season. Marketplace

Doctor shortages distress rural America, where few residency programs exist. The Nevada Independent

Meet Ginger the Calf: How gene-editing could change the livestock industry. RFD-TV

Agriculture leaders urge a stronger farm safety net at U.S. Senate farm bill hearing. Missouri Independent

Speaker tells ranchers why ‘red meat is good for you.’ Capital Press

AROUND THE WEB

SCIENCE X DAILY

Indigenous knowledge and the myth of ‘wilderness’

 

AMERICAN MIND

Blue America Needs Red America

CA SUNDAY MAGAZINE

“Gone”: The Paradise Fire

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

One of the Pandemic’s Big Winners: Hunting

FEATURES

  • 11 Life Lessons from Horse Trainer Grant Golliher

    Grant Golliher is a horse trainer, author, and speaker. He owns and operates Diamond Cross Ranch outside Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where he hosts corporate events drawing leadership lessons from horse training. Grant was kind enough to share with us some of the lessons about leadership he teaches through training horses.

  • Hunting Revolution: The American Field-to-Table Movement

    New hunter numbers increased in 2020, reversing a decades-long declining trend. “We haven’t seen these trends before. More millennials, more younger-generation people, more people of color, women are embracing hunter and field-to-table movements, filling their freezers with fresh meat, embracing safety and self-resiliency,” Chris Metz, the CEO of Vista Outdoors, told FOX

June Opinion

GOP reps shred President Biden for ‘absolutely’ turning his back against US farmers. FOX News

Four Challenges Will Shape Next Farm Bill, and How the US Eats. Lancaster Farming

Montana’s farmers and ranchers would bear the brunt of a federal asset tax. Daily Inter Lake

Farmers and Ranchers Call for Checkoff Reform in Defiance of Industry Pressure on Congress. Tri-State Livestock News

The Path To Ending Hunger Starts With Putting Farmers, Fishers, And Ranchers First. Forbes

Biden is quietly attacking rural America: Rep. Ashley Hinson. FOX Business

Will the last independent cattle producer please turn off the lights? Tri-State Livestock News

While cattle prices continue to rise, high production costs, inflation undercut profits. Magnolia Reporter

What of this mRNA injection? Tri-State Livestock News

June Outlook

Beginning farmers, ranchers increase in Arkansas as total farm numbers decrease. Public Radio from UA Little Rock

‘Revolutionary’ gene editing of plants will change agriculture forever. The Jerusalem Post

I went to Tractor Supply and saw why Wall Street loves the rural retailer, but I wasn’t convinced of its appeal to millennial and Gen Z shoppers.

Business Insider

What makes AM radio so popular with rural Americans? RFD-TV

Low-stress cattle handling’s effect on improved health, productivity. BEEF Magazine

Which states have seen the most farm closures recently? RFD-TV

Farmers with Military Service are Unsung Heroes of American Ag. USDA

Rural grocery stores are dying. Here’s how some small towns are trying to save them. Oregon Public Radio

Wyoming Sheep Rancher Says Coyotes Guard His Flock, As Does Eagle-Stomping Ewe

Cowboy State Daily

Meet the female rancher fighting to make your clothes out of American wool

Fast Company

Texas’ Most Legendary Steakhouse Is a Small Town Wonder — the Magic of Perini Ranch Reaches 40 Years

Paper City Mag

Shining a light on women in agriculture in NY, increase in women who choose farm work

Spectrum News 1

Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks

The Economist

Dublin Declaration: Over 1000 Scientists Defend Livestock

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Over 1000 scientists have signed a declaration asserting the importance of animal agriculture in protest of plant-based proselytizing. Meat and dairy products are ancient food sources, part of the human diet since cave renderings. Human history is interwoven with animal husbandry as sustainer and driving force, from the fermented dairy cultures of Mongolia to the

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