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The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) has released its draft Principles and Criteria for Global Sustainable Beef document for public comment.

Livestock producers appreciate the value of livestock production records. Records are important for evaluating past decisions and planning for progress in their herd or flock. Pasture records are just as valuable.

Easter sales rank just behind July Fourth and Christmas. Fresh produce adorns every part of the big meal. It’s important to prepare a produce merchandising scheme now to maximize sales and profit margins. Here are a f

Why is it so difficult to agree on a “globally acceptable” definition of sustainability?

Conservation technology and sustainability take center stage

Canada’s two major railways will each be required to ship a minimum of 500,000 metric tons of grain each week to clear a crop backlog stuck on the prairies.

A group of farmers and business owners sued the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Wednesday, saying the agency's decisions since 2006 have contributed to major flooding in five states.

Arguably the most important resource category on a cattle operation is human capital – a fancy term for the people involved in the operation.

A week before his 2015 budget is released, Obama is reviving his proposals for infrastructure spending with a four-year, $302 billion package of projects.

New Worldwatch Institute study examines the slow growth of global agricultural populations and the vast disparity between continents.

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In the State of the Union address, President Obama pushed immigration reform to the top of his to-do list this year.

Agricultural operations face increased federal scrutiny of worker classification, which should motivate farmers to carefully document labor, experts say.

Energy use is a major cost for farms. Knowing where that money is going can be benefit to dairy producers.

Seeing the challenges farmers in the developing world face made philanthropist Howard Buffett realize how important conservation practices are for all farmers.

Direct linkages can be found between farm efficiency and carbon emissions and sequestration, according to “Factors Affecting Cow-Calf Herd Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” a Texas A&M AgriLife Research paper recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

The federal government is setting aside $35 million over three years to help landowners conserve wetlands and grasslands in the five-state Prairie Pothole Region.

Innovation, Choice and Trade - the Three Pillars for Ensuring a Food Secure World before 2050.

Larger firms have to cover at least 70% of the workforce starting next year, the Internal Revenue Service said in a rule issued Monday.

During the National Cattlemen's Beef Association’s Cattlemen’s College a panel discussion was given by cattlemen who shared their thoughts on “What Were the Smartest Things Our Families Did to Maintain Ranch Profitability, Sustainability and Family Values?”

Read articles and view speakers’ presentations from the 2014 Top Producer Seminar, which was held in Chicago, Ill., last week.

Dried distillers grains (DDGS) prices continue to rise to considerably higher levels than what livestock producers are accustomed to paying.

Employees are a vital component to your business. Use these tips to make sure you are fully maximizing their talent and your operation’s results.

Few elements of farm management have as much impact on productivity and profits as employee management.

A new multi-study analysis of oxygen barrier film shows reduced dry matter losses, less visible spoilage and increased aerobic stability.

Even the best rations can be undermined by management issues and unknown or unaccounted-for herd dynamics.

Feeding high levels of forage requires a positive mindset of the entire farm team.

UC Davis' Frank Mitloehner is clearing the air on the real amount of livestock emissions.

To help prepare you for the road ahead, Top Producer will host its annual Tomorrow’s Top Producer conference Jan. 28 in Chicago.

Businesses often hire new employees to alleviate the work load of others, but they can’t just be thrown into the mix and expected to succeed.

Bioplastics and biochemicals made from the sugar and sometimes protein of corn, soybeans and other crops will likely never replace ethanol as one of corn’s key markets.

Chief says Feb. 7 deadline makes it possible for more producers to apply.

Sustainability is still an elusive industry watchword.

The days might be shorter in the winter, but that doesn’t mean farmers spend less time tending to their operational duties.

Female farmers might never be the majority, but they will be formative players in the future of agriculture.

Anyone who has dealt with installing three-phase electrical power from a main line to remote areas such as irrigation well sites has suffered sticker shock.

Figuring out what it will take to feed the world by 2050 preoccupies national security analysts on a daily basis.

Lower corn prices can translate to 50¢ to 75¢/cow/day feed savings.

Cell phones and remote diagnostics are changing the equipment maintenance process.

Indiana farmer Kip Tom challenges farmers to do more with less.

A recent study debunks the myth that livestock production diverts food from starving people.

Hire based on attitude, not aptitude alone, keeping the culture of your operation in mind.

With recent updates and emerging partnerships, John Deere operators are one step closer to fully integrated and wireless data transfer from the field.

New NCGA Good Steward Recognition Program will highlight best management practices in sustainable farming.

If you want to avoid on-farm accidents, here are a few ways to promote health and safety in your operation.

More than 25% of global agricultural production happens in regions that are under high or extremely high water stress.

Introduced by Sustainable Technologies, the VariSun Controller uses captured sunlight to power irrigation pumps.

Rooted in the millennial old concept of bartering is a new formula for success—trading custom work.

This dairy farmers’ group and DFA have invested in a $12 million plant with high hopes for setting a new course in the marketing of more local, sustainable, traceable dairy products.

A central New York dairy farm expects to save $30,000 a year on its electric bill with its new solar panels, installed for about $900,000 including a state grant.