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Consider contacting your federal legislators to protect your children's ability to work on your family farm.

Herds with 300 or more cows will need 180 days of manure storage.

Holsum Dairies is one of four dairies recognized in the first-ever U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards.

As news of "pink slime" goes viral, beef advocates work to provide consumers and producers with facts.

The “30x20” effort hopes to grow the state’s milk production to 30 billion pounds by 2020, a 15% increase over the next eight years and a doubling of the annual rate of growth.

The government is trying to tell farmers and ranchers that it knows what’s best for your children.

Upper Mississippi’s lock-and-dam decision dilemma.

Buckle up—here’s what you can expect by 2030.

The program has gained widespread support from key organizations, including Elanco, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the Center for Advanced Energy Studies/Idaho National Laboratory, USDA, the World Wildlife Fund, MilkPEP and the Dairy Research Institute.

Effective July 1, herds larger than the trigger levels will be required to have 180 days of manure storage, up from the current 120-day limit.

Sustainability was a hot topic at the 2012 Ag Issues Forum in Nashville, Tenn. A panel of experts discussed its importance for agriculture in the coming years.

The need for increased food production and the role farmers will play in the issue was a hot topic at the Ag Issues Forum in Nashville, Tenn.

To stay competitive for farm employees, producers are boosting benefits.

The Farm Journal Foundation announced today that its nonprofit initiative Farmers Feeding the World is making its largest single commitment to date, giving $1 million to Heifer International.

Bayer CropScience and Ducks Unlimited have teamed up with a new program that creates duck habitat out of winter wheat fields.

Jersey milk leads to a hugely significant reduction in water use and greenhouse gas emissions, it was claimed at a South West conference.Speaking at the Creating our Golden Future conference, organised by the UK Jerseys Cattle Society and held at the Royal Bath & West of England showground at Shepton Mallet, Dr Jude Capper, of Washington State University, reported on her research which compared Jersey and Holstein milk in the USA.

Effective leadership starts with choices.

I credit the learning experiences related to “mismanaging” people as a part of our farm success.

Feedback to enhance the work environment.

Spending time with Paul and Phyllis Van Amburgh and their five children on their Dharma Lea dairyfarm can make life here appear enviable.Sure, the work is hard and the days are long. But the Van Amburghs get to spend time together and they enjoy a close relationship with the land and their animals.But that's the pastoral version of life on a small family farm. And the Van Amburghs, now in their fifth year, know that farming -- dairyfarming, especially -- is mainly about survival.

The global agribusiness company has pledged $10 billion for research and development to bring 4,000 new products to the global market by the year 2020.

The Department of Labor says it will re-propose the "parental exemption" portion of the child labor rule, but farm groups say the rule still needs more work.

The U.S. Department of Labor said it will be revising and re-proposing the portion of the rule that interprets “parental exemption.”

It’s time to steward agriculture technology.

Owners John and Celia Harrison received the award, which recognizes U.S. dairy producers that apply creativity, excellence and forward thinking to achieve greater on-farm productivity and improved milk marketing.

High input costs led to shortage of organic milk supply in 2011.

Will consumers believe the farmer angle or will they see the ads as simply a sustainability promotion by McDonald’s?

If you must apply manure in winter, do so to fields with the lowest risk of runoff.

The cut-off date for the current Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) ranking period has been extended to January 27, 2012. Producers may be eligible for CSP payments.

A recent study shows that farmers, more than any other segment of agriculture, are responsible for paying the transportation costs from the farm to the dinner plate.

A new study finds the Great Plains region is currently a “carbon sink,” meaning it takes up more carbon than it emits.

Stricter regulations bring new training requirements

Look to margins for answers on expansion decisions in 2012

Producers detail impact of eighth largest bankruptcy in U.S. history

The bin building boom strengthens the grain supply chain.

Jersey cows required 20% less total feedstuffs by weight and 32% less water to produce the same amount of milkfat and protein as Holstein cows.

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Midwest water quality research on hypoxia management is a work in progress.

California researchers have found a way to triple the amount of starch that is stored in plant stems.

Farmers and communities make electricity with wind.

Cover crops and no-till boost soil quality and yield.

To support our population jump from 7 billion to 9 billion by 2050, a 70% increase in food production is required.

Funding is available right now to help producers address on-farm energy use and increase efficiency.

This concept tractor has evolved and will be put to work in Summer 2012 on an Italian farm.

Will a balance of power temper success?

In October, Versatile built its 100,000th tractor at its Winnipeg, Canada, factory. Also, read facts on the U.S. railway system.

Hunger is complicated, but that isn’t stopping farmer and philanthropist Howard G. Buffett from devoting his namesake foundation to putting an end to the problem.

Make those involved in your farming operation engaged and connected.

The video also serves as a library of facts that dairy farmers can reference in talking to consumers about the dairy industry.

As the Washington Department of Ecology searches for ways to improve water quality in the Little Spokane River, state officials are looking for ways to engage private landowners. Landowners hold the key to reducing pollutants such as phosphorus and fecal coliform bacteria in the water.