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The day-long event, which includes a dairy panel, will explore trends in energy rates, renewable energy and energy efficiency opportunities.

As Greg Dell reviews the three years he and his family have spent developing a succession plan for their Westminster, Md., farm, he remembers how overwhelmed everyone was by the process in the beginning.

Half of the Earth’s land mass is made up of rangelands, which include grasslands and savannas, yet they are being transformed at an alarming rate.

Such crop switching is one sign of a sweeping transformation going on in California--the nation’s biggest agricultural state by value--driven by a three-year drought that climate scientists say is a glimpse of a drier future.

Governor Jerry Brown and California Democratic lawmakers enlisted business support of a $7.2 billion plan composed mostly of new bonds for water storage and delivery to drought-stricken cities and farms.

Reduce threats from instability and shrink to corn silage.

“Why do you insist on bashing organic farmers?”

General Mills launches “global innovation challenge” to reduce greenhouse gas - $100,000 in assistance is available.

Seven cattle operations were recognized as regional winners of the 2014 regional Environmental Stewardship Award Program.

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.