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New Farm Journal series explores ag’s role in the crisis

The international herd improvement organizations NCBC and CRV have launched a joint venture to help customers who run grass-based farming systems.

Kansas cattle producer Debbie Lyons-Blythe told a U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on climate change, “The U.S. cattle industry is proud of its history as stewards of our nation’s natural resources.”

Debt-to-asset ratios are on the rise, working capital is eroding and farmers’ sentiments are on the decline. Despite the negativity surrounding prices and outlooks, Famer Mac is providing a voice of optimism.

The 2017 Census of Agriculture found a 3% decline in the total number of farms in the U.S., and that since the 1997 Ag Census the decline has been 7.8%.

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Three trends are currently underway in the countryside.

New research suggests producers can select cows for lower methane production.

Sustainability is for everyone. In fact, you’re probably already sustainable and didn’t know it.

Best practices from 25 pilot projects across the U.S., the European Union and Russia will be studied.