Safety Net Programs Expand for Drought
USDA finalized remaining OBBB farm safety-net changes, expanding livestock disaster assistance, increasing predator loss payments and updating cotton, sugar and specialty crop programs.
View From the Range
Montana ranchers Tristan and Shaylyn Stark cut, rake, and bale hay each summer, stockpiling roughly 800 bales to feed their cattle through winter.
Cattlemen Push to Graze CRP Acres
Iowa cattleman Shayne Wiese uses CRP to diversify his operation and says policy changes could benefit producers. Cattlemen's groups are pushing to allow managed grazing on enrolled acres.