A little more than a third of farms in the U.S. are owned and operated by women. Recent research from the University of Georgia suggests women in ag experience the difficulties of farming and ranching differently than their male counterparts. The research further suggests additional efforts should be made to address mental health considerations specific to women in agriculture. Among the unique stressors identified in the study were work-life balance, succession planning, and animal mortality. ...

Research suggests Americans are paying closer attention to what they eat resulting in a slightly healthier population but climate change has not slowed in the last two decades. What has improved since the inception of Meatless Mondays is efficiency in cattle nutrition, water use, land management, and overall footprint in both the U.S. and on a global scale. On Jan. 1, 2025, there were reportedly 86.7 million cattle in the U.S. national cattle herd. At ...

Research tells us cattle removed an estimated 11.6 billion pounds of fine fuels from California rangelands in 2017. Removal of fine fuels – grasses, shrubs, weeds – changes wildfire behaviors by keeping fires smaller and reducing flame length. As fire seasons continue to be a challenge for the state and in the wake of the devastating fires in Southern California, more research needs to be done to explore every possible means to save people from ...