Critical Thoughts for Facility Building, Planning and Updating
Expanding or updating existing farm facilities is a decision that’s never made lightly. It’s one that requires careful thought, commitment and critical thinking. And even with confident decision making, all the moving parts involved can make the to-do list feel endless. At the end of the day, nearly every element of farm functionality ties back […]
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USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade
(Washington, D.C., June 30, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and equines from Mexico beginning as early as July 7, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), following extensive collaboration between USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) experts and their counterparts in […]
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Do Telehandlers Have a Place on the Farm?
Do Telehandlers Have a Place on the Farm? These Farmers Say “Yes!” For years, telehandlers on U.S. farms have been “nice-to-have” but not “need-to-have” machines. That’s because American farmers are very price-conscious, and over several generations of owning and operating their farms, they have become extremely savvy at finding ways to get the work done […]
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