I hear these questions nearly every day on LGD forums and Facebook pages, and they go something like this: Can I use a Great Dane or a St. Bernard as a livestock guardian dog? How about a heeler and ...

Every five years Congress passes legislation that sets national policy on agriculture, nutrition, conservation and forestry. The first real farm bill was the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1933, part ...

Nestled amid butterscotch-scented Ponderosa pines in Idaho’s backcountry one sunny, summer day in 1991, Suzanne Stone scooped her hands around her chin and let out an “Ahwooooo.” Stone, now an expert ...

Raising small livestock can be reared even in areas as limited as a large back yard or urban lot. Raising small livestock means making a good choice on the best farm livestock animals to raise on your ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

When news breaks, you need to understand what actually matters — and what to do about it. At Vox, our mission to help you make sense of the world has never been more vital. But we can’t do it on our ...

As the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action. Advocates urge the public to eat less meat to save the environment. Some activists have ...

When researchers at the United Nations published a bombshell report in 2006 called “Livestock’s Long Shadow,” the livestock industry soon realized it had a major public relations challenge on its ...

Guardian dogs do a great job of protecting Australian livestock from predators. In a new survey of Australian farmers, we have found that with correct management, these dogs can be very effective in ...

Joshua Washington, a senior at Pasadena Memorial High School, sold his Grand Champion painting "Between Boots and Moccasins," for a record-breaking $525,000 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo’s ...