Targeted Grazing for Wildfires and AFBF Thoughts on Tariffs
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**By increasing the use of livestock to manage vegetation, or targeted grazing, California farmers and ranchers may be a potential ally in preventing future wildfires.
That’s according to new research by University of California Cooperative Extension livestock and natural resources adviser Dan Macon and specialist Leslie Roche.
Macon says they are in a great position to adopt targeted grazing because of their lifelong or multigenerational understanding of their location, and ability to balance livestock needs with landscape goals.
**Ag producers who haven’t enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage programs for the 2025 crop year have until April 15.
Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency, provide vital income support to eligible farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2025 crop year.
If you haven’t done so, contact your local FSA county office as soon as possible.
**American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on President Trump imposing reciprocal tariffs on trading partners.
He says we share the administration's goal of leveling the playing field, but increased tariffs threaten the economic sustainability of farmers who’ve lost money on most major crops the past three years.
Duvall encourages the administration to work toward a swift resolution to avoid tariffs that put farmers and ranchers in the crosshairs of retaliation.
