The Fence Post

The Fence Post is a weekly agricultural publication that connects with more than 80,000 readers across the country. It was founded by Don McMillen in 1980 in Bellvue, Colorado, originally named the Rocky Mountain Fence Post. In November 1984, the newspaper changed hands and has since been operated by Swift Communications.

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Senate returns to take up One Big Beautiful Bill Act

6 days ago | thefencepost.com | Jerry Hagstrom

The Senate returns today under pressure to take up the reconciliation bill — officially titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — that the House passed before the Memorial Day break. That bill contains $294 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and $60 billion in added funding for farm programs.
Drought conditions eased in some parts of Nebraska, while other areas need more rain

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Connie Sieh Groop

Wild weather hit southwestern Nebraska, including a damaging tornado. A wall of rain obscured a tornado as it hit the Hayes Corner, Neb., area about 7:30 p.m., Sunday, May 18. “One of our hired hands watched it from about half a mile away,” Keith Lapp said. “The sheet of rain was coming down and then you could see the tornado. It was really wide.”For the Lapps, “The storm was pretty terrifying. We were in shelter but could feel the straight line winds that measured 80 mph.
Farmers not impressed with MAHA report

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

I have to agree with Zippy Duvall’s comments after the release of the Make America Healthy Again report that addressed concerns with some of of the inputs farmers use to grow crops.
Arnusch: Bill repeal is a monumental win for ag, private property rights

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Rachel Spencer Gabel

Gov. Jared Polis signed SB25-128 Agricultural Worker Service Providers Access Private Property, into law May 29 at Marc Arnusch Farms near Prospect Valley, Colo. It repealed provisions that prohibited an agricultural employer from interfering with an employee’s access to service providers on private property granted in 2021 as part of SB21-087, known as the Farmworker Bill of Rights. The provision granted the right, Arnusch said, to trespass.
UNL veterinary student preparing to meet beef industry challenges

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Chabella Guzman

The beef industry has seen numerous challenges, including supply chain issues, trade problems and environmental concerns. Hayden Hoos, a native of Sheridan County, Nebraska, believes the industry is at a crossroads. “It’s hard for a young producer to start their own place, even if their family has a place,” he said. “The cash flow is really difficult right now for any new young producers getting in, especially with such high land costs.
Department of Energy lab to support Li’s research on bioenergy crops

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Geitner Simmons

LINCOLN, Neb. — The U.S. Department of Energy has named University of Nebraska-Lincoln scientist Huang Li as one of 30 “New Investigators” who will receive support to pursue genomic research relating to the bioeconomy. The department’s Joint Genome Institute promotes research to improve energy crops, produce bioproducts, break down waste and keep biomes healthy.
Kansas dairies grow through robotic milkers, Adopt A Cow program

1 week ago | thefencepost.com | Amy G. Hadachek

June is Dairy Month and two Kansas dairies share how they do it all, from upgrading their dairies with technology, sharing their dairy’s nutrition plan and the safety and storage of milk, and creating public awareness about the importance of dairy in meals. On her family’s dairy, Rottinghaus Holstein Farm in Seneca in northeast Kansas, Stacy Rethman farms full time with her parents, milking 500 cows. The dairy was started in 1933.
May Kiyota: A story of growth and beauty

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Rachel Spencer Gabel

Mayrene Kiyota’s kitchen walls are covered in cards and photos. The bare wood of the doorway is, rather than photos, covered in neatly measured and labeled growth charts of her children and grandchildren. She lives across from her family’s Kiyota Greenhouse near Fort Lupton, Colo., her planters overflowing with yellow pansies and her love of the Denver Broncos on display in the picture window.
Nebraska latest to ban fake meat

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Rona Johnson

Nebraska recently became the sixth state to ban fake meat and because of the nation’s new-found interest in highly processed food this seems to be a good step in the right direction. Neb. Gov. Jim Pillen, a hog farmer, on Tuesday signed LB246 into law, banning the production, sale, promotion and distribution of cultivated meat in Nebraska.
Rotating floor technology key to reducing pig house emissions

2 weeks ago | thefencepost.com | Chris McCullough

With around 1 billion pigs worldwide the pork sector produces significant quantities of emissions per year that are now under government scrutiny with targets for reduction. Due to the intensity of their production system, pigs emit significant levels of ammonia and greenhouse gases in their feces and urine, which builds up in the barns.