NEWS

Most Progressive Forage readers support Sonny Perdue as the nominee for U.S. Ag Secretary, according to a recent online poll.

The Environmental Protection Agency has revised the 1992 Agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) regulation to increase protections for agricultural workers and their families.

Danny Nusser, regional program leader for Texas A&M Agrilife Extension, is one of the many folks coordinating hay and other donations for those affected by a rash of wildfires in the Central Plains in recent weeks. He estimates that at least 6,000 bales of donated hay had been received at one supply point in Gray County, Texas, as of March 15.

While the 2017 growing season begins to awaken, hay prices remain in a slumber.

The pickup in buyer interest in early February failed to spring life into hay prices, which remain the lowest in six years. While widespread winter precipitation improved moisture conditions in many areas, the south-central U.S. continues to report drought conditions.

Defining priorities for future research and extension efforts will hinge on adaptation to changing climate conditions, according to ag stakeholders from the Pacific Northwest.