Working Ranch April/May 2025

new on the range

RANCH SMARTER, NOT HARDER Your view of the range has never been this clear! The revolutionary RangeView ® digital platform from Envu Range & Pasture gives ranchers and land managers a real-time, data-driven view of their land. Powered by satellite imagery and machine learning, this all-in-one tool simplifies grazing management plans,

TAGGIN’ BRAGGIN’ This is something the WR team saw at CattleCon ‘25 - mOOvement’s GPS ear tags bring real-time tracking and data-driven insights to ranchers across the U.S. Our solar-powered, reusable tags help you monitor cattle location, grazing patterns, and

tracks pasture health and enhances herbicide treatment decisions. Whether you’re managing invasive brush or optimizing forage, RangeView helps you get the most out of your rangeland while saving time and effort. Smarter management means healthier land, healthier herds and better returns. Grazing management starts at only $10 per month. Learn more at www.RangeView.Envu.US.

water points, all from an easy-to-use app and web platform. Get alerts on your smartphone if cattle leave designated areas, optimize grazing strategies, and reduce loss or theft with precise tracking. Thanks to our partnerships, mOOvement also provides ranchers with access to carbon markets, turning sustainable land management into a new financial asset. You can unlock revenue while securing the future of your ranch. Head to https:// www.moovement.com.au/ for more.

axing the Death Tax, protecting beef in the Dietary Guidelines, rolling back excessive regulations, holding our trade partners accountable, combat ting the New World screwworm, and protecting the Beef Checkoff are all tangible steps Congress can take to support American farmers and ranch ers and protect our food security.” In his testimony, Wehrbein urged Congress to pass a Farm Bill that supports animal health, voluntary conservation, and risk management tools. He also explained the impor tance of the Beef Checkoff program, which strengthens beef demand, edu cates consumers, and funds critical research. The Beef Checkoff has faced renewed attacks from radical animal

rights activists and Wehrbein urged Congress to stand with real farmers and ranchers instead of activists. Additionally, Wehrbein asked Congress to protect the cattle indus try from the new threat of New World screwworm by investing in sterile fly production facilities that will help eradicate the screwworm. The U.S. has been free of New World screwworms for over 60 years, but the pest is cur rently in Mexico and could move north. Wehrbein also addressed the impor tance of passing legislation to lower taxes and eliminate the Death Tax, pro tecting beef in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, supporting public lands ranching, and reducing overregulation on American cattle producers.

Nebraska cattle producer and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Buck Wehrbein testified before

the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry to share an update on policy priorities for the American cattle industry. “The cattle industry is seeing better market conditions, strong consumer demand for beef, and optimism for the future of our industry yet chal lenges still remain,” said Wehrbein. “Congress must always remember that food security is national secu rity and the policy decisions they make will impact the hardworking cattlemen and women who produce our nation’s food. Passing a Farm Bill,

20 I APRIL / MAY 2025 WORKING RANCH audited readers run 21 million head of beef cattle.