May12020

UW Lamb Market Webinar

Friday, May 1, 2020

1:00 AM— 4:00 AMUTC

Let's Talk Grazing & Raising-Solutions to Help Ranchers Grow More Grass and Increase Bottomline

During CattleCon26 in Nashville, the latest solutions to help producers grow more grass, harvest forage efficiently and keep cattle healthy were discussed at a special "Let's Talk Grazing & Raising" e...

Supreme Court Blocks Trump Emergency Tariffs

February 20, 2026 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs imposed under a national emergency law, ruling in a 6–3 decision that the president exceeded...

Trump Signs Executive Order to Strengthen National Defense by Securing Elemental Phosphorus and Glyphosate Supply

On Wednesday, the White House issued a new executive order declaring elemental phosphorus a material critical to U.S. national security and food production. Phosphorus is a key ingredient in military...

NCGA Releases New Report Warning of Pivotal Moment for U.S. Agriculture

As the United States prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary, the National Corn Growers Association today released a sweeping new report illustrating how far American agriculture has come—and ho...

Baling Out Farmers from the Sawfly Menace

ARS researchers discovered a new biocontrol technique to reduce one of the biggest pests to wheat growers. Wheat stem sawfly (Cephus cinctus) costs wheat growers an estimated $350 million annually. Du...

USDA Issues Final Emergency Livestock Relief Program Payments for 2023 and 2024 Drought, Flood and Wildfire Losses

On Friday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) has issued final Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP)...

USDA Announces Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework to End Agricultural Lawfare

On Thursday, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of the Farmer and Rancher Freedom Framework (PDF, 11.4 MB), a bold initiative to protect America’s agricultural heritage an...

$6 Calves, Drought, and the Smallest Herd in 70 Years

February 11, 2029 - Video Podcast: Cattle prices are sky-high, inventories are at historic lows, and drought is creeping back into the conversation across the West. So where does the cattle cycle go f...

Trump Announces Plan to Boost Imports of Beef Trimmings from Argentina

President Donald Trump on Friday announced the United States will lower tariff barriers to allow 80,000 metric tons (mt) of beef trimmings to be imported from Argentina. In a proclamation dubbed "Ensu...

House Committee Investigates FFA Over Syngenta Partnership Tied to Chinese Ownership

The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee's oversight subcommittee launched an investigation into what three federal lawmakers say is the National Future Farmers of America Organization's alleged ties t...