The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI), the nation’s oldest livestock organization, has formally requested that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) initiate a global safeguard in...
November 5, 2025 - At the 2025 Angus Convention in Kansas City, Lane Nordlund caught up with Darrell Stevenson of Stevenson Down T Angus of White Sulphur Springs, Montana, following his election as Vi...
This week the National Wheat Foundation (NWF) announced the 28 winners in the 10th Annual National Wheat Yield Contest. While the number of first-time winners grew, four wheat growers who had previous...
The line is available at the MSU Bookstore and includes wool beanies, sweatshirts, T-shirts and socks with MSU branding. Duckworth products are made from Merino wool, which is known for its softness a...
November 3, 2025 - Claire Murnin of Montana made history this past weekend at the Angus Convention in Kansas City, Missouri, when she was crowned the 2026 Miss American Angus — becoming the first Mont...
November 3, 2025 - During Angus Convention in Kansas City, MO, Lane Nordlund sat down with Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, to discuss the forces shaping today’s historic cattle market.
Trick-or-treat: it’s time to stock up on something sweet! Americans are forecast to spend $3.9 billion on candy this Halloween, according to the National Retail Federation. That’s up from $3.6 billion...
As the piles grow at the sugar beet processing plants around the region, growers are facing looming deadlines complicated by federal shutdowns.
October 29, 2025 - Cattle futures rebounded Wednesday after last week’s last weeks political commentary on beef prices ran the market lower. Todays gains were fueled by news that while Ag Secretary B...
October 29, 2025 - You can watch live coverage of the 98th National FFA Convention & Expo — including events featuring youth from your community — on FFA Live!
October 27, 2025 - Cattle ranchers across the United States are voicing concern over a resurfaced headline involving Pilgrim’s Pride, a subsidiary of the Brazilian meatpacking giant JBS, which donated...
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the availability of the New World Screwworm (NWS) Response Playbook. The playbook...
Despite high meat prices and ongoing economic uncertainties, consumer demand for meat—and especially American lamb—remains robust. Retailers are reporting continued year-over-year growth in both dolla...
“The U.S. cattle industry has a lot of supply chains that snake back and forth like other industries across those borders,” he said. “A lot of eastern calves go north to Canada to feed out – about 4 o...
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Director Jeff Davis has been told to cease and desist any efforts or activities seeking to capture, transport, and/or release wolves from areas outside the areas outlined i...
With a 38,300-acre donation to the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance, Dale and Janet Veseth have created an agricultural stronghold, securing their legacy and standing up for ranching in south Phillips Co...
On Thursday, October 23, Reuters reported that Trump administration announced plans to quadruple the tariff-rate quota for Argentine beef to 80,000 metric tons, allowing more imports at lower tariffs....
On the heels of President Trump’s comments about importing Argentinian beef and, most recently his claim of saving the American rancher, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins released a plan to...
After the collection and analysis of more than 2,250 samples of wheat collected from coast to coast, U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has officially published the 2025 U.S. Crop Quality Report. The report,...
Amidst the conflict over cattle markets, the Trump administration released a plan "to strengthen the beef industry" for both cattle producers and consumers. Focusing on its deregulation agenda, the Tr...
In August, an amicus brief was filed by the Wyoming Stockgrowers Association, Wyoming Wool Growers Association and Montana Stockgrowers Association to the United States Supreme Court in a crucial corn...
President Trump’s plan to increase foreign beef imports will crush already struggling ranchers, said Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer. Beef markets need enforcement of current anti-tr...
Video Podcast: President Trump says importing Argentinian beef could lower prices — but America’s cattle producers aren’t buying it. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association CEO Colin Woodall joins LaneC...
October 20, 2025 - President Donald Trump is again signaling that the United States may look to Argentina for beef imports as part of his plan to lower food prices for American consumers. Speaking abo...
The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) is responding to a report of potential feral swine in Phillips County. The initial report was received by USDA Wildlife Services as a report of a bear gettin...
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is accepting nominations for the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Awards. Established in 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) annuall...
The University of Wyoming’s Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems (IMAGINE) has released a new educational film for Western communities grappling with the spread of invasiv...
If Congress passed legislation that allowed for year-round, nationwide access to fuels with 15% ethanol blends, corn use in ethanol could increase by 50% at full implementation, supporting a higher ma...
At its core, being an ag leader is about stewardship — of land, livestock, community and legacy — and it takes vision, grit, and heart to lead so those things not only survive but thrivefor the next...
The movement of New World screwworm (NWS) northward in Mexico shut down the U.S.-Mexico border to live cattle trade in July 2025. The closure has greatly affected some feedyards in Texas that rely on...
An expected record grain harvest means less storage compared to 2024, pressing elevators to prioritize grain storage and prompting farmers to store more soybeans and sorghum on farms, if possible. A n...
October 7, 2025 - At the 52nd Montana Angus Tour, cattle producers and industry leaders from across the country gathered to celebrate the strength, heritage, and future of the Angus breed. Rancher and...
Driven by an ambitious goal to reduce packaging waste as part of its Project Gigaton — an initiative to reduce or avoid 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions from the global value chain by...
For most of the country, farmers face a difficult farm economy – as crop prices continue to decline and production expenses remain high. Strong yields provide little relief and imbalance in the market...
October 3, 2025 - One of the featured stops during the 52nd Annual Montana Angus Tour in Southwest Montana was at Headwaters Livestock, where cattle from Thousand Hills Angus of Toston, MT, were on di...
Peter Orwick, the long-time ASI Executive Director as given the ASI Board of Director notice of his intent to retire in November. Peter began his career as ASI Executive Director in the late 1990's. F...
Stakeholders within the Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Timpas Unit in Baca, Las Animas, and Otero counties in southeastern Colorado and Morton and Stevens counties in Kansas are fighting th...
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday the federal government would make some announcement early next week to provide "substantial support" for farmers. In an interview on CNBC, Bessent s...
Article 1 of the Constitution vests in Congress the sole authority to appropriate money. Each year, Congress and the President are required to pass 12 appropriations bills to fund the government for t...
October 1, 2025 - During the 52nd Montana Angus Tour, one of the most meaningful stops was at Montana State University’s Red Bluff Research Ranch. There, tour attendees had the chance to see the MSU A...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has conditionally approved the first injectable solution for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm (NWS) in cattle. Livestock producers are encourag...
The Boards of Directors of Mountain West Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company and IFB Mutual Insurance Holding Company have approved a strategic transaction to merge Mountain West into IFB Mutual Insu...
Get ready for game day with this farmer-inspired twist on a classic recipe! 🍲🏈 Western Ag Network’s Russell Nemetz and his daughters share their family’s favorite Cowboy Caviar—a fresh, colorful, an...
September 27, 2025 - Western Ag Network was LIVE from the Rocking R Bar in Bozeman, MT for the 2025 Montana State University Homecoming Parade.
September 29, 2025 - WATCH/LISTEN: In this episode of the LaneCast Ag Podcast, Lane sits down with Jim and Bob Sitz and their adult children to hear how the next generation is carrying forward the fam...
9.29.25 - North Dakota’s state veterinarian says the state’s second reported case of anthrax this year is a reminder to livestock producers to take action to protect their animals from the disease, es...
R-CALF USA submitted formal comments opposing key portions of the U.S. Forest Service’s proposed Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Land Management Plan Revision, which covers the Timpas and Ca...
While recognizing that U.S. agriculture is "under threat," Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told agricultural leaders that farming's future "could not be brighter." In a wide-ranging speech, Rolli...
A federal judge rejected an AGCO motion to allow the company to file a rare appeal in an ongoing right-to-repair lawsuit brought against John Deere by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, after the cour...
The agreement combines Bioceres’ proprietary HB4® technology, with CWRF’s leadership in U.S. wheat innovation to create a next generation wheat production system. This system is designed to integrate...
AGCO has asked a federal court to allow what is a rare appeal in an ongoing right-to-repair lawsuit brought against John Deere by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, after a judge ruled in August that...
Rabobank expects the Jan. 1, 2026, beef cow inventory to be 28 million head — up 200,000 head from the prior year. A second increase of less than 500,000 head is likely over the following year. More m...
The Northern Pulse Growers Association is requesting 2lb. samples of various varieties of peas, lentils, and chickpeas from the 2025 harvest season. Findings from the pulse quality survey include inc...
The dairy checkoff has introduced “Smart Swaps,” a dairy-focused initiative designed to help schools meet evolving nutrition standards and student expectations. The farmer-founded National Dairy Counc...
Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) has confirmed a new case of New World screwworm (NWS) in Sabinas Hidalgo, located in the state of Nuevo León, less t...
Patrick Davis, Smart Wolf Policy’s lead organizer, said the language is identical to what was previously submitted and approved by the Title Board this spring. The ballot measure proposes ending the...
McDonald’s USA unveiled its largest investment in regenerative agriculture to date with the launch of the Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative, along with the National Fish and Wildlife Fo...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced acceptance of 1.78 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through 2025 General, Continuous, Grassland, and Conservation Res...
Representatives from the Taiwan Flour Millers Association (TFMA) and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) signed a Letter of Intent for the purchase of 3.6 MMT (132.3 million bushels) of U.S. wheat between 202...
Today, the Public Lands Council (PLC) begins their 57th Annual Meeting. This is where ranchers, policymakers, administration officials, and industry stakeholders from across the country meet to discus...
Highlighting the downturn in the farm economy, the president of the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and leaders from 17 state corn grower groups sent an open letter to Democratic and Republic...
September 16, 2025 - Cattle sellers across the Northern region saw some of the sharpest year-over-year gains in recent memory during the September 2025 Northern Video Auction. Steer and heifer calves...
Plans have been drawn up to build the world’s biggest integrated dairy farm and milk powder production facility in Algeria, in an investment worth US$3.5 billion. Home to 44 million people, Algeria is...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Fl...
Governor Greg Gianforte, along with members of Montana’s federal delegation, recently sent a letter to Department of Interior Secretary Doug Burgum detailing the state’s longstanding efforts to petiti...
History was made this week at the 100th Annual Montana Ram Sale and 12th Annual Montana Ewe Sale hosted at the Eastern Montana Fairgrounds in Miles City, Montana. 30 Consignors from across Montana off...
USA Pulses, the leading voice for American-grown dry peas, lentils, chickpeas, and dry beans, welcomed the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Strategy’s focus on increasing access to nutritious, whole...
This week the Montana Wool Growers Association is hosting its 100th Annual Ram Sale and 12th Annual Ewe Sale in Miles City. And to kick off this year’s celebration, Helena rancher Chase Hibbard talked...
The Department of the Interior is proposing to rescind the Bureau of Land Management’s Public Lands Rule, aligning with Secretary Doug Burgum’s commitment to restoring balance in federal land manageme...
September 9, 2025 - Months after being outraged, agricultural groups on Tuesday largely praised the findings of the latest Make America Healthy Again Commission report, as the commission backed away f...
September 8, 2025-John Campbell has been a fixture at Winter Livestock in LaJunta for over 40 years and is one of the newest inductees into the Cattle Marketing Hall of Fame. His area isn’t known for...
September 8, 2025 - On Thursday August 28, the Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) received notification that a horse from Musselshell County had tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)....
One of America’s greatest natural resources is our grazing lands. And this last week ranchers from across the U.S. gathered in Billings, Montana for Grazing Expo 2025 hosted by the Montana GLCI in par...
The Quality Samples Program(QSP) is one of four competitive grant programs that ASI participates in each year to help develop new international markets for American wool. The program plays a critical...
This week the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a hearing on the Enhancing Safety for Animals Act of 2025 that would delist the Mexican wolf under the Endanger...
The California Senate on Wednesday voted unanimously on a bill to sell E15 in the state for the first time. The measure now heads to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is expected to sign it into law. California...
The Montana Grain Growers Association (MGGA) is deeply concerned about the new Canadian import regulations that took effect mid-August. These regulations impose significant restrictions on importing a...
With an injection of government payments and strong livestock prices, USDA reported net farm income is projected to increase nearly 41% in 2025 despite financial challenges facing crop producers. USDA...
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on changes to its proposal on how to manage Greater Sage-grouse habitat across eight Western states and is inviting the public to weigh in. The...
September 3, 2025 - The 2025 Feeding Quality Forum, hosted by Certified Angus Beef, brought together cattle producers, feeders, and industry leaders to focus on the future of beef production. The two-...
Columbia Grain International has announced announced the promotion of industry veteran Kurt Haarmann to President and CEO, effective immediately. The announcement was made by CGI’s parent company, Mar...
Farmers for Free Trade today announced the launch of its "Motorcade for Trade" campaign, a 14-state tour across America's agricultural heartland designed to amplify farmer voices calling for open mark...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins has announced a commitment to new actions to increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the U.S. and recruit new veterinarians to joi...
The Colorado State Fair marked the last hometown rodeo Kirsten Vold will stock contract after selling the Harry Vold Rodeo Company. Vold returned to help her dad, legendary stock contractor and Duke o...
Dominic Maldonado from Weld County, who sold his first place Black Face Medium Heavy market lamb, unexpectedly lost his father only four days before leaving for the state fair. His goal over the summe...
As part of its commitment to local food systems, Montana Farmers Union recently donated 35,000 pounds of pork to the Montana Food Bank Network. In the face of continued high inflation and slashes to f...
For many farmers across our region, harvest is still underway. And each year brings a new set of challenges including wildfire. Montana DNRC Community Preparedness and Fire Prevention Specialist Kathe...
Domestic availability of red meat, poultry and eggs is projected to increase in 2025, driven by gains in chicken and pork availability, and is expected to rise further in 2026, reports the USDA Econom...
The National Bison Association (NBA) was pleased to learn this week that the forthcoming trade agreement with the European Union (EU) includes preferential access for American bison meat. The NBA has...
A rare case of New World screwworm has been confirmed in a person traveling from abroad into Maryland, according to federal health officials. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quick...
Growers across Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming are busy wrapping up this year's Molson Coors High Country Barley harvest. Despite the usual challenges from Mother Nature, farmers like the Stutzma...
Six people were found dead and recovered during a confined space rescue Thursday evening at Prospect Valley Dairy in Keenesburg, Colorado. Weld County Deputy Chief Coroner Jolene Weiner said the agenc...
The days and nights for the range riders within the Colorado Department of Agriculture are as varied as the landscapes they traverse via horseback, on foot and on ATV. There's no such thing as a typic...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced the rapid implementation of significant enhancements to federal crop insurance programs following the enactment of the One B...
The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) has received confirmation that an animal from a Beaverhead County herd within Montana’s Designated Surveillance Area (DSA) tested positive for brucellosis. T...
August 19, 2025 - The cattle market continues its remarkable run, and few people have a closer look at it than auctioneer Ty Thompson of Northern Livestock Video Auction. Following their recent Early...
August 19, 2025 - The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) has joined with the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) and Wyoming Wool Growers Association (WWGA) in filing an amicus brief with th...
August 15, 2025 - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today at the Texas State Capitol alongside Governor Greg Abbott and stakeholders from across the country announced the largest initiat...
The Colorado FFA Foundation will induct Eisenach into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame on Feb. 26, 2026, at the annual Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame Banquet. Other inductees include Jennifer...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds agricultural producers that the final date to apply for or make changes to their existing crop insurance coverage is quickly approaching for fall plan...
