April 26, 2024 - In the Record of Decision released Thursday, agencies have decided to restore grizzly bears to the North Cascades ecosystem through the translocation of grizzly bears from other ecosy...
April 26, 2024 - Over the last month, we've watched both the live cattle and feeder cattle contracts spiral lower as the market seemed to be a feather in the wind to the ongoing avian influenza story....
April 26, 2024 - Firestone Ag, a business of Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone), has opened entries for its 2024 Rock the Crop Sweepstakes exclusively to chapters of the National FFA Organization (FFA...
April 25, 2024 - To address growing concerns about insecticide resistance across the West, the University of Wyoming Extension has released new recommendations for alfalfa weevil management. In a free...
April 24, 2024 - There is another twist in the investigation of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows. Samples tested by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) showing remnants or fra...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has confirmed one of the 10 recently released wolves has been found dead in Larimer County of apparent natural causes.Found on April 18, the USFWS is investigating and...
A rancher in Elbert County, Colorado, contacted Colorado Parks and Wildlife after discovering a wolf-like animal in a legal coyote trap on April 3 on a ranch in eastern Colorado. U.S. Fish and Wildlif...
April 19, 2024 - Six of the nation’s major commodity groups sent a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission today encouraging it to vote no in advancing a petition from Corteva Agribusiness....
April 19, 2024 - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) have expressed serious concerns about the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) final “Conservation and Lan...
April 18, 2024 - The Bureau of Land Management announced Thursday it has finalized a sweeping new public lands rule that places conservation and restoration of public lands on equal footing with other...
April 18, 2024 - The University of Wyoming Extension Sheep Task Force will offer a free webinar Tuesday, April 23, at 6 p.m. The hourlong event is geared toward sheep producers interested in updating...
April 17, 2024 - Modifications to registration-related items were approved by AQHA members and the AQHA Board of Directors at the recent 2024 AQHA Convention in Las Vegas. The AQHA Stud Book and Regis...
April 17, 2024 - Cherry County, Neb., is America’s top beef cow county with 184,716 cows, more than twice the number as the county with the second most, Holt County, also in Nebraska. A third Nebraska...
April 15, 2024 - After enduring consecutive years of drought across large swaths of the nation's winter wheat growing regions, this year's crop is off to its best start in four years. Across 18 states...
April 12, 2024 - The Bureau of Land Management has announced a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands. This month the agency is holding eleven in-pers...
April 11, 2024 - the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) received USDA National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) funding to work with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc...
April 11, 2024 - Educating our young people about where their food and fiber comes from is more important than ever. That's why the Montana Farmers Union was pleased to sponsor the recent Mary had a L...
April 10, 2024 - Bovine Influenza A Virus Recommended as New Name for Recent Illness in Dairy Cows
Podcast: Arntzen Angus Ranch is a fourth-generation operation, with brothers, cousins, and uncles working side by side every day with a common goal: raising Angus cattle. Members of the Arntzen family...
April 8, 2024 - Spring calving keeps ranchers busy. As this year's calf crop arrives, producers are contemplating the future through their bull buying selections. That, of course, will steer the direc...
April 7, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and State veterinary and public health officials are investigating an illn...
April 5, 2024 - Three to seven bears would be introduced in the forests of north-central Washington state over five to 10 years based on the plan detailed in a final environmental impact statement. Th...
April 5, 2024 - The Bureau of Land Management is holding eleven in-person open-house meetings throughout the west to provide information on the BLM’s current greater sage-grouse planning effort. The f...
April 4, 2024 - The survey says: Angus genetics provide value through supply chain
April 3, 2024 - The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) received a credible report of a wolf depredation incident in Grand County, Colorado. The incident, which resulted in the loss of livestock, unders...
April 3, 2024 - Ohio becomes the sixth state where dairy cattle have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, as the Ohio Department of Agriculture reported on Wednesday that it has rece...
April 1, 2024 - The Texas Health & Human Services Commission reported Monday the patient was showing signs of conjunctivitis, more commonly known as pink eye. The patient's case is "believed to be ass...
April 1, 2024 - Twenty-one state attorneys general are pressing House and Senate Ag Committee leaders to rewrite the farm bill’s hemp regulations, saying they have opened up a “massive gray market” fo...
April 1, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing up to $22 million in partnerships that expand access to conservation technical assistance for livestock producers and increase th...
March 29, 2024 - Farmers and livestock producers in the market for a new semi-truck could face a different market in 2027 under new greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for heavy-duty vehicles finalized by...
VideoCast: Following the discovery of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in dairy cattle in Texas, New Mexico, and Kansas, experts discuss its scientific and market implications. Dr. Greg Gray,...
March 27, 2024 - Ranchers Stewardship Alliance (RSA), a rancher-founded nonprofit based in Malta, MT, and Winnett ACES, a grassroots-led nonprofit in central Montana are jointly announcing a partnersh...
March 25, 2024 - USDA and other federal agencies on Monday confirmed that an unknown number of dairy cattle in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico dairy farms have become sick with highly pathogenic avian in...
According to a report compiled by economists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of the Chief Economist (OCE), California pork prices have seen a 20% hike compared to the rest of the coun...
March 22, 2024 - Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on March 1, 2024. The inventory was...
March 22, 2024 - At 9:50 p.m. on March 20, a truck parked in the loading dock of the National Beef facility in Liberal, Kansas, ignited, subsequently spreading to adjacent trailers and a portion of th...
March 21, 2024 - Today, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, authored by Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), aimed at reversing the Biden...
March 20, 2024 - The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) expressed grave concern and disappointment today with the Environmental Protection Agency’s final 2027-2032 emissions standards for sedans...
Sixto Pais from Lubbock, Texas, a perennial contender in large regional and national contests, earned the grand prize and with it, the $10,000 prize. Reserve champion was Kyle Layman of North Platte,...
March 18, 2024 - Ranchers in 10 western states could see grazing lands affected by a new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plan to protect the greater sage grouse. The plan, if it goes into effect, also...
A guide to Meat In events across Colorado in March.
March 12, 2024 - U.S. Senators John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., have sent a letter to Martha Williams, Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, expressing concern over the agency’...
March 11, 2024 - USDA is finalizing a new rule on "Product of USA," labeling for meat, poultry and eggs that will limit the voluntary retail label only to products from animals "born, raised, slaughte...
March 8, 2024 - Approximately 250 agriculture, transportation and affiliated groups signed on to the American Sheep Industry Association’s annual letter of support for Wildlife Services, which was rec...
March 6, 2024 - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a limited greenhouse gas disclosure rule that omits the requirement for large publicly traded companies to release greenhouse...
March 5, 2024 - Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are working to provide relief for those impacted by the fires.
March 4, 2024 - Today, Governor Kristi Noem enacted HB 1231, a measure aimed at imposing limitations on the ownership of agricultural land in South Dakota. The law is designed to prevent six foreign g...
March 4, 2024 - Agoro Carbon Alliance has announced that the company has hit a significant milestone: 2 million acres enrolled in sustainable agriculture practices across the U.S. These acres are cons...
U.S. Attorney Cole Finegan announced today that Patrick Esch and Ed Dean Jagers of Springfield, Colorado, have agreed to pay over $6.5 million to resolve allegations that they defrauded federal crop i...
February 29, 29, 2024 - Montana Grain Growers Association, Past President Nathan Keane, was elected to serve as Secretary to the National Association of Wheat Growers. Keane farms with his father-in-l...
February 29, 2024 - During the National Potato Council Washington Summit this week in Washington, DC, Colorado's Jim Ehrlich was presented 2024 Potato Person of the Year Award.
February 28, 2024 - Producer profitability was in the spotlight at the Public Auction Yards in Billings as the Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) kicked off their statewide “Producer Profitabilit...
February 27, 2024 - The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has released a study on the benefits and challenges for technology and its adoption. While using precision agriculture technologies...
February 27, 2024 - The Federal Trade Commission announced a challenge to Kroger’s $24.6 billion proposed acquisition of Albertsons, arguing the move would raise grocery prices for consumers and threa...
Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo has joined Rep. Ronnie Jackson of Texas in filing a Congressional Review Act joint resolution that would strike the Biden Administration’s decision to overturn a long-stan...
February 26, 2024 - The American Sheep Industry Association released two videos this week that demonstrate how the association’s Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan can be implemented at a lamb packing...
February 26, 2024 - Federal officials, the governors of Washington and Oregon, and the leaders of four tribes conducted a ceremonial signing of a $1 billion agreement Friday to fund salmon restoration...
February 23, 2024 - The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is excited to announce its refreshed partnership with Massey Ferguson for 2024. Each year MSGA and Massey Ferguson partner and raffle a...
February 23, 2024 - While last year saw the smallest lamb crop on record with just 3.03 million head, there were also some bright spots related to lamb imports and pricing, according to the 2023 Sheep...
February 24, 2024 - U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has a responsibility to help the world’s wheat buyers, flour millers, bakers, and wheat food processors better understand how U.S. farmers produce highe...
February 21, 2024 - As the American Lamb Board seeks new partnerships to promote the benefits of American lamb, partnering with America’s largest online cooking school – Homemade – makes sense.
February 20, 2024 - The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee’s examination of which foods make up a healthy diet has the potato industry worried that the legendary spud will lose its status as a vege...
February 19, 2024 - During the MATE Show in Billings, Montana, the Montana Farmers Union hosted a precision ag workshop featuring experts like DeImna Heiken with Vantage America West. She explained th...
February 19, 2024 - The Department of Animal Science at the University of Wyoming is seeking candidates for the position of meat laboratory manager. This full-time position will train and supervise ei...
February 17, 2024 - The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) awarded Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA-15) with its 2023 Wheat Leader of the Year Award for his work as Chair of the House Agri...
February 15, 2024 - For nearly 50 years, the MATE Show in Billings, Mont. has been one of our region's premier farm and ranch shows. This year's MATE Show and Home & Health Expo runs Feb. 15-17.
February 15, 2024 - USDA sees farmers planting 91 million acres (ma) of corn, 87.5 ma of soybeans and 47 ma of wheat in 2024, according to a Commodity Outlook report released in conjunction with the U...
February 14, 2024 - PODCAST: With the release of the 2022 Census of Agriculture, the number of family farms and ranches continues to decline as does the number of acres in food and fiber production. L...
February 13, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) revealed the outcomes of the 2022 Census of Agriculture. Information gathered directly from pro...
February 8, 2024 - A letter signed by 3,466 farmers from across the country was sent to President Biden today expressing concern that his administration is taking a short-sighted approach to addressin...
February 9, 2024 - USDA’s Economic Research Service is projecting farmers and ranchers will experience their second consecutive year of a sizable drop in net income. USDA’s latest forecast shows 2024...
February 8, 2024 The Public Auction Yards in Billings, MT hosted their Annual Blue Ribbon II Sale, drawing a large crowd of buyers eager to acquire cows. The demand for cows was robust, with buyers bo...
February 8, 2024 - During the American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, Evanston, Wyoming rancher Vance Broadbent shared his thoughts on some of the livestock industry's bigg...
February 8, 2024 - The federal grazing fee for 2024 remains $1.35 per animal unit month for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and $1.35 per head month for lands managed...
February 7, 2024 - Mark Roeber serves as president of PLC. He is the fourth generation of his family to ranch in Paonio, Colorado. Reflecting on the current state of affairs in 2024, Roeber remains ca...
February 6, 2024 - A two-sided coin, recent subzero temperatures may have stressed winter wheat while killing grasshopper eggs.
February 7, 2024 - Comb through the list of the “Top 100” for 2024 and you’ll find the King Ranch heirs, Jeff Bezos, Taylor Sheridan, and the Coffee Family of Miles City, Montana.
February 6, 2024 - A new leader emerged on the national scene to represent cattle producers across the Northern Plains and Pacific Northwest. During CattleCon 2024, Jim Steinbeisser of Sindey, Montana...
February 6, 2024 - The Northern Pulse Growers Association (NPGA) invites you to participate in their 2-week healthy meal & exercise plans to celebrate American Heart Month & World Pulses Day.
February 6, 2024 - An environmental group added four additional chemicals to a pending lawsuit originally filed in 2022, alleging the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) did not comply with the End...
February 5, 2024 - One of the top issues debated at Cattle Con 2024 was livestock traceability. During the Animal Health Committee meeting, members of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA)...
February 4, 2024 - The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Executive Committee approved the organization’s policy priorities at the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show.
Recognizing that the national discussion around gray wolf management must look more comprehensively at conservation tools available to federal, state and Tribal governments, the U.S. Fish and Wildlif...
January 31, 2024 Cattle Con 2024 is underway in Orlando, FL. At the conclusion of this year's event, Cheyenne, Wyoming rancher Mark Eisle will assume the role as president of NCBA.
Terry Fankhauser left his post as the executive vice president of the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association in July of 2022 after 22 years. He and his wife, Hidi, and their children, Emma, Tess, and Grant...
January 29, 2024 -The Livestock Marketing Information Center looks for strong demand to support lamb prices in 2024 helping to increase profitability at all levels of the U.S. sheep industry from gate...
January 26, 2024 - As Rocky Vista University College of Veterinary Medicine makes plans for Billings, MT construction, its founding Dean gives tips for making your application stand out.
January 26, 2024 - The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) partnered with U.S. Pork, U.S. Soy, NCGA, the Beef Checkoff, and American Lamb to produce a visually engaging narrative that showcases how Am...
January 26, 2024 - U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Jon Tester (D-Mont.) introduced legislation that would ban fake meat products from being served in school lunches. The School Lunch Integrity...
January 24, 2024 - This one-a-kind event allows Montana's Young Farmers and Ranchers to come together and take part in a top-notch agenda including relevant keynote speakers, breakout sessions, agricu...
January 23, 2024 - The sale featured approximately 500 head of bred cows and heifers, attracting a very large crowd. Demand for bred stock was good to very good.
January 22, 2024 – The Ranchers Stewardship Alliance is excited to announce the return of their highly anticipated “Rural Resilience” webinar series. Back for a fourth consecutive year, this free onli...
January 23, 2024 - At the Public Auction Yards in Billings, MT, on January 22, 2024, there was a notable increase in prices compared to the previous sale on November 27, 2023.
January 23, 2024 - Trade continues to be a very important issue for farmers and ranchers. Simply put, we can’t consume or use all the food and fiber we raise in America. During the American Farm Burea...
January 22, 2024 - Todd Lackman, an agricultural education teacher from Miles City, represented Montana in the national Young Farmer & Rancher Discussion Meet held during the 105th American Farm Burea...
January 22, 2024 - The American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention is underway in Salt Lake City, Utah. Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall says this year’s theme-New Frontiers-celebrates the inn...
January 21, 2024 - The winner of the 2024 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award is Skippy, owned by Georgia Farm Bureau members Donald and Laura Adams. AFBF, with support from Nestlé Purina PetCare,...
January 21, 2024 - Despite lower wool prices, the American Sheep Industry Association continues to help woolgrowers thrive now and for generations to come. Rita Kourlis Samuelson is ASI deputy directo...
January 19, 2024 - The University of Wyoming will undertake a three-year effort to gather and archive stories of everyday Wyomingites, following the receipt of a significant grant from a prominent nat...
January 19, 2024 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a pilot program to allow more cattle producers and meat processors to access better markets through the U.S. Department of Agricult...