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...
January 19, 2024 - The time and effort U.S. farmers put into caring for the land makes for a story that is not shared often enough. A new video series produced by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) aims to c...
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a statement that the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) was withdrawing a proposed rule change which would have allowed the Exchange’s listing of Natural Asse...
January 18, 2024 - One our region’s largest farm and ranch shows is underway in Great Falls. Townsquare Media Market President Ron Korb says for over 50 years, the KMON-MAGIE is a can’t miss event in...
January 18, 2024 - The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) has released the results of the quality component of its 2023 National Wheat Yield Contest. This year's 10 winners include wheat growers from eig...
The Nick Reimann Memorial trophy is awarded to the exhibitor of the grand champion market steer at the National Western, the Super Bowl of livestock shows. Awarded in honor of Reimann, a South Dakota...
January 17, 2024 - As the grasshopper forecast for 2024 continues to raise concerns for producers across the state, the Montana Stockgrowers Association is taking action.
January 17, 2024 - For Montana Hereford producers Carl and Denise Loyning, education on producing high-quality beef and breeding stock is a valuable tool and asset to an agricultural operation. The Be...
January 15, 2024 - Recent data from Dr. Derrell Peel shows the calf crop percentage in the beef industry has been on the decline since 1986.
January 16, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is hosting a virtual Livestock Roadshow on Wednesday, January 17 for producers to learn about new and expanded livestock risk management pr...
January 16, 2024 - Deere & Company (NYSE: DE) announced it has entered into an agreement with SpaceX to provide cutting-edge satellite communications (SATCOM) service to farmers.
January 16, 2024 - On Monday, Superior Livestock Video hosted the 2024 Bellringer sale in Oklahoma City, OK. Offering over 106,000 head of cattle. Good demand persists for lighter weight cattle, espec...
January 16, 2024 - One of the groups which met at the ASI Convention in Denver, CO was the American Lamb Board. Jeff Ebert is the new ALB chair from St. George, KS. He says there’s a lot of positive t...
January 15, 2024 - Potato Expo 2024 concluded this past weekend in Austin, TX. Potato Expo is a focal point where the potato community converges to reconnect, collaborate, and propel the industry forw...
January 15, 2024 - To submit an offer, producers should contact the FSA at their local USDA Service Center by July 31 in order to have an offer effective by Oct. 1, 2024. To ensure enrollment acreages...
January 12, 2024 - One of the highlights during the 2024 American Sheep Industry Association Convention was opportunity to tour Colorado Lamb Processors and Rule Feeders near Brush, CO. Lamb feeder Sp...
January 11, 2024 - This year Denver, CO is hosting the 2024 American Sheep Industry Association Annual Convention. ASI President Brad Boner says the stronger lamb market lately has put some smiles bac...
January 10, 2024-"Cultivating Emerging Leaders” is the theme for a Young Farmers and Ranchers Conference, February 2-3, 2024, in Laramie, Wyoming. This premiere agriculture leadership conference offer...
Todd Inglee has been hired as the state of Colorado’s seventh brand commissioner in the history of the Brand Board. Founded in 1865, the Colorado brand board predates the state of Colorado. Inglee’s h...
January 9, 2024 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture reminds farmers, ranchers and forest landowners that January 13, 2024, is the deadline to apply for the Discrimination Financial Assistance Program...
January 9, 2023 - Montana Premium Processing Cooperative in Havre has announced newly elected board members. Paul Neubauer and Brett DeBruycker were re-elected by co-op members, while Anna Merriman wa...
The “Livestock Roadshow,” hosted by USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA), will highlight policy improvements based on feedback from America’s livestock producers as part of the agency’s broader outreac...
January 5, 2024 - A new publication by the University of Wyoming Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics reports that economic activity related to agricultural production contributed $2.526 b...
January 5, 2024 - It’s time to dig out the warm clothes and get ready because this unusual and mild early winter is about to change. That’s because an Arctic blast is working its way south. Day Weathe...
January 5, 2024 - Rising input costs are a major concern for farmers and ranchers and their ability to be profitable. And a major input cost these days is the price of diesel fuel. However, Jace McCur...
January 4, 2024 - As we kick off a new year, it won’t be too long and farmers will be back in the field for another planting season. Stephanie Zelinko, National Agronomist for AgroLiquid says fertiliz...
January 4, 2024 - At the National Western Stock Show in Denver, demand is such that there are both open and junior shows for miniature Herefords.
January 3, 2024 - Bryan and Chelsea Phipps are using their cattle as tools to improve soil health, reduce erosion and weeds, and harvest one of our planet’s greatest resources – sunlight on their ranc...
January 2, 2024 - Missouri Governor Mike Parson announced today, at the State Capitol press conference, the issuance of Executive Order 24-01. The order prohibits individuals and businesses from nati...
January 1, 2024 - Beef processor Swift Beef Company is set to pay $275,000 in civil penalties to settle allegations of violating the federal Clean Water Act, as announced by the U.S. Environmental Pro...
January 1, 2024 - In Manhattan, Kansas, researchers from Kansas State University have announced a significant breakthrough in the development of wheat-based foods with reduced gluten content. This dis...
December 29, 2023 - Engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. has reached an agreement in principle with the United States and State of California to pay a $1.675 billion penalty to settle claims it violated t...
December 29, 2023 - Now home for the holidays, Shaylin Barnett is packing up and headed south to join the "Horse Guru" as a paid trainer in 2024.
December 28, 2023 - The Montana Wheat & Barley Committee (MWBC) chose to fund 27 applications for the 2024 research cycle. Awards totaled $2,234,327, a 33 percent increase over the 2023 budget and the...
December 28, 2023 - As we move into the New Year and ranchers are preparing for calving or lambing. They are also creating a budget for 2024. Drafting a budget is no easy task, but part of it should a...
December 28, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation today announced Marketing Assistance Loan rates for 2024-crop graded wool by micron class. Loan rates for ung...
December 27, 2023 - Podcast: Bill Dale, a Californian cattleman and a breeder/trainer of working cattle dogs, recounts his upbringing on the ranch and the integral role dogs played in his life. Discov...
December 24, 2023 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) today issued a transit permit to Mr. S. Nicholas Claus of the North Pole, a distribut...
December 22, 2023 - Amidst mounting pressure from farm groups, railroads, and lawmakers throughout the week, it was announced on Friday that the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol has reopened the rail cr...
CPW Director Jeff Davis and his staff testified before the House Agriculture Committee on Sept. 12, 2023, that they would do everything possible not to bring "problem" wolves to Colorado. An email to...