May12020

UW Lamb Market Webinar

Friday, May 1, 2020

1:00 AM— 4:00 AMUTC

American Farm Bureau Establishes 2026 Policies

Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to...

Agriculture Secretary Rollins Speaks at American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim

One of the highlights at the 2026 American Farm Bureau Federation Convention in Anaheim, California, was an address by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. During her remarks, she thanked Ame...

Corn Growers Alarmed by New Supply Projections

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released its World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate projecting a 17-billion-bushel corn supply in 2025-2026, raising alarms among the nation’s corn growe...

Farm Bureau Names 2026 Farm Dog of the Year

The winner of the 2026 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award is Max, a 4-year-old Border Collie owned by Oklahoma Farm Bureau members John, Charla and Brynley Enns. AFBF, with support from Nestlé Pur...

Montana Senator Steve Daines Sends Letter Urging Efforts to Support American Sheep Industry

On Friday, U.S. Senator Steve Daines led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, voicing support for American sheep producers who have been disadvantaged by surging imports into t...

Colorado Cattlemen's Association Returns Home to the Exchange Building

The Exchange Building was built in 1898 and was home to the Denver Union Stock Yard Company, the Record Stockman newspaper, 14 commission firms, a café, the Stockyards National Bank. The Colorado Stat...

New Durum Variety Creates Exciting Opportunities for U.S. Farmers and Baking Enthusiasts

A new USDA-ARS Soft Spring Durum wheat, being released as USDA ‘Morris’ in honor of the late ARS Scientist Dr. Craig Morris, who spearheaded soft durum research, represents a new variety of soft sprin...

Trump Administration Releases New Dietary Guidelines Urging Americans to Eat More Real Food

The guidelines include recommendations to consume dairy, including full-fat dairy with no added sugars as well as prioritizing protein, including animal sources including eggs, poultry, seafood, and r...

Saddle Up for Success at Potato Expo 2026 in Texas

Each year, the Potato Expo brings together growers, suppliers, and industry leaders from across the country and beyond. And this year is no exception in Dallas, Texas.
Kam Quarles, National Potato Cou...

Wyoming Game and Fish Review 2025, Brimeyer Retires

Other big news from the department is the recent announcement of the retirement of Game and Fish Deputy Director for external operations Doug Brimeyer. With the Department since 1991 as a project biol...