May12020

UW Lamb Market Webinar

Friday, May 1, 2020

1:00 AM— 4:00 AMUTC

Cargill's Fort Morgan, Colo., Beef Plant Initiates Lockout

Concrete barricades stand at the entrance to the Cargill beef plant in Fort Morgan, Colo., after weeks of inactivity. A Cargill representative did confirm that Cargill initiated a lockout on May 20, 2...

Agriculture Secretary Touts New Fertilizer Projects

May 20, 2026 - In their efforts to show the Trump administration is focused on bringing down fertilizer prices, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins led another press event on Tuesday at USDA's headqu...

Sharpe Fire Burns to Campo, Colo., Fought by Entire Community

Drought conditions cover nearly the entire West to varying degrees of intensity, with southeastern Colorado among the worst conditions. Recent rain chances didn't produce moisture, but did bring dry l...

Montana Approved to Restrict SNAP Purchases on Sugary Drinks, Candy, Junk Food

May 19, 2026 - Montana will become the 23rd state in the nation to restrict certain purchases in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) after the U.S. Department of Agriculture approved...

App Guides Berry Producers to Times Most Ripe for Fungicide Application

Producers in the West are certainly familiar with foot rot, but producers and consumers alike benefit from preventing fruit rot, specifically that afflicting Florida-grown strawberries, a $500 million...

Farmers Buying Combines Again Despite Weak Ag Economy

May 19, 2026 - New AEM data shows combine sales posted gains in both the U.S. and Canada during April, even as overall ag equipment demand remains under pressure. While combine sales improved, tractor...

NCBA, ASI, and PLC Congratulate BLM Director Pearce’s Senate Confirmation

May 19, 2026 - The livestock groups are congratulating former New Mexico Congressman Steve Pearce on being confirmed by the Senate to serve as the new Director of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)....

National Corn Growers Association says Africa Holds Opportunity for American Agriculture

May 19, 2026 - The move comes as the U.S. Trade Representative sought public comments on modernizing and extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act. AGOA is authorized through December 31, 2026,...

Meat Sales Hit Record $112 Billion in 2025

May 18, 2026 - Meat sales hit a record high of $112 billion in 2025, with a pound increase of 2%.

Colton Buckley Named Chief of NRCS

May 18, 2026 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has appointed Colton L. Buckley as Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), the agency responsible for delivering conservation prog...