May12020

UW Lamb Market Webinar

Friday, May 1, 2020

1:00 AM— 4:00 AMUTC

Western Ag Network and Ag Information Network Announce Strategic Merger

January 27, 2026 - Western Ag Network (WAN) and Ag Information Network (AIN) today announced a strategic merger under Nemetz Communications, Inc., bringing together two respected agricultural media or...

USDA Launches New Online Portal for Reporting Foreign-Owned Agricultural Land Transactions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is launching a new online portal to streamline reporting of transactions involving U.S. agricultural land by foreign persons, which can include businesses and...

Show and Sale Records Broken at 120th National Western

In the inaugural year of exhibiting livestock in the Sue Anschutz-Rodgers Livestock Center, the largest agriculture building in the U.S. bearing the name of a woman, female junior exhibitors swept al...

Corn Growers Furious with New Development on E15

The president of the National Corn Growers Association vented farmers' frustrations Thursday after learning House leadership not only prevented year-round E15 from being included in a must-pass fundin...

New AFBF Market Intel Report Reveals H-2A Program Use Continues to Soar

According to new market analysis from the American Farm Bureau Federation, the lack of a domestic workforce in Ag Country continues to push farmers and ranchers to utilize foreign labor. Nationwide, 3...

Colorado Cattlemen’s Association Responds to CPW Decision Not to Release Wolves This Season

The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) acknowledges this week's announcement from Colorado Parks and Wildlife that no additional wolves will be released in Colorado this season. CCA views this dec...

USDA Announces New World Screwworm Grand Challenge

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the launch of the New World Screwworm (NWS) Grand Challenge. This funding opportunity marks a pivotal step in USDA’s comprehensi...

New Analysis Reinforces Urgent Need for Additional Farm Support

American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall highlights the urgent need for legislation expanding the bridge support program for farmers, reinforced by new analysis indicating the economic crisis in fa...

Brucellosis Found in Wyoming Cattle Herd

The herd is located within Wyoming’s Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area (DSA). With the addition of this herd, the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) has two herds under quarantine for brucellosis,...

BLM: APR Bison Weren’t “Domestic Livestock” Under Taylor Grazing Act

January 16, 2026 - The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has issued a Notice of Proposed Decision that would rescind its 2022 approval allowing bison grazing on federal allotments in Phillips County, Mon...