Environment
Montana seeks reversal of American Prairie injunction
The state of Montana is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court’s preliminary injunction that allows American Prairie to keep its...
By Anna Miller Fortozo
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9th Circuit upholds BLM’s horse gather timeline
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against two Nevada ranchers seeking faster wild horse removals,...
By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
USDA study details health across US feedlots
Respiratory disease reached more than three-fourths of U.S. feedlots in 2020, with nearly every large operation...
By Charles Wallace
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Heifer dynamics and herd rebuilding into 2027
By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Two components are necessary for cyclical herd rebuilding: decreased beef cow culling and increased...
Beef
USDA announces expansion grants for meat processors
By Anna Miller Fortozo
Following its announcement of $57 million in funding to expand meat processing capacity, USDA...
Health/Nutrition
Rabobank predicts higher feed costs in 2027
By Charles Wallace
U.S. livestock producers should expect slightly higher feed costs in 2027, although ample corn...
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Environment
As Montana’s rifle season opens, wolf harvest climbs
By Nick Mott, Montana Free Press
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Nov 6, 2026
General rifle season for big game started Oct. 24 across Montana.
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Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Nov. 5
By Charles Wallace
Cattle futures fell for an eighth straight trading day as the selloff deepened, with cash trade in the South down $7.
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Weekly Drought Report: Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
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By Charles Wallace
Growing up on his family’s ranch outside Pueblo, CO, taught Dave Weaber that success in the cattle business is measured over generations, not just market cycles.
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By Anna Miller Fortozo
Fresh off the 2026 Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium & Convention, Guy Colyer of...
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The recent world-record sale of the bull G A R Market Maker may have...
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Beef
549 reads this weekUSDA Backs Producer-Owned Plant
By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
A group of 36 Texas cattle producers is developing a new beef processing facility with a $24.6 million USDA-backed loan, seeking an alternative to major meatpacking...
Health/Nutrition
USDA awards grants to address veterinary shortage
By Charles Wallace
USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded $8.2 million through its Veterinary...
Beef
$57M invested in meat processing program
By WLJ
USDA on Oct. 26 announced that processors in 40 states are set to receive...
Environment
Burgum signs order expanding federal grazing opportunities
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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed an order directing federal agencies to find more land...
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