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Market Wrap-Up: Friday, May 8
“Unfortunately, that’s sometimes how ‘the cookie crumbles’ when the market’s technical influence has more…
May 8, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
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Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, May 7
Despite some higher cash trade, cattle futures closed lower amid a sell-off.
May 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Markets
Cattle futures ease resistance, trade steady early week
After a slight pullback late the prior week and into Monday, cattle futures closed…
May 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Maintaining a healthy range, value-added feeds for restocking the cow herd
After the past drought, the beef herd was decimated and we have dropped to a 70-year low…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
DOJ confirms antitrust probe into meatpackers
The Department of Justice (DOJ) officially confirmed it is investigating the nation’s largest meatpackers for possible antitrust violations.
May 7, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
House passes farm bill, advances livestock priorities
The U.S. House of Representatives on April 30 passed the Farm, Food, and National Security Act…
May 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
9th Circuit upholds cancellation of AZ grazing permit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit has affirmed a lower court ruling upholding…
May 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
FAIR Labels Act reintroduced into Congress
The Fair and Accurate Ingredient Representation on Labels (FAIR Labels) Act was reintroduced into the House and Senate,…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
BLM approves grazing in NV allotment
The Bureau of Land Management issued a decision for the Flanigan Grazing Allotment Grazing Permit Renewal Environmental…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Lexington to acquire some Tyson Foods assets
The city of Lexington, NE, is pursuing a deal to acquire and manage some of Tyson Foods' assets, according to the April 28 meeting…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Rollins releases wildfire memo ahead of fire season
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins issued a new Secretarial Memorandum and letter on April 29 directing the…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM seeks input for NV horse management areas
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on the proposed management of wild…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Grazing allotments open in the Book Cliffs area
The Bureau of Land Management field office in Vernal, UT, is accepting applications through July 31 for…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Community
PRCA HQ move to WY approved
The Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame Trustees recently voted in favor of moving forward with relocating the PRCA offices and the ProRodeo Hall…
May 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Opinion
Logan’s Comments: Food security is national security
It was a very interesting week in the headlines as two major stories broke in agriculture, signaling…
May 7, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
News
Weekly Drought Report: April 30-May 6
Widespread soaking rains fell across Texas and the Deep South, bringing a much-needed moisture…
May 7, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, May 6
Cattle futures closed slightly higher, extending their uptrend and setting a new high for…
May 6, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Headlines
UW-led institute releases films highlighting invasive grass management
The University of Wyoming’s Institute for Managing Annual Grasses Invading Natural Ecosystems has released two…
May 6, 2026 · By UW Extension
Environment
Utah heading into an ‘especially dangerous’ wildfire season
Conditions are ripe for an intense summer of wildfires, state leaders say, with blistering…
May 6, 2026 · By Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch
News
New study details changing US irrigated ag, viability strategies
A new study by researchers at the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at…
May 6, 2026 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Beef
US beef featured at prominent beef festival in Thailand
Despite tariff disadvantages for U.S. beef, several factors point to expanding opportunities in Thailand,…
May 6, 2026 · By USMEF
News
Scammers are selling farmers’ land without their knowledge
Colorado farmer Casey Kimbrell picked up the phone one day in early April, and…
May 6, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Environment
Conservation groups file lawsuit to stop logging, burning in Gallatin Mountains
Four conservation organizations claim in a new federal lawsuit the U.S. Forest Service could be logging and…
May 6, 2026 · By Darrell Ehrlick, Daily Montanan
Beef
Exporters meet with prospective buyers at Red Meat Symposium in Mexico
The U.S. Meat Export Federation recently held its second U.S. Red Meat Symposium in…
May 6, 2026 · By USMEF
Environment
USDA reinstates ag grant that was largest in U of I history
The largest grant in the University of Idaho’s (U of I) history—which incentivizes farmers statewide to…
May 6, 2026 · By U of I Extension
News
Warm, dry start of spring sparks fire season concerns
More than seven years after the Camp Fire ripped through the Paradise area in…
May 6, 2026 · By Tim Hearden, Ag Alert report, California Farm Bureau
News
Farmer sentiment declines in April amid input costs
Farmer sentiment dropped in April as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index…
May 6, 2026 · By CME Group, Purdue University
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, May 5
It’s a Cinco de Mayo turnaround Tuesday, with cattle futures spicing things up, closing higher on strong…
May 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Drought threatens the herd rebuild
Pasture and hay production in the next few weeks will determine cattle production potential…
May 5, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
News
Guest Opinion: Weathering the storm together
As we enter Mental Health Awareness Month in May, I’ve been thinking a lot…
May 5, 2026 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
Community
The Viewpoint with Glynn Tonsor
For Glynn Tonsor, understanding the cattle market starts with a simple premise: producers cannot…
May 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, May 4
Cattle futures continued their sell-off today.
May 4, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, May 1
The cattle market closed lower heading into the weekend.
May 1, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Texas farmers fight for grain claims
A group of 19 Texas farmers argues Hansen-Mueller Co.’s financier, BMO Bank, converted collateral…
May 1, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Community
Schuler Red Angus receives Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award
Schuler Red Angus of Bridgeport, NE, is the recipient of the 2026 Nebraska Leopold…
May 1, 2026 · By Sand County Foundation
Beef
The supply and demand of ground beef
As total beef production falls and beef prices increase to record levels, demand for…
May 1, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Health/Nutrition
Weighing genetic risk and reward
When it comes to building a better herd, producers may be wondering if linebreeding…
May 1, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Environment
Pasture cropping may improve soil health and forage quality
Pasture cropping as a land management practice can pay off for producers on lands…
May 1, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
News
NCBA members bring cattle industry priorities to Washington
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and its nationwide network of state affiliates, concluded its…
May 1, 2026 · By NCBA
Environment
SCOTUS hears Bayer Roundup label fight
Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court seemed to struggle April 27 with a question…
May 1, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Environment
FDA authorizes emergency use of drugs for NWS treatment
The Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorizations for several products for the…
May 1, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Community
Strengthening women’s voices in agriculture
Twelve farm and ranch women leaders graduated from the spring session of Women’s Communications…
May 1, 2026 · By AFBF
Environment
Salmonella outbreak traced to cooler highlights hidden food safety risk
A recent salmonella outbreak tied to a beverage cooler is serving as a reminder…
May 1, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Markets
Cattle futures surge over week, demand holds strong
Strong cash trade set the tone for the cattle market over the week, driving…
May 1, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
CDFW confirms new wolf packs as depredations continue
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife reports the state’s gray wolf population continues…
May 1, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
USDA advances new reorganization plans
USDA is continuing its reorganization by announcing new plans to restructure its Food Safety…
May 1, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
10th Circuit rules against landowners in NM stream access dispute
A federal appeals court has sided with New Mexico officials in a dispute over…
May 1, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Logan’s Comments: Grateful to be exhausted
This week is the start of National Beef Month, and after the exhaustion we…
May 1, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
Beef
Kay’s Korner: Unprecedented volatility
Often, my understanding of the markets is enhanced when I read a fresh analysis…
May 1, 2026 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
News
Guest Opinion: Fertilizer prices forcing tough decisions
Recently, I made a difficult decision that no farmer wants to make. I chose…
May 1, 2026 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
Environment
Gas prices are shaping biofuel demand
Rising and falling gasoline prices are not only affecting what Kansans pay at the pump,…
May 1, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Community
Coalition ensures no junior livestock exhibitor goes without a sale
For young 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors, the county fair auction ring is the…
May 1, 2026 · By Linda DuBois, California Bountiful assistant editor, California Farm Bureau Federation
Health/Nutrition
Why timing and method matter in castrating bull calves
Castration remains one of the most important management practices in beef production, yet the timing and…
May 1, 2026 · By Paul Vining and Paul Beck, OSU Cooperative Extension Service
Health/Nutrition
New vaccine shows promise against bird flu in cattle
Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have developed a vaccine approach that shows promise…
May 1, 2026 · By University of Nebraska Extension
News
American Royal leaves West Bottoms for new home in Kansas City
After 127 years of the American Royal being in the West Bottoms of Kansas…
May 1, 2026 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, April 30
Cattle futures closed mixed, as it seems cash trade could be done for the…
Apr 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: April 23-29
Any changes in the West were mostly minor and mixed, as cooler weather prevailed…
Apr 30, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 29
The livestock complex closed mixed Wednesday, with live cattle higher, feeders lower, and cash…
Apr 29, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 28
Cattle futures rallied on strong technical support and higher cash trade.
Apr 28, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, April 27
“It was a fruitful day for the livestock contracts as the markets closed higher…
Apr 27, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, April 24
Cattle futures closed higher to finish the week, with live and feeder cattle futures up triple digits.
Apr 24, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
New website helps NE landowners track wildfire recovery, view history
Following historic wildfires that have burned nearly 1 million acres of Nebraska grazing lands this spring, the University…
Apr 24, 2026 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Health/Nutrition
Tackling tetanus: A large animal owner’s guide
A scorching day in the pasture often leads horses and livestock to find cooling…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Health/Nutrition
Robotics and AI to be employed on the range to raise sheep in harsh environments
The Basque sheepherders who emigrated to Nevada in the 1800s would be amazed to…
Apr 24, 2026 · By UNR Extension
News
Farm, road safety experts urge operators to secure their loads
Farm equipment roadway crashes most often occur with tractors, planters, combines and other large machinery.
Apr 24, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
Feds pitch wild horse removals, new herd plans in the Red Desert
The vast majority of free-roaming horses occupying a vast swath of Wyoming’s Red Desert could…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile
Health/Nutrition
NE ranchers share land decisions through UNL research project
On Nebraska ranches where families have managed the same land for generations, decisions about…
Apr 24, 2026 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Beef
Global beef consumption and imports
Global beef consumption in 2026 is projected at 59.5 million metric tons, down 1.4% year…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Health/Nutrition
Using flash grazing this spring
As pastures green up this spring, there may be an opportunity for producers to…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension educator
Health/Nutrition
Controlling flies in cow-calf operations
One of the realities of beef production in Oklahoma is dealing with significant fly…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Environment
Big cats complicate CA ranchers’ livelihoods
Darrell Suenram lives in mountain lion country.
Apr 24, 2026 · By Manola Secaira, Ag Alert staff writer, California Farm Bureau
News
Farmer sentiment improves despite rising input costs concerns
Farmer sentiment improved in March as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index…
Apr 24, 2026 · By CME Group, Purdue University
Markets
Cattle market influenced by outside pressures
The market was pressured by headlines over the week, which ranged from industry-specific concerns…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Wolf populations rise in Washington and Oregon
Gray wolf populations continued to expand across the Pacific Northwest in 2025, with both…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
USDA breaks ground on sterile fly plant in Texas
In another step to prevent the spread of the New World screwworm into the…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
BOR moves to prop up Lake Powell levels amid drought
The Bureau of Reclamation announced it is preparing to release water from Wyoming’s Flaming…
Apr 24, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
CO Legislature passes bill to raise ag worker overtime threshold
The Colorado House advanced a bill April 16 that would raise the overtime threshold…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline
Community
Darling Creek Ranch to receive South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award
Dan and Sharon Anderson’s Darling Creek Ranch has been selected as the 2026 South…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Sand County Foundation
Community
Eagle Rock Ranch to receive Colorado Leopold Conservation Award
Eagle Rock Ranch of Park County, CO, has been selected as the recipient of…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Sand County Foundation
Environment
Appeal seeks to overturn NV lithium mine ruling
Environmental and Indigenous rights groups in early April appealed a federal court ruling that…
Apr 23, 2026 · By WLJ
News
BLM announces Southern CA fire restrictions
The Bureau of Land Management in mid-April announced seasonal fire restrictions for Southern California.
Apr 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, April 23
Cattle futures opened lower on unconfirmed rumors of another strike at a meatpacking facility, but clawed…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
KDD recommends patrons sign up for KPDRA
The Klamath Drainage District (KDD) is recommending its landowners evaluate their farm plans to…
Apr 23, 2026 · By WLJ
News
NE brand inspection bill signed into law
A bill updating Nebraska’s livestock brand inspection laws was signed into law on April…
Apr 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA adopting final NEPA rule
In early April, the USDA finalized its rule modernizing the National Environmental Policy Act…
Apr 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
DOJ investigating Big Four meat companies
The Department of Justice’s antitrust division is reportedly investigating whether the Big Four packers…
Apr 23, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Logan’s Comments: Like it or not
Pressure to reduce methane emissions is coming at the livestock industries. It has been…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
News
Resource Science: Reforming the science used with the ESA
The ESA is supposed to use the best science available, but in my experience,…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Dr. Matthew Cronin, WLJ columnist
News
Guest Opinion: When wildlife recovery ignores rural reality
We need to have an honest conversation about gray wolves—about what happens when a…
Apr 23, 2026 · By NCBA
Community
The Viewpoint with Haley Potter
Raised in a ranching family and now working in agricultural tech, Haley Potter is…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Community
Common Ground Coalition kicks off first of four regional summits
The Common Ground Coalition kicked off the first of four regional summits in Reno,…
Apr 23, 2026 · By Common Ground Coalition
News
Weekly Drought Report: April 16-22
The week was highlighted by a band of above-normal precipitation extending from south Texas…
Apr 23, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 22
Traders are continuing to pull back in cattle futures as they look for stronger…
Apr 22, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 21
Cattle futures closed lower as industry headlines left traders nervous.
Apr 21, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, April 20
The market ended the day lower, unable to find any gains on the board…
Apr 20, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, April 17
“The livestock complex rounded out the week on a lower note as traders simply…
Apr 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
CO to host training on non-lethal wolf mitigation measures
The Colorado Range Rider program, which was established by Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Department…
Apr 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Futures stall after potential market correction
Cattle futures traded higher to start the week but headed lower mid-week as the…
Apr 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
JBS, CO union workers ratify agreement
Following a three-week-long unfair labor practices strike at a beef plant in Colorado, JBS…
Apr 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo