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Cattle markets struggle amid uncertainty
Cattle futures posted steep losses over the week, with cash trade also trending lower.
Nov 5, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
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Daily Headlines
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Nov. 5
Cattle futures fell for an eighth straight trading day as the selloff deepened, with…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Business group pushes to open Oregon land for industry
Oregon should open up a “phantom supply” of land in the state for economic…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Shaanth Nanguneri, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Health/Nutrition
Heifer dynamics and herd rebuilding into 2027
Two components are necessary for cyclical herd rebuilding: decreased beef cow culling and increased…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Beef
USDA announces expansion grants for meat processors
Following its announcement of $57 million in funding to expand meat processing capacity, USDA…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Rabobank predicts higher feed costs in 2027
U.S. livestock producers should expect slightly higher feed costs in 2027, although ample corn…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
County commissioners seek to change Idaho Roadless Rule
Idaho County commissioners are asking the state’s governor and other elected officials to change…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun
Environment
USFS finalizes Administrative Site Leases rule
The U.S. Forest Service has finalized its Administrative Site Leases rule, which provides the…
Nov 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Greens intervene in Wyoming sage grouse suit
The Center for Biological Diversity and Western Watersheds Project recently filed a motion to…
Nov 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Los Padres forest management plan reduced
The U.S. Forest Service reduced the scale of its Los Padres National Forest Wildfire…
Nov 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM gathers horses in Nevada, Utah
The Bureau of Land Management completed a wild horse gather in Nevada at the…
Nov 5, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Protections ordered for California spotted owl
A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to finalize protections…
Nov 5, 2026 · By WLJ
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…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
9th Circuit upholds BLM’s horse gather timeline
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against two Nevada ranchers seeking faster wild…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Montana seeks reversal of American Prairie injunction
The state of Montana is asking the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Opinion
Elise’s Comments: Pumping rights for a price
In the West, water has always been worth fighting for, but what about getting…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Elise Balin Hill
Opinion
Guest Opinion: The virtual fencing gold rush
The virtual fencing gold rush is happening. And the pace is accelerating. On the…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Jack Newman, Montana Cattlemen’s Association
Opinion
Guest Opinion: Veteran farmers carry service into a new season
A military uniform and a pair of farm boots tell different stories, but the…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
Opinion
Guest Opinion: A growing lamb market, a shrinking American industry
America's sheep producers are losing ground in their own market, even as Americans consume…
Nov 5, 2026 · By Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA
Daily Headlines
Weekly Drought Report: Oct. 29 – Nov. 4
Rain eased drought conditions across parts of the West and northern and central Great…
Nov 5, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Nov. 4
“Sadly, so far through Wednesday's trade it's been another disappointing day where the livestock…
Nov 4, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Nov. 3
Cattle futures continued to slump as traders look for support.
Nov 3, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Nov. 2
The market traded mostly lower over the day following Friday’s downturn.
Nov 2, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
USDA Backs Producer-Owned Plant
A group of 36 Texas cattle producers is developing a new beef processing facility…
Nov 2, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Oct. 30
"It was a pitiful day for the livestock complex as traders grew frustrated with…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
USDA opens Watershed Research Center
USDA’s Agricultural Research Service announced the opening of the Southwest Watershed Research Center in…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Headlines
BLM seeks feedback on bighorn sheep plan
The Bureau of Land Management is accepting feedback on a proposed project to improve…
Oct 30, 2026 · By WLJ
News
IRS clarifies no tax on dyed diesel
IRS will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel is sold for use…
Oct 30, 2026 · By WLJ
News
NASA, USDA advance data modernization plan
USDA and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on Oct. 24 signed a memorandum…
Oct 30, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Steakholder launches 3D-printed meat substitute in US
Steakholder Foods Ltd. has launched its Perfecta brand in stores across the Northeast, bringing…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
$5B allocated to processor expansion loan program
USDA is allocating at least $5 billion in loans through its new Strengthening Processing…
Oct 30, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA invests $1.3B in fertilizer projects
USDA has selected eight fertilizer manufacturing projects to receive funding through USDA’s Fertilizer Investment…
Oct 30, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Colorado conservation funding available
Colorado farmers and ranchers have until Nov. 20 to apply for consideration for fiscal…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
USDA funds conservation projects
USDA announced more than $325 million for 42 conservation projects through the Regional Conservation…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
$57M invested in meat processing program
USDA on Oct. 26 announced that processors in 40 states are set to receive…
Oct 30, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM proposes opening four NV grazing allotments
The Bureau of Land Management is proposing to issue a grazing permit for 10…
Oct 30, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
USDA confirms bird flu in WA dairy herds
In early October, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed highly pathogenic avian…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
CA updates wolf pack, depredation numbers
California’s known wolf pack count fell from 12 to 10 over the past quarter,…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Markets
Market looks for continued support
Cattle markets showed mixed signals over the week, with live cattle futures moving lower…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
TX elk marks first NWS wildlife detection
USDA has confirmed the first U.S. wildlife detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Groups seek removal of steelhead habitat designation
Three Santa Barbara County, CA, organizations are asking the National Marine Fisheries Service to…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Court finds ND beef board nomination process unlawful
A North Dakota judge has ruled that the process to nominate six members to…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Burgum signs order expanding federal grazing opportunities
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum signed an order directing federal agencies to find more land…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Disciplined genetic selection adds value from pasture to plate
Genetic tools deliver the greatest value when producers know what they want their cattle…
Oct 30, 2026 · By BIF
News
Investing in tomorrow
Ask me what stood out from this year’s bull sales across the West, and…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Jared Patterson
Community
Kay’s Korner: Celebrating Rosemary Mucklow
I want this month to use my column to celebrate the life and work…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
Environment
Pasture mealybug, drought take toll on hay fields, forage yields
Pasture mealybug and prevailing dry conditions have put a dent in hay production for…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Community
October PRCA world standings
The top five contestants and earnings are listed as provided as of Oct. 28.
Oct 30, 2026 · By PRCA
Health/Nutrition
NM announces new screwworm cases
New Mexico agriculture officials Oct. 27 announced two more confirmed cases of New World…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Source New Mexico
Community
Nebraska auctioneer awarded top honors at WLAC qualifier
A day of competitive bid-calling in California’s Central Valley produced 10 qualifiers for the…
Oct 30, 2026 · By LMA
Environment
Greens sue to overturn repeal of ESA blanket rule
A coalition of environmental groups is challenging the Trump administration’s repeal of its “blanket”…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Livestock
Feedlot placements reach record-low numbers
The latest Cattle on Feed report pegged the feedlot inventory at 11.372 million head,…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Health/Nutrition
Fall pasture evaluations can help producers prepare for the next grazing season
As the growing season comes to an end, livestock producers have an opportunity to…
Oct 30, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Understanding dystocia: Preparing for difficult calving
Calving is a natural part of cattle production, but some deliveries require extra help.
Oct 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Grazing crop residues to extend grazing and stretch hay supplies
Drought conditions across much of Oklahoma have reduced pasture production and hay supplies going…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist
Daily Headlines
Recapturing body condition in the cow herd
In 2026, drought-stressed pastures and intense heat could easily result in cows that are…
Oct 30, 2026 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Oct. 29
The cattle complex closed down on lower cash trade.
Oct 29, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Congress Faces an Ag Shake-Up
Congress faces significant turnover ahead of 2027, with 86 House members and 16 senators…
Oct 29, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
News
Weekly Drought Report: Oct. 22-28
Drought conditions improved across parts of the West, central and southern High Plains, Texas…
Oct 29, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Oct. 28
With a lack of fundamental support, cattle futures closed triple digits lower.
Oct 28, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Oct. 27
Cattle futures closed mostly higher as traders look for direction from cash trade, and…
Oct 27, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Oct. 26
Cattle futures traded modestly higher today following Friday's bullish Cattle on Feed report.
Oct 26, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Policy
LLC or S Corp? What the New FSA Rules Mean for Your Farm
A new FSA rule now treats LLCs and S corps as pass-through entities, prompting…
Oct 26, 2026 · By Rod Mauszycki, DTN tax columnist
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Oct. 23
"Friday came and went and thankfully traders continued to support the live cattle contracts…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Arizona moves to join lawsuit against federal Colorado River plan
The Grand Canyon State announced that it intends to join Nevada’s lawsuit challenging the…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Caitlin Sievers, Arizona Mirror
Environment
Data center project proposed on federal land gets sent back to square one
Approval for the first-ever commercial data center on U.S. public lands was formally rejected…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Jeniffer Solis
Beef
Feeding cull cows to add value
Feeding thin cows to higher body condition scores before marketing can make a large…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist
Beef
An update on global beef trade numbers
The most recent USDA Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade report shows that…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Environment
BLM conducts horse gathers in October
The Bureau of Land Management was set to conduct several wild horse gathers in…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Idaho’s top 10 farm commodities in 2025
USDA data released Sept. 3 confirms that the cattle and calves sector bumped milk…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
Community
Rancho Armendariz receives New Mexico Leopold Conservation Award
Rancho Armendariz of Cuervo, NM, has been selected as the New Mexico Leopold Conservation…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Sand County Foundation
Environment
Judge reopens lawsuits challenging cuts of Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante
Legal challenges first filed against President Donald Trump’s cuts to Bears Ears and Grand…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Annie Knox, Utah News Dispatch
Health/Nutrition
Cattle producers urged to watch for prussic acid poisoning
Recent rains may have brought relief to drought-stricken pastures, but livestock producers should remain…
Oct 23, 2026 · By MU Extension
Environment
Stream, riparian restoration could protect Kackley Ranch Preserve for generations to come
Kackley Ranch Preserve is a 920-acre piece of land that has been set aside…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Liz Cartwright, Idaho Capital Sun
Environment
Summit pipeline ruling in ND called a win for local control
A North Dakota judge ruled Oct. 9 that state rules on where infrastructure such…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor
Environment
Super El Niño brings hope for moisture to drought-weary Texas
Texas producers heading into fall and winter have reason to hope a historically strong…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
News
WSU to lead a new international livestock initiative
Washington State University has secured a federal grant to lead a new Feed the…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Washington State University Extension
Environment
Federal appeals court weighs future of wolf protections
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in Missoula, MT, heard a…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Nick Mott, Mountain Journal
Environment
Arizona monument made newest national park
Chiricahua National Monument in southeastern Arizona is now Chiricahua National Park following President Donald…
Oct 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA announces $8B in Harvest Fuel Relief program
USDA is making available $8 billion in one-time payments to American farmers this harvest…
Oct 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
WDFW seeks comment on ‘caught-in-the-act’ rule
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking comment on proposed changes to…
Oct 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
$400K available for MT livestock loss prevention
The Montana Livestock Loss Board has approximately $400,000 available for livestock loss prevention measures…
Oct 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
USDA to update its cash cattle market reports
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is updating its Livestock Mandatory Reporting cash cattle reports in…
Oct 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
NM port will reopen to cattle trade on Oct. 26
The USDA is set to reopen the Columbus, NM, port of entry to cattle…
Oct 23, 2026 · By WLJ
Markets
Cattle futures advance amid mixed market trends
Cattle markets closed the week with gains in cattle futures, while boxed beef prices…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Arizona rancher challenges grazing permit cancellation
An Arizona rancher is fighting to overturn the cancellation of her federal grazing permit,…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Court halts USDA reorganization effort
A federal court has blocked the USDA’s reorganization plan, enjoining the department from closing…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
US sheep producers press case against imports
U.S. sheep producers told the International Trade Commission during an Oct. 16 hearing that…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Opinion
Kevin’s Comments: Fuel concerns
The price of fuel has been a major subject of conversation everywhere I’ve been…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Kevin Murnin
Community
Deere Foundation announces food bank funding
The John Deere Foundation announced an $18.5 million initiative to connect farmers with food…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Two Oklahoma men arrested for cattle theft
Two Oklahoma men were arrested following an investigation into the alleged theft and sale…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Whole Foods expands RaiseWell program
Where Food Comes From Inc. announced that Whole Foods Market has expanded its approval…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
1.5M pounds of meat recalled for temperature
Kayem Foods Inc. of Chelsea, MA, is recalling approximately 1.5 million pounds of ready-to-eat…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
Angus bull sells for $900K in Montana
A 9-month-old Angus bull, Basin Legacy 6201, sold for $900,000 during the Oct. 17…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Rotational grazing increases carbon storage
Rotational grazing may help grasslands capture and store more carbon, according to a study…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
Truck crash sends livestock scattering
Dozens of cattle scattered through downtown Kansas City, MO, early Oct. 18 after a…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Colorado to receive federal funding to support Aspen Acres Fire recovery
The U.S. Small Business Administration has approved Colorado’s request for funding to support businesses…
Oct 23, 2026 · By Lindsey Toomer, Colorado Newsline
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Oct. 22
Cattle futures saw a mild correction ahead of tomorrow’s Cattle on Feed report.
Oct 22, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Oct. 15-21
Drought conditions improved across much of the West and central and southern High Plains…
Oct 22, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor