Markets
Some sparks in holiday-shortened market
There wasn’t much of a lightshow in last week’s holiday-shortened markets. Now that we…
Jul 3, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
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A streamlined archive of the most recent reporting and updates from across the site.
Opinion
Pete’s Comments: Burger Buzz
Pete reflects on the hype and spread of plant-based patties that claim to be…
Jul 3, 2019 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Beef
Cost of a cheeseburger up
The cost of making a cheeseburger at home has risen 8 cents from last…
Jul 3, 2019 · By USDA Economic Research Service
News
Beef Bits Brief: China bans Canadian beef
China banned all meat products from Canada following the discovery of beef additive residues…
Jul 3, 2019 · By WLJ
Beef
Beef Bits Brief: Wagyu beef in a new form
Japanese Wagyu brisket is now on the market for an exclusive amount of time.
Jul 3, 2019 · By WLJ
Environment
Legal Ledger Brief: CBD sues EPA over emission exemptions
The Center for Biological Diversity and others have sued the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…
Jul 3, 2019 · By WLJ
News
Beef Bits Brief: Blended burgers hit nation
Blended burgers—patties containing a mixture of both beef and plant-based materials—are officially in restaurants…
Jul 3, 2019 · By WLJ
Livestock
Legal Ledger Brief: NCBA pushes for USMCA
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association officially launched a media campaign urging for the ratification…
Jul 3, 2019 · By WLJ
News
U.S.-China trade talks restarted at G20
The most recent G20 Summit was reminiscent of last year’s, where Presidents Trump and…
Jul 3, 2019 · By WLJ
Beef
Cows and climate change
Researchers at University of California, Davis are conducting research over methane emissions in cattle…
Jul 2, 2019 · By Amy Quinton, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources
Environment
Senators want Perdue out of EPA decisions
After Secretary Sonny Purdue made comments about becoming involved in influencing how EPA approves…
Jul 2, 2019 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Markets
Guest Opinion: Challenges for direct-market meat production
Small meat processors aren’t as prominent as they used to be. Dan Macon of…
Jul 2, 2019 · By Dan Macon, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources advisor
Environment
Hot weather increases cyanobacterial poisoning
With the onset of hot temperatures, it is vital to monitor the quality of…
Jul 2, 2019 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
Evaluate forage supplies now
Now is the ideal time to evaluate forage supplies and adjust stocking rates. The…
Jul 2, 2019 · By NDSU Extension
Policy
Updates on Farm Bill implementation
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Purdue gave an update over the 2018 Farm Bill implementations.
Jul 2, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
Lawsuit calls for grizzly bear recovery
The Center for Biological Diversity has sued the Trump administration in an effort to…
Jul 2, 2019 · By WLJ
Environment
Bipartisan Senate bill to address water storage in the West
A bipartisan bill was introduced to the Senate to fund water storage projects in…
Jun 28, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Health/Nutrition
Texas Tech to build veterinarian school
Texas Tech University has finalized its plans to construct a School of Veterinary Medicine…
Jun 27, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Policy
A push to change gene-editing oversight
Pork industry leaders have asked that gene-editing regulations be shifted from FDA to USDA.
Jun 27, 2019 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Policy
USDA moves prevented-planting date
After a year of heavy rains and floods, USDA has decided to move the…
Jun 27, 2019 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Beef
The road to the future is paved with information
The Beef Improvement Federation is seeing to it the future of the cattle and…
Jun 27, 2019 · By Dr. Bob Hough, WLJ correspondent
Beef
Mexico passed USMCA… now what?
Mexico passed the USMCA! But… what now? The timeline moving forward is uncertain and…
Jun 27, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Markets
Markets leap off the bottom
After hitting the bottom, the only way to go is up! Last week's markets…
Jun 27, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Markets
Pete’s Comments: Changing market conditions
Things are changing in the markets. Have we seen the seasonal low? What is…
Jun 27, 2019 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Opinion
Kay’s Korner: Data is industry’s lifeblood
Steve Kay tells the surprisingly short history of market data in the U.S. What…
Jun 27, 2019 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
Policy
Landlords more likely to lease oil/gas
Landlords who do not operate the land are more likely to lease out oil…
Jun 27, 2019 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Beef Bits Brief: McDonald’s beef sales up
McDonald’s announced that since switching to fresh beef from frozen beef a year ago,…
Jun 27, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
Legal Ledger Brief: OR Republicans walk out over climate bill
Oregon’s Republican state senators staged a walkout to protest a vote on HB 2020,…
Jun 27, 2019 · By WLJ
Beef
Beef Bits Brief: Beef Checkoff introduces “beefshi”
The North American Meat Institute has introduced a Foodservice Guide to Beefshi.
Jun 27, 2019 · By WLJ
Livestock
BIF names award winners
The Beef Improvement Federation celebrated the 2019 award winners at the annual convention in…
Jun 27, 2019 · By WLJ
Environment
Legal Ledger Brief: CO interest in reintroducing gray wolf
Colorado’s Secretary of State approved a petition asking for signatures regarding a wolf introduction…
Jun 27, 2019 · By WLJ
News
Legal Ledger Brief: Act seeks student debt relief for farmers
A bill was reintroduced on June 12 to address student loan debt for young…
Jun 27, 2019 · By WLJ
Opinion
Letter: The future of the beef industry
After reading Kerry’s comments about lab-grown fake meat in the June 10 paper, I…
Jun 27, 2019 · By WLJ
Opinion
Guest Opinion: Nebraska’s beef with de Blasio
After facing backlash from the Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio…
Jun 26, 2019 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Livestock
Farmers and ranchers can manage stress
Farmers and ranchers deal with a lot of stress on the daily and it’s…
Jun 26, 2019 · By NDSU Extension
Livestock
Mineral nutrition vital for summer grazers
Cattle receive a large portion of their minerals from forage, and most forage does…
Jun 26, 2019 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
Groups sue over lesser prairie chicken
A trio of environmental groups has sued the administration for “failing to protect” the…
Jun 20, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Policy
Two USDA agencies to relocate
USDA has officially decided on the location of Kansas City to relocate the Economic…
Jun 20, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Policy
USDA to require RFID bangs tags
USDA will be requiring cattle and bison producers to switch from metal tags to…
Jun 20, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cash cattle seeking bottom following futures
Last week saw the mostly sideways markets tip slightly lower. Everything, save packer margins,…
Jun 20, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Beef
New Grandin welfare audit looks at observable traits
A new cattle welfare audit looks at observable indicators of welfare and management like…
Jun 20, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Beef
U.S. to get bigger share of EU beef quota
The EU has announced it will give the U.S. a larger part of its…
Jun 20, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Opinion
Pete’s Comments: More tech talk
We all talk about technology and what it has done for agriculture but for…
Jun 20, 2019 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Policy
Cropland harvested declined
Cropland harvest declined in 2018, coinciding with increased crop failure.
Jun 20, 2019 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Beef Bits Brief: More fake meat
Beyond Meat has added yet another item to their line of plant-based meat products.
Jun 20, 2019 · By WLJ
Beef
Beef Bits Briefs: China resumes beef imports
China has allowed beef imports from Brazil and the UK to resume.
Jun 20, 2019 · By WLJ
News
Legal Ledger: USMCA Action Center
The Rural and Agriculture Council of America has announced the creation of a United…
Jun 20, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
Legal Ledger Brief: Comments sought for ID predators
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Wildlife Services seeks public input in the planning…
Jun 20, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
Legal Ledger Brief: USDA creates feral swine program
USDA announced on June 20 that it will be supplying $75 million in funding…
Jun 20, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
USFS proposes NEPA changes
The United States Forest Service has requested public comments over its revisions of NEPA…
Jun 19, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Opinion
What A Chef Wants: “Plum” good beef
Chef Brett Sawyer has steered away from competing against local steakhouses by offering something…
Jun 18, 2019 · By Kylee Kohls Sellnow, CAB
Opinion
Black Ink: Ranching from the history books
We have seen how far ranching has come in the past, but what will…
Jun 18, 2019 · By Nicole Erceg, Certified Angus Beef director of communications
Livestock
Sleep wins 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer championship
Russele Sleep has been named the 2019 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion.
Jun 18, 2019 · By WLJ
Markets
Brisket prices heat up with summer
Consumers have discovered brisket. This is both good and bad—good because this previously cheap…
Jun 17, 2019 · By David P. Anderson, Texas AM AgriLife Extension
Beef
Delaying calving season could decrease calf deaths
If your calf-death loss from birth to weaning is more than about 5 percent,…
Jun 17, 2019 · By NDSU Extension
News
Examine cattle for signs of foot rot
Flooded or consistently wet areas can cause foot rot in cattle and recent weather…
Jun 17, 2019 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Markets
April beef exports below 2018 levels
The rate of beef exports in 2019 continue to lag compared to 2018, but…
Jun 17, 2019 · By USMEF
News
Contradicting claims on U.S.-Mexico agreement
The issue of the tariff threats and immigration ultimatum against Mexico has become one…
Jun 14, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Markets
Cash markets lacked direction following futures
The cash markets were being led by the nose by futures with no clear…
Jun 14, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Opinion
Guest Opinion: Generation Z is ready to clock in
The newest generation to enter the workforce may have different values and career expectations…
Jun 14, 2019 · By Lori Culler, DTN Farm Business Adviser
Opinion
Pete’s Comments: Montana’s best
Pete reflects on WLJ's largest and quickest-filling ranch tour to date. It was a…
Jun 13, 2019 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Opinion
Guest Opinion: Maintain equipment before season
Although wet conditions are not ideal, now is a good time to make sure…
Jun 13, 2019 · By Russ Quinn, DTN staff reporter
Opinion
Guest Opinion: A tale of two food companies
DTN Editor Emeritus Urban C. Lehner analyzes market shares of food companies Pilgrim Foods…
Jun 13, 2019 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
Markets
Plant-based meat market expanding
Beyond Meat has introduced a new line of burger patties that is “meatier” than…
Jun 13, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
Biotechnology regulation sees updates
USDA agency APHIS, as well as President Donald Trump, have introduced a new framework…
Jun 13, 2019 · By WLJ
Environment
Wolf plan approved in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife passed revisions to the state’s wolf management…
Jun 12, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Water quality matters for cattle on pasture
Water quality may have a bigger effect on livestock performance than you may have…
Jun 12, 2019 · By Caitlin Hebbert, Noble Research Institute livestock consultant
Beef
U.S. food prices could rise
Trump’s proposed tariffs on Mexico could cause the price of food to raise both…
Jun 12, 2019 · By Jeannette Warnert, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources communications specialist
Beef
Cows with lost calves
After a cow loses a calf, there are several options to consider when deciding…
Jun 12, 2019 · By Russ Quinn, DTN staff reporter
Health/Nutrition
Protecting foals from deadly infection
Researchers at Texas A&M University have developed a new strategy for helping foals fight…
Jun 12, 2019 · By Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Health/Nutrition
Brahman breed may impact the future
Following a USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant, researchers at Texas A&M…
Jun 12, 2019 · By Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Policy
Disaster aid bill passed, signed
A disaster aid bill including appropriations for agriculture cleared the House and will move…
Jun 7, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Policy
Temporary restraining order filed against Hammonds
In a court decision on June 5, the Hammond family’s grazing permits were temporarily…
Jun 7, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
UCANR research to determine future climate change
University of California has begun to develop a research site that will focus on…
Jun 7, 2019 · By Jeannette Warnert, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources communications specialist
Markets
A little bounce after the futures fall
The week before saw a crash, so last week saw prices bounce. How long…
Jun 7, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Beef
Future-focused changes at Angus
The American Angus Association made some big announcements, revealing a new CEO, a new…
Jun 7, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Livestock
Legal Ledger Brief: Comments due July 1 for wild horse management
Comments are due July 1 on a BLM draft of an environmental assessment over…
Jun 7, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
Legal Ledger: USDA seeks input for livestock dealer trust
Comments are due June 24 on a USDA study on the feasibility of establishing…
Jun 7, 2019 · By WLJ
Markets
Outlook for U.S. Ag Trade
USDA Economic Research Service has released a new report projecting agricultural trade for fiscal…
Jun 6, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Policy
Texas A&M unveils robotic greenhouse of the future
Texas A&M University and AgriLife Extension has announced plans to construct a $3.5 million…
Jun 6, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
USDA can’t extend planting dates
With USDA unable to extend planting dates, ag retailers could be left holding the…
Jun 6, 2019 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Opinion
Resource Science: Spotted owls and the timber wars
Dr. Matthew Cronin gives his take on the Endangered Species Act classification of the…
Jun 6, 2019 · By Dr. Matthew Cronin, WLJ columnist
Policy
A timeline of tariff talks follows tweet threat
Trump’s tweeted an ultimatum to Mexico: Stop illegal immigrants or get hit with across-the-board…
Jun 6, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Opinion
Kerry’s Comments: Fake meat—Science fiction to science fact
Is lab-grown meat the way of the future or nothing but science fiction? Don’t…
Jun 6, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Livestock
Timing of livestock pest management is vital
North Dakota State University Extension shares the importance of having an integrated pest management…
Jun 6, 2019 · By NDSU Extension
Beef
U.S. beef growth fueled by weights
Increased cattle weights have boosted the efficiency of beef production by requiring smaller numbers…
Jun 6, 2019 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Policy
Non-generic human drug approvals increase
While human pharmacy has seen growth in the number of non-generic drug approvals, the…
Jun 6, 2019 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Policy
Energy costs affect food costs
Higher energy costs cause higher food costs.
Jun 6, 2019 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Health/Nutrition
Beef Bits Brief: BSE case found in Brazil
An occurrence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been reported in the state of Mato…
Jun 6, 2019 · By WLJ
News
Beef Bits Brief: Plant-based burgers gain ground
Two more companies have hopped on the plant-based burger train.
Jun 6, 2019 · By WLJ
Policy
A window into past antimicrobial use
Several USDA agencies have teamed up to release a report over past antimicrobial use…
Jun 5, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Balance your forage resources
North Dakota State University Extension recommends careful monitoring of your grasslands in order to…
Jun 5, 2019 · By NDSU Extension
Livestock
Late planted corn and cattle feeding
South Dakota State University Extension shares several options producers have when harvesting corn during…
Jun 5, 2019 · By South Dakota Farmers Union
Livestock
Farms exempt from emissions reports
Farms are now exempt again from reporting animal waste emissions after a federal court…
Jun 5, 2019 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Opinion
Guest Opinion: A hat tip to Canada
Extension Specialist Derrell Peel recently got to visit Canada and reflects on his experiences…
Jun 4, 2019 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Livestock
Dealing with moldy hay
With all the flooding going on, there’s a lot of moldy hay to go…
Jun 4, 2019 · By Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension animal scientist
Markets
Cattle futures crumble as corn surges
The fact Dec. corn prices have been going almost vertical since May 10 finally…
May 31, 2019 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Livestock
NV rancher is trying to save the Texas Longhorn
The Texas Longhorn breed has been seen as a symbol of the West, and…
May 30, 2019 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Policy
How to manage prevented planting acres in 2019
Making the prevented plantings decision is never easy, but having a good idea where…
May 30, 2019 · By Emily Unglesbee, DTN staff reporter