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Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 28
Thanks to Friday’s bullish Cattle on Feed and Cattle inventory reports, the cattle market…
Jul 28, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
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Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, July 25
Cattle futures are trading higher into midday Friday as the market awaits results from…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Idaho forecasts water shortfall for Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer
The Idaho Department of Water Resources has determined the Twin Falls Canal Co. may…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
CA state vet calls for HPAI vaccine
The federal government should approve a vaccine against highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Jerry Hagstrom, DTN political correspondent
Livestock
MT still has more cows than people, but the cows’ lead is narrowing
Montana’s famous cow-to-person ratio has narrowed a bit.
Jul 25, 2025 · By Jacob Olness, Montana Free Press
Environment
Nebraska ag land values fall 2%
Nebraska’s average agricultural land value declined in 2025 for the first time in six…
Jul 25, 2025 · By UNL Extension
Beef
Drought conditions found mostly in the West
Drought conditions have diminished significantly in much of the eastern two-thirds of the country…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Environment
Yellowstone grizzly delisting proposal clears House committee
A proposal by a Wyoming Republican representative to remove Endangered Species Act protections from…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press
Livestock
Data-driven decisions to improve herd performance
Understanding what data matters most can be overwhelming.
Jul 25, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Markets
Cattle futures hold gains amid cash market uncertainty
Cattle futures remained higher on the week but traded on both sides amid record-high…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
WY ranch owner petitions SCOTUS over corner-crossing rule
Lawyers for Iron Bar Holdings LLC are urging the Supreme Court of the U.S.…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Ag provisions included in budget bill
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law by President Donald…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Nebraska sues Colorado over river water rights
Nebraska state leaders filed a lawsuit against Colorado, asking the U.S. Supreme Court to…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Jerky maker opens plant in NV
Jerky Junction, known for crafting small-batch jerky from premium U.S. beef and exotic meats,…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
News
NDSA reminds ranchers to update addresses
With the 2025 brand renewal period approaching, the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association urges brand…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Logan’s Comments: US beef wins in global market
The U.S. beef industry strengthened its global position with announcements last week as Australia’s…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen
News
SD ranchers guilty of animal mistreatment
Two South Dakota ranchers were sentenced to jail after being convicted of mistreating cattle…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Grizzly bear found shot in Wyoming
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Wyoming Game and Fish Department are seeking…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Guest Opinion: The power of our grassroots
Like all Americans, our nation’s leaders, including the president of the U.S. want to…
Jul 25, 2025 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
Beef
TDA, USDA to use bait to combat NWS
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced renewed efforts to combat the reemergence of…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
CPW provides update on wolf packs
On July 17, Colorado Parks and Wildlife updated the Parks and Wildlife Commission on…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
ID wolf population decreases
Idaho’s wolf population stood at an estimated 1,235 wolves as of May 2024, reflecting…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
USMEF calls for more Africa access
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is urging the Office of the U.S. Trade…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
CA high court to review Kern River case
The California Supreme Court has granted review of the Kern River water diversions case…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Trump announces new tariffs on Mexico, EU
President Donald Trump announced 30% new tariffs on goods from Mexico and the European…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Greens sue USDA over Beef Checkoff records
The Animal Legal Defense Fund and Earthjustice filed a lawsuit against the USDA under…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Burgum must approve all wind, solar projects
All wind and solar development decisions and actions now must be personally approved by…
Jul 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 24
The cattle contracts are trading slightly lower as traders wait to see what develops…
Jul 24, 2025 · By ShayLe Stewart, DTN livestock analyst
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 17-23
This week's U.S. Drought Monitor saw improvement in drought-related conditions across areas of the…
Jul 24, 2025 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, July 23
Live and feeder cattle futures surged to new contract highs as bullish momentum continues…
Jul 23, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, July 22
Cattle futures traded on both sides today as traders weigh record-high prices and uncertainty…
Jul 22, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 21
Futures kicked off the week with solid gains, as traders seemed willing to test…
Jul 21, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, July 18
“It was a lethargic day for the cattle contracts as traders let the contracts…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Bills boost rural mental health funds
In response to a rising mental health crisis in rural America, federal lawmakers introduced…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Health/Nutrition
Three livestock skin concerns to watch for this summer
Sun exposure, bacterial infections and increased activity of parasite-carrying insects can all take a…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Texas A&M AgriLife
Beef
Task force releases new beef industry long range plan
The Beef Industry Long Range Plan Task Force officially unveiled its new five-year plan…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Long Range Plan Task Force
Beef
Research challenges threshold used to determine meat spoilage
Kansas State (K-State) University meat scientist Travis O’Quinn and his research team have uncovered…
Jul 18, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Is it time to pull bulls?
The old rule of subtracting three months and adding seven days to the current…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Beef
Less beef meets summer beef demand
The summer doldrums between Independence Day and Labor Day usually means slack beef demand.…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Environment
MT FWP launches grizzly bear conflict dashboard
On a Thursday in late June, a mountain biker was out for an after-work…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Micah Drew, Daily Montanan
News
UT blocks a Chinese-owned company from buying land
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) and several lawmakers gathered in a sweltering field next…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Katie McKellar, Utah News Dispatch
Health/Nutrition
Overeating disease in calves
Many cattle producers would agree that summer is one of the most enjoyable seasons…
Jul 18, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Markets
Futures continue their climb; boxed beef prices drop
Live and feeder cattle futures closed several dollars higher this week, with strong regional…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
California gas prices set to soar in 2026
Retail gasoline prices in California have been consistently higher than the U.S. average, but…
Jul 18, 2025 · By UC Davis Extension
News
DOJ sues CA over Prop 12, egg prices
The Trump administration claims California egg laws are contributing to the increasing price of…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
CoBank: Looming labor shortage could strain economy
A looming labor shortage driven by declining participation rates, falling birth rates and weakened…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Coalition petitions feds to curb Colorado River waste
A coalition of national and regional environmental and water advocacy organizations formally petitioned the…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Logan’s Comments: Opportunistic times
Over the last two weeks, between Superior Livestock Auction and Western Video Market, there…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen
Environment
Yakima Basin water users face shortage
The Bureau of Reclamation’s July forecast shows water supply in the Yakima Basin will…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Dittmer’s Take: New hurdles left, optimism is warranted
There has been a lot of discussion about tariffs, inflation and interest rates lately.…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
Environment
BOR funds AZ, UT water projects
The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) is investing $200 million in water reuse projects in…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Kraft Heinz recalls turkey bacon nationwide
Kraft Heinz Foods Company is recalling approximately 367,812 pounds of fully cooked Oscar Mayer…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Grassland CRP enrollment now open
The USDA is now accepting applications for the Grassland Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) through…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
USDA unveils new food safety strategy
At the opening of USDA’s new Midwestern Food Safety Laboratory in Missouri, Secretary of…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
TDA responds to Central Texas flooding
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller directed the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) to assist…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Community
The Viewpoint with Jake Parnell
Cattle producers are buzzing as the red-hot market keeps its momentum through the summer…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
AFN acquires Idaho beef facility
American Farmers Network (AFN) has acquired Intermountain Packing LLC, a beef processing plant in…
Jul 18, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
RAAA rebrands FCCP as Angus Access
The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) renamed its Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP)…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Livestock
USDA announces expedited disaster aid
Agricultural producers who suffered eligible crop losses due to natural disasters in 2023 and…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Livestock
Suit filed against banks in ‘ghost cattle’ scheme
Bryant Law Center and two other firms filed a class action lawsuit against Community…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 advances
The House Natural Resources Committee advanced the Black Vulture Relief Act of 2025 out…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
MT proposes wolf kill quota increase
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) is proposing to increase the wolf kill quota…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
AZ signs ‘Ag-to-Urban’ water bill
On June 30, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) signed into law Senate Bill 1611,…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Court blocks WY wild horse roundup
The federal 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver blocked the Bureau of Land…
Jul 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 17
Cattle futures paused from recent gains today in a modest market correction, with no…
Jul 17, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 10-16
Degradation dominated the West this week, with no areas showing improvements on the map.
Jul 17, 2025 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, July 16
Live and feeder cattle futures hit new contract highs, driven by strong support from…
Jul 16, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, July 15
Livestock futures staged a strong turnaround Tuesday, with triple-digit gains in live and feeder…
Jul 15, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 14
Traders moved cautiously today following last week’s major rally in the cattle markets.
Jul 14, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, July 11
Cattle futures surged to close the week on a high note, fueled by strength…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
Impasse with China weighs heavily on red meat exports
Exports of U.S. pork and beef trended lower in May, due primarily to steep…
Jul 11, 2025 · By USMEF
Markets
Market climbs as USDA shuts Mexico border to imports
The big news for the livestock complex this week was the announcement that USDA…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
USDA ends policies for ‘socially disadvantaged’ farmers
The USDA will no longer recognize race- or gender-based criteria when it comes to…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Environment
Study: Wolf comeback spurs economic toll on ranchers
A new University of Arizona study reveals that even modest wolf depredation can slash…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
USDA closes southern border again
Following another detection of New World screwworm in Veracruz, Mexico, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Summer brings raised pinkeye concerns in cow herds
While grazing summer pasture is generally celebrated among cattle producers, this time of year…
Jul 11, 2025 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
Judge denies emergency relief in Simplot slurry spill
A federal judge denied an emergency request from Idaho cattle ranchers Lynn and Glenn…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
Slow Mexican border reopening planned
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has announced a slow phased reopening of…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
News
Ty’s Comments: It’s county fair season
July marks the heart of county fair season across the country. For many, it's…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Ty Groshans
Environment
Resource Science: US population growth and immigration
Immigration, legal or illegal, increases the population of the country, and as I’ve noted…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Dr. Matthew Cronin, WLJ columnist
Community
Cattle producers recognized for stewardship efforts
Cattle producers from across the country were recognized during the industry’s Summer Business Meeting…
Jul 11, 2025 · By NCBA
News
Plan unveiled to ban Chinese ownership of US ag
The Trump administration is pushing to ban new Chinese ownership of American farmland and…
Jul 11, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Health/Nutrition
Diagnosing cattle death
In many ways, solving the cause of an animal’s death involves the veterinarian working…
Jul 11, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 10
Cattle futures closed mixed, with feeder cattle futures higher as traders view the USDA’s…
Jul 10, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 4-9
Improving drought conditions were made to parts of New Mexico, southwestern Colorado, and Arizona,…
Jul 10, 2025 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, July 9
Cattle futures continue to climb to record highs with strong trader support, and there…
Jul 9, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, July 8
Cattle futures extended their rally today, with feeder contracts setting new highs and 2025…
Jul 8, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 7
There was a strong start to the week for the cattle market coming off…
Jul 7, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Futures climb as traders shake off border news
After first reacting bearishly to the news that USDA would begin re-opening the southern…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
University sues AVMA over competition concerns
Lincoln Memorial University has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the American Veterinary Medical…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Trade deficit worsens as farmer confidence slips
The U.S. agricultural sector is facing a dual challenge in 2025: a record-setting trade…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
USDA revises, rescinds NEPA regulations
USDA is rolling back the National Environmental Policy Act regulations it uses to implement…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Logan’s Comments: Let’s make a deal
President Donald Trump and Republican leadership proposed a sweeping “megabill” aimed at revising the…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen
Beef
Kay’s Korner: Key supply and demand factors
As we start the second half of the year, I thought it would be…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
Community
The Viewpoint with Kyndal Reitzenstein
For Kyndal Reitzenstein, it was a fluke that got her into livestock judging and…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Food companies continue wage-fix fight
Three of the original 16 food companies sued for allegedly conspiring to keep employee…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Beef
Promotions move more US beef short plate in Korea
International demand is critical for U.S. beef short plate, about 95% of which is…
Jul 4, 2025 · By USMEF
Environment
Flexible grazing program capitalizes on the art and science of range management
In 2018, the Bureau of Land Management initiated a pilot program to explore approaches…
Jul 4, 2025 · By Brigette Waltermire, BLM public affairs specialist
Beef
Hamburger prices were hot for Independence Day
Coming into the July 4 holiday, wholesale ground beef prices pushed to new record…
Jul 3, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist