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CEQ to further modernize environmental reviews
The Trump administration is taking further steps to accelerate environmental reviews for infrastructure projects.
May 8, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
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News
Mexico set to become No. 1 export spot
Mexico is expected to become the top spot for U.S. agricultural exports, surpassing Canada…
May 8, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Judge blocks grazing in OR amid sage grouse suit
A federal judge has temporarily blocked livestock grazing across 22,000 acres of public land…
May 8, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Supplementing DDGS cubes and tubs to grazing stocker calves
Growing calves grazing rangeland pasture during the summer often lack sufficient nutrition to achieve…
May 8, 2025 · By Paul Vining and Paul Beck, OSU Cooperative Extension Service
News
Logan’s Comments: Bless the broken
Behind the scenes of each horse running in the Kentucky Derby is a group…
May 8, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen
Livestock
Heifer retention prospects improve
Much of the southern Plains received significant precipitation in April, providing a much-improved pasture,…
May 8, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Community
The Viewpoint with Juan Reyes
Juan Reyes was just 11 years old when his life was forever altered. Born…
May 8, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, May 8
It was a trifecta of green today: cattle futures, cash trade and Choice boxed…
May 8, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Guest Opinion: Common Ground Summit seeks to unite livestock industry
In my opinion, the Common Ground Summit was nothing short of historic for the…
May 8, 2025 · By Joe Goggins
News
Guest Opinion: The most important battle in the trade war
The battle in the trade war that matters most is the one between the…
May 8, 2025 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
News
Guest Opinion: We’re in the transition phase
Saying we’re facing uncertainty in rural America is an understatement. We’re in the midst…
May 8, 2025 · By Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA
Health/Nutrition
Late calvers and the upcoming breeding season
Producers can take several steps to encourage cows to return to estrus faster after…
May 8, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Lab-grown meat company can challenge FL ban
A California cultivated chicken meat company will be allowed to continue its legal challenge…
May 8, 2025 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Health/Nutrition
Assessing herd performance
When an athlete is aiming to improve their performance, they begin with a starting…
May 8, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Helping first responders train for crashes involving livestock
The first time Brandon Wingert responded to a vehicle accident involving livestock was in…
May 8, 2025 · By SDSU Extension
News
Bankruptcies show stress in farm economy
After a four-year downward trend, U.S. farm bankruptcies are on the rise again, and…
May 8, 2025 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Health/Nutrition
Clearing up confusion on CAFOs
Since their implementation many decades ago, concentrated animal feeding operations have continued to sustain…
May 8, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
News
Weekly Drought Report: May 1-7
Drought expanded and intensified across portions of the Central to Northern Great Plains. For…
May 8, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, May 7
Cattle futures pulled back after hitting record highs Tuesday, a move analysts say reflects…
May 7, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, May 6
Cattle futures closed mixed as traders await direction from the cash market.
May 6, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, May 5
It was a green start to the week in the cattle market.
May 5, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, May 2
“It was especially a big-hitting week for the cattle complex as traders pushed the…
May 2, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Estrous synch with natural service offers benefits
Cattle producers often associate estrous synchronization with AI. Many do not associate the practices…
May 2, 2025 · By NDSU Extension
Livestock
How to reduce expenses on a cow-calf operation
Like their fellow business owners, many cattle ranchers are seeing an increase in their…
May 2, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
News
Tying the farm bill to the budget reconciliation bill
The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee is planning to update the farm safety…
May 2, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Livestock
Regional feeder cattle prices across the country
According to the Cattle report for Jan. 1, the five largest beef cow states…
May 2, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Community
Trump officials drop charges against Maude family
The U.S. secretaries of Agriculture and Homeland Security on April 30 shined a spotlight…
May 2, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Community
Historic Common Ground Summit unites ag industry to secure future
In the face of mounting challenges, 40 leaders from across the livestock industry convened…
May 2, 2025 · By Common Ground Summit
Markets
Cattle feeders maintain their hold on the market
Futures closed out the week higher as early cash trade prices stayed steady and…
May 2, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Court partially strikes down NV predator control case
A federal appeals court has ruled that a USDA wildlife management program in Nevada…
May 2, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Interior plans to accelerate environmental reviews
The Department of the Interior is rolling out emergency permitting procedures to fast-track environmental…
May 2, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
US urges dismissal of water suit against UT rancher
The U.S. government filed an amicus brief in early April backing Utah rancher Gregory…
May 2, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Pete’s Comments: Record highs
We are on the doorstep of the high-demand beef season and the cattle markets…
May 2, 2025 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
News
Kay’s Korner: Markets maintain record pace
The U.S. red meat industry looks it’s like losing all Chinese business for some…
May 2, 2025 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
Health/Nutrition
Rumin8 achieves a 95.2% methane reduction
A new scientific paper from the University of California, Davis has shown that Rumin8’s…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Hungary confirms fifth farm with FMD
Hungary has confirmed a fifth outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at a cattle farm…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
US to inspect Brazilian beef plants in May
In May, a U.S. technical delegation will visit Brazil to inspect beef processing plants…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
News
FSIS withdraws proposed salmonella framework
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has withdrawn its proposed “Salmonella Framework…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM seeks input on Lahontan horse gather
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public input on the Lahontan Wild…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Mexican wolves lethally removed in AZ, NM
A federal wildlife agency mistakenly killed a potentially pregnant, endangered Mexican gray wolf in…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Water allocation increased for CA’s Central Valley
The Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) has increased water supply allocations for California Central Valley…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
CPW seeks feedback on 2026 Strategic Plan
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is looking for public input as it develops a…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Gov. Little calls for increased forest management
Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) issued an executive order on April 22 directing the…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Pork processors settle in $64M lawsuit
Tyson Foods, Clemens Foods and Triumph Foods have agreed to settle for $64 million…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Appeals court ends CAFO lawsuit
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a petition by environmental groups that sought…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Introduced wolf found dead in CO
A third wolf captured from British Columbia and released into Colorado has died.
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
USDA demands Mexico take screwworm action
In a letter to Mexico Secretary of Agriculture Julio Antonio Berdegué Sacristán, USDA Secretary…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Mexico commits water to Texas farmers
The Mexican government committed to transferring water from international reservoirs and increase the U.S.…
May 2, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: May 1
A surge in cash prices yesterday was not enough to send futures higher as…
May 1, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: April 24-30
A band of moderate to heavy precipitation fell across portions of Montana, plus isolated…
May 1, 2025 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 30
After two weeks of higher cattle futures, the market reversed course, closing lower.
Apr 30, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 29
Cattle futures extended their gains today, with contracts reaching new highs.
Apr 29, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, April 28
The market began the week on a strong note.
Apr 28, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, April 25
The cattle complex closed the week higher, hitting another round of contract highs.
Apr 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Rollins hears concerns about federal staff cuts
Matt Perdue, government relations director for the North Dakota Farmers Union, on April 22…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor
Community
Bill Rishel to be honored with 2025 Saddle and Sirloin Portrait Award
William H. (Bill) Rishel of North Platte, NE, has been named the 2025 inductee…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Saddle and Sirloin Club
News
USTR moves ahead on port fees on China
Despite concerns from export-dependent industries such as agriculture, the Trump administration on April 17…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Community
Stomprud Angus Ranch to receive SD Leopold Conservation Award
Stomprud Angus Ranch of Mud Butte has been selected as the recipient of the…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Sand County Foundation
Community
Wagon Wheel Ranch to receive CO Leopold Conservation Award
Wagon Wheel Ranch of Yuma, CO, has been selected as the recipient of the…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Sand County Foundation
Environment
Novel study calculates the cost of wolves on cattle ranchers
Motion-activated field cameras, GPS collars, wolf scat analysis and cattle tail hair samples are…
Apr 25, 2025 · By UC Davis Extension
Environment
Ranchers grapple with growing wolf numbers, losses
With California wolf populations expanding and attacks on livestock on the rise, the state…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
News
Fewer cattle on feed noted in latest report
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report pegs feedlot inventories on April 1 at…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Markets
Futures climb higher, packers scale back slaughter
Packers continue to pull back slaughter volumes, while boxed beef prices held relatively steady.…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
CoBank: Sentiment sours despite solid economic data
U.S. consumer and business sentiment has sharply declined, sparking concerns about an impending slowdown,…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
EPA one step closer to revising WOTUS
It’s been nearly two years since the Supreme Court handed down a decision in…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Study explores grizzly reintroduction in CA
A new feasibility study by a coalition of scientists, Tribal leaders and conservationists concludes…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Logan’s Comments: Bezos’ dollars and DNA
Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon with a net worth of over $190 billion,…
Apr 25, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen
Environment
NRCS accepting EQIP applications in CA
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service in California is accepting Environmental Quality Incentives Program applications…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
News
FSIS issues alert for pork carnitas
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issued a public health alert for pork…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Livestock
Grants to reduce livestock methane emissions
A new initiative funded by $19.3 million from the Bezos Earth Fund and $8.1…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
News
USDA offers loans for beginning farmers
The USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) offers direct and guaranteed farm ownership and operating…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Legacy Beef Co-op partners with Top Dollar Angus
Legacy Beef Co-op has partnered with Top Dollar Angus to expand opportunities for cattle…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Livestock
Mangan to head Livestock Marketing Association
As CEO Mark Mackey prepares for his upcoming retirement, the Livestock Marketing Association announced…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
OR wolf population recorded higher in 2024
According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (ODFW) 2024 Wolf Conservation and…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Boar’s Head settles for $3.1M in listeria case
Boar’s Head Provisions Co. agreed to settle for $3.1 million in a class action…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Bill would expand meat sales across state lines
A group of senators has reintroduced the New Markets for State-Inspected Meat and Poultry…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Interior transfers NM lands to Army for protection
Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum announced the department would withdraw and transfer administrative…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Klamath water demands expected to be met
The Bureau of Reclamation is expected to meet Klamath Project water contractor demands for…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
News
China calls for US to cancel tariffs
On April 24, China said there were no ongoing discussions with the U.S. on…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Idaho ranch CWA case delayed
The Clean Water Act case against Bruneau, ID, ranch Ace Black Ranches has been…
Apr 25, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, April 24
Some profit-taking by investors and questions about cash trade resulted in cattle futures closing…
Apr 24, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Resource Science: What is a dire wolf?
DNA information from fossils has been used to clone dire wolf genetics into modern…
Apr 24, 2025 · By Dr. Matthew Cronin, WLJ columnist
Community
The Viewpoint with Matt Pierson
Matt Pierson is at the forefront of Montana-based Producer Partnership, the country’s first and…
Apr 24, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Weekly Drought Report: April 18-23
Last week, heavy rain again fell on parts of the Nation’s Midsection along a…
Apr 24, 2025 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Community
United We Stand with Hidi Fankhauser
After wrapping up a long and meaningful chapter with Colorado Cattlemen’s Association in 2022,…
Apr 24, 2025 · By Hidi Fankhauser
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 23
Cattle futures started out of the gate higher and kept the momentum throughout the…
Apr 23, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 22
It’s turnaround Tuesday as cattle futures followed in the equities footsteps, closing higher.
Apr 22, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, April 21
Futures started the week off with some moderate losses, boxed beef prices saw some…
Apr 21, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, April 18
The markets were closed today in observance of the Good Friday holiday, but cash…
Apr 18, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Mexico to send obligated water to US
Mexico is planning to send more water to the U.S. after falling behind on…
Apr 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Sgamma withdraws nomination to lead BLM
Kathleen Sgamma, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management (BLM),…
Apr 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Migratory bird protections narrowed
The Interior Department is again narrowing federal protections for migratory birds in an effort…
Apr 18, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Maude family trial moved to July
A new court date has been set for ranchers Charles and Heather Maude of…
Apr 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Interior to shorten oil, gas analyses in states
The Department of the Interior announced it would no longer require the Bureau of…
Apr 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Point Reyes ranching settlements to be investigated
The House Committee on Natural Resources is investigating the settlements between ranchers in California’s…
Apr 18, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Livestock water quality likely to be impacted by drought
Studies have reported improved gains by as much as one-quarter of a pound per…
Apr 18, 2025 · By NDSU Extension
News
Keeping facilities in working order
Moving cattle through the on-farm processing facilities is best done with a well-maintained pen…
Apr 18, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Environment
Recommendations on post-wildfire grazing of rangelands, pasture
With very little snow this winter, drought conditions have expanded from last fall. If…
Apr 18, 2025 · By NDSU Extension
Markets
Market finds support ahead of Easter weekend
The cattle market found stronger footing ahead of the Easter holiday, with futures rebounding…
Apr 18, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo