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Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, April 17
Anticipation of higher cash trade propelled cattle futures higher to close the holiday-shortened week.
Apr 17, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
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Environment
USDA reboots Biden-era climate program with new priorities
USDA on April 14 announced the department is repackaging the $3.1 billion Partnership for…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Health/Nutrition
New NE program set to attract large animal vets
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has announced a new grant program to attract and retain…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Environment
Montana releases final wolf management plan
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has released its final 2025 Gray Wolf Conservation and…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Senators introduce bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act
In a renewed push to address the growing threat of catastrophic wildfires across the…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
New ESA rule would redefine ‘harm’
The Trump administration is proposing a new rule to rescind the regulatory definition of…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Ty’s Comments: The season of hope
You can feel the energy in the air this spring, like the whole industry…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Ty Groshans
News
Dittmer’s Take: Good news and congressional progress
A casual dining chain featuring steak and prime rib without breaking the bank is…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
News
Guest Opinion: How to cope with succession anxiety disorder
Figuring out how, and when, to transition the ownership of farm and ranch assets…
Apr 17, 2025 · By Lance Woodbury, DTN farm business adviser
News
Weekly Drought Report: April 10-16
Mostly dry weather, with a few exceptions in Montana, northern Idaho, western Washington and…
Apr 17, 2025 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 16
The cattle complex continued its rally as traders cautiously re-entered the market.
Apr 16, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 15
Cattle futures continued their climb, but June live cattle futures cannot push past the…
Apr 15, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, April 14
Feeder cattle and live cattle futures climbed higher to start the week, supported by…
Apr 14, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, April 11
The market rebounded today, reflecting cautious optimism amid ongoing trade negotiations.
Apr 11, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Uncertainty continues to shape the cattle market
The marketplace has been volatile amid fluctuating tariff news.
Apr 11, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Judge: Feds should reassess grazing impacts on MT grizzlies
In late March, a federal judge wrote in favor of environmental groups who claimed…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
California court reverses Kern River injunction
A California appeals court has reversed a lower court’s injunction that had required water…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
CDFW enters next phase of wolf conservation plan
As California’s gray wolf population expands, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife is…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Logan’s Comments: A dire situation
Now to see that the scientific community is on another path to bring back…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen
Community
The Viewpoint with Nash Singleton
Born into the legacy of his family’s century-and-a-half-old ranch, Nash Singleton carries forward a…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
February beef exports below year-ago
February beef exports were below last year after trending higher in January, while lamb…
Apr 11, 2025 · By USMEF
Environment
Rising wages test targeted grazing sector
Sheep and goats, deployed to graze flammable vegetation in targeted areas, have become a…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Livestock
Senators want special investigator at USDA for P&S violations
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators introduced legislation to establish a special investigator at…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
News
Senators introduce bill to stop Prop 12
Republican lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced legislation April 8 that would strike down…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Health/Nutrition
Pre-finishing nutrition’s impact on beef quality
Post-weaning management significantly influences beef quality, particularly through compensatory gain.
Apr 11, 2025 · By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist
Health/Nutrition
Proper grain monitoring, storage remain critical in springtime
As outdoor temperatures warm during spring and early summer, there is an increasing potential…
Apr 11, 2025 · By NDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Deciding to keep or cull cows
Managing a successful business often involves making a series of decisions with the end…
Apr 11, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
The 1,500-pound question: Are your cows too big?
Cow size has been on the rise for decades.
Apr 11, 2025 · By Purina Animal Nutrition LLC
Health/Nutrition
Prepping for alfalfa weevil management
Spring has officially sprung and now is a good time to start thinking about…
Apr 11, 2025 · By Samantha Daniel, Nebraska Extension educator
Health/Nutrition
Evaluating alfalfa stand counts
Were you expecting more from last year’s alfalfa yields?
Apr 11, 2025 · By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension educator
News
Johnsonville brats recalled for foreign matter
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Johnsonville LLC is recalling approximately…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Mexico City bans ‘violent’ bullfighting
Mexico City lawmakers voted 61-1 in mid-March to ban violent bullfighting, sparking both celebration…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Cargill report shows people eating more protein
Americans are consuming more protein than ever, according to Cargill’s 2025 Protein Profile.
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Hungary, Slovakia exports banned due to FMD
An ongoing outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in Hungary and Slovakia has prompted a…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Wolf wanders north of I-40 in NM
Female Mexican gray wolf 2996 has crossed north of Interstate 40 in New Mexico,…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Dire wolves brought back from extinction?
In a groundbreaking move, scientists have revived the extinct dire wolf, last seen over…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Washington wolf population declines
According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the number of gray wolf…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Faster processing line speeds proposed
The USDA is planning to increase chicken and pork processing line speeds with the…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Gray wolf delisting bill advances to House floor
The Pet and Livestock Protection Act, which would delist the gray wolf from the…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Perdue sues animal rights group
Petaluma Poultry, a division of Perdue Foods, is taking legal action against animal rights…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Interior renews focus on coal
The Department of the Interior is renewing its focus on the coal industry and…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
NM county declares wolf emergency
The Catron County Board of County Commissioners in New Mexico has declared an emergency…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Bill would digitize TX brand registry
A bill introduced would allow ranchers to register their brands online with a county…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Language for CO anti-wolf measure approved
The language for Colorado proposed ballot initiative 13, which would halt the reintroduction of…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Higher tariffs put on hold, except for China
President Donald Trump announced on April 9 that he was pausing higher tariffs for…
Apr 11, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, April 10
Yesterday’s rally is all but forgotten as cattle futures posted lower following the equity…
Apr 10, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up
The decision by President Donald Trump to a 90-day pause in tariffs sent cattle…
Apr 9, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 8
The cattle complex closed mixed after a volatile trading day.
Apr 8, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, April 7
The market continued its downward direction following last week’s weakness.
Apr 7, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, April 4
The market took a nosedive today, uncertain about the future of demand with tariffs…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Market hesitates on news of trade tariffs
There were some slight shifts in the marketplace following the Trump administration’s Wednesday announcement…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Oregon water rights transfer bill sparks debate
Oregon Senate Bill 1153—a proposal to change water rights transfer—is drawing sharp debate as…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Judge strikes down lesser prairie chicken rule
A federal judge has ruled in favor of landowners and counties challenging the U.S.…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Proposed OR lithium mine threatens nearby ranches
A proposed lithium mine in the Oregon portion of the McDermitt Caldera could prove…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Pete’s Comments: Tariffs and trade
The U.S. economy is the strongest in the world and is resilient. In a…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Environment
MT lawmakers won’t back UT in land-transfer lawsuit
The Montana House of Representatives has declined to back Utah in its legal bid…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press
News
Kay’s Korner: Ag imports dodge tariff bullet
Food and other agricultural imports into the U.S. appear to have partially avoided a…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
News
Trump launches reciprocal tariffs on most trading partners
President Donald Trump on April 2 announced reciprocal tariffs on U.S. trade partners as…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
News
Guest Opinion: Agriculture, the backbone of our economy
We know our nation is counting on us, not only to keep our food…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation president
Health/Nutrition
Warm weather creates opportunity for blood-sucking parasites
’Tis the season for warmer temperatures, getting outdoors and playing in green, grassy fields—all…
Apr 4, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Management strategies for minimizing early pregnancy loss
As we approach the breeding season, cows and heifers are faced with a variety…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Rick Funston, Nebraska Extension beef cattle reproductive physiologist
Health/Nutrition
Pasture management for this spring
Much of Oklahoma finished the summer and fall of 2024 with drought stressed pastures.
Apr 4, 2025 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Health/Nutrition
Tips for managing cow-calf pairs through a drought
Despite many in the Great Plains region receiving a few inches of snow this…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Karla H. Wilke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln cow/calf systems and stocker management
Beef
Enhancing meat quality through management decisions pre-calving
Meat quality is influenced by various factors that affect the consumer’s eating experience, including…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist
Health/Nutrition
Study finds influenza A antibodies not uncommon in US cattle
A large study to gauge how susceptible U.S. dairy and beef cattle are to…
Apr 4, 2025 · By University of Minnesota Extension
Environment
Feds plan to remove all wild horses from WY’s ‘checkerboard’
The Bureau of Land Management’s contentious plans to remove all free-roaming horses from vast…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile
Livestock
Farmers encouraged to use targeted grazing as wildfire tool
By increasing the use of targeted grazing, California ranchers and farmers can play crucial…
Apr 4, 2025 · By John Watson, Ag Alert, California Farm Bureau Federation
Health/Nutrition
Increasing adaptability with alternative grazing strategies
Becoming more adaptable is particularly important for the long-term wellness, success and profitability of…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Kaylee Wheeler, South Dakota State University Extension range field specialist
Beef
Feeder cattle markets for March across the past four years
As March wraps up, it is interesting to look back at feeder cattle markets…
Apr 4, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Health/Nutrition
Shortening the calving window for cattle herds
Timing is the key to a successful calving season, but beef cattle producers often…
Apr 4, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Producers needed for Asian longhorned tick study
Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, Oklahoma State University (OSU) Extension veterinarian, is partnering with the OSU…
Apr 4, 2025 · By OSU Extension
Beef
IA man charged with illegal slaughter
An Elgin, IA, man is charged after admitting to operating an unlicensed meat and…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Egg Beaters recalled for cleaning solution
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Cargill Kitchen Solutions is recalling…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Avian flu found in UK sheep
On March 24, the United Kingdom’s (UK) Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Thousands of pounds of beef stolen in TN
The Grainger County Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee is investigating the disappearance of 80,000 pounds…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Food contaminant levels tool launched
The Food and Drug Administration has launched the Chemical Contaminants Transparency Tool, an online…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Layoffs affecting bird flu, food safety
Recent federal agency layoffs have significantly impacted the USDA’s bird flu response and food…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Boost given for CA water deliveries
The California Department of Water Resources announced that March’s wet and cold storms have…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Enviros seek species protections
The Center for Biological Diversity has filed two more petitions and one lawsuit to…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Kroger files counterclaims against Albertsons
The Kroger Co. filed its answer and counterclaims to the complaint brought by Albertsons…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Greens claim livestock damage in AZ monument
The Center for Biological Diversity contends unauthorized cattle in Arizona’s Agua Fria National Monument…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Bill introduced to release USDA funds
Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) introduced the Honor Farmer Contracts Act to release withheld funding…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Tyson, others must face pork price-fixing suits
U.S. District Judge John Tunheim ruled in the District of Minnesota that Tyson and…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
News
USDA announces ag trade programs
USDA announced agricultural trade promotion programs for fiscal year 2026 and is now accepting…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Second CA county declares wolf emergency
On April 1, the Sierra County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution declaring a…
Apr 4, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, April 3
Fallout from the equities spilled over to the cattle complex, closing triple digits lower.
Apr 3, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, April 2
The cattle complex continues to show resistance, with live cattle contracts reaching highs.
Apr 2, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, April 1
It may be April Fools’ Day, but there was no joking around in Tuesday’s…
Apr 1, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, March 31
Cattle futures kicked off the week on a weaker note, with live and feeder…
Mar 31, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, March 28
Live cattle and feeder contracts ended the day on a lower note, pressured by…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cash trade reaches all-time record high
Cattle markets saw steady prices over the week as packers secure inventory and feeder…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
Power of Meat report reveals record meat sales in 2024
The 2025 Power of Meat report reveals a record-setting year for the beef industry,…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
New data shows impact of beef-on-dairy cattle
More available data is leading to greater insights on the impact of beef-on-dairy crossbred…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
NE bill proposes exempting feedlots from brand fees
A bill to exempt feedlots from brand inspection laws in western Nebraska has advanced…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Quality targets, commercial strategies for how to cash in
As the price of doing business in the beef industry trends higher alongside higher…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Holly Martin, Angus Communications
Health/Nutrition
A guide to maximizing genetic and economic success
A well-chosen bull drives genetic progress, influencing traits such as feed efficiency, carcass quality,…
Mar 28, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Administering the bangs vaccine this spring
As spring arrives, many cattlemen have selected their replacement heifers for breeding and should…
Mar 28, 2025 · By SDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Best management practices of replacement heifers
How do we select and manage replacement heifers so that they are having fertile…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
News
Logan’s Comments: We’re surprised that we’re surprised
The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released their monthly Cattle on Feed report…
Mar 28, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen