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American AgCredit sues TX lamb plant over unpaid loans
More than $7.5 million in unpaid loans tied to Double J Lamb Inc.’s San…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
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Health/Nutrition
USDA, DHS formalize biosecurity pact to fight screwworm at the border
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott met…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
News
Senate farm bill stalls after deadlock over SNAP funding
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee failed to advance its 2026 Farm Bill,…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Wildfires continue blazing across the West
As of Aug. 12, firefighters were working to contain 101 uncontained large fires across…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Greens file suit against cattle grazing in AZ, WY
Environmental groups are challenging federal agencies for the authorization of livestock grazing on public…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
USDA opens SPUR program applications
Applications for USDA’s new Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers program to provide temporary support…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Texas A&M leads research on NWS wound treatment
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from across The Texas A&M University System are developing…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
CPW lethally removes wolf from One Ear Pack
Colorado Parks and Wildlife lethally removed an uncollared male yearling wolf in Grand County,…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
FDA authorizes product for NWS prevention
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a topical…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Drought brings increased risk of livestock nitrate poisoning
As drought intensifies, many farmers are deciding to harvest drought-stressed crops for livestock forage.…
Aug 14, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
CPW confirms wolf was accidentally shot by hunter
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have concluded their…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Analyzing consumer demand for beef
The past several years of lower cow inventories, fewer fed cattle, higher values of…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Beef
JBS names Batista Filho as global CEO
On Aug. 10, JBS announced Wesley Batista Filho will become global CEO of the…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Argentine beef recalled for lack of inspection
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Aug. 7 that a Florida-based company was…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Eastern region summit advances Common Ground Coalition priorities
The Common Ground Coalition continued its regional summit series in Nashville, TN, bringing together…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Common Ground Coalition
News
Kirby’s Comments: Through dry times
I have always been intrigued by history. I am particularly a fan of American…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Kirby Brincefield
News
Dittmer’s Take: Our puzzling times
So, what kind of shape—ignoring the panic headlines in the mass media—is our economy…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
News
Reduce risk of combine fires with regular preventative maintenance
Small grain harvest is beginning in North Dakota, and with the current dry conditions,…
Aug 14, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Beef
Guest Opinion: No meat in MCOOL claims
As a U.S. cattle producer, I am not afraid to compete—as long as consumers…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Walter Schweitzer, Montana Farmers Union president
News
Treasury narrows BOI rule to foreigners
The Treasury Department announced on Aug. 11 that it is finalizing a rule narrowing…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Chris Clayton, DTN farm business editor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Aug. 13
Cattle futures closed lower as cash trade has weakened.
Aug 13, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Aug. 6-12
Monsoonal rains soaked much of Arizona and New Mexico, while drought conditions remained largely…
Aug 13, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday Aug. 12
Feeders were the leaders lower, as corn futures closed sharply higher due to a…
Aug 12, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Aug. 11
Cattle futures closed mostly lower on mild profit-taking by traders.
Aug 11, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Aug. 10
Cattle futures closed mixed as the market saw support from last week’s astounding cash…
Aug 10, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Aug. 7
The market headed into the weekend on a mostly higher note.
Aug 7, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cattle market seeks direction
Cattle futures closed mixed over the week as lighter slaughter volumes spurred boxed beef…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Colorado River framework weighs major Lower Basin reductions
The Bureau of Reclamation has released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for post-2026 Colorado…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Greens challenge American Prairie bison permit rescission
American Prairie and Western Watersheds Project have filed separate challenges against the Bureau of…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Grizzly reintroduction bill advances in California Legislature
A proposal requiring California to study whether grizzly bears could one day return to…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
More companies adopt Product of USA label
Six additional meat and poultry companies have adopted USDA’s voluntary Product of USA label.
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
A&M: Cattle prices haven’t hit the ceiling yet
With smaller supplies of cattle on hand and good demand for beef continuing, prices…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
News
USDA launches initiative to recruit veterans
In late July, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new initiative to recruit veterans,…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Greens oppose data center on Nevada public lands
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter on July 27…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
JBS revises climate goals, releases report
JBS has released its 2025 Sustainability Report alongside a revised climate strategy that replaces the company’s 2040 net-zero…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Community
Gift expands youth agriculture program in Texas
A $300,000 gift from the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo will allow the Norman Borlaug…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Ag groups urge passing of wolf delisting bill
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Public Lands Council and Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association urged the…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
SuKarne considers potential $2B sale
Mexico’s largest meat exporter, SuKarne, is rumored to be considering a potential sale that…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
North Dakota man sentenced in cattle theft
A Richland County, ND, judge has sentenced Daniel Wayne Dockter of Colfax to 10 years in…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
USDA confirms scrapie detection in Oregon
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the detection of classical scrapie…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
News
NCBA launches free succession planning resource
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has introduced a free online succession planning learning module to help…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Colorado Cargill union workers reject deal
Employees at Cargill’s Fort Morgan, CO, beef plant have rejected the company’s latest contract…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA offers wildfire, drought recovery assistance
Washington and Oregon farmers and ranchers affected by drought and wildfires have several USDA disaster assistance programs available to…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Jared’s Comments: Smoke reaches all
Unfortunately, wildfire has become a familiar part of life across much of the West.…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Jared Patterson
Livestock
Nebraska wildfire relief deadline is Sept. 1
Nebraska producers affected by recent wildfires have until Sept. 1 to apply for assistance through the Nebraska Cattlemen…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Guest Opinion: Brace for higher interest rates
The bond market has been pushing interest rates higher in recent weeks.
Aug 7, 2026 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
Beef
Ground beef prices are rising the fastest
Much has been said and written about rising beef prices, and especially ground beef…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Beef
Guest Opinion: Antitrust litigation update
Let’s look at how this historic case has evolved over the past seven years…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA
Beef
June beef export value above year-ago levels
In June, the value of U.S. beef exports increased from a year ago despite…
Aug 7, 2026 · By USMEF
Environment
Texas A&M Forest Service adds airpower to fight against wildfires
Texas’ ability to detect, track and fight wildfires is growing even stronger with the…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Environment
Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission probe finds wrongdoing
Washington fish and wildlife commissioners routinely disregarded government transparency laws, skirted conflict of interest…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Jerry Cornfield, Washington State Standard
News
NDSU Extension to offer fall suicide prevention webinars
Research shows that people working in agriculture experience higher rates of stress and suicide…
Aug 7, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
News
Analysis says farm safety net boosts profits beyond bad years
A new economic analysis from farm economists suggests the farm safety net doesn’t just help farmers…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Chris Clayton, DTN farm business editor
Environment
Rising tension in central WA as farmland is eyed for energy, data center projects
Klickitat County is covered by rolling hills of hay production, vineyards and grazing livestock.…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Emma Renly, Washington State Standard
Environment
Grazing cattle on Alaska’s Kodiak Island
Chris Flickinger is at least a fifth-generation rancher based on Kodiak Island, AK.
Aug 7, 2026 · By USDA NRCS
Environment
Oregon GOP leaders want constitutional hunting, fishing protections in response to IP 28
To counter a failed ballot initiative from animal rights activists that attempted to ban hunting, fishing…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Beef
USMEF launches ‘Father’s Day is US Beef Day’ Initiative in Japan
Inflation and a weakened currency continue pushing Japan’s food prices upward.
Aug 7, 2026 · By USMEF
News
Monitor field conditions and equipment when haying to prevent fires
Portions of North Dakota are experiencing abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions this summer.…
Aug 7, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
News
GOP lawmakers push Trump administration for H-2A rule changes
As a GOP-led bill to reform the H-2A guestworker program appears to have hit…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Chris Clayton, DTN farm business editor
Environment
NCBA announces ESAP regional winners
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is proud to announce the 2026 Environmental Stewardship Award…
Aug 7, 2026 · By NCBA
News
Be aware of ditch mowing and haying dangers
As producers perform maintenance on roadway ditches by mowing or cutting them for hay,…
Aug 7, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Producers should be watchful for anthrax as hot, dry conditions persist
Anthrax is a concern for cattle producers, as weather conditions in some areas are…
Aug 7, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Aug. 6
Cattle futures closed markedly lower, erasing most of the gains made during the week.
Aug 6, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 30 – Aug. 5
Monsoonal storms brought moderate to heavy rain across much of New Mexico, parts of…
Aug 6, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Aug. 5
Cattle futures closed up triple digits on higher cash trade.
Aug 5, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Aug. 4
Cattle futures closed higher despite the news that negotiations fell through between Cargill and the Teamsters…
Aug 4, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Aug. 3
The market closed lower on the board today.
Aug 3, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, July 31
The cattle market closed mostly steady to higher heading into the weekend.
Jul 31, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cattle market shaped by border reopening, inventory reports
Cattle futures rallied over the week as the market digested the news of USDA…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
Study finds MCOOL costs could exceed $1B
A new economic analysis released by the Meat Institute estimates that reinstating mandatory country-of-origin…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Judge rejects NPS request to pause Yellowstone bison suit
A federal judge rejected the National Park Service’s request to pause a lawsuit challenging…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
USDA to start phased reopening of border for cattle imports
The USDA announced it will begin a phased reopening of southern ports to cattle…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
AngusLink sets enrollment record in June
AngusLink recorded its highest monthly enrollment on record in June, with 62,560 head entered through 145 enrollments…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Canadian cattle, meat groups support specified risk material updates
The Canadian Cattle Association and the Canadian Meat Council expressed their support for Canada’s…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
RAAA works to improve imported Angus EPDs
The Red Angus Association of America is launching an effort to improve the accuracy of EPDs…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USFS, New Mexico expand partnership
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and the State of New Mexico have signed a 20-year shared…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA invests in Oregon, Nevada timber production
USDA is investing $80 million through the Timber Production Expansion Guaranteed Loan Program and…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Screwworm import rules trigger Florida arrest
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson announced the arrest of Roger Rodriguez Vega of Maitland, FL, after…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USFWS downlists the razorback sucker
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on July 16 finalized its rule downlisting the…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
FDA launches animal drug manufacturing pilot
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine has launched a pilot program to encourage…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
News
USDA certifies Farmers Innovation Fund
On July 16, USDA announced the certification of the Farmers Innovation Fund as a…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA expands feral swine control funding
USDA is making $35 million available for partnerships to combat feral swine, part of a broader…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Oregon logging project cleared to proceed
A federal judge in late July cleared an Oregon logging project to proceed after…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
USDA updates ground beef purchasing program
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is changing the way it oversees ground beef purchased for USDA Foods programs, including…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Klamath irrigators meet idling goal
Klamath Drainage District patrons met the district’s 2026 land-idling goal for the Klamath Project…
Jul 31, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Ty’s Comments: The power of service
In today’s busy world, time has become one of our most valuable resources. Choosing…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Ty Groshans
Environment
USDA clarifies wetland determinations
USDA is updating the guidance for how wetland determinations are made, certifying most determinations made…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Guest Opinion: Why ranch owners avoid succession planning conversations
Why do we avoid conversation? Underneath the silence sit several questions the senior generation…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Lance Woodbury, DTN farm business adviser
Beef
Fire damages Agri Star Kosher processing plant
A fire that broke out at the Agri Star Meat & Poultry processing plant…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
Orland Livestock Commission Yard announces new ownership
After decades of serving Northern California’s cattle industry, Orland Livestock Commission Yard is entering…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Wade Lacque and Jake Parnell
Beef
Cattle cycle update and the Mexican border
The July Cattle report pegged the total U.S. cattle inventory as essentially unchanged from…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Environment
State AGs join legal fight against Trump’s wind farm freeze
A coalition of Democratic state attorneys general has joined a lawsuit seeking to end the Trump…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Alex Brown, Stateline
Environment
Texas forest industry remains steady with large economic, ecological impact
The Texas forest industry continues on a steady trajectory thanks to ongoing demand for new housing…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Environment
Scout wet areas for spotted water hemlock before cutting hay
Spotted water hemlock, a native North Dakota plant, has been reported in most North…
Jul 31, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
OR’s western state forests will see more conservation
Oregon forestry officials will need to manage hundreds of thousands of acres of western…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Health/Nutrition
Rental rates for Nebraska pasture in 2026
What does it cost to rent pasture this year? The final 2026 Nebraska Cash…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Shannon Sand, Nebraska Extension
Environment
New wolf estimate could reshape Montana’s hunting season
After half a decade of expanding opportunities to hunt and trap wolves, Montana officials…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Nick Mott, Mountain Journal
News
Oregon’s IP 28 won’t be on November ballots
Oregonians won’t vote in November on whether to ban hunting, fishing, livestock farming and animal research after backers…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle
Health/Nutrition
Adaptability is the foundation of cow efficiency
Do your discussions on beef cow efficiency center around growth and feed conversion?
Jul 31, 2026 · By BIF