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Kay’s Korner: Threat of tariffs remain
Trump signaled his intent on Feb. 1 to impose tariffs. But he delayed their…
Feb 28, 2025 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
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Health/Nutrition
The effects of early diet options in beef x dairy calves
Results from a recent study on how early nutrition can affect finished beef health,…
Feb 28, 2025 · By Iowa State University Extension
News
Critics call for DOGE to shut down checkoff programs
When the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency announced on social media it wanted…
Feb 28, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
News
CO bill to raise minimum age to buy ammunition passes House
The Colorado House of Representatives approved a bill that would require stores to keep…
Feb 28, 2025 · By Sara Wilson, Colorado Newsline
Community
The Viewpoint with Kevin Boon
With a ranching legacy dating back to the early 1900s, Kevin Boon has seen…
Feb 28, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
As food price inflation slowed, spending rebounded
Food prices increased moderately in 2023 and 2024 compared with the elevated food price…
Feb 28, 2025 · By USDA Economic Research Service
News
Eggs with animal welfare claims saw increased sales
From 2008 to 2018, U.S. retail table egg expenditures shifted toward eggs labeled with…
Feb 28, 2025 · By USDA Economic Research Service
News
Cartel IED kills Texas rancher
The Texas Department of Agriculture has issued a warning to ranchers who operate near…
Feb 28, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Health/Nutrition
Temperature variation and baby calf health
After the extremely cold temperatures across Oklahoma over the past couple of weeks when…
Feb 28, 2025 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Health/Nutrition
Selecting bulls to meet marketing goals
When assembling a product, it is important to have the right tool to make…
Feb 28, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
March is bull breeding soundness exam month
“Bull management is important in preparation for the upcoming breeding season,” said Patrick Davis,…
Feb 28, 2025 · By MU Extension
Health/Nutrition
The health, food security benefits of using biotechnologies
The USDA’s Economic Research Service projects that by 2050, the total production of global…
Feb 28, 2025 · By MSU Extension
Community
Foodservice team gets the RancHER perspective
When people have questions about how food actually gets to the table, where they…
Feb 28, 2025 · By CBC
News
BLM seeks input on Bullfrog burro management
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on updating wild burro…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
NRCS accepting Cheatgrass Challenge proposals
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting project proposals for Cheatgrass Challenge funding…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
News
CO’s Farm Fresh Directory open for listings
Colorado agricultural producers can now submit listings for the 2025 Farm Fresh Directory, published…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
News
‘Where the Food Comes From’ now on YouTube
Where the Food Comes From, the TV show exploring America’s food journey is now…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
News
NCC petitions to use broiler eggs
The National Chicken Council (NCC) has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration to allow…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Elanco agreement for dairy HPAI vaccine
Elanco Animal Health has partnered with South Dakota-based Medgene to commercialize a highly pathogenic…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
Livestock
RAAA highlights grid-pricing system
The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) introduced a new fed cattle grid-pricing system.
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
Beef
Tyson’s Emporia plant closing in June
Tyson Foods will permanently close its Emporia, KS, beef plant by June 27 after…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
News
USDA funding under review released
The first round of USDA funding paused for an Inflation Reduction Act funding review…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
News
USDA invests $1B for HPAI recovery
The USDA is allocating $1 billion in efforts to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Canada, Mexico tariffs still on schedule
Following a monthlong suspension, tariffs on Canada and Mexico were still on track to…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Ballot measure to repeal CO wolf introduction
The Colorado Secretary of State’s Title Board approved language for a 2026 proposed ballot…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
OR158 wolf killed following depredations
On Feb. 26, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife lethally removed a male…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Corporate Transparency Act in effect again
Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act are once again back…
Feb 28, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Feb. 27
Cattle futures posted impressive gains, while grains saw a big selloff.
Feb 27, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Feb. 20-26
With limited precipitation during the week, most of the country was dry after a…
Feb 27, 2025 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Feb. 26
“Traders have seemed to press the pause button on the market’s rally as they’re…
Feb 26, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Feb. 25
Feeders were the leaders helping to move cattle futures higher.
Feb 25, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Feb. 24
Spurred higher by Friday’s Cattle on Feed report, futures found support on the board,…
Feb 24, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Feb. 21
Futures found relief over the day. USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report was released…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Officials work to prevent New World screwworm spread
The Mexican Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Community
Richard Porter named 2025 Stockman of the Year
Richard Porter will be recognized March 6 as the 2025 Stockman of the Year.
Feb 21, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
Managing Q fever outbreaks this spring
As warmer weather approaches, many livestock producers across the state are set to begin…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Environment
Oregon wants to pause action on wildfire hazard map
Amid mounting criticism from the public and lawmakers from both parties, Gov. Tina Kotek…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Alex Baumhardt, Oregon Capital Chronicle
News
NV bill designed to help lower the price of eggs
In a bid to lower the price of eggs for consumers, Nevada legislators voted…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Jeniffer Solis
Livestock
Yearling bull management and herd value
For cow-calf operations, selecting the right bull to bring into the herd has an…
Feb 21, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
News
Nesvik tapped to lead US Fish and Wildlife Service
Brian Nesvik, a former Pinedale, WY, game warden turned Wyoming Game and Fish Department…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile
Environment
Constitutional issue impedes elimination of WY protected wildlife list
A bill to authorize game wardens to deal with sometimes-pesky otters turned, for a…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Mike Koshmrl, WyoFile
News
Ferguson wades into WA Fish and Wildlife Commission turmoil
In one of his first acts as Washington governor, Bob Ferguson pulled back two…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Laurel Demkovich, Washington State Standard
News
MT agriculture promoted during Calling on the Capitol
The Montana State Capitol halls were filled with Montana Farm Bureau Federation farmer and…
Feb 21, 2025 · By MFBF
Health/Nutrition
Hay supplies mixed, new crop outlook hinges on rainfall
Current hay supplies across Texas depend on conditions of winter-planted forage crops and rainfall.
Feb 21, 2025 · By Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Environment
Sgamma selected to lead Bureau of Land Management
Longtime oil and gas industry advocate and vocal critic of federal oversight Kathleen Sgamma…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Dustin Bleizeffer, WyoFile
Markets
Cattle market under pressure as packers cut back
The cattle market faced another week of pressure, with packers scaling back on inventory…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Sweet molasses feed key to understanding grazing behavior
Researchers tempted grazing cattle with sweet molasses feed to discover whether cows would roam…
Feb 21, 2025 · By UC Davis
News
Greens petition for pesticides ban on food crops
Shortly after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as health secretary, environmental groups petitioned…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
KLA remains engaged on numerous bills in legislature
Kansas Livestock Association (KLA) staff testified on a multitude of bills during the last…
Feb 21, 2025 · By KLA
Environment
Utah ranchers sue USFS for ‘arbitrary’ grazing rules
A group of Utah ranchers has filed suit against the U.S. Forest Service, alleging…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Judge rules CEQ lacks regulatory authority
A federal judge has struck down the Biden administration’s 2024 environmental review policy, ruling…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Sweepstakes campaigns defend Japanese market share
Japanese businesses and consumers face rising prices for a wide range of imported products,…
Feb 21, 2025 · By USMEF
Health/Nutrition
The biology behind calf immunity and survivability
Each year, producers are provided numerous articles on the importance of getting colostrum into…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Bob Hough, WLJ correspondent
Opinion
Logan’s Comments: It’s time for the death of the death tax
The most crippling issue for agriculture at the moment, in my opinion, is the…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Logan Ipsen
News
United We Stand with Jo Stanko
Not standing up and telling our own stories has resulted in more regulations, which…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Jo Stanko, Steamboat Springs
News
Guest Opinion: Strong leadership, stronger future
With the confirmation of Brooke Rollins as secretary of Agriculture, USDA has the opportunity…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
News
Resource Science: Changing the Endangered Species Act
The new presidential administration and Congress make it a good time to consider changing…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Dr. Matthew Cronin, WLJ columnist
News
State Farm asks for more insurance rate increases after LA fires
State Farm, which already has rate increase requests pending, asked state officials to approve…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters
Health/Nutrition
New research estimates $90.50 per head ROI using FerAppease
New research published in Translational Animal Science details the positive impact on both gain…
Feb 21, 2025 · By WLJ
Community
Feral hog management workshop set in TX
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the Geronimo and Alligator Creeks Watershed Partnership…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Breeds
Finding success with Charolais Advantage
CharAdvantage is an age, source and genetic certification program designed to add more value…
Feb 21, 2025 · By AICA
Livestock
MU Extension offers beef feeding financial tool
A risk management strategy for buying or retaining cattle is the goal of a…
Feb 21, 2025 · By MU Extension
Breeds
The merits of genomic testing
With new technologies coming online every day, some going offline just as quickly, it’s…
Feb 21, 2025 · By AICA
Breeds
Genomically-enhanced customer service
As a seedstock producer, watching the value of your operation’s genetics hop into a…
Feb 21, 2025 · By AICA
News
Forest Service, NRCS among agencies hit by mass firings
Thousands of employees at the USDA across an array of agencies and jobs have…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Breeds
Developing management strategies
As a breed, Charolais cattle have consistently proven their ability to deliver outstanding resource…
Feb 21, 2025 · By AICA
Breeds
Pounds pay—Charolais genetics can help
Charolais bulls can do a lot for commercial breeders to add more pounds and…
Feb 21, 2025 · By AICA
News
Know your farm’s financial efficiency
Handling farm finances wisely means knowing some key numbers that indicate the health of…
Feb 21, 2025 · By MU Extension
Breeds
AIJCA unveils inaugural Phenotype and Genotype Show
The American-International Junior Charolais Association released the debut of the Phenotype and Genotype Show…
Feb 21, 2025 · By AICA
Health/Nutrition
Unlock dairy efficiency with ingredient flexibility
Ingredient costs, availability and maintaining the status quo of what’s worked well for you…
Feb 21, 2025 · By CanolAmazing
Environment
CA Fish and Game delays action on coyote takings
The California Fish and Game Commission will reconsider a motion to amend regulations concerning…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Earliest indicators suggest higher wheat plantings in 2025
U.S. winter wheat acreage has declined over the years as farmers have shifted toward…
Feb 21, 2025 · By USDA Economic Research Service
News
Price gap between organic, conventional produce has narrowed
Producers of organic products usually receive higher prices for their commodities over conventional commodities.
Feb 21, 2025 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Health/Nutrition
Calving School 2025 set for March 20
The North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension will host a calving school on March…
Feb 21, 2025 · By NDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Avoiding the calving season ‘calfcicle’
Calving season is just around the corner or has already arrived for many.
Feb 21, 2025 · By Rosslyn Biggs, DVM, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle specialist
Environment
Feds approve BNSF’s grizzly conservation plan
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has approved a BNSF Railway plan that…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Justin Franz, Montana Free Press
Beef
Beef demand continues strong in 2025
Prices for most wholesale beef cuts are higher thus far in 2025 compared to…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Health/Nutrition
Arizona cattle, milk test positive for bird flu
The Arizona Department of Agriculture announced Feb. 14 that bird flu had been detected…
Feb 21, 2025 · By Jerod MacDonald-Evoy, Arizona Mirror
Community
Outstanding CattleWoman Award presented to CA cattlewoman
California CattleWomen member Cheryl Foster received the 2025 Outstanding CattleWoman of the Year award…
Feb 21, 2025 · By ANCW
Beef
More alpha-gal seen in striploins cooked to greater doneness
Kansas State (K-State) University graduate student Sara Hene and her team have conducted some…
Feb 21, 2025 · By K-State Research and Extension
News
Beef tallow recalled for lack of inspection
Common Sense Soap is recalling approximately 33,899 pounds of beef tallow processed, packaged and…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Zoetis receives approval for HPAI vaccine
On Feb. 14, Zoetis announced that the USDA issued a conditional license for its…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Three vets found infected with HPAI
In September, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted a highly pathogenic avian…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
CDFW captures and collars 12 wolves
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently captured, collared and released 12 gray…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM to conduct burro gather in UT
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Richfield Field Office was set to begin gathering…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
New screwworm case detected in Mexico
The USDA will not reinstate restrictions on cattle imports from Mexico despite the recent…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Livestock
CPW confirms uncollared wolf depredation
On Feb. 5, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) investigated a possible wolf depredation in…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Bill to allow ranchers to compost carcasses
California Assemblymembers Diane Papan and Juan Alanis introduced Assembly Bill 411, which would allow…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Death Tax Repeal Act introduced
Lawmakers in Congress introduced the Death Tax Repeal Act to permanently repeal the federal…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Bill introduced to delist gray wolves
Reps. Lauren Boebert and Tom Tiffany introduced the Pet and Livestock Protection Act to…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Environment
Wolf trapping limits upheld in Idaho
A federal judge upheld a prior decision to prohibit Idaho’s authorization of recreational wolf…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
News
Rollins’ confirmation praised by ag groups
Brooke Rollins was sworn in as the USDA secretary on Feb. 13 following the…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Feb. 20
The livestock complex closed lower, reaching new lows for the week.
Feb 20, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Feb. 13-19
Widespread precipitation occurred over much of the region, with only pockets of Nevada, Utah,…
Feb 20, 2025 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Feb. 19
The cattle complex reversed course, with live cattle futures closing higher and feeder futures…
Feb 19, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Feb. 18
Traders seemed unsure as to the direction the markets might take, with feeder cattle…
Feb 18, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Feb. 17
The commodity markets were closed today due to the Presidents Day holiday.
Feb 17, 2025 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Feb. 14
The cattle complex did not feel the love of Cupid’s arrow as it continued…
Feb 14, 2025 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
OSU research, outreach drive cattle industry to success
The cattle industry is a significant part of Oregon's economy, contributing over $900 million…
Feb 14, 2025 · By Oregon State University Extension