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‘Mystery plant’ shows up in three KS locations
An official with the Kansas Crop Improvement Association encourages the state’s farmers to look…
Nov 15, 2024 · By K-State Research and Extension
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Environment
K-State selected for project on sustainable intensification of ag
Kansas State University officials say a multimillion-dollar award from the U.S. Agency for International…
Nov 15, 2024 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
To implant, or not to implant?
For ranchers looking to increase output from their herds, several modern means to improve…
Nov 15, 2024 · By University of Wyoming Extension
News
CA organized farm equipment theft ring identified
As part of a monthslong investigation known as Operation Tractor Pull, California law enforcement…
Nov 15, 2024 · By Christine Souza, Ag Alert senior editor, California Farm Bureau
News
Planting cover crops still beneficial, even under dry conditions
Many farmers in western North Dakota have planted cover crops like cereal rye or…
Nov 15, 2024 · By NDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Buying corn silage to feed beef cows in winter
Moisture and fall forage growth have been disappointing in 2024.
Nov 15, 2024 · By University of Missouri Extension
Health/Nutrition
Culling ewes and planning for the future
Many sheep producers across the western range are thinking about the next season in…
Nov 14, 2024 · By University of Wyoming Extension
Health/Nutrition
Coping with low precipitation
As the fall continues to provide us with extremely dry conditions, fall growth of…
Nov 14, 2024 · By NDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Storing hay to reduce losses
With winter near, now is the time to set up hay yards for easy…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension educator
News
Suit brought over NV snail
Greens and a Tribal group have notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM allocates $25M to horse adoptions
The Bureau of Land Management announced several new partnerships that will receive up to…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Reality star farmer pleads guilty to fraud
Steve A. McBee, a farmer from Gallatin, MO, who stars in the TV series…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
News
UN calls for global meat tax
At the 2024 United Nations (U.N.) Climate Change Conference, the True Animal Protein Price…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Canada ends port strikes
Canada ended port strikes in the country’s biggest ports in Vancouver and Montreal on…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Beyond Meat settles false advertising claims
Beyond Meat agreed to a $7.5 million class action settlement over allegations that it…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
US-Mexico water agreement could help Texas
The U.S. and Mexico agreed to amend a 1944 water treaty, which might bring…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune
News
Sonoma County farmers celebrate Measure J defeat
More than 85% of the county’s voters had voted against a ballot measure that…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Beef
An update on beef exports and imports
Total beef exports increased 3.6% year over year in September, bringing the total for…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
News
Illinois Farm Bureau ousted by AFBF
The Illinois Farm Bureau sued the American Farm Bureau Federation on Nov. 13 after…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
News
Farm bill faces uncertainty amid lame-duck session
Is a farm bill or disaster aid on the table for agriculture to pass…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Environment
Court will allow lethal grizzly removal in MT
A federal judge on Nov. 7 told a government agency that while it can…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Micah Drew, Daily Montanan
Environment
USDA releases initial report from 2021 feedlot study
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Animal Health Monitoring System released the…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Wildlife cause challenges for Colorado ranchers
Awareness has elevated at Silver Spur Ranch Kiowa Creek division, as a wolf caught…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Environment
Summit pipeline decision in MN could come soon
An administrative law judge report recommends that Minnesota approve a small segment of the…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor
Markets
Futures fall as cash trade lags
The cattle market softened over the week as cash trade activity was slow for…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Montana Stockgrowers intervenes in CAFO lawsuit
The Montana Stockgrowers Association filed a motion to intervene in a lawsuit filed by…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
BLM releases OR rangeland management plan
The Bureau of Land Management has released an updated resource management plan for Lake…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Final greater sage-grouse plan released
The Bureau of Land Management rolled out in early November its final plan for…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Ty’s Comments: Strength through storms
As I reflect on the dramatic swings in weather the High Plains receive, I…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Ty Groshans
News
Dittmer’s Take: Country votes for course change
As of this writing, a USDA nominee hasn’t been made. We need someone who…
Nov 14, 2024 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
News
Irrigated farms, acreage down
According to the 2023 Irrigation and Water Management Survey from USDA's National Agricultural Statistics…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Vending machine offers meat options
The E Butchery on Main, started by Nerbas Bros. Angus, combines direct-to-consumer sales with…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
New processing plant developed in Utah
Utah rancher Korey Wright and his team established the Bar-W Beef facility in Nephi,…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM acquires land in Upper Gold Creek
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) completed the first…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
News
WY sells land within Grand Teton
Wyoming officials voted to proceed with the $100 million sale of state-owned land within…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Tyson reports mixed earnings
Tyson Foods Inc. reported notable gains in its chicken segment and lessened losses for…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Argentine beef exports to US increase
Argentina’s beef exports reached a 57-year high in the first nine months of this…
Nov 14, 2024 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Nov. 14
Lower boxed beef prices and cash trade pulled cattle futures mostly lower.
Nov 14, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Nov. 7-13
Storm systems brought significant precipitation and drought relief to broad areas in the central…
Nov 14, 2024 · By University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Nov. 13
Cattle futures were mixed on a quiet trading day, with boxed beef prices and…
Nov 13, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Nov. 12
Cattle futures were higher as grain futures sank and traders saw positivity in the…
Nov 12, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Nov. 11
Higher boxed beef prices led to modest increases on the board, while cash trade…
Nov 11, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Nov. 8
The market traded mostly lower over the day, with numbers down on the board,…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Why forage is the cornerstone of a working ranch horse’s diet
Understanding their unique digestive system helps highlight why forage is a critical component of…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Texas A&M AgriLife
Livestock
Cattle groups, SD ranches file suit to block federal EID rule
A group of ranchers and cattle industry associations is suing the USDA in federal…
Nov 8, 2024 · By John Hult, South Dakota Searchlight
News
Evaluating overheads is a necessary step for ranchers
As the cost of these items that we need to do business with continues…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Scott Clawson, OSU Extension agricultural economics specialist
Environment
Organic targets may require new markets
New markets may need to be created for California to meet its goal of…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Health/Nutrition
Dormant-season grazing is a win for all
In 2015, the Soda Fire burned 280,000 acres in southwest Idaho and southeast Oregon,…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Oregon State University Extension
Health/Nutrition
Turkey prices low ahead of Thanksgiving holiday
Consumers should find good whole turkey prices, but that could change as the holiday…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Texas A&M AgriLife
Environment
Identifying a potential target to regulate gene expression
Researchers uncovered a promising target for controlling gene expression and other cellular processes, which…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Texas A&M AgriLife
Environment
Prairie chicken advocates: Market incentives key to habitat expansion
The business of saving the lesser prairie chicken in Kansas required wider commitment to…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector
Opinion
Logan’s Comments: Animal ag for the win
There were several places across this country that rural America and agriculture held a…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Logan Ipsen
Beef
September red meat exports above last year
September exports of U.S. pork and beef were higher year over year.
Nov 8, 2024 · By USMEF
Environment
Ranch with a view, rancher with a vision
NRCS works one-on-one with producers to develop a conservation plan that outlines conservation practices…
Nov 8, 2024 · By USDA
News
Guest Opinion: MSGA calls for cattle industry unity
At the end of the day, I believe that, deep down, all Americans want…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Lesley Robinson
News
Vilsack defends USDA loan oversight
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack is defending USDA’s oversight of its loan guarantees and grants…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
News
Resource Science: The US population and immigration
Maintaining the economy while protecting the environment is an example of consilience and combining…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Veterans most often choose cattle as commodity choice
The 2022 Census of Agriculture shows that around 84,000 farms operated by a producer…
Nov 8, 2024 · By USDA Economic Research Service
News
Ag accounted for 10.5% of GHG emissions in 2022
Farming activities in the U.S. accounted for 10.5% of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions…
Nov 8, 2024 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Environment
UNL commits $5M to better measure environmental impact of cattle
The University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) aims to better gauge the environmental impact of the…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Maria Tibbetts, UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Markets
Futures steady to higher; cash trade remains limited
Futures were mixed over the week, while cash trade remained subdued as packers hesitated…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
CA water board seeks comments on Bay-Delta plan
California water officials are taking another step forward as part of a broader process…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Christine Souza, Ag Alert senior editor, California Farm Bureau
Environment
North America agrees to strengthen bison conservation
Leaders from the U.S., Canada and Mexico have signed an agreement to strengthen coordination…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
9th Circuit denies Easterday appeal against Tyson
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by Cody Easterday asserting…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Farmer sentiment in October rebounded
October provided a surprising pre-election bounce in farmer sentiment as the Purdue University-CME Group…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Purdue University Extension
Health/Nutrition
New HPAI findings raise transmission concerns
A recent study found a highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 virus identified in an…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
Calculating weight per day of age and ADG
In response to a recent question from a producer, the topic this week addresses…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Environment
USDA invests $1.5 billion in RCPP projects
USDA has committed $1.5 billion to 92 Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) projects, with…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Funding to fight chronic wasting disease
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has allocated $12 million to support…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Bluetongue virus affecting Sardinia sheep
Sardinia, Italy, where cultural tradition and economy are closely tied to sheep farming, is…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
Livestock
Lumpy skin outbreak in South Sudan
A lumpy skin disease outbreak in South Sudan’s Lakes Region has resulted in the…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Environmental group buys CA ranch
The Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST), an environmental group based in Palo Alto, CA,…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Reward offered for missing WY cattle
A $5,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery or location…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Plant-based meat sales decline
While U.S. retail sales of refrigerated plant-based meat alternatives have sharply declined, frozen alternatives…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
4-H goat case settled for $300,000
The legal dispute regarding a California 4-H member and her goat project at the…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
MSGA concerned with BLM board representation
The Montana Stockgrowers Association submitted comments to the BLM on Nov. 5, expressing concerns…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Australia to resume beef exports to China
Two beef plants in Australia are planning to resume exports to China by the…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Canada ports shut down over labor dispute
Port workers in Canada’s largest ports in Vancouver, British Columbia, began strike actions on…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Sonoma County CAFO ban measure fails
Sonoma County, CA, voters chose to overwhelmingly vote against animal activists’ ballot measure to…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Denver voters defeat anti-ag measures
Denver, CO, voters voted against two ballot initiatives that would have had far-reaching implications…
Nov 8, 2024 · By WLJ
News
The Viewpoint with Julie Ellingson
In early October, wildfires driven by high winds and extreme drought conditions swept across…
Nov 8, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Nov. 7
It was quiet for the cattle complex as futures closed mostly sideways. The news…
Nov 7, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Oct. 31-Nov. 6
Over the last week, weather systems tracked over the southern Plains and into the…
Nov 7, 2024 · By University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Nov. 6
A post-election surge in the equities market has given support to the livestock complex.
Nov 6, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Nov. 5
Election Day brought a wait-and-see mode for cattle futures, closing mostly sideways.
Nov 5, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Nov. 4
The cattle market drifted lower over the day, with traders sitting back ahead of…
Nov 4, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Nov. 1
“Friday ended up being a supportive day for the livestock complex as all three…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
MT issues proposed wolf trapping season regulations
Montana’s wolf trapping season will again run from Jan. 1 through Feb. 15 in…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Blair Miller, Daily Montanan
Environment
Hot and dry is the new normal as drought returns
Drought is taking its toll on agricultural producers and two of Oklahoma’s largest commodities—cattle…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Environment
OR researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattle
Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Oregon State University Extension
Environment
ID farmers reach potential agreement on water plan
Following a major water showdown this spring, Idaho farmers have reached a potential agreement…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Clark Corbin, Idaho Capital Sun
Environment
10th Circuit rejects USFS prairie dog management plan
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of conservation groups challenging the U.S. Forest…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
States back UT lawsuit to take over millions of acres of federal land
A handful of states are throwing their support behind Utah’s lawsuit that questions whether…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Kyle Dunphey, Utah News Dispatch
Beef
Heifer feeding keeps feedlot inventories large
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed an Oct. 1 feedlot inventory of…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Livestock
TX hay stocks improve cattle winter feeding outlook
Hay stocks for winter feeding of Texas’ cattle herd are much-improved compared to last…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
News
Vilsack urges bipartisan passage of the farm bill
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack recently discussed the urgency of passing a new farm bill,…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
MSU awarded $300K grant for drone-assisted pastureland study
A Missouri State University agriculture professor received a six-figure grant from the USDA’s National…
Nov 1, 2024 · By University of Missouri Extension
Health/Nutrition
The risks of offering wrapped hay bales to cattle
When it is time to feed the bale, some producers put the hay with…
Nov 1, 2024 · By K-State Research and Extension
News
Iowa forced to cull 1.3M broilers amid bankruptcy
Roughly 1.3 million chickens in Iowa were depopulated after creditors for Pure Prairie Poultry…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor