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Guest Opinion: Driving ag forward
As farmers and ranchers, our work is never just about getting the job done…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Zippy Duvall, American Farm Bureau Federation president
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Kay’s Korner: How big is your retirement account?
It is little wonder that some of the brightest minds in agriculture and food…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
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Pete’s Comments: Markets move higher
Cattle markets have been on a roll the last five weeks. Packers have a…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Markets
Market holds steady on packer gains
As trading closed on the last day for October contracts, prices jumped higher, while…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Livestock
New traceability rule in effect Nov. 5
After Nov. 5, eligible cattle being transported out of state will be required to…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Beef demand resilient amid shifts in inflation
Rabobank released its October North American Agribusiness Review, detailing key market trends in regional…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
USDA issues natural disaster aid
USDA is issuing more than $235 million to farmers and ranchers affected by natural…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM plans to conserve wildlife habitat in CO
The BLM introduced new resource management plans aimed at conserving big game and Gunnison…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Bid rejected to block FL fake meat ban
A federal judge rejected a challenge by cultivated meat company UPSIDE Foods to Florida’s…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Dietary guidelines could suggest less meat consumption
The latest edition of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, set to be released by…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Petition to protect WA red fox
The Center for Biological Diversity filed a petition on Oct. 21 requesting the U.S.…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
News
IRS extends tax relief due to drought
The IRS is providing tax relief for farmers and ranchers in certain areas who…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Bill to protect landowners next to federal land
Rep. Harriet Hageman introduced the Protecting Agricultural Spaces Through Effective Ranching Strategies (PASTURES) Act…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
News
CME resetting grain, oilseed price limits
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group reset price limits for grain and oilseed futures, effective…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Breed composition effect on heart scores
“This (heart failure) can occur at any type of operation, at any age, and…
Nov 1, 2024 · By BIF
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2025 NCBA Redbooks for sale
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is offering the 2025 Redbook for sale.
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
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Tribal conservation, disease prevention funds
The Biden administration is awarding funds to Tribes for conservation projects and animal disease…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
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USFS pauses prescribed burns in CA
The U.S. Forest Service recently directed California staff to halt prescribed burns “for the…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
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USDA invests in electricity, ag grants
USDA announced it is funding programs to lower electricity costs, boost domestic fertilizer production…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
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CDFW accepting wolf compensation applications
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has reopened applications for direct livestock loss…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
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Oklahoma National Stockyards for sale
The Oklahoma National Stockyards Co., the nation’s largest stockyard, is up for sale after…
Nov 1, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Onions, not beef, linked to E. coli outbreak
The recent E. coli outbreak associated with McDonald’s Quarter Pounder burgers has escalated, affecting…
Nov 1, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Oct. 31
Nothing scary or ghoulish in the market today, with cattle futures closing mixed as…
Oct 31, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Oct. 24-30
The dry pattern impacting much of the country has continued into this current period.
Oct 31, 2024 · By University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Oct. 30
The cattle complex closed mixed as traders were skeptical that the market had reached…
Oct 30, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Oct. 29
“A real correction is underway today in CME cattle futures."
Oct 29, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Oct. 28
The market climbed higher today on the board, although cash trade for the day was…
Oct 28, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
Fall grazing alfalfa fields with cattle
Every fall, there can be some situations where there can be the potential to…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Jerry Volesky, Nebraska Extension educator
Environment
Federal officials weigh ESA listing for monarch butterfly
The iconic monarch butterfly—famed for its vibrant orange and black wings—makes its annual stop…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Christine Souza, Ag Alert senior editor, California Farm Bureau
Health/Nutrition
Estimating hay needs for the fall, winter
Here are some basic rules of thumb to follow when determining the hay supplies…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Environment
Montana unveils its plan for managing grizzly bears
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks has finalized its plan for managing grizzly bears, described…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press
Livestock
Cattle producers deal with drought, short pastures
Drought conditions persist in southern Nebraska with areas seeing little or no rain during…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Environment
CA to consider Scott and Shasta river flows rules
California water officials recently directed staff to create a report that outlines the scientific…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Christine Souza, Ag Alert senior editor, California Farm Bureau
Health/Nutrition
Using soybean residue for forage
Bean fields are opening up after harvest and cows may be moving in to…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension educator
Environment
CRP acreage is the highest in a decade
Total acreage enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program is now the highest level in…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Health/Nutrition
The risks of giving too many injections to cattle at once
In the fall, many folks get a series of annual vaccinations to help prevent…
Oct 25, 2024 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
With cow efficiency, phenotype is king
“That’s the one driving force in the UK funding and government policy—how to reduce…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Beef Improvement Federation
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Jobs supported by US ag exports in 2022
Labor is essential to the production, processing, marketing and transportation of products from farm…
Oct 25, 2024 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Beef production and fall beef demand
As of Oct. 18, the daily Choice boxed beef price was $320.65/cwt, up from…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Environment
Petitions seeks ban of M-44 devices
A coalition of environmental groups petitioned the U.S. Forest Service to ban the use…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
Opinion
United We Stand with Anastasia Meyer
Unfortunately, without a well-thought-out estate plan, transitioning valuable assets to the next generation can…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Anastasia Meyer
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USPS changes could impact rural areas
The U.S. Postal Service is reviewing proposed changes that could impact mail service to…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
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Guest Opinion: Interest payments surpass military spending, Washington yawns
The passage of time, combined with uncertainty about the debt’s danger level, has lulled…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
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BLM seeking advisory committee members
The Bureau of Land Management is seeking nominations for 15 people to serve on…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Logan’s Comments: Genetic flexibility
From the time breeding decisions are made all the way to consumption, we take…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Logan Ipsen
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Deadline looming to file businesses with government
The Jan. 1, 2025, deadline for farmers and ranchers required to file their business…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Meat Institute calls for trade agenda
The Meat Institute calls for a comprehensive trade policy agenda and the removal of…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Deere laying off more employees
Deere & Co. announced the company will be laying off more employees due to…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
Markets
Cash trade pushes cattle futures higher
Cattle futures faced a turbulent week, driven by a plunge in the equities market…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Greens sue BLM over OR horse gathers
A pair of horse advocacy groups and a conservation group are suing the Bureau…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Studying carbon program impacts on US forest product industries
A researcher at Michigan State University (MSU) has received an $800,000 grant from the…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Michigan State University Extension
News
Survey highlights need for rancher tax relief
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association recently released a report analyzing the results of a…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
The Viewpoint with Tim Canterbury
Tim Canterbury’s journey has taken him from working on his family’s ranch to operating…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Study: Cattle unlikely to spread cheatgrass seeds
A study conducted by Nevada researchers confirms what rangeland users have long suspected, but…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
ExxonMobil donates to wildfire relief fund
ExxonMobil contributed $100,000 to the North Dakota Stockmen’s Association and North Dakota Stockmen’s Foundation’s…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
Livestock
RAAA, IGS announce new EPD index
According to the Red Angus Association of America, its partnership with International Genetic Solutions…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
CAB reports second-best sales year
Certified Angus Beef closed its 2024 fiscal year with its second-highest sales in company…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Report: Beef better than soy for muscles
New research from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences shows that 100% ground…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
Livestock
CO offers wolf resources ahead of calving season
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has partnered with state and federal agencies to offer…
Oct 25, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Frozen waffles linked to listeria
The Food and Drug Administration announced that TreeHouse Foods, Inc. is voluntarily recalling certain…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
News
E. coli cases linked to McDonald’s burgers
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced a multistate E. coli outbreak linked…
Oct 25, 2024 · By WLJ
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Oct. 23
Wednesday markets Traders were skeptical of the pressure on the equities market, and as…
Oct 24, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Oct. 17-23
Precipitation fell across much of the U.S. over the past week, while heavier amounts…
Oct 24, 2024 · By UNL Extension
News
9th Circuit sides with EPA on CAFOs
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) decision to…
Oct 22, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Wildfires can damage water systems, contaminate resources
After a wildfire, chemicals, microorganisms, ash, sediments and other contaminants can enter a water…
Oct 18, 2024 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
CA land values plunge as groundwater law dims farm prospects
The value of farmland in parts of the San Joaquin Valley, California’s agricultural heartland,…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Livestock
Florida deals with several disasters
Hurricane Helene was the fourth natural disaster to hit Florida’s Full Circle Dairy in…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
News
Michigan farmer signs plea in fraud case
Springport, MI, farmer Gaylord Lincoln pleaded to a lesser charge of theft of public…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Health/Nutrition
Estrus intensity’s role in maximizing cattle breeding success
Estrus is one of the most important indicators of whether a cow or heifer…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Livestock
Best management practices during drought
Drought conditions continue to persist and expand in Oklahoma, following the La Niña forecast…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
News
Specialty crop farms have highest labor cost
A farm’s reliance on labor varies by commodity specialization. On average, labor costs (including…
Oct 18, 2024 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Environment
Carbon pipeline law faces SD vote
A voter referendum on the regulation of carbon pipelines in South Dakota is pitting…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Livestock
Though prepared, dairy ‘baffled’ by spread of bird flu
Even though he has been bracing for impacts of H5N1 bird flu since April,…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Ching Lee, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
Livestock
Strategies for bull management in the fall
No matter the sport or age of an athlete, it is often recommended that…
Oct 18, 2024 · By K-State Research and Extension
Livestock
Market correction topples cattle futures
A broad selloff in commodities and the equity markets early in the week toppled…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
News
Devin’s Comments: Fall Resilience
The fall is upon us, and throughout the country, producers are busy with their…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Devin
News
LDS church buys dozens of farms
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints’ real estate arm, Farmland Reserve, is…
Oct 18, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
BLM invests in land monitoring
The Bureau of Land Management is investing $17.6 million from the Inflation Reduction Act…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Livestock
Rally held against EID requirements
On Oct. 7, cattle producers gathered in South Dakota for the Livestock Producers’ Freedom…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
CDFW releases wolf depredation reports
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has released 13 new livestock loss determination…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
News
Noble, CAB announce partnership
Noble Research Institute and Certified Angus Beef have partnered to launch Land Stewardship, an…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
AgNext, CCA team up on grazing
AgNext and the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association have created a multidisciplinary team to develop science-based…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
News
BrucePac expands listeria recall
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that BrucePac has expanded the recall of…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Bill promotes shift to ‘climate-friendly’ CAFOs
Reps. Alma S. Adams, Jim McGovern and Sen. Cory Booker introduced the Industrial Agriculture…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
News
IA farmer sentenced for theft, fraud
A Clayton County, IA, farmer was sentenced to more than 15 years in federal…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
Burrowing owl could be listed under CA’s ESA
The California Fish and Game Commission voted to protect western burrowing owls as a…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
Bill to help with disaster recovery
Reps. David G. Valadao and Jimmy Panetta introduced the Agriculture Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
Desert tortoise plan comment period open
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened a public comment period for a…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
ID water negotiations continue
Water negotiations between surface water and groundwater users in Idaho continue after a mitigation…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Beef
Bill to update slaughter exemptions
A trio of lawmakers introduced the Livestock Owned by Communities to Advance Local Foods…
Oct 18, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
9th Circuit sides with EPA on CAFOs
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to deny…
Oct 17, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Survey highlights need for wildfire recovery in farm bill
A University of California study found that 58% of California ranchers impacted by wildfires…
Oct 17, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
BLM’s proposed monument plans affect multiple uses
The Bureau of Land Management has unveiled a trio of final environmental impact statements…
Oct 17, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Resource Science: How much CO2 is in trees?
My calculations suggest that preventing forest fires, harvesting timber and regenerating trees in the…
Oct 16, 2024 · By Dr. Matthew Cronin, WLJ columnist
Environment
Greens call wolf removals illegal
A trio of environmental groups notified government agencies that efforts to trap and relocate…
Oct 11, 2024 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Warm, dry harvest conditions increase risk of combine fires
Soybean harvest is in full swing across North Dakota, with field corn and sunflowers…
Oct 11, 2024 · By NDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Making crop performance data more quickly available
Kansas State (K-State) University agronomists have reached into the powerful world of digital technology…
Oct 11, 2024 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
New species could be listed under ESA
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service completed findings on petitions to list the Crater…
Oct 11, 2024 · By WLJ
Environment
Document livestock losses due to wildfire before disposal
To participate in LIP, producers will be required to provide acceptable documentation of beginning…
Oct 11, 2024 · By NDSU Extension