Beef
Beef antitrust case moves forward against Big Four
Allegations that the nation’s largest beef packers conspired to elevate beef profit margins will…
Jul 31, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
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Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 30
Cattle futures closed higher on technical buying and news that workers at the Cargill…
Jul 30, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 23-29
Drought conditions worsened across parts of eastern Colorado, eastern New Mexico, southeastern California and…
Jul 30, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, July 29
Cattle futures closed in the green as it appears futures are rallying from their lows made…
Jul 29, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, July 28
It was a turnaround Taco Tuesday as cattle futures regained some of yesterday's losses.
Jul 28, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 27
Cattle futures closed lower following the announcement by USDA to begin reopening the border…
Jul 27, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, July 24
The cattle market closed higher into the weekend following the release of mostly neutral…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Markets await USDA data as futures drift lower
Cattle futures drifted lower over the week as traders waited for the release of…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
USFWS finalizes additional ESA reforms
The Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released additional final…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Trump restores smaller boundaries for UT national monuments
President Donald Trump has signed proclamations dramatically reducing the size of Utah’s Bears Ears…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Livestock
Feds launch probe into rising lamb imports
The U.S. sheep industry moved a step closer to securing trade relief after the…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Kevin’s Comments: Summer sale reflections
For many producers across the West, the end of July and August are important…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Kevin Murnin
News
Guest Opinion: When should farmers take social security?
As the farming community continues to age, one question comes up every year during…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Rod Mauszycki, DTN tax columnist
News
Guest Opinion: The case for more ag research
For many decades, the U.S. led the world in public funding for agriculture research.…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
Environment
CPW confirms new wolf pack in CO
The Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed July 22 that a new gray wolf pack called the Piney…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Health/Nutrition
FDA clears ivermectin for NWS prevention in horses
The Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization on July 15 for the use of…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
Stable meat prices expected this summer
Texas shoppers heading to the meat counter this summer should expect beef prices to…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Beef
Product of USA label gains steam
The Product of USA voluntary label is gaining momentum, with 10 meat and poultry companies adding…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Livestock
Using the Livestock Indemnity Program for livestock losses
Wildfires can result in devastating livestock losses. The USDA Farm Service Agency's Livestock Indemnity Program…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Nebraska Extension and the Center for Agricultural Profitability
Health/Nutrition
When summer grass starts running out of gas
Perennial warm-season grasses can still look green in midsummer even as their nutritional value…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist
News
Guidance for flood-damaged hay
Following extensive flooding across portions of Texas, experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Health/Nutrition
Addressing livestock losses with ELAP
While livestock deaths often receive immediate attention after a wildfire, many producers face additional costs that…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Nebraska Extension and the Center for Agricultural Profitability
News
Trump adds 50% tariffs on Canadian goods
The White House announced July 20 new 50% tariffs on Canadian goods entering the U.S., including alcohol,…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
Beef
Trump imposes tariffs on Brazil, exempts beef
The Trump administration on July 15 announced 25% tariffs on a range of Brazilian…
Jul 24, 2026 · By Chris Clayton, DTN farm business editor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 23
Cattle futures mustered some support, closing higher despite lower cash trade.
Jul 23, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 16-22
Drought conditions worsened across parts of eastern Colorado, southeastern Wyoming and southern Idaho, while…
Jul 23, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, July 22
Cattle futures closed sharply lower as traders seem hesitant ahead of this Friday’s Cattle on Feed…
Jul 22, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, July 21
Cattle futures closed mixed as a lack of news spurred any fundamental support.
Jul 21, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 20
The cattle market was boosted over the day from renewed trader interest.
Jul 20, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, July 17
Cattle futures were unable to muster up any support to trade higher into the…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Pressure continues to persist across cattle market
Cattle markets remained under pressure this past week as lighter trade and softer boxed…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Unions seek injunction to halt USDA reorganization
Federal employee unions are asking a federal judge to halt USDA’s reorganization, arguing the…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Interior rescinds ESA ‘harm’ definition
A regulatory definition that has shaped Endangered Species Act enforcement for decades will be…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Interior proposes expanded grizzly management flexibility
States could gain more authority to manage grizzly bear conflicts and mortalities in recovered…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Anna’s Comments: The road ahead
Just like the successful rancher never settles with the status quo, we believe publications…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Dittmer’s Take: The latest in Washington
The whole idea of the free market is that Americans have the liberty to…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
News
Resource Science: The US population numbers and immigration
I think conflicts over land use are increasing and are to some extent the…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Dr. Matthew Cronin, WLJ columnist
News
Guest Opinion: Public lands grazing supports America’s beef supply
With America’s cattle herd at its smallest size in 75 years, reliable access to…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
Beef
USDA reviews beef grades, rescinds Biden-era rules
USDA is reviewing the standards used to grade beef quality as the department moves to rescind…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Judge halts horse roundup in Arizona forest
A federal judge in Arizona on July 8 ruled to halt the roundup of free-roaming horses within the Apache-Sitgreaves…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
Beef import dynamics through 2026 so far
Total beef imports for the first five months of 2026 are up 9.9% year over…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Livestock
CA grazing sector threatened as goat herder wage soars to $240K
It’s not a typo. Herders employed to graze goats in fire-prone landscapes across California are…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Caleb Hampton, Ag Alert editor, California Farm Bureau
News
FTC reaches settlement with Deere in ‘right to repair’ suit
Advocates for farmers’ right to repair their own equipment without having to rely on…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Jordan Hansen, Daily Montanan
Health/Nutrition
Safety net programs expand for drought
USDA on July 8 announced remaining farm safety-net changes authorized under the One Big Beautiful…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
News
House GOP drops $20B farm aid plan
House Republican leaders abandoned a larger proposal and instead opted to include President Donald…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
Livestock
Flood readiness tips for Texas ranchers
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery (DAR) specialists are ready to be deployed…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
News
Prop 12 lawsuit survives key ruling
A federal lawsuit challenging California’s Proposition 12 has been narrowed down after a court…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Environment
Agritourism is growing in Utah, new study says
Many visit Utah to walk the red rock trails in its national parks or…
Jul 17, 2026 · By Alixel Cabrera, Utah News Dispatch
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 16
Cattle futures extended their downward trend as traders reacted to a sharply lower cash…
Jul 16, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 9-15
Aside from some moisture in southeast Arizona from the North American Monsoon, mostly dry…
Jul 16, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, July 15
Cattle futures closed mostly lower as a soft cash trade is developing this week.
Jul 15, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, July 14
Cattle futures closed triple digits lower as traders were looking for fundamental support.
Jul 14, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 13
“All in all, Monday came and went and not much materialized throughout Monday's trade…
Jul 13, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, July 10
The market headed lower into the weekend.
Jul 10, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cattle market searches for balance
Cattle futures traded lower over the week as wholesale beef prices continued to soften…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
American Prairie granted injunction in state suit
In late June, a Montana district court judge granted American Prairie a preliminary injunction…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
CoBank: Beef-on-dairy boom drains dairy replacements
The beef-on-dairy boom has transformed dairy farm economics, creating one of the strongest revenue…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Congressional Review Act lawsuit challenges BLM land plans
An environmental group’s lawsuit challenging a western Oregon timber sale could become a test…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
USDA signs lawfare partnership with SBA
USDA and the Small Business Administration signed a new memorandum of understanding to combat…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
EPA launches crop innovation challenge
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a national innovation challenge offering up to $30 million in…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
News
DOJ settles egg price-fixing cases for $3.3M
The Department of Justice and 17 states filed a civil antitrust complaint and also…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
CME to launch beef trim contracts
CME Group is planning on launching two types of beef trim contracts.
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA accepts 2.2 million CRP acres
USDA has accepted 2.2 million acres into the Conservation Reserve Program for 2026, following offers totaling nearly 2.5 million acres.
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Agragene advances NWS control technology
Agragene has received funding from the USDA New World Screwworm Grand Challenge and the Foundation for Food…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM to remove horses from Callaghan Complex
The Bureau of Land Management was set to begin the Callaghan Complex horse gather…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
PETA proposes museums at former JBS facilities
Following JBS Foods’ announcement that it will close a processing plant in Pennsylvania and a packing…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Jared’s Comments: Protein is cool again
I’ll admit, I never thought I’d see the day when protein became trendy.
Jul 10, 2026 · By Jared Patterson
Beef
Guest Opinion: Why consumers still choose beef
As we continue into summer grilling season, one question keeps standing out, even to…
Jul 10, 2026 · By CBB
Health/Nutrition
Iowa declared free of pseudorabies outbreak
Iowa has successfully contained and eradicated a recent pseudorabies outbreak after completing the response protocol established by USDA’s Animal…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Guest Opinion: It’s time for the Senate to advance the farm bill
When senators return to Washington, they’ll have an opportunity to make meaningful progress on…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
News
USDA expands online FSA scheduling
USDA has expanded online appointment scheduling for producers at local Farm Service Agency offices following a…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Community
The Viewpoint with Dave Weaber
Growing up on his family’s ranch outside Pueblo, CO, taught Dave Weaber that success…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
CA funds wolf conflict reduction efforts
California is investing $2 million to help livestock producers reduce conflicts with expanding gray wolf populations…
Jul 10, 2026 · By WLJ
Community
CBB to present Klippenstein with 2026 Beef Checkoff Visionary Award
Glen Klippenstein of Maysville, MO, will be honored with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board’s sixth annual Beef Checkoff…
Jul 10, 2026 · By CBB
Health/Nutrition
Study: California wolves feed heavily on cattle
Two new studies examining gray wolves in California paint a complex picture of life on California’s…
Jul 10, 2026 · By UC Agriculture and Natural Resources
Beef
May beef export value above year-ago levels
May beef exports were below last year’s volume but edged higher in value, according to…
Jul 10, 2026 · By USMEF
News
Agriculture seeks certainty during USMCA review
July 1 marked the start of the six-year review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA),…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
Beef
Cattle groups oppose USTR tariff exemption for Brazilian beef
When President Donald Trump’s universal tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court in…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
Beef
US beef shines in Korea’s booming home meal replacement sector
Fueled by inflation and the rise in single-person households, Korea’s home meal replacement industry…
Jul 10, 2026 · By USMEF
Health/Nutrition
Ranchers should weigh options for supplemental forage during drought
Many livestock producers in North Dakota are facing forage shortages due to drought and/or…
Jul 10, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
News
Value of agricultural products varies by farm type
In 2024, large-scale family farms produced the majority of the value in several major commodity categories,…
Jul 10, 2026 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Beef demand disaggregated by product category
Beef demand is very complex. Although we frequently discuss beef demand as a single concept, it is, in fact,…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
News
Livestock and rodeo featured on Capitol Hill
Between the U.S. Capitol and the Washington Monument, cattle, goats and rodeo took over the National Mall as…
Jul 10, 2026 · By Jake Zajkowski, DTN ag policy editor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 9
Cattle futures closed lower on spotty cash trade and a lack of fundamental support.
Jul 9, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: July 1-8
Dry weather enveloped much of the western U.S. this week, with a few exceptions,…
Jul 9, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, July 8
Cattle futures closed mixed as traders are looking for signs of support.
Jul 8, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, July 7
Cattle futures closed mostly lower despite news that Walmart and Sam’s Club are lowering…
Jul 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, July 6
“The livestock complex ended the day mixed as traders simply want to see greater…
Jul 6, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, July 2
“Livestock futures appear to be casually coasting into the long holiday weekend with the…
Jul 2, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Logan’s Comments: A heartfelt thank you
Stepping into a leadership role and leading this team was a dream come true…
Jul 2, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
Markets
Holiday week slows cattle trade
The cattle markets headed into the Fourth of July weekend on a quieter note,…
Jul 2, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Livestock
White paper calls for herd rebuilding, competition reforms
With consumers paying record prices for beef, Farm Action is urging policymakers to focus…
Jul 2, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Lawmakers propose sweeping H-2A reforms for agriculture
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced the Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act of 2026,…
Jul 2, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: June 25 – July 1
Hot, dry weather gave way to cooler temperatures and widespread precipitation across much of…
Jul 2, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Environment
Appeals court revives national monuments suit
A federal appeals court recently reversed a lower court decision that dismissed challenges to…
Jul 2, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Guest Opinion: Sustainable rangeland use and restoration across North America
While good grazing makes sense, pastoralist livelihoods are at risk from conversion of rangelands…
Jul 2, 2026 · By Society for Range Management
Environment
BLM advances NV solar project
The Bureau of Land Management is moving forward with a proposed 400‑megawatt solar project near the…
Jul 2, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
USDA launches program for small beef processors
USDA recently announced the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers Program that is intended to provide temporary…
Jul 2, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Trump lifts duties on phosphate fertilizer imports
President Donald Trump on June 29 signed an order temporarily suspending certain duties on phosphate fertilizer imports from Morocco.
Jul 2, 2026 · By WLJ