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Environment

Hurricane Beryl barrels through rural Texas

It will take time to assess all the agricultural damage in Texas and other…

Markets

A mid-year cattle market assessment

With the first half of 2024 in the books, it’s worth evaluating the first…

Health/Nutrition

Prevent pink eye through autogenous vaccines

Personalized prevention programs for pink eye, an acute eye disease affecting cattle of all…

Environment

Grazing summer annual forages

Summer annual forages such as sudangrass, sorghum-sudan hybrids and pearl millet planted this spring…

Environment

BLM proposes Gunnison sage-grouse plan

BLM has proposed amendments to resource management plans in Colorado and Utah to protect…

News

Common challenges of cow-calf share arrangements

It can be difficult to set share agreements up in a way that is…

Environment

USFWS releases West Coast barred owl plan

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service released its final environmental impact statement regarding proposed…

Environment

BLM to gather White Mountain horses

The Bureau of Land Management plans to gather feral horses in southwest Wyoming’s White…

Environment

The unintended consequences of clean fuel policies

Over the last two decades, both the federal government and state governments have enacted…

Health/Nutrition

Livestock at risk of painful bites as horsefly numbers grow

Be on the lookout for an especially nasty and tenacious biting insect pest—the horsefly—as…

Environment

WA could downlist gray wolf status

The Washington State Fish and Wildlife Commission is set to decide during a July…

News

Farm programs would shrink under Project 2025

Could Project 2025 derail the farm bill? Or could it possibly accelerate efforts to…

News

CA releases wolf depredation report

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recently posted depredation determination forms to its…

Beef

JBS Canada building a new facility

JBS Canada began construction in June on an $80-million distribution center and a new…

News

Report: BLM horse adoption program saves millions of dollars

Expanding the BLM's Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program’s incentives and off-corral facilities nationwide…

Health/Nutrition

FDA clears feedlot for E. coli outbreak

The Food and Drug Administration has released preliminary findings from a multi-year study on…

News

July PRCA world standings

The top five contestants and earnings are listed as provided on the Professional Rodeo…

Health/Nutrition

Deciding when to remove the bulls from the pastures

In agriculture, whether it is farming or ranching, there is a seasonal shift to…

Beef

Cargill plans layoffs at CA facility

Cargill Meat Solutions announced it will lay off 171 employees at its Fresno, CA,…

News

What to know about OSHA’s extreme-heat standards

The nation’s first federal safety for excessive heat would lead to more safety inspections…

News

Dittmer’s Take: Dodgy jobs numbers, SCOTUS victories

Tracking the data is important, not only to gauge the economy for your business…

Environment

First wolf pup born in Colorado

Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirmed two reintroduced gray wolves have successfully reproduced in Grand…

News

Pete’s Comments: Dog days of summer

The post-Fourth of July fallout has started.

Markets

Market softens following Fourth holiday

Coming back from a holiday-shortened week, the markets were scrambled on the board and…

Markets

Market-ready cattle maintain meat quality on low-input diets

A new study led by the Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences…

Environment

Sweaty cattle may boost food security in a warming world

Heat stress in subtropical regions is such a significant limiting factor that about $369…

News

Matching cattle genetics to the environment

“Is it worthwhile to try and match your genetics to the environment?” asked Dr.…

News

China, Brazil to trace beef movement

China and Brazil plan to set up a pilot beef traceability plan to make…

Beef

May beef export value highest in 11 months

The value of U.S. beef exports topped $900 million in May, the highest since…

Environment

Petition filed to protect NV dace fish

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a legal petition with the U.S. Fish and…

Health/Nutrition

Plague confirmed in CO person

The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment and the Colorado Department of Public…

Environment

USDA opens HPAI aid opportunities

USDA is accepting applications through its Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish…

News

Weekly Drought Report: July 4-10

It was a hot and dry week over the Western region, with only some…

Markets

A deep dive into the Mexican red meat market

USMEF held the inaugural U.S. Red Meat Symposium in Mexico City June 13-14 to…

Environment

USFS proposes plan to protect old-growth forests

The U.S. Forest Service has proposed an amendment to land management plans across the…

Environment

BLM proposes northwest CA land management plan

The Bureau of Land Management has released its proposed Northwest California Integrated Resource Management…

News

Prop 12 appeal rejected

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal by the Iowa Pork…

News

The Viewpoint with Angelo Raftopoulos

In the rugged northwest corner of Colorado, Diamond Peak Cattle Company stands as a…

News

Input open for Oregon CAFO plans

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is requesting feedback on its proposed rules for confined…

Markets

Boxed beef prices pick up ahead of holiday

The market eased into the week ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.

Environment

MT program aims to put 500K acres under conservation leases

Montana Fish, Wildlife, and Parks has received tentative approval to enroll 10 eastern Montana…

News

Logan’s Comments: Dear John from John Deere

American agriculture carries many symbols, but none as bright as the green tractors working…

News

Guest Opinion: Don’t give up on bridging the rural-urban divide

Say the words “rural-urban divide” and people roll their eyes. Nothing new about that,…

News

John Deere announces mass layoffs

Deere & Co. announced on July 1 the company would lay off more than…

Environment

Report: Livestock damage habitat

A report released by the Center for Biological Diversity contends livestock grazing has damaged…

Environment

Denmark to tax ranchers for GHGs

Denmark announced it will begin taxing its ranchers for the greenhouse gases emitted by…

News

Guest Opinion: The Packers and Stockyards rule is out

USDA announced it will soon publish a proposed rule titled, “Fair and Competitive Livestock…

Beef

Summer management checklist to protect assets

Summer has arrived. Consider the following in your summer management plan in order to…

Environment

NV horse gather to remove 1,300 feral horses

The Bureau of Land Management plans to remove more than 1,300 feral horses and…

Environment

SD wetland case sent back to 8th Circuit

The wetlands case of South Dakota farmer Arlen Foster will be heard again by…

Beef

Supreme Court overturns Chevron doctrine

In a significant ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 40-year-old precedent of Chevron…

News

Bill prohibits federal funding for lab meat

A group of representatives has introduced the REAL Meat Act of 2024 to prohibit…

News

Josh Mueller & Charly Cummings, Calf Marketing Decisions

News

Pursuing a Career in Trades with Redgie Probst of Quanta Services

News

USDA releases new proposed P&S Act rule

The latest rule will clarify the definition of “fair” and provide guidance on how…

News

The Viewpoint with Dayna Ghirardelli

Dayna Ghirardelli has channeled her wealth of expertise and dedication into a robust campaign…

Beef

Cost of summer cookout reaches record high

Families celebrating the Fourth of July holiday will continue to find stubbornly high prices…

News

Guest Opinion: Celebrating independence and agriculture

Despite challenges, most Americans on average still dedicate a relatively small percentage of their…

News

Kay’s Korner: Demand stays unusually strong

Many market analysts believed that demand would begin to suffer this year because retail…

Markets

Feedlots hold out for higher cash trade

Futures contracts headed higher over the week, climbing to new highs. Feedlots continue to…

Environment

Unauthorized CA forest gathering concerns locals

Northern Californians are concerned that an unauthorized gathering of thousands of people at an…

Community

Madden brothers inducted into Cattle Marketing Hall of Fame

Shawn and Lex Madden will be inducted next month into the Cattle Marketing Hall…

News

Pete’s Comments: $200 trading

Cattle feeders seemed determined to cross that magic market line.

Environment

Supreme Court dismisses Rio Grande settlement

The Supreme Court of the U.S. dismissed a proposed settlement between Texas and New…

News

Weekly Drought Report: June 14-20

A surge of moisture from Tropical Storm Alberto led to widespread, localized heavy rainfall…

News

Superior Livestock Video Auction

June 27, Hudson Oaks, TX Superior Livestock Auction hosted their video auction live on…

Beef

Bill to block mandatory EID tags

Joint resolutions pursuant to the Congressional Review Act would block USDA’s rule mandating electronic…

News

MN cattle company defaults on obligations

A district court judge has granted a default judgment against Revier Cattle Co. of…

News

The Viewpoint with Brad Foster

Southeastern Idaho rancher Brad Foster was raised in the Snake River Valley and has…

Beef

Uzbekistan opens to US meat imports

Uzbekistan has opened its doors to meat and poultry imports from the U.S. According…

Markets

Boxed beef prices find seasonal support

Traders were in a standoff over the week, waiting for cash trade to take…

Environment

Groups submit sage grouse comments

Industry groups submitted comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) draft plans for…

Environment

Court rejects challenge to proposed CA reservoir

A California Superior Court judge has rejected a challenge by environmental groups to the…

News

Logan’s Comments: The road less traveled

All too often we find ourselves not trusting that things can be good to…

News

Judge blocks ‘discriminatory’ USDA aid

A federal judge in Texas has blocked a USDA relief program for disadvantaged farmers.

Environment

Resolutions would nullify NEPA rule

The Senate and House of Representatives introduced a pair of Congressional Review Act resolutions…

Beef

Cattle trade trends in North America

Canada, Mexico and the U.S. make up the bulk of the North American cattle…

Beef

Petition seeks increased slaughter oversight

A petition filed by a trio of environmental and animal rights groups urges USDA…

Environment

CO can use lethal measures on wolves

The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted during a June 12-13 meeting to allow…

Environment

Lawsuits mount over emissions rule

The National Farmers Union and Renewable Fuels Association are joining the growing number of…

Beef

Letter to the Editor: Consumers care!

Congress is currently working on a new farm bill. In this farm bill update,…

Beef

Wade Leist wins WLAC competition

When Wade Leist first came back to the family’s stockyards from auctioneer school in…

News

Weekly Drought Report: June 13-19

There were significant changes in the Drought Monitor depiction of dryness and drought this…

News

Guest Opinion: Investing in consumer research is invaluable

Cattle have always been a part of my life.

News

Northern Livestock Video Auction Early Summer Special

Northern Livestock Video Auction held their annual Early Summer Special June 20 in Billings,…

News

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News

Michigan farmer’s fraud trial set in September

With a possible plea agreement in the works, a federal judge delayed the scheduled…

Environment

Lawmakers support M-44 devices

Rep. August Pfluger and Sen. John Barrasso have penned a letter to the USDA…

News

The impact of management on cattle’s carbon footprint

It is possible that farm and ranch operations may someday pay attention to the…

Health/Nutrition

Using EPDs in sire selection

EPDs can be helpful to beef producers in selecting the right sire for the…

Health/Nutrition

Using gas flux data to estimate dry matter intake

New open-circuit gas flux technology has allowed measurement of enteric gas emissions for cattle…

News

Providing solutions for managing heat-stressed cattle

Besides panting, producers identify heat stress by their increased standing, large groups of animals…

News

NCBA condemns fake meat for military

NCBA has shared its opposition to a Department of Defense-sponsored research grant that will…

Environment

Suit filed to protect NM mouse, owl

The Center for Biological Diversity filed formal notice that it plans to sue the…

Environment

NPS releases Yellowstone bison management plan

The National Park Service released its final environmental impact statement for a bison management…

Markets

Market holds steady as summer video sales begin

It was a fairly uneventful week in the cattle markets. Feeder demand is beginning…

Beef

Options exist when bulls fail a BSE

Several options exist when a bull fails a BSE.

Environment

Klamath Basin leaders call for full water allocation

Due to significant economic impacts to farmers and others in the Klamath Basin, county…

News

Senate GOP farm bill framework unveiled

Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) released a farm bill framework on June 11 that is…