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USTR initiates Section 301 investigations
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is investigating several countries under Section 310(b)…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
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Environment
USFWS seeks input on wolf, grizzly bear management
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is requesting public input on the management of…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Bill would support Tribal meat processing operations
Sens. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Tina Smith (D-MN) on March 5 introduced the Promoting…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Interior funds water projects across the West
The Department of the Interior announced $889 million for water infrastructure projects across the West, supporting systems…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Coleman reenters ground beef category
Coleman All Natural Meats has reentered the beef category with new ground beef offerings.
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Idealyst launches think tank for agriculture
Idealyst Innovation announced the creation of the Center for American Food Power, a think tank focused on strengthening…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Niman Ranch launches certified beef program
Niman Ranch announced the launch of its Regenerative Organic Certified beef program sourced from U.S. ranches, beginning…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
CO bill would protect beavers on public lands
A group of Colorado state lawmakers introduced House Bill 26-1323 in early March, which…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
ASA releases heifer pregnancy EPD
The American Simmental Association released a new Heifer Pregnancy EPD in a research format, aimed…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Concerns raised in OK poultry litter case
A federal judge and Oklahoma officials are raising concerns about the proposed settlement agreements…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
DOL awards $1.6M to support laid-off Tyson workers
The Department of Labor awarded $1,671,239 to the Nebraska Department of Labor to support…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
La Niña conditions predicted to weaken
According to the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center, La Niña conditions persisted through February, but…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Land ownership battle along Red River puts border law to the test
A county court in Oklahoma shot down an attempt by a property owner to…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Health/Nutrition
WSU halts equine surgery course after protest
Washington State University acknowledged intense scrutiny surrounding its veterinary elective in large animal surgery after receiving…
Mar 20, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Challenges to beef packing infrastructure
Recent announcements of facility closures from the beef packing sector highlight the continuing challenges…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
News
McBee asset fraud case moves forward
A lawsuit alleging ag reality television star and farmer Steve A. McBee fraudulently transferred assets to…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Beef
Value of beef variety meat exports at record-high
January beef exports were lower than a year ago due to the prolonged lockout…
Mar 20, 2026 · By USMEF
News
LMA members gather in nation’s capital for DC Fly-In
More than 30 Livestock Marketing Association members and staff traveled to Washington, D.C., March 4-6…
Mar 20, 2026 · By LMA
Markets
Cattle market finds some recovery over the week
Despite the ongoing strike at a Colorado JBS plant, the cattle market found some…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Survey: Most rented farmland owned by non-farmers
A comprehensive USDA survey reveals that the majority of rented farmland in the U.S.…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Historic NE wildfires burn hundreds of thousands of acres
Wildfires burning across western and central Nebraska have scorched hundreds of thousands of acres,…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Understanding and preventing fetal loss in sheep
With lambing season in full swing, the University of Wyoming Extension published a new online…
Mar 20, 2026 · By UW Extension
Beef
Workers strike at Colorado JBS meatpacking plant
Nearly 4,000 Colorado workers at one of the country’s largest meatpacking plants began a strike March…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Chase Woodruff, Colorado Newsline
Health/Nutrition
Vigilance in monitoring calf health following exposure to wildfire smoke
Wildfires in western and central Nebraska mirror a broader trend of increasing wildfire frequency…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Brock Ortner, Nebraska Extension educator
Environment
Court weighs ‘immediate’ removal of excess wild horses
A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit heard…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Considerations for breeding season in confinement for beef cattle
Whether confinement feeding of beef cows is part of a cropping and livestock integrated…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Karla Jenkins, Nebraska Extension beef specialist in cow-calf stocker management
News
Logan’s Comments: Thinking of Nebraska
All too often, headlines detail wildfires with massive destruction and chaos.
Mar 20, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
News
Glyphosate is on the government’s radar
All three branches of the U.S. federal government are weighing in. Two of them…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
News
Guest Opinion: Fertilizer supply disruptions threaten US agriculture
Right now, farmers are watching disruptions to global shipping routes with growing concern about…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
Beef
The connection between cow size and hot carcass weights
As discussed in a previous article, mature cow body weight has increased by an average of 7.7 pounds…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist
Health/Nutrition
Calving ease and the selection for extremes
Several conversations with cattle breeders over the past few weeks while attending bull sales led to…
Mar 20, 2026 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Mar. 19
Cattle futures closed lower, pressured by declining boxed beef prices, higher corn prices and…
Mar 19, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Mar. 12-18
Current drought conditions in the West continued to be headlined by snow drought this…
Mar 19, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Mar. 18
Cattle futures closed mixed due to a lack of fundamental support from cash trade.
Mar 18, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Mar. 17
Like a bit of St. Patrick’s Day luck, cattle futures closed higher even without…
Mar 17, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, March 16
The market climbed higher today, despite the ongoing JBS beef plant strike in Colorado.
Mar 16, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, March 13
The cattle market closed mixed heading into the weekend, with trading hesitant ahead of…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Idaho removes wolves to boost elk numbers
The Idaho Department of Fish and Game removed three wolves from Unit 4 in the Panhandle…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Three arrested in livestock fraud, theft cases
Authorities in Texas, Missouri and California recently arrested three individuals in separate cases involving…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
CBD seeks stronger CO wolf regulations
The Center for Biological Diversity on March 9 submitted a formal rulemaking petition to…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Beyond drops ‘Meat’ amid market shift
Beyond Meat is dropping the word “Meat” from its brand name as the company…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Contract signed for NWS production facility
USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced on March 9 a construction contract…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
News
US, Mexico launch USMCA review
On March 5, U.S Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and Mexican Secretary of Economy Marcelo…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
EU limits labels on plant-based food
The European Commission, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union have…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
FDA approves topical spray to prevent, treat NWS
The Food and Drug Administration on March 10 issued an Emergency Use Authorization for…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
ND feedlot under investigation
Authorities in Ward County, ND, are investigating a rural feedlot after reports of improper…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
CPW Commission advances fur-ban petition
At its March meeting, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission voted 6-4 to initiate…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
CDFW releases wolf compensation details
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife posted an update to social media regarding the Livestock Compensation…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Strike at Colorado JBS plant set for March 16
Colorado labor union UCFW Local 7 set plans for union workers to begin an…
Mar 13, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Study examines practicality of methane-reducing seaweed for grazing cattle
Previous studies have shown that adding red seaweed to beef cattle rations could reduce methane produced…
Mar 13, 2026 · By UC ANR
Livestock
Seasonal supply squeeze drives sheep and goat prices higher
Texas sheep and goat producers are seeing strong prices this spring as seasonal supply…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife
Beef
SD governor signs lab-grown meat moratorium
Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) signed a compromise bill imposing a five-year moratorium on lab-grown meat in…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Joshua Haiar, South Dakota Searchlight
Environment
Southern Nevada water pipeline bill passes Senate
A proposed water pipeline project that would tunnel under the Sloan Canyon National Conservation…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Jeniffer Solis
Environment
Lujan signs stricter water fees, water projects into law
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) recently signed into law two bills related to water, including an…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Danielle Prokop, Source New Mexico
Health/Nutrition
Temperature variation and baby calf health
It is important to remember that the calves born in single digit temperatures need…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Environment
MT, USFS use new agreement to target 400K acres of forest for management
Montana and the U.S. Forest Service recently announced they were moving ahead on a shared agreement…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Jordan Hansen, Daily Montanan
Markets
External pressures continue to influence cattle markets
Uncertainty surrounding an impending labor strike at a major beef plant and rising geopolitical…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
Beef drives record meat sales growth
The U.S. meat department delivered another strong year in 2025, reaching record sales and…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Schumer bill targets meatpacking concentration
Legislation introduced by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and several Democratic colleagues seeks to…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
Understanding mineral tags helps producers meet cow herd needs
With spring and summer grazing months upon us, a Kansas State University beef cattle expert…
Mar 13, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Environment
Greens challenge rollback of sage grouse protections
A coalition of environmental groups is filing suit over the Trump administration’s December decision…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Logan’s Comments: Fear-driven markets
The amount of risk across the vast landscape in futures trading carries an enormous…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Logan Ipsen
News
Dittmer’s Take: More beef for more money
For many years before the checkoff, the beef industry had, year after year, sold…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
Beef
An update on seasonal beef demand
Wholesale beef prices have moved higher thus far in 2026, reflecting both strong beef…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
News
Guest Opinion: How to give back while cutting your tax bill
Although many farmers don't often consider gifting or charitable donations, they can be a…
Mar 13, 2026 · By Rod Mauszycki, DTN tax columnist
News
ASI’s annual DC Fly-In advances producer priorities
Approximately 50 producers and state leaders from the nation’s oldest livestock organization, the American…
Mar 13, 2026 · By ASI
Community
Westphal inducted into Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
The Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame celebrated the 18th class of inductions into the…
Mar 12, 2026 · By Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame
News
Grounded Ag supports farmers with mental health issues
How does a wheat plant survive the Kansas winter? Among other things, it must…
Mar 12, 2026 · By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at K-State
Health/Nutrition
Genetic selection can help producers advance their operation
Focusing on the improvement of cattle genetics, cow herds, animal welfare and generational transfers were focal points of…
Mar 12, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Health/Nutrition
The role of estrus expression in reproductive success
Beef cattle experts at Kansas State University say estrus expression plays an important role in reproductive success…
Mar 12, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
Community
California Ag Leadership Program continues to cultivate future leaders
Kevin Voorhees is a mid-career ag lending professional who felt ready for a next-level…
Mar 12, 2026 · By Farm Credit
Health/Nutrition
Bull fertility preparation ahead of the breeding season
The development of sperm cells in bulls depends on several factors.
Mar 12, 2026 · By Barry Whitworth, DVM, Oklahoma State University Extension specialist
Health/Nutrition
Controlling winter annual weeds
Record-high winter temperatures are causing earlier weeds emergence, so now is the time to control winter annual…
Mar 12, 2026 · By Todd Whitney, Nebraska Extension
Community
MO bill to create agriculture education program gets unanimous support
Hoping to grow the next generation of farmers, the Missouri House unanimously approved a…
Mar 12, 2026 · By Annelise Hanshaw, Missouri Independent
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Mar. 12
Cattle futures closed mixed, with the market looking for stronger support.
Mar 12, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Mar. 5-11
Widespread drought of varying intensity persists across much of the Central Great Plains and…
Mar 12, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Mar. 11
Cattle futures closed lower as cash trade weakened.
Mar 11, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Mar. 10
Cattle futures gained triple digits following yesterday’s losses.
Mar 10, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, March 9
The cattle markets were unable to trade higher today following the news of union workers finalizing their…
Mar 9, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, March 6
“Today's weakness seems to be stemming from a number of different areas.”
Mar 6, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cattle markets remain firm amid cautious trade
The cattle market moved cautiously over the week as traders continue to weigh uncertainty…
Mar 6, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Mexican wolf population climbs to 319 wolves
The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the New Mexico Department of Wildlife, working…
Mar 6, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
BOR announces initial CA water allocations
The Bureau of Reclamation announced initial 2026 water supply allocations for users of the Central Valley…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Hammond Ranches files partial protest to OR grazing decision
Hammond Ranches Inc. filed a partial protest to the Bureau of Land Management’s Jan.…
Mar 6, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
USFWS delists lesser prairie chicken from ESA
Federal protections for the lesser prairie chicken are being lifted after a court order…
Mar 6, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Beef
USDA opens value-added applications in OK
USDA Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Zachary Swartz announced the agency is accepting applications for the…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
News
BLM approves NV lithium mine expansion
The Bureau of Land Management approved the expansion of the Silver Peak lithium mine…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
Canadian livestock inventory up 2.5%
Cattle and sheep inventories in Canada increased on Jan. 1 compared to the same date a year earlier.
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Newsom launches California Water Plan 2028
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 25 announced the launch of a multi-year effort…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Groups sue EPA over approval of dicamba
A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Environmental Protection Agency after its reapproval…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Zinke announces he will not seek reelection
In a March 2 letter to constituents, Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke announced he will not seek reelection at…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Bill would add tariff to sheep imports
In late January, Rep. Mark Amodei introduced H. R. 7276 to add a 30%…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Lawsuit claims fish harm in CA Delta
A trio of environmental groups is suing the Bureau of Reclamation, alleging excessive pumping…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
News
USDA plans disposal of DC buildings
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden announced plans to dispose of the…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
News
USDA launches ‘One Farmer, One File’ initiative
USDA is announcing a new initiative intended to streamline records for farmers and ranchers.
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
JBS breaks ground on Texas expansion
JBS USA broke ground on a $150 million expansion at its beef production facility in Cactus,…
Mar 6, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Summer pasture rental rates on a price per ton basis
Pasture rental rates in Nebraska continue to be at a premium compared to the…
Mar 6, 2026 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Environment
Fourth year of drought in the Yakima Basin is likely
While some officials remain hopeful for snow in the late winter and early spring,…
Mar 6, 2026 · By Questen Inghram, Yakima Herald-Republic
Health/Nutrition
Taking stock of feed resources
Since we’re on the back side of the season now, this is a good…
Mar 6, 2026 · By UNL Extension