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This Week's Western Livestock Journal: April 19, 2021

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Market Wrap-Up: April 16, 2021
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Market Wrap-Up: April 16, 2021

  • Anna Miller, WLJ managing editor
  • Updated Apr 16, 2021
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Cattle markets ended the week unable to rally after a disappointing week. However, there was a small amount of cash trade that took place from $120-124. Read more

Biden’s USDA budget funds broadband, research, wildfires
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Biden’s USDA budget funds broadband, research, wildfires

  • Jerry Hagstrom, DTN political correspondent
  • Updated Apr 16, 2021
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President Joe Biden on April 9, released the fiscal year 2022 discretionary budget request that includes a $27.8 billion request for USDA, a $3.8 billion or 16 percent increase from the 2021 enacted level. Read more

Details, conversations needed on Biden’s 30x30 plan
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Details, conversations needed on Biden’s 30x30 plan

  • Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
  • Updated Apr 16, 2021
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In an ongoing effort to continue offering unsolicited advice, perhaps it might be wise for the Biden administration to start having a clear conversation with the American people about what exactly it means to conserve 30 percent of land and water by 2030. Read more

Beef, cattle prices on the rise
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Beef, cattle prices on the rise

  • Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
  • Updated Apr 16, 2021
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Stronger-than-normal seasonal demand for beef is driving fed cattle prices upward, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Seasonal beef demand historically rises in the spring, especially leading up to grilling season, which kicks off Memorial Day Read more

February red meat exports below last year
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February red meat exports below last year

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February exports of U.S. beef remained below the rapid pace established in early 2020, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Read more

Few farm estates created in 2020 will owe estate tax
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Few farm estates created in 2020 will owe estate tax

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Created in 1916, the federal estate tax is a tax on the transfer of property from a deceased person to their heirs at death. Legislation enacted over the last several years has greatly reduced the federal estate tax by increasing the exemption amount from $675,000 in 2000 to $11.58 million in 2020. Read more

Guest opinion: 30x30: A slap at private property rights
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Guest opinion: 30x30: A slap at private property rights

  • Karen Budd-Falen
  • Updated Apr 16, 2021
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No matter how far agriculture has come in showcasing our environmental stewardship, it is still condemned by those with no knowledge of agriculture. A prime example is Biden’s 30x30 Plan. Read more

Breeding cows with artificial insemination
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Breeding cows with artificial insemination

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  • Updated Apr 16, 2021
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Breeding through AI synchronization is easier to implement with heifers because they make up a smaller percentage of the herd and are females of a similar age that haven’t raised a calf. Read more

Management can reduce GHG emissions
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Management can reduce GHG emissions

  • Anna Miller, WLJ managing editor
  • Updated Apr 16, 2021
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A new scientific study confirms what most producers already know: The U.S. beef production system is one of the most sustainable in the world. A group of researchers recently released a report in the scientific journal Global Change Biology, detailing the climate impacts of beef production and how management and contribution varies around the globe. Read more

MT legalizes snares for wolves, trapping season expanded
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MT legalizes snares for wolves, trapping season expanded

  • Amanda Eggert, Montana Free Press
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Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte (R) has signed into law two bills that aim to reduce wolf populations. House Bill (HB) 224 legalizes the use of neck snares for wolves, and HB 225 directs the governor-appointed Fish and Wildlife Commission to add two weeks to each end of the current trapping season. Read more

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