The Economic Research Service says the number of U.S. wheat farms has dropped substantially over time. Since 2002, the total number of wheat farms fell by over 40 percent, from…
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A truck parked in the loading dock at the National Beef facility in Liberal, Kansas caught fire at 9:50 p.m. of March 20 and spread to other trailers and a…
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Legislation Would Require the FSA to Make Quarterly Updates to LIP Payment Rates
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) introduced legislation to offer producers fairer market prices for livestock disaster assistance programs. The LIP Payment Improvement Act would require the…
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Senate Passes Tester, Rounds’ CRA to Override Biden Administration on Paraguay Beef Imports
by Colter BrownThe U.S. Senate today passed a bipartisan Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution authored by U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) that would overturn the Biden Administration’s decision…
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The House Ag Committee held a hearing Wednesday titled “The Danger China Poses to American Agriculture”. House Ag Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA), said in his opening statement “The…
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Montana Cowgirl Selected for Beef Advocacy Trailblazer Program
by Colter BrownThe Trailblazers program, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, takes advocacy to an unprecedented level by giving participants the tools and training…
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Laramie, Wyo.—March 20, 2024—The University of Wyoming’s annual ram test will conclude with a public field day Saturday, April 13, at the Laramie Research and Extension Center. The event, which…
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Daniel “Dan” Joseph Kolar, 36, gained his angel wings on March 14, 2024 in Billings, Montana after a short illness. Dan was born to Joe and Joyce Kolar on June…
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BOZEMAN, Montana–The American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference brought together more than 900 young farmers and ranchers from across the country to learn, share and grow together to…
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WASHINGTON – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) responded to the Bureau of Land Management’s release of the updated greater sage grouse management plans.…