Changes Coming to the H-2A Guest Worker Program

July 15, 2019 @ 3:07 pm

The federal Temporary Agricultural Labor program is going to see some changes soon. The Department of Labor on July 15th, posted a Proposed Rulemaking change to solicit public comment....

Bipartisan Bill to Protect America's Food Supply and Ag Indust...

July 12, 2019 @ 11:44 am

Bill Would Strengthen Security by Hiring Additional Agricultural Inspectors at Ports of Entry WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and...

A Healthy Lifestyle Includes Beef

July 12, 2019 @ 6:00 am

Cattle Producers Weigh in on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans WASHINGTON (July 11, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, told members...

2019 Corn Yield Predicted to be Low

July 10, 2019 @ 4:54 pm

AccuWeather predicts the 2019 U.S. yield for corn will be the lowest since 2012. A new AccuWeather analysis estimates there will be just over 13 billion bushels of corn,...

Livestock Disease Creeping North

July 9, 2019 @ 12:10 pm

Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV)-Indiana serotype has recently been found in horses in Texas, New Mexico and, most recently, Colorado. Because of this, Wyoming State Veterinarian Dr. Jim Logan has implemented...

What is the Ideal Cow Size?

July 9, 2019 @ 11:14 am

Beef cows have been getting bigger over the last several decades according to data from the United States Beef Improvement Federation and the National Cattle Slaughter Summary. In 1975,...

Andy with the Nutralix crew
Amelia sees what's cooking at the Nutralix appreciation lunch
Keynoting the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame induction in Medora.
Midland Bull Test 2019: Leif and Amelia at the Final Sort Bull Sale
The 2019 KBJM Farm & Home Show: Leif with KBJM in Lemmon, SD
Watch "Wake Up Montana" with Leif Bakken, Taylor Brown & Colter Brown
Taylor, Courtney and Bryce with Bob and Karen Toole-KQRV in Deer Lodge.
With Wylie Gustafson at the 2019 Missoula Agri-Business Banquet.
Crystal from Bretz RV hanging out with Josh at the KGHL studio.
Taylor and Courtney giving away a Challenger at the MGGA Convention
Leif Bakken and Colter Brown at the 2018 Montana Stockgrowers

Today’s Livestock Market Update:

DTN reports: Livestock futures contracts were mixed across the board Monday, with no major movements anywhere except for gains in the deferred lean hog contracts. August lean hogs, on the other hand, dropped $0.55.

Fed Steers Live	Dressed Basis
Steady to +3 $109 - 114	+2 to 3 $182 - 183

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Today’s Grain Market Update:

DTN reports: Active futures contracts of corn, soybeans and the three U.S. wheats all posted double-digit losses, pressured by more rain in Monday's seven-day forecast. It isn't so much that the expected rains will

Local 12% Winter	Local 14% Spring
+6 3.92 - 4.89	+1 to 2 4.43 - 5.04

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Ranchers Say Scientific Consensus Supports De-listing of Yello...

July 8, 2019 @ 12:29 pm

Denver, CO — The grizzly bear is an icon of the West, the frontier, and our nation as a whole. Once an endangered species, the Yellowstone grizzly is today an unqualified success story. According to U.S....

Sheep Grazing in Vegetable Farming

July 8, 2019 @ 8:45 am

BOZEMAN – Farmers and ranchers have long been in search of ways to limit the need for tillage and chemical herbicides on farmland, and two researchers in Montana State University’s College of Agriculture are working on...

Mississippi Sued Over Fake-Meat Labeling Law

July 5, 2019 @ 3:17 pm

A federal lawsuit is accusing Mississippi of violating free-speech rights by prohibiting makers of plant-based foods from using terms like “meatless meatballs” and “vegan bacon.” The lawsuit was filed earlier this week by the...

July 4th Cookouts Costing About the Same

July 3, 2019 @ 11:05 am

A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for July 4th, including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and watermelon, will cost just a few cents more this year, coming in...

Petition Circulating to Restore Wolves in Colorado

July 2, 2019 @ 3:33 pm

Wolf fans will be howling outside Front Range grocery stores soon, hoping to seed a new predator in Colorado's Western Slope. Last week, the Colorado Secretary of State approved a petition seeking signatures to...

Fri 19

Pride of Dakota State Fair

July 19 @ 11:00 am - July 27 @ 5:00 pm

North Dakota State Fair Event Center

Fri 19

BLM Wild Horse & Burro Adoption Sale

July 19 @ 4:00 pm - July 21 @ 12:00 pm

Wed 24

Central Montana Fair

July 24 - 27

Thu 25

Sheridan County Fair

July 25 - 28

Fri 26

2019 Montana State Fair

July 26 - August 3

Fri 09

Montana Fair

August 9 - 17

Unnamed Venue

Tue 13

500-549 lb Steers	Oct-Dec Delivery	157.50 – 170
550-599 lb Steers	Oct-Nov Delivery	154 – 169
600-649 lb Steers	Oct-Nov Delivery	147.50 – 162.50
650-699 lb Steers	Oct-Nov Delivery	150 – 159.50
700-749 lb Steers	Oct-Nov Delivery	150 – 162.50
750-799 lb Steers	July -Oct Delivery	148.50 – 155