Northern Ag Top Stories
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U.S. Senator Steve Daines today led a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer, voicing support for American sheep producers who have been disadvantaged by surging imports into the …
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Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame to Celebrate 2026 Inductees and Saddle of Honor Awardee February 14 in Great Falls
by Andy SchwabThe Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame will celebrate the 18th class of inductions into the Montana Cowboy Hall of Fame Saturday, February 14, at the Heritage Inn in Great Falls. …
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Montana Stockgrowers Foundation Awards Explore Agriculture Classroom Grants to Support Ag Education Across Montana
by Colton YoungThe Montana Stockgrowers Foundation (MSF) is excited to share the recipients of its recently launched education grant program, the Explore Agriculture Classroom Grant. In the Foundation’s first round of funding, …
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Chase Markel, a University of Wyoming Ph.D. student from Wheatland, is harnessing artificial intelligence to transform how animal scientists study risk factors for congestive heart failure in cattle. His AI …
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Trump Administration Unveils New Dietary Guidelines, Shifting Federal Nutrition Policy
by Colter BrownU.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, marking a …
The livestock complex didn’t see much action throughout Friday’s trade as there had yet to be cattle traded in the South, and most of the livestock contracts closed lower. LIVE
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| +1 $230 - 233 | +5 $360 - 370 |
Row crop markets ratcheted moderately higher through the first full trading week of 2026, on much higher volume compared to the Holiday weeks, as was expected to be the case.
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| Steady 4.28 - 4.85 | -4 5.01 - 5.57 |
Featured Auction
PAYS Blue Ribbon Stock & Bred Heifer Sale- 12/10 - 8,171 Head - Billings, MT
| Bred Heifers | Avg: $4,062 | $3,700 - $4,450 |
| 2-4 Year Old Bred Cows | Avg: $4,258 | $3,850 - $4.650 |
| 5-8 Year Old Bred Cows | Avg: $3,922 | $3,500 - $4,300 |
| Short Term Bred Cows | Avg: $2,957 | $2,650 - $3,600 |
| 3-6 Year Old Bred Cows | Head: 242 | Avg: $4,966 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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U.S. Representative Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., a fourth-generation rice farmer and longtime advocate for agriculture and rural communities, has died at the age of 65. LaMalfa represented California’s 1st Congressional District …
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Wyoming & Colorado Farm Bureaus Team Up for 2026 Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference
by Colton YoungThe Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation and Colorado Farm Bureau will host the Wyoming/Colorado Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Conference February 5–7, 2026, in Cheyenne. The joint conference brings together …
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China ended 2025 by announcing tighter controls on beef imports, capping its tariff-rate quotas for three years and raising the over-quota tariff rate to 55%. China and Hong Kong combined …
Commentary
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While American farmers face historic pressures, this week, President Donald Trump reminded them he is their greatest champion. As our very first president, George Washington, himself a farmer, told a joint session of Congress in 1796: …
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Op-Ed by Joe Goggins, Billings, MT There is nothing worse than hearing your name drug through the mud when you and others have poured countless hours into meaningful efforts to …
