Colter Brown

Between Oct. 18 and Oct. 23, six days after a bearish Cattle on Feed report, the January Feeder Cattle (Figure 1) contract fell 6.5%, from $252.86/cwt to $236.41/cwt, while December live …

The alumni of the Alpha Gamma Rho-Alpha Delta Chapter at Montana State University are excited to announce the development of a new Hall of Fame to celebrate the accomplishments of …

The Functional Longevity (FL) research expected progeny difference (EPD) was released by the American Angus Association® for breeders on October 25. The trait’s purpose is to help further characterize relevant …

As most producers know by now, disaster aid payments are almost always at least a year after the actual disaster. USDA will provide more than $3 billion to commodity and …

Nine senators from western states are urging Senate leaders to continue an agreement to prohibit an Endangered Species Act listing for the greater sage-grouse in any upcoming end of year …

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is providing $2.3 billion to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities and use U.S. …

Higher placements and reduced marketings resulted in an October 1 feedlot inventory of 11.58 million head, 0.6 percent higher than one year ago.  This was the first monthly year-over-year increase …

The four largest meatpackers were hit by a new price-fixing lawsuit from a group of small food distributors. The suit was filed on October 9 in the U.S. District Court …

The 2023 edition of Montana State University’s annual Celebrate Agriculture Weekend will take place Nov. 3-4 on the MSU campus. Hosted by the MSU College of Agriculture and Montana Agricultural Experiment Station, the …

Often when agricultural careers are mentioned, production agriculture comes to mind—those who work daily growing crops and raising livestock. However, many other careers center around agricultural practices. On October 12, …