Colter Brown

Persistent drought and devastating wildfires across much of the U.S. in 2023 and 2024 significantly impacted livestock producers’ ability to maintain herd sizes and grazing operations. In response, USDA’s Farm …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) approved changes to improve insurance coverage for American livestock producers. These updates will take effect for the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross …

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today reintroduced the USA Beef Act, legislation to limit the use of the “Product of USA” label only to beef products that are born, raised …

The National Association of County Agricultural Agents, or NACAA, will host the 2025 Annual Professional Improvement Conference in Billings from June 29 to July 2. The conference provides an opportunity …

The University of Idaho released the finalized results of their 10-year study looking into the impacts of grazing on greater sage grouse populations. The study concluded that cattle grazing does …

President Trump has revoked the Biden administration’s executive actions on the Lower Snake River dams. A new presidential memorandum, states that former executive actions, meant to support fish populations, prioritized …

Farmers would be paid the higher calculated payment rate under Price Loss Coverage or Agricultural Risk Coverage for the 2025 crop year under the Senate Agriculture Committee’s proposal for budget …

by Lainey Stenberg The White House published the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Assessment on May 22. This special report investigating the health of American children raised many concerns from …

The Dec. 31, 2025, expiration of many provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) adds a new task to the 2025 congressional to-do list: updating the tax code. Many TCJA provisions provided important relief for farm …

Two Chinese nationals, including a scholar at the University of Michigan, were arrested for allegedly smuggling a pathogen into the U.S. that is known to be destructive to corn, wheat, …