Ag News Stories

The number one ranked cowgirl coming into the National Finals Breakaway Roping (NFBR)holds that position after the first day of roping in Las Vegas, and she is Shelby Boisjoli-Meged.She caught …

Leading a group of western governors, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte opposed an attempt by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to change its grazing policies without collaboration and urged them …

Laramie, Wyo.—Dec. 4, 2023—A new publication by the University of Wyoming Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics reports that economic activity related to agricultural production contributed $2.526 billion to Wyoming’s …

Last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued a two-part rule on the North American wolverine. The Service listed the species as “threatened” under the Endangered Species Act, and …

A recent agreement negotiated in secret by the White House could have serious consequences for western-Montana electric cooperatives. The federal government is planning by Dec. 15 to sign an agreement …

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has waived certain notice of loss requirements for 2023 for the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish (ELAP) and Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP). …

Laramie, Wyo.—Nov. 28, 2023—The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved a new Bachelor of Science degree program in ranch management and agricultural leadership (RMAL) Thursday, Nov. 16. The interdisciplinary …

USDA announced $195.9 million in a mix of loans and value-added grants on Monday pegged to improve the supply chain for food and agriculture. The funding announcement was tied to …

Large feedlot placements for the second consecutive month pushed November feedlot inventories up 1.7 percent year over year.  October feedlot placements were higher by 3.8 percent year over year, enough …

A total of 26 states and a group of agriculture interests have renewed the legal fight against the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule, filing amended complaints …