Ag News Stories

The House of Representatives passed the “Lower Food and Fuel Costs Act” on Thursday by a 221-204 vote. The legislation incorporates a number of ag-focused bills including the Meat Packing …

Dr. Nathan Pyatt, Beef Technical Consultant with Elanco spoke with Northern Ag Network’s Brett McRae about some of the factors weighing on feedlot margins and profits for cow calf producers. …

The proposed $1.1 billion beef packing plant in Rapid City, South Dakota, got some backing this past week when the group heading the project also announced the plant would be …

ANACONDA – Montana Farm Bureau Executive Director, John Youngberg, announced through tears of gratitude that he would be retiring from the organization after 30 years of service. Youngberg broke into …

In a recent letter to leadership of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee, Montana Senator Steve Daines joined Wyoming Senators John Barrasso and Cynthis Lummis and Idaho’s Mike Crapo and James Risch, …

It’s not easy being green. Beyond Meat and its founder, Ethan Brown, continue to fight lawsuits on multiple fronts in defense of their product line. The latest suit is a …

Through the end of May, beef cow slaughter for the year-to-date was 15 percent higher year-over-year.  With nearly half the year over, it is very likely that the annual beef …

The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) provided the following statement regarding the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s announcement to conduct a status review of the potential Distinct Population Segment (DPS) for …

A federal district court in Washington ruled definitively against plaintiffs Western Watersheds Project and WildEarth Guardians this week in their lawsuit seeking to halt domestic sheep grazing on allotments in …

(DTN) – Farmers may see a seasonal reprieve in diesel prices as distillers switch from making heating oil to transportation fuel, but there won’t be a major correction to prices …