Ag News Stories

Beef industry organizations will need to evolve in order to continue to bring value in the future. That philosophy is particularly true for breed associations, said Mark McCully, chief executive …

The Montana Department of Livestock welcomed four new members to the Board of Livestock at its March meeting Wednesday. Greg Wichman joined the board as the sheep representative in addition …

The American Farm Bureau Federation is speaking out against the recent proposals by several lawmakers to tax unrealized capital gains at death and roll back the stepped-up basis on those …

ROCK SPRINGS, WY— To help healthy wild horse herds continue to thrive on healthy rangelands, the BLM has prepared an environmental assessment and opened a 30-day public comment period on …

HELENA, Mont. (March 31, 2021) – Today, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will be recommending no change to the current listed status of the grizzly bear in …

A coalition of agricultural and commercial organizations recently responded with serious concerns to a controversial dam breaching proposal that would tear out four dams on the Snake River. The dam …

BILLINGS, MT–The opportunity for kids started in the cattle industry is knocking, and loudly. Applications for the NILE Merit Heifer program are now available for the 2021-2022 year. The NILE Merit …

As April arrives, the current drought situation looms larger and potential impacts on cattle markets are increasing with each passing week.  The latest Drought Monitor shows that 43.55 percent of …

BISMARCK – Each spring the Living Ag Classroom travels across North Dakota with more than 5,000 fourth and fifth graders in attendance. While in-person Living Ag Classrooms were not held …

The COVID-19 pandemic, major changes in the processing sector, and changes in consumer behavior all led to a year of challenges for the US Sheep Industry. But, there were also …