Ag News Stories

By Larry Schnell, Stockmen’s Livestock Exchange, for the Livestock Marketing Association To say times are tough in cattle country would be an understatement. Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) member livestock auction …

By Dale R. Woerner, associate professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. The impact of COVID-19 on the livestock and meat industry is …

Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) has announced the recipients of nearly $50,000 in mini grant funding from the Growth Through Agriculture program. Grants support the diversification …

BISMARCK, ND – North Dakota livestock purchasers must make sure any livestock they buy or receive from other states meets North Dakota’s import requirements. “Due to recent meat plant closures, …

A short letter from U.S. Wheat Associates: For the first time in its 50-year history, the Wheat Quality Council (WQC) Hard Winter Wheat Tour has been cancelled this year due …

As the crisis in the cattle industry continues and the situation for producers only becomes more dire each day, some groups are pushing for legislation to require packers to buy …

Green grass is finally being spotted out in the pastures and fields but also making their appearance are weeds. Managing weeds is nothing new, but there may be ways producers …

President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday night that will mandate meat processing plants to remain open and operational. Trump utilized the Defense Production Act to order the companies to …

The supply chain interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic and resulting packing plant shutdown have severely impacted the livestock industry. Many producers are looking at local meat marketing options during this …

A bipartisan group of Senators have sent a letter to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to push for greater flexibility in the Hours of Service regulations for …