Ag News Stories

Industrial hemp has certainly become a hot topic in agriculture this year. Montana continues to lead the nation in hemp production, doubling down to increase from 22,000 last year to …

U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Donald “DJ” LaVoy announced that USDA is investing $201 million to improve rural water infrastructure in 31 states. “Modern, reliable …

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.), Liz Cheney (R-WY), and Frank Lucas (R-OK), introduced the Livestock Risk Management and Education Act, a bill that would provide grants to …

Opinion Editorial by Terry Murphy   It was 40 years ago.  The 1979 Legislature was in session.  Four agricultural lobbyists were discussing the possible advantages of presenting joint testimony on …

CENTENNIAL, CO (October 21, 2019) — The long-range strategic planning process for the beef industry is underway, a process that takes months to coordinate and pulls together key leaders from all …

While the trade policy headlines from the month of October have mostly been written about a possible “phase one” trade deal between the United States and China, much less has …

Cargill’s Dodge City, KS beef packing plant has injured two employees and shut the facility for the remainder of the day due to an explosion in a stand alone building. …

WASHINGTON — South Dakota cattle producer Todd Wilkinson today told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that contrary to the claims of some environmental and anti-animal-agriculture activists, “American beef production and consumption …

WASHINGTON (Oct. 16, 2019) – Today, Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the U.S. District Court in Idaho, granted a preliminary injunction requested by several wildlife conservation groups to prevent amendments …

For most of us, wheat is wheat. However, there is a distinct difference between spring and winter wheat, even though the vegetative characteristics of these two wheat types are very …