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Written by Chelcie Cargill, Lobbyist – Montana Farm Bureau, Melville, MT   I firmly believe Montana farmers and ranchers care deeply about developing and growing consumer confidence and trust in …

University of Wyoming Extension sheep specialist Whit Stewart said he found inspiration to help U.S. producers and growers deal with challenges they face in the lamb industry after his recent …

There is growing recognition of America’s historically high levels of industry concentration, and it’s looking like this will be a major issue in the 2020 presidential election. Most of the …

After 34 years with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the past four as CEO, Kendal Frazier announced his plans for retirement this week. Kendal’s career began as a farm …

R-CALF USA has filed a class action lawsuit in federal district court alleging the nation’s four largest beef packers conspired to depress cattle prices and inflate their own margins. The …

Written by Jim Baker, President of the Montana Cattlemen’s Association   The Montana Cattlemen’s Association is very disappointed that the Montana Legislature refused to enact a Montana Country of Origin …

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Public Lands Council (PLC), American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), and Society for Range Management (SRM) today announced support for …

Water has become a mainstay of the topics debated in the Montana Legislature. This session Representative Alan Redfield from Livingston introduced a bill that would prevent the state of Montana …

By Jennifer Houston, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President, Sweetwater, TN   We’re not even a third of the way through 2019, but we already have a frontrunner for a political …

The South Dakota Stockgrowers are growing increasingly frustrated at the direction the USDA is taking animal traceability.   Rapid City, SD (SDSGA)- After James Halverson, Executive Director for The South …