Ag News Stories

The federal Temporary Agricultural Labor program is going to see some changes soon. The Department of Labor on July 15th, posted a Proposed Rulemaking change to solicit public comment. The …

Bill Would Strengthen Security by Hiring Additional Agricultural Inspectors at Ports of Entry WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental …

Cattle Producers Weigh in on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans WASHINGTON (July 11, 2019) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, told members of …

AccuWeather predicts the 2019 U.S. yield for corn will be the lowest since 2012. A new AccuWeather analysis estimates there will be just over 13 billion bushels of corn, based …

Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV)-Indiana serotype has recently been found in horses in Texas, New Mexico and, most recently, Colorado. Because of this, Wyoming State Veterinarian Dr. Jim Logan has implemented a …

Beef cows have been getting bigger over the last several decades according to data from the United States Beef Improvement Federation and the National Cattle Slaughter Summary. In 1975, the …

Denver, CO — The grizzly bear is an icon of the West, the frontier, and our nation as a whole. Once an endangered species, the Yellowstone grizzly is today an unqualified success …

BOZEMAN – Farmers and ranchers have long been in search of ways to limit the need for tillage and chemical herbicides on farmland, and two researchers in Montana State University’s College …

A federal lawsuit is accusing Mississippi of violating free-speech rights by prohibiting makers of plant-based foods from using terms like “meatless meatballs” and “vegan bacon.” The lawsuit was filed earlier …

A cookout of Americans’ favorite foods for July 4th, including hot dogs, cheeseburgers, pork spare ribs, potato salad, baked beans, lemonade and watermelon, will cost just a few cents more …