FAIRFIELD, Mont. – As the State of Montana awaits a response to its petition to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to delist grizzly bears in the Northern Continental Divide Ecosystem…
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From WHIP+ to ERP: A New Name for 2020-2021 Ad Hoc Disaster Assistance
by Colter BrownOn May 16, USDA announced that some commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disasters in 2020 and 2021 will soon be eligible to receive emergency relief payments totaling…
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Feedlot Fundamentals Present Challenges for the Summer
by Colter BrownIn the past 10 years, the fed cattle price has declined 6% from the first week of May through the end of June. Under current conditions, this suggests a $135/cwt.…
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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND), member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and Roger Marshall (R-KS) led 19 colleagues in a letter to White House Council on…
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House Ag Committee Passes Meat Packing Investigator and Processing Expansion Bills
by Colter BrownWednesday morning, the House Agriculture Committee passed the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act, sending the bill to the House floor. The bill would create a new special investigator office…
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Over one-third of the 100 largest seedstock ranches in the U.S. are located right here in Northern Ag Network country! BEEF Magazine recently released their 8th annual Seedstock 100, a…
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Wheat Futures Surge to Limit-Up Gains as India Bans Wheat Exports
by Colter BrownAfter gaining upwards of a dollar last week, wheat futures started the new week by posting limit-up gains after India announced a partial wheat export ban over the weekend. India…
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Wyoming Woolgrowers Association (WWGA) recently selected a new executive director, following the announcement from Amy Hendrickson that she will be stepping down from the role after nine years. WWGA combed…
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USDA Announces $6 Billion in Payments to Crop Producers Impacted by Natural Disasters
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON, May 16, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster events in 2020 and 2021 will soon…
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Congressional Report Challenges Packer Practices During Pandemic
by Colter BrownA recent congressional report spotlighted how executives at major meatpacking companies lobbied the Trump administration to require employees to work in spring 2020 when COVID-19 was causing packing plants to…