Ag News Stories

by Lesley Robinson, Montana Stockgrowers Association First Vice President Montana beef producers are faced with a number of challenges, and we don’t all agree on how to overcome them. These …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting offers for more than 2.2 million acres from agricultural producers and private landowners through this year’s Grassland, General, and Continuous Conservation …

This week, Utah officials filed a lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to address whether the federal government can control “unappropriated” lands within a State indefinitely. The unappropriated land in question …

Andy Schwab, farm broadcaster for Northern Ag Network, received the Portavoz Award on July 13 at the 2nd Annual Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival. The Portavoz Award recognizes outstanding year-long …

In June the Montana Department of Agriculture and the Montana Pulse Crop Committee traveled to Colombia to promote Montana pulses with grain buyers and customers in that country. This week, …

Senate Western Caucus Chair Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) led three of her Senate Western Caucus colleagues in introducing the No American Land for Communist China Act to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) …

By DTN Crops Editor Jason Jenkins. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (DTN) — On Tuesday, the Environmental Protection Agency released its final Herbicide Strategy, the first step in the agency’s plan to …

By Mark Eisele, Wyoming Cattle Producer and NCBA President The future of the U.S. cattle industry hinges on our ability to swiftly respond to disease outbreaks. Yet, some groups and …

A ballot measure in Denver this November could shutdown one of the nation’s largest lamb processing plants. If passed by voters in Colorado’s largest city, the ordinance would prohibit slaughterhouses, …

The U.S. beef cow inventory has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years, as cow-calf operators have faced weather-damaged forage, expensive feed and historically high calf prices. …