Livestock News

“Farmers and Ranchers might not have historically called it sequestering,” Clain Jones, Montana State University Extension Soil Fertility Specialist, explained, “it’s a newer term to combat climate change but they’ve…

The most recent U.S. Drought Monitor indicated that 100% of North Dakota is in drought status, with 85% of the state in at least a severe drought category and 47%…

The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way food consumers shop and eat, and meat reaped the benefits. A consumer survey conducted by 210 Analytics in January 2021 looked at trends among…

WASHINGTON (April 5, 2021) – A research paper released today confirmed U.S. beef production is the most sustainable production system in the world, a fact long understood by America’s cattle producers, who…

Beef industry organizations will need to evolve in order to continue to bring value in the future. That philosophy is particularly true for breed associations, said Mark McCully, chief executive…

BILLINGS, MT–The opportunity for kids started in the cattle industry is knocking, and loudly. Applications for the NILE Merit Heifer program are now available for the 2021-2022 year. The NILE Merit…

As April arrives, the current drought situation looms larger and potential impacts on cattle markets are increasing with each passing week.  The latest Drought Monitor shows that 43.55 percent of…

The American Sheep Industry Association joined more than 100 others groups in calling on the U.S. Senate and House agriculture committees to support funding for the Market Access Program and…

The CME Group has begun publishing a new Boxed Beef Index. The new pricing tool is designed to provide the beef industry with better price discovery by focusing on the…

Last week, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and Congressman Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), joined by Senators John Thune (R-S.D.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support small meat and poultry…