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 …
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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 …
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The American Sheep Industry Association has initiated a project to develop a Secure Sheep and Wool Supply Plan for Business Continuity in a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak, working with the …
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by Dr. Anton Bekkerman, Associate Professor of Economics, Montana State University The 2018/19 marketing year has been a rough one for U.S. pulse crop producers. Relative to average prices observed over …
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Equine herpesvirus myeloencephalopathy (EHM) has been confirmed recently in horses in several states, including Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, California and Iowa. Owners of horses that have traveled in those areas recently …
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Sen. John Thune (S.D.), a longtime member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, this week wrote to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue to encourage him to prioritize several provisions …
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Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) is conducting cattle testing related to the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in animals during routine inspection conducted at out-of-state slaughter …
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Last week, Montana Wool Growers Association representatives had a lengthy sit-down discussion with MT Fish Wildlife and Parks officials in Helena concerning the Big Horn Sheep. Dr. Maggie Highland reported …
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Montana has joined the growing list of states to pass legislation clarifying the difference between animal meats and cell-cultured meats. The bill sponsored by Rep. Alan Redfield (R-Livingston) passed both …
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Last week, reports began flowing in of an agreement between the United States and the European Union concerning the long-standing dispute on beef. We’re hearing that the U.S. and the …
