Livestock News

Cattle producers should consider feeding wheat straw to keep cows full and prepared for winter, according to a North Dakota State University Extension livestock expert. “Cows, as large ruminants, need …

Mountain States Legal Foundation filed an appeal Thursday, urging the Ninth Circuit to overrule the District Court in Montana and to return management of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem grizzly bear …

Agricultural producers should do tax planning before the end of the year.  “In tax planning, it is best to start with year-to-date income and expenses, and estimate them for the …

November Choice retail beef prices were $5.911/lb., up from $5.840/lb. in October and 1.8 percent above the November 2017 price of $5807/lb. However, the all-fresh beef retail price dropped to …

As another year draws to a close, the Montana Livestock Loss Board said Montana ranchers once again faced economic losses due to livestock predation. George Edwards is the executive director …

This holiday season, Montana’s sheep industry is very thankful to have a new sheep extension specialist at MSU after several years without one. And the person selected is excited to …

Argentina has now sent beef to the U.S. for the first time in seventeen years. A 500kg (one half of a metric ton) consignment of ribeye was this week sent …

At the Montana Stockgrowers Convention, there was good news for stockmen who lost cattle due to the past hard winter. If you can document worse losses than normal, the “Livestock …

Grocery shoppers may not realize, but some of their favorite foods are actually made from pulse crops grown in the Northern Plains and growing consumer demand for pulses has both …

Drivers hauling livestock and insects can continue to run on paper logs — and without an electronic logging device — “until further notice,” the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said …