In 2006, the low point in modern beef quality grade performance, the fed cattle carcass distribution, consisted of 41% USDA Select and 2% USDA Prime carcasses. Concerning fed steers and …
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MSGA Celebrates Members’ Appointments to Key Livestock Industry Boards
by Colter BrownThe Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) is pleased to announce board appointments for multiple MSGA members who have been appointed by Governor Greg Gianforte to serve on key livestock industry boards …
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BOZEMAN — A series of free, public meetings will be held in Montana communities in April and May to discuss the Wild and Domestic Sheep Comingling Project. The initiative studies …
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UW Extension Sheep Task Force Delivers New Programming and Resources
by Andy SchwabWithin the University of Wyoming College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, and Natural Resources, extension specialists are hired to provide teaching, research, and extension expertise on campus and beyond. Currently, Whit …
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Rounds Reintroduces Legislation to Address Anti-Competitive Practices in Meat Processing Industry
by Colton YoungWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.) recently reintroduced bipartisan legislation to address anticompetitive practices in the meat and poultry …
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Recommendations on Post-Wildfire Grazing of Rangelands and Pasture
by Colter BrownThere is a high fire risk across much of North Dakota, Wyoming and eastern Montana due to a high fuel load created by abundant old, dry plant material and drought …
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New Large Packing Facilities Will Create More Competition for Cattle
by Colter BrownTwo beef plants are set to open for operation at a time when the cattle supply is low and packers are not seeing as much profit, but facility supporters plan …
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With the season of renewal bringing sprigs of meadow grass and a new crop of lambs for many producers, the American Lamb Board is launching its new Easter & Spring …
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Senate Measure Would End California’s Animal-Welfare Law Created by Prop 12
by Colton YoungRepublican lawmakers in the U.S. Senate introduced legislation Tuesday that would strike down California’s animal-welfare law created as a result of Proposition 12, drawing support from the nation’s largest pork …
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), along with five other cosponsors have reintroduced the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act …
