Cattle prices are up. There’s no doubt about that. Nominally prices are at or higher than where we were in the 2013 to 2015 cycle. June 2023 average monthly prices …
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70 Yearling Ewes Suspiciously Missing from Wyoming Ranch
by Andy SchwabA Wright, WY sheep producer is asking for the public’s help in locating 70 head of yearling ewes. Guy Edwards and his father noticed over the weekend that their flock …
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Ranchers Benefit from Fencing Projects with Ranchers Stewardship Alliance
by Colter BrownBy Kayla Walker for Ranchers Stewardship Alliance There’s been entire books written on the history of fencing in the West. The evolution of barbed wire, the impact fences had on …
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USDA Acreage Report Sends Corn Plummeting, Feeders Soaring
by Colter BrownThe 2023 June Acreage report from the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) was a double shocker, with soybean acres sharply lower than trade expectations and corn acres sharply higher. Following …
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USDA Announces New Round of Funds to Expand Meat Processing
by Colter BrownFifteen businesses in 17 states were awarded $115 million to help expand independent meat and poultry processing capacity, USDA said in an announcement on Thursday. Back in November 2022, USDA …
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Legislation Introduced to Improve Livestock Disaster Programs
by Colter BrownSenator John Hoeven, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Committee and a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Senator Jon Tester this week introduced the Livestock Disaster …
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Inaugural Wyoming Sheep and Wool Festival Coming to Kemmerer
by Colter BrownThe University of Wyoming Extension and Wyoming Wool Initiative have partnered with the Wyoming Wool Growers Association to provide programming on the science, art, and practice of Wyoming sheep and wool production. UW Extension …
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The Wyoming State Veterinarian received confirmation from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory, Ames, Iowa, that seven cattle originating in a herd from Sweetwater County, Wyoming, were positive for brucellosis. The …
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House Appropriations Committee Advances Agriculture Funding Bill
by Colter BrownA suddenly changed political environment for budgeting on Capitol Hill is posing new challenges for farm bill writers, who are already facing a daunting October 1st deadline to complete work on …
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Big changes are coming for Animal Health in Montana, as the Board of Livestock is now actively searching to fill the position of State Veterinarian. Dr. Marty Zaluski has notified …