WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), ranking member of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (ENR), introduced the Resiliency for Ranching and Natural Conservation Health…
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Animal Agriculture Alliance Updates Sustainability Impact Report
by Colter BrownThe Animal Agriculture Alliance released its updated “Sustainability Impact Report” in celebration of Earth Day and the animal agriculture community’s commitment to continuous improvement in environmental stewardship, animal care, responsible…
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Legislation to Better Predict the Weather
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON — U.S. Senators John Thune (R-S.D.) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, reintroduced the Learning Excellence and Good Examples from New…
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The American Sheep Industry Association joined half a dozen other livestock groups in calling on Congress to reject any attempts to fund the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Packers and Stockyards…
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Outlook for 2021 Beef Exports Remains Strong Despite Slow Start
by Colter BrownFebruary exports of U.S. beef remained below the rapid pace established in early 2020, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). However,…
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“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…
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Reproductive Management of Cow Herd During Drought
by Colter BrownThe 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%…
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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…
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Study Confirms US Beef Industry is the Most Sustainable in the World
by Colter BrownWASHINGTON (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…
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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…