By 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 …
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SPONSORED- As we move into the heat of summer, producers across the country will be filling their drills with seed once again. The most popular summer forage options year-after-year are …
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Wardner Selected to Head North Dakota Beef Commission
by Colter BrownBismarck, N.D. – The North Dakota Beef Commission (NDBC) has named former consumer marketing and industry relations specialist Nicole Wardner as its new executive director, effective June 1. Wardner replaces …
