Livestock News

The U.S. meat industry has entered uncharted waters with the COVID-19 pandemic and now the closure of processing facilities threatens to further exacerbate the situation. COVID-19 infections are affecting labor …

WASHINGTON – Agricultural producers now have more time to repay Marketing Assistance Loans (MAL) as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic …

Congress authorized $9.5 billion for livestock and specialty crop producers and local foods systems through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, but tasked the U.S. Department of Agriculture …

BILLINGS, MONTANA – On March 27, 2020 the Montana Federal District Court granted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) summary judgement in the case of the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund, …

The warmer spring temperatures have been a welcome reprieve from the cold experienced across the region in 2019. With warmer temperatures and significant soil moisture, ranchers need to be proactive …

WASHINGTON (April 8, 2020) – Today, NCBA President Marty Smith sent a letter to President Donald Trump, requesting the government to act quickly to investigate the striking disparity between boxed beef prices and cattle …

Grizzly bears never appear to be very far from a lawsuit. Last week, a lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Washington by the Center for Biological Diversity and …

The feeling of spring has different ways of revealing itself. Snow storms typically turn to thunderstorms, the grass greens up, and new life enters the world. Over the last several …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (DTN) — People are about to know a lot more about your land at the click of a mouse. It could be a game changer for the agricultural …

The Montana Farm Bureau has joined 26 other state Farm Bureaus in signing a letter to Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting his attention on two important matters: relief to cattlemen seeing …