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The last two years, the American Wool Council (AWC) was pleased to support producers and shearers with partial funding for new wool presses. The council will again be offering a …

Cattle producers are expressing concern over a Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) outbreak in Namibia, shortly after the African nation was approved to export beef to the U.S. According to a report from …

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced Friday, Oct. 30, 2020, as the deadline to submit applications for the Wildfire and Hurricane Indemnity Program …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Wildlife Services posted this week its annual Program Data Reports for fiscal year 2019. The reports are available on the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health …

Twenty states including Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and South Dakota joined the American Farm Bureau Federation and the National Pork Producers Council in an attempt to stop the state of …

Gov. Doug Burgum announced yesterday that North Dakota will soon be launching intermodal rail service – the culmination of more than two decades of effort to gain access to intermodal …

Using cornstalk residues are an economical way to provide relatively high-quality feed to beef cattle during the fall and winter months. Cattle receive nutrients from grain left in the fields as …

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) released a proposal earlier this year to require radio frequency identification, or RFID tags, to be the official tag for interstate movement …

Twelve U.S. Senators, led by John Hoeven (R-ND) and Michael Bennet (D-CO) sent a letter yesterday to USDA Under Secretary Greg Ibach urging approval of the National Bison Association’s request …

Montana Beef Council Board of Directors launches marketing plan for fiscal year BILLINGS, MONTANA – The Montana Beef Council will invest up to $954,159 into programs of beef promotion, education, …