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WASHINGTON  – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) responded to the Bureau of Land Management’s release of the updated greater sage grouse management plans. …

This winter has provided warmer than average temperatures, which are much appreciated after last winter. However, these mild temperatures have been accompanied by slightly below normal moisture through early March …

JBS USA Food Company and Tyson Foods reached a combined $127.3 million settlement with a group of current and former employees who alleged in a 2022 lawsuit the companies conspired …

February was Lamb Lovers month, and the 2024 ad campaign, “Show Us Your Chops,” reached over 125,000 culinary enthusiasts across three targeted demographics. The campaign helped drive more than 10,000 …

WASHINGTON– The U.S. Department of Agriculture will invest about $138 million of financial assistance from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act—the largest climate investment in history—in 138 new climate-smart conservation easements, …

WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing a draft plan to strengthen greater sage-grouse conservation and management on public lands, informed by the best-available science and input …

Ag groups were generally welcoming and appreciative to the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) announcement of submitting a final rule regarding “Product of the USA” claims. USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack …

Slaughter cow prices continue moving higher with declining cow inventories and reduced cow slaughter.  Boning cow prices in Montana auctions averaged $117/cwt. (average dressing) for the week ending March 8, …

WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 – The winner of the American Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Collegiate Discussion Meet is Ella McLerran of Tennessee. She was awarded the top prize following …

Today, at the National Farmers Union Annual Convention, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim …