The House Agriculture Committee advanced a bill to provide as much as $8.5 billion in supplemental disaster aid for farmers and ranchers who faced disaster both in 2020 and 2021.…
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DTN – Lean hog prices are facing a surprising shock as markets are responding to the announcement late Wednesday by USDA that African swine fever (ASF) had been found in…
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Cattle Market Challenges Take Center Stage on Capitol Hill
by Colter BrownLINCOLN, Neb. (DTN) — Jon Schaben a cattle producer and sale barn owner from Dunlap, Iowa, told the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday the disparity between live cattle prices and…
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On Tuesday, July 27 the US Ninth Circuit Court ruled against R-Calf, and in favor of the Montana Beef Council, affirming a lower district court’s summary judgment in the case…
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Producers, UW College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Explore Blockchain Potential
by Colter BrownProducers across Wyoming and the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) are stepping into blockchain technology to explore creating value-added agricultural products consumers can digitally verify. Blockchain is a…
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As severe drought conditions and wildfires persist across the state, the Montana Department of Agriculture is reminding agricultural producers of the availability of the Hay Hotline, an online tool that…
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USDA Reports Show Cattle Numbers Continuing to Fall
by Colter BrownUSDA released their much-anticipated semi-annual cattle inventory and monthly cattle on feed reports last week and both beef cow and fed cattle supplies are continuing to shrink. The July USDA…
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Consumer demand for lamb increased considerably during 2020. While all meat sales grew in 2020 as more meals were consumed at home, lamb sales grew at a larger percentage than…
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Farm Bureau Meets With Mexican Officials on Trade, Biotech and COOL
by Colter BrownAmerican Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall met with Tatiana Clouthier, Mexico’s Secretary of the Economy, and Esteban Moctezuma Barragón, Mexico’s Ambassador to the U.S., on Thursday, to discuss a…
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Daines Leads Fight to Protect Family Farms From Increased Tax Burden
by Colter BrownU.S. Senator Steve Daines today led all 50 Senate Republicans in urging President Biden to abandon his effort to impose a tax increase on Montana family-owned businesses, farms, and ranches.…