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The U.S. economy continues to outperform expectations as stimulus funds are fueling robust consumer spending. Consensus forecasts point to 7% GDP growth for 2021, the fastest rate of expansion since…

House Bill 336 was introduced in the Montana House of Representatives in partnership with other states to create an Interstate Cooperative Meatpacking Compact. The purpose is to streamline interstate livestock…

Tom Vilsack’s nomination to U.S. agriculture secretary advanced unanimously out of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on Tuesday and will now head to the full Senate…

Montana Farmers Union will present the 2021 Montana Farmers Union Virtual Producer Conference January 27-28 from 8:30 – 11:30 am each day. The conference will boost a great lineup of…

It is no secret that wheat futures prices have reached unexpected heights recently. Higher futures prices usually pressure export basis values when farmers sell wheat “into the rally” because that…

The American Sheep Industry Association filed comments with the U.S. Department of Agriculture after the agency requested additional information on commodities not covered in the original Coronavirus Food Assistance Program.…

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report shows the dramatic impacts of COVID-19 on fed cattle markets. The May 1 feedlot inventory was 11.2 million head, down 5.1 percent year…

The reduction of meat processing capacity caused by U.S. plant closures and slowdowns has created a massive bottleneck in the nation’s meat and livestock supply chain. Nearly two dozen plants…

By Dale R. Woerner, associate professor in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Texas Tech University. The impact of COVID-19 on the livestock and meat industry is…

By Dan Bigelow, Assistant Professor – Department of Agricultural Economics at Montana State University.   As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take its toll on Montana’s economy, this post considers how…