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Beef demand is strong and with U.S. cattle numbers plateauing, prices are likely to be stronger in the year ahead as consumers at home and abroad support industry profitability. That …

San Antonio — This week, the Executive Committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) approved the organization’s top 2020 Policy Priorities. Approval came at the annual Cattle Industry Convention …

OMAHA (DTN) — Optimism has fallen out of the commodity and stock markets as the number of infections rise from the coronavirus in China, which has spread to the U.S., …

Once again, President Trump addressed farmers and ranchers from across the country at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s national convention. This is the third consecutive year that the President has …

OMAHA (DTN) — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted 89-10 for final passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), sending the trade agreement to President Donald Trump to sign into …

by Fred Wacker, Montana Stockgrowers Association President  We’ve reached a pivotal moment for Montana farmers and ranchers, as three critical trade deals are finalized and implemented. The benefits here are …

OMAHA (DTN) — In one of the biggest political victories of his presidency, President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a phase one deal with China that is expected to drive …

WASHINGTON (DTN) — As Roger Johnson prepares for his final few months as president of the National Farmers Union, he sees family farmers facing a lot of big-picture challenges ahead …

The U.S. rural economy will continue to face headwinds in 2020 and is expected to underperform relative to the economy of urban America according to CoBank’s forecast for next year. …

By Colter Brown – Northern Ag Network As 2019 comes to a close and we prepare to turn the page to a new year, a little bit of optimism is …