BOZEMAN, Montana), June 11, 2024 – Agricultural producers in Montana should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline after …
USDA
-
-
While the House draft farm bill loads up on the farm safety net, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said the bill “overpromises” farmers while also forcing a “crack in the coalition” …
-
By Jerry Hagstrom, DTN Political Correspondent, and Chris Clayton, DTN Ag Policy Editor WASHINGTON and OMAHA (DTN) — The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee on Friday released a comprehensive …
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
Billings Livestock & Public Auction Yards’ Ty Thompson Explains Effects of New EID Rule
by Colter BrownTy Thompson, Cattle Sale Manager for the Billings Livestock Commission and Public Auction Yards offers an explanation on how the new USDA Electronic Identification (EID) rule will affect ranchers who …
-
US farmers are expected to produce 1.28 Billion Bushels of winter wheat this year, according to the crop production report released last week by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. In …
-
Ag News StoriesLivestock NewsNews
U.S. Sheep Experiment Station Announces Collaborative Effort
by Colter BrownThe U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois, Idaho, has announced the formation of a new collaborative effort called The U.S. Sheep Station Rangeland Collaboratory, which aims to develop a new …
-
Ag News StoriesGrain NewsLivestock MarketsLivestock News
USDA Predicts Lower Steer Prices in Second Half of 2024
by Andy SchwabUSDA on Friday forecast farmers this spring are planting what will become a 14.86-billion-bushel corn crop and a 4.45-billion-bushel soybean crop. The department released the World Agricultural Supply and Demand …
-
The USDA says all the ground beef samples sent to the National Veterinary Services Laboratory for PCR testing were negative for the H5N1 bird flu virus. Farm Policy News says …
-
The USDA is collecting samples of ground beef from retail stores to test for viral particles of the avian influenza in states where there have been infected dairy herds. The …
-
Ag News Stories
USDA Orders Mandatory Bovine Influenza A Virus Testing for Dairy Cows Moving Interstate
by Brett McRaeUSDA will require testing of lactating dairy cows crossing state lines for the H5N1 virus after fragments of the virus were found in tests of commercial dairy products. QUICK DETAILS …
