Governor Greg Gianforte today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) designated ten Montana counties as primary natural disaster areas due to drought. In a letter received from USDA Undersecretary …

Minnesota cattle producers have voted against a proposed increase to the state’s beef checkoff program, keeping the assessment at the current $1-per-head level. The proposal would have added a refundable …

Stevan Pearce was confirmed as the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Director this week in the Senate by a vote of 46 yea’s and 43 no’s. Pearce is a former …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a series of updates to improve insurance coverage through the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) …

Over the past couple of weeks, the inversion of the Choice/Select spread has been a frequent topic in agricultural media. The concern is that when the spread is inverted, it …

China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) has granted a five-year registration extension to 425 overdue U.S. beef establishments in China’s Food Import Food Establishment (CIFER) system. Additionally, 77 new U.S. …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will provide approximately $12 million to support efforts by States and Tribal governments, research institutions, and universities to …

Coming out of a two-day summit in China, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Friday China agreed to buy more than “double-digit billions” in agricultural products over the next three …