Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Canada and Mexico have completed their internal requirements for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement to go into effect, and the deal could enter into force on July […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Extreme volatility in livestock markets is raising red flags across the country, leading the American Farm Bureau to urge the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the U.S. Department […]

DES MOINES, IOWA – U.S. pork producers are under extreme financial duress and the COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the situation, NPPC explained in a letter to Congress last week. “The […]

BILLLINGS, Mont. – R-CALF USA, through its attorneys, will appeal a recent U.S. District Court ruling that the USDA’s Beef Checkoff, as currently operated, does not violate the First Amendment […]

MADISON, WI – The pictures are alarming. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of milk being dumped by dairy farmers across the country. As the coronavirus pandemic forces restaurants and schools […]

DENVER, CO – American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) President Benny Cox called on the U.S. Department of Agriculture late last week, to provide relief to America’s sheep and wool producers […]

BILLINGS, Mont. – On Monday, Harriet Hageman, Senior Litigation Counsel for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, filed an amended complaint in the Wyoming federal district court on behalf of R-CALF […]

HELENA, Mont. – The Beef Checkoff program and fifteen grassroots-led state beef councils won a major court victory when the United States District Court of Montana ruled in favor of […]

ARLINGTON, VA – The Animal Agriculture Alliance 2020 Stakeholders Summit is going virtual in response to ongoing public health concerns around hosting large events. The Alliance team is working to ensure […]

SIOUX FALLS, SD – The ethanol industry in America is facing a disaster due to a perfect storm. That’s according to the CEO of American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE), Brian […]

BILLINGS, Mont. – In the wake of reports that beef cases in grocery stores are empty in some areas of the country, R-CALF USA has launched a new Website to […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. – One of the priorities of the South Dakota Stockgrower’s Association is getting mandatory country of origin labeling reinstated. Association Executive Director James Halverson says recently they […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Some good news for the livestock trade came this morning  with China expanding access for U.S. beef and pork. The USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) […]

PIERRE, SD – The coronavirus pandemic impact on the cattle market has been dramatic already. But that’s not the only threat to ranchers’ livelihood. For those who feel they need […]

SPRINGDALE, ARK. – Tyson announced Friday it will pay an assistance payment of $5 cwt. for all cattle harvested the week of March 23.  Tyson Foods operates six beef packing […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Overall the March Cattle on Feed report is considered relatively neutral, but the lower placement number will depress production later in the year. The impact of COVID-19 […]

BILLINGS, MT – Joining other ag organizations and calls for immediate action from at least one South Dakota Senator, Mike Rounds, R-CALF USA has sent President Trump an emergency letter describing the […]

HURON, SD – As livestock markets continue to plummet, related businesses and trade organizations are calling on lawmakers for immediate action. After last week (March 13th) saw a dramatic drop […]

Overland Park, Kan. – The Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) is actively working to keep livestock auction markets functioning while following the rapidly changing field of guidance and mandates for businesses […]

WASHINGTON, DC – The latest policy suggestion from US Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue on labeling beef has been characterized as “sheep in wolves clothing,” by at least one trade organization. […]

WASHINGTON, DC –  A bill to protect ranchers and livestock auctions from dealer payment defaults has been introduced in Congress. The bipartisan Securing All Livestock Equitably (SALE) Act addresses the […]

BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) is investigating after it believes that a sanitizing agent that is used to sterilize and clean equipment was inadvertently introduced […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A man is recovering after getting trapped in a grain bin near Pierre on Friday afternoon.  KCCR Radio reports the man became trapped in the structure […]

WEBSTER, SD – The movie “SILO” will bring awareness to grain entrapment thanks to support from community organizations. “Unfortunately, grain entrapment accidents are becoming much too common,” said Jerry Mork, […]

HURON, SD – The depressed farm economy along with farm stress are top of mind for delegates attending the National Farmers Union (NFU) convention this week in Savannah, Ga. South […]

CHEYENNE, Wyo. – A new legal motion filed in a U.S. District Court of Wyoming reveals that despite the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) assurances to the court that it […]

PIERRE, SD – A bill that would increase the allowable height of baled feed sailed through the Senate Ag and Natural Resources Committee. Sponsor, Representative Caleb Finck of Tripp says […]

WESSINGTON SPRINGS, SD – Fair prices. Is that too much to ask? More than 300 South Dakota cattle producers answered this question in unison gathering in Wessington Springs, SD for […]

WASHINGTON, DC – In the continued battle over the mandated use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in livestock identification, the lead oranization that sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

STURGIS, SD – Matea Gordon, sophomore at Sturgis Brown High School, has been selected by the South Dakota section of the Society for Range Management (SRM) to participate in the […]

BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota Pork Producers Council (SDPPC) recognized the Paul Brandt Family with the 6th Annual Family of the Year Award during the Master Pork Producers Banquet. […]

CARLISLE, PA – During the past 20 years, insecticides applied to U.S. agricultural landscapes have become significantly more toxic — over 120-fold in some midwestern states — to honey bees when […]

WASHINGTON, DC – All sheep and lamb inventory in South Dakota on January 1, 2020 totaled 250,000 head, down 5,000 from last year, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics […]

PIERRE, SD – The South Dakota Grassland Coalition, in partnership with SDSU Extension and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, will host a series of workshops focused on alternative calving methods […]

DENVER, CO – Always ahead of the industry curve, Wulf Cattle was recognized for their lasting contributions promoting the Limousin breed. Wulf Cattle has, and continues to make lasting contributions […]

DENVER, CO – Range-ready isn’t just a slogan on the Schrempp ranch. It’s a way of life.  That was recognized when Dean Schrempp of Lantry, SD, was named “Commercial Producer […]

CASPER, WY (AP) – A Wyoming lawmaker is sponsoring legislation to create a new state compensation program for ranchers who lose livestock to wolves. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. […]

WASHINGTON, DC – A bill that has been introduced in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate is getting pushback from commodity organizations that collect a checkoff. The […]

WASHINGTON, DC – South Dakota House Representative Dusty Johnson is on board with a letter written by bipartisan members of the House Biofuels Caucus requesting an investigation into the Environmental […]

DALLAS, TX – Borden Dairy Co. filed for bankruptcy, becoming the second major U.S. milk seller to do so in two months as competitive pressures, declining consumption and falling profits […]

PIERRE, SD  – After the U.S. Department of Agriculture officials back-pedaled on yet another plan to replace visual tags with radio-frequency tracking for cattle moving interstate, the most pressing question […]

WASHINGTON, DC – As people rang out 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a proposed rule to reapportion the Beef Checkoff Program’s Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB). The proposed […]

WASHINGTON, DC  – Friday’s Cattle on Feed report showed that more feeders were placed in feedlots than initially assumed. Trade analysts say a lot of feeders were placed in feedlots […]

POLO. S.D. – At a meeting held yesterday, R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard told Polo, South Dakota area cattle producers that both Congress and the President are failing America’s ranchers […]

USDA – Anticipation of a worse than expected placement number sent both live cattle and feeder futures sharply lower at week’s end (Nov.22). The actual numbers were well short of […]

USDA – Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.8 million head on November […]

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Officials in Montana are marshaling their resources and enlisting the public’s help to keep encroaching feral hogs from Canada at bay with a program called “Squeal […]

HOLCOMB, KS – Tyson’s Holcomb, KS facility that was closed August 9, 2019 following a fire will begin receiving cattle the first week of December. The fire severely damaged hydraulic […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Another round of taxpayer funding for farmers affected by the Trump administration’s ongoing trade wars has been announced by the US Department of Agriculture. Called the Market […]

BROOKINGS, SD – Antibiotic use in people and animals, along with efforts to preserve the usefulness of these tools, were discussed at the most recent South Dakota One Health seminar. […]

WASHINGTON, DC – Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.3 million head on […]

WASHINGTON, DC – South Dakota Congressman Dusty Johnson and co-sponsors have introduced the Livestock Risk Management and Education Act. The measure provides funding to certain state land grant universities to […]

CASPER, WYO. (AP) — Wyoming ranchers have sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture over new livestock tracking regulations. The Casper Star-Tribune reports that ranchers filed the Oct. 10 lawsuit claiming an April […]

NEWELL, SD – The 74th offering of rams and ewes sold at the Newell Ram Show & Sale brought some stout prices and keen interest from producers who came from […]