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Impacted producers will have 30 days from final approval to file a claim MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Beef producers are closer to a settlement in an antitrust class action case with […]
SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Red Angus Association of America unveiled a innovative fed cattle grid pricing system that offers competitive premiums for upper two-thirds Choice Angus carcasses. During an event […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Divided sides of the cattle and beef industry are taking very different views of USDA’s decision this week to withdraw a rule that depending on who you […]
Before 2015, prices of cattle and beef predictably moved in tandem. But, beginning in approximately 2015, this fundamental economic relationship between cattle and beef prices changed without any credible, non-collusive […]
MARTIN, S.D. – Nature-based carbon ranching and farming helps producers reap the proven benefits of a conservation approach. Climate-smart agriculture initiatives in South Dakota are proving popular, with an increasing […]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN – A federal judge in Minnesota has ruled that a handful of cow-calf producers don’t have standing to sue the country’s largest packers over a drop in fed […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Recently, the agricultural markets were on a roller coaster due to concerns over bovine influenza A virus (also known as avian influenza in poultry and wild bird […]
WASHINGTON, D.C.– The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a package of rules and orders that seek to increase competition in the livestock industry. The package establishes a Chief Competition […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – More than 50 Livestock Marketing Association members and staff met with senators, U.S. representatives, congressional staffers and U.S. Department of Agriculture officials Sept. 18-19, during the association’s […]
PIERRE, S.D. – As political apprehension over the U.S.-China relationship rises, South Dakota ranchers and farmers find themselves forced to think more globally and find a way to support American […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoping to beef up its enforcement of anti-competitive practices in the meat and food sectors, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a partnership between USDA […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As live cattle prices continue to rise amidst the nation’s herd contraction, South Dakota Republican Dusty Johnson emphasizes the importance of transparency in the marketplace during the […]
WASHINGTON, S.D. – The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act has been reintroduced in the 188th Congress. Senators Deb Fischer (R-NE), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jon Tester (D-MT), and Ron Wyden […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Efforts to remove a regulatory barrier and allow livestock auction market owners to own or invest in small, regional processing plants continue in the new Congress. The […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –  The monthly COF report confirmed the continuing decline in placements and on feed numbers. Placements were down 8% from December 2021 with the usual holiday related slowdown […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – US Senator Chuck Grassley tells Brownfield Ag News he’s disappointed the omnibus spending bill does not include his Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act. The $1.7 trillion […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published a final rule in the Federal Register to secure the contract information needed to populate a Cattle Contracts Library. […]
HURON, S.D. – Packer Accountability is among the topics experts from across the state and nation will discuss during the 2022 South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) State Convention held in […]
FARGO, N.D. – Feed costs are always a concern for cattle producers, but 2022 to 2023 numbers have shown some of the highest feed costs in over a decade. In […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – As always, there is a great deal of dynamics across various beef product markets. However, beef demand appears to be generally steady and strong at the end […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The year kicked off with a cattle inventory estimated to be down 2%, thanks to a 2021 calf crop down 2.3% from the previous year, due largely […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August exports of U.S. pork topped year-ago totals for the first time in 2022, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export […]
PIERRE, S.D. – A letter from South Dakota Attorney General Mark Vargo prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture to fund initiatives that will help decrease future inflation in the agriculture […]
PIERRE, SD – Facing one of the more challenging years in the sheep industry, South Dakota producers, speakers and guests will tackle the good and the bad during the South […]
NEWELL, SD – Sheep producers will be traveling travel to Newell, Sept. 15-16 for the 77th Annual Ram Show & Sale. The event has built a reputation for high quality […]
By Mark Barnett, President, Livestock Marketing Association The cattle industry and policy makers agree – we need to increase U.S. beef packing capacity, ideally by adding new competitors to the […]
LAKEWOOD, CO – Drought continues to plague much of the Western United States and conditions in the Southern plains are worsening. Deteriorating range and pasture conditions are forcing producers to […]
RENO, NV – While one of the country’s largest cattle and beef organizations hasn’t completely moved on from a market crisis that led to the introduction of at least 18 […]
HURON, SD – Just a few months following his National Farmers Union keynote address, Montana Sen. Jon Tester provided cattle producers with an update on the work underway in D.C. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the U.S. House and Senate considering legislation to intervene in beef and cattle markets, prices for cattle are at or near record highs calling into question […]
WASHINGTON — The record profits for meatpackers in the past two years were the result of market conditions during the coronavirus pandemic, along with increased consumer demand, according to leaders […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Â The questions have been pointed and some answers heated during a two-day hearing of both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees regarding market transparency in beef and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Cattle markets and legislation to institute some reforms will be front and center on Capitol Hill at the end of April. The Senate Agriculture Committee will hold […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) have released an updated version of their legislation, the Cattle Price Discovery and […]
FARGO, ND – North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension and University of Minnesota (UMN) Extension will host a real-world sheep and goat marketing webinar starting at 6:30 p.m. CDT on […]
WOOSTER, OH – Starting in March 2020, disarray set in motion a chain of events leading to the fed cattle backlog from plant closures slowing the supply chain throughout 2021. […]
HELENA, MT. – The 2022 Montana’s Next Generation Conference will provide six powerful evening sessions covering recordkeeping, markets, marketing, crop production, succession planning, and business topics. Sessions will be on […]
The pandemic and other market shocks (i.e. packing plant fire, unprecedented winter storm, cyber-attack, etc.) since 2019 have resulted in impacts and residual effects that affect cattle and beef markets […]
KANSAS CITY, MO – Demand for livestock loans grew in the third quarter, boosting agricultural lending activity. However, demand for operating loans was more subdued, and total non-real estate lending […]
WASHINTON, DC – A group of national security agencies have issued an advisory for the potential of ransomware cyberattacks against two U.S. food and agriculture organizations. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure […]
DES MOINES, IA – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced recently that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship partnered with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal […]
WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Â announced that beginning Monday, August 9, 2021, it will issue two new USDA Market News reports based on Livestock Mandatory Reporting […]
HURON, SD – The South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) will be hosting its annual policy meeting July 22. Director Chad Johnson of Groton says they’ll be discussing drought impacts and […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Building on last month’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) would introduce new rules to protect ranchers and farmers from corporate abuse, President Joe Biden […]
WASHINGTON, DC – USDA has announced it will begin work on three proposed rules to support enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act, the 100-year-old law that was originally designed […]
BILLINGS, MT – As April arrives, the current drought situation looms larger and potential impacts on cattle markets are increasing with each passing week. The latest Drought Monitor shows that […]
DENVER, CO – The COVID-19 pandemic, major changes in the processing sector, and changes in consumer behavior all led to a year of challenges for the US Sheep Industry. But, […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Two cattle marketing bills that were first introduced in 2020 have been reintroduced in Congress. Both are in response to record price springs in the cattle and […]
Lois and Leonard Elrod, of Gillette, Wyoming, formerly of Midland, South Dakota. Memorial services for both Leonard and […]
