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A billion dollar battle at the southern border WASHINGTON, D.C. – The USDA is launching a plan to combat the New World screwworm, including refurbishing a sterile fly facility in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yet another reintroduction of federal legislation that will better identify U.S. beef is in the pipeline. In March 2023, USDA proposed a rule which requires that the “Product of […]
South Dakota’s top exports to China include oilseeds and grains, meat and dairy products, medical equipment and supplies valued at $153 million in 2024 PIERRE, S.D. – Chinese imports fill […]
Ag organization wants answers over a report that created havoc in the cattle trade WASHINGTON, D.C., — After an online news report that New World Screwworm (NWS) had been detected […]
CHICAGO, IL – U.S. beef sales to China have taken a nose dive after Beijing allowed the expiration of registrations that had permitted exports from hundreds of American meat facilities. […]
Imports dominate 70% of the U.S. lamb and mutton market, leaving the domestic industry teetering on the brink of collapse, says R-CALF BILLINGS, MT – R-CALF USA, the largest national nonprofit […]
ENGLEWOOD, CO – The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) and a number of wool grower organizations have been in contact the past two weeks with congressional delegations to address the […]
Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) says he needs additional information about the dismissals and congressional notification requirements before taking a position PIERRE, S.D. – The shutdown of the U.S. Agency for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Foreign ownership of agricultural land in the United States increased by 1.58 million acres from 2022 to 2023, driven primarily by the expansion of renewable energy projects […]
WASHINGTON, S.D. – Imports of feeder cattle from Mexico are expected to partially resume the week of Jan. 20, according to sources as reported in Drovers. Imports will be slow […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has vowed to “weaponize” regulatory agencies against modern agriculture and undo decades of farm policy. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the detection of parasitic infestation, the importation of cattle originating from or transiting Mexico has been immediately restricted. On November 22, 2024, the Chief Veterinary Officer […]
PIERRE, S.D. — Agents from the U.S. Justice Department will be in four South Dakota counties today as “poll observers.” The DOJ announced on Friday they’ll be at 86 jurisdictions […]
ROCKHAMPTON, AUSTRALIA – Leaders of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Cattle Australia (CA) signed a joint statement last week at the Beef 2024 convention in Rockhampton, Australia to […]
ST. LOUIS, MO – In a time where mandatory labeling of domestically produced food (from production to consumption) continues to elude commodities such as American cattle and beef producers, one […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. economy has remained remarkably steady despite an unrelenting series of shocks over the last three years. America’s economic resilience was again on display throughout 2023, as […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Federal officials did not sufficiently assess the risk posed by a devastating cattle disease when they recently decided to allow beef imports from Paraguay, according to agriculture […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land is a hot topic, largely spurred by politicians raising concerns about bad actors from adversarial nations purchasing land for potentially hostile […]
LINCOLN, NE — The Nebraska Farm Bureau and the FBI’s Omaha Field Office partnered to encourage ranchers and farmers to be aware of agriculture threats with a rise in technology […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – If President Joe Biden and House Republicans can’t agree to lift the debt ceiling, senior citizens and soldiers could be among the first to feel the impact. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – While political tensions between the U.S. and China have increased these past months, it hasn’t affected U.S. agricultural trade to a great degree. Recent sales of U.S. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to continue blocking Paraguay from importing beef to the […]
PIERRE, S.D. — South Dakota’s statutory deadlines to submit petitions to initiate new state laws and amendments to the state constitution both violate the U.S. Constitution, according to the U.S. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Brazil’s beef exports to China have halted today after a case of mad cow disease was confirmed in the northern state of Para, the country’s agriculture and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The road to mandatory labeling of domestic beef is long and winding with more than one dead end. A new Congress is always another opportunity to bring […]
WASHINTON, D.C. – Ranchers and many others in beef production are contemptuous of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and what they claim is the organization’s unfair policies to U.S. industries […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. reached a major agreement with Japan that will allow American producers to meet Japan’s growing demand for high-quality U.S. beef with the signing of a […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Enjoy what moisture has been received recently in the form of snow, because it looks to be a warm, dry spring. The climate driver La Nina […]
TOPEKA, KS – A 3-year-old registered Belgian mare, described by its consignor as a “special” horse with a “spectacular” front end, sold for a record $100,000 last week at the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States and Japan have reached an agreement to increase the beef safeguard trigger level to prevent a higher tariff from being imposed on US beef. During […]
WASHINGTON, DC – All cattle and calves in the United States and Canada combined totaled 103 million head on January 1, 2022, down 2 percent from the 105 million head […]
WASHINGTON, DC – South Korea has suspended quarantine inspections of Canadian beef following the discovery of an atypical BSE case in the North American country. The agriculture ministry said the […]
DENVER CO – U.S. red meat exports closed the first half of the year on a strong note, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat […]
Warren Grant West passed away July 7, 2025, on the family ranch north of New Underwood SD. He […]
