Northern Ag Top Stories
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Tuesday’s USDA Cattle Inventory report revealed the lowest beef cow inventory in the US in the 50+ year history of the report. Down 4% from last year at 28.9 million …
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NEW ORLEANS, (February 1, 2023) – The Mannix Brothers Ranch, in Helmville, Mont., has been selected as one of seven regional honorees of the Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP). The …
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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) executive committee approved the organization’s policy priorities at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, with a focus on advancing animal disease …
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Thursday at the Montana Legislature House Bill 350 will be heard before the House Ag Committee. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Frank Smith, asks retailers to make a reasonable effort …
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The highly anticipated USDA Cattle Inventory report released on the final day of January showed pre-report expectations were nearly spot-on with their predictions. The nation’s beef cow herd has shrunk …
DTN reports: After bitter cold weather descended into the western Plains Sunday, and are expected to stay much of the week, traders pushed April cattle prices to new highs Monday.
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| Steady to -1 $152 - 157 | Steady to -1 $244 - 250 |
DTN reports: China has returned from the week-long Lunar New Year holiday, featuring big gains in their corn and soy markets, and Argentine weather is again forecast to turn dry
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| +15 $7.98 - 8.61 | +15 $8.48 - 8.97 |
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| 550-599 lb Feeder Heifers | Steady | 191- 200 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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U.S. Senator Steve Daines and Representatives Matt Rosendale and Ryan Zinke today sent a letter urging the Biden administration to hold its appeals hearing concerning the American Prairie Reserve Grazing …
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The U.S. is currently in a third round of talks to redo the World Trade Organization’s trade dispute arbitration system. The U.S. Ambassador to the WTO told Reuters that America …
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 40 new members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Members will serve three-year terms beginning in February …
Commentary
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By Walter Schweitzer, Montana Farmers Union President Recently there has been a media blast by John Deere claiming a Memorandum of Understanding signed with American Farm Bureau Federation provides right …
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As the Montana Legislature gets to work, so are Montana Farmers Union staff and members, with a Legislative Drive-In and lobbying efforts to help family farms and ranches thrive. “Legislators …
