Northern Ag Top Stories
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North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) members re-elected 22-year member and Rugby, N.D., cow-calf producer Randy Schmitt as their president at the organization’s 96th Annual Convention & Trade Show, “Think Big, …
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U.S. cattle farmers have faced significant challenges in recent years, from COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, low cattle prices and persistent drought conditions to growing threats of invasive pests and diseases, a decades-low …
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Montana FFA Members recently returned from participation at the National FFA Convention and Expo held in Indianapolis, IN. Approximately six hundred Montana students attended the convention where they engaged in …
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Governor Mark Gordon (R-WY) has commended the Cowboy State Agriculture Initiative working group and its leader Wyoming Department of Agriculture Director Doug Miyamoto for taking action to identify key focus …
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Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced continued support for the Direct Interstate Retail Exemption for Certain Transactions (DIRECT) Act. This legislation introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-KS), Tommy …
Live cattle and feeder cattle futures bounced aggressively higher Monday, with each market posting limit gains at the closing bell. Hog futures rallied higher in reaction to this move higher.
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| -2 to 4 $225 - 232 | -3 to 4 $355 - 360 |
Row-crop markets moved higher in a quiet, low volume session Monday as traders look to square positions ahead of the first USDA Crop Production and WASDE report in two months,
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| +7 4.11 - 4.86 | +6 4.98 - 5.47 |
Featured Auction
Montana Ranch Bull Sale - 11/8 - Big Fork, MT
| Registered Older Bulls | Head: 85 | Avg: $14,152 |
| Registered Females | Head: 13 | $8,346 |
| Commercial Bred Heifers | Head: 20 | $4,150 |
| Top Selling Bull | Lot 5 | $70,000 |
| Top Bred Heifer | Lot 102 | $13,000 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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Congratulations to Shay Family Livestock of Laurel, Montana on being selected as the 2025 NILE Premier Herdsman! KR Rauch and Wilson Trailers have donated a Wilson Stock Trailer for use …
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HELENA, Mont. – The Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) is announcing the opening of the FY2026 funding cycle for the Noxious Weed Trust Fund (NWTF) Grant Program. Established by the …
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The American Angus Association® 142nd Annual Convention of Delegates gathered November 2 in Kansas City, Missouri. Five members were re-elected to a second term on the board of directors. They …
Commentary
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SPONSORED By Mary K. Rutherford – President & CEO – Montana Community Foundation In Montana, fields stretch wide and community runs deep. We all hope to do well enough on …
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by Walter Schweitzer Article 1 of the Constitution vests in Congress the sole authority to appropriate money. Each year, Congress and the President are required to pass 12 appropriations bills …
