Northern Ag Top Stories
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U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday announced the launch of the New World Screwworm (NWS) Grand Challenge to help combat and prevent the pest from spreading farther north. …
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The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the appointment of five leaders in agriculture to serve on the Montana USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee. Members of …
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Routine annual surveillance testing identified a brucellosis affected herd in Sublette County. Laboratory testing was conducted at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, Laramie, and results were confirmed at the National …
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Private lands play a central role in the well-being of people and wildlife throughout the West, yet they are under increasing economic pressure. A new, groundbreaking report sheds light on …
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U.S. Senators Steve Daines (R-Mont.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) today sent a letter to President Trump urging favorable pulse crop provisions in any future trade agreements between the United States …
It was an utter mess of a day for the cattle complex as traders let the market fall sharply lower ahead of the long weekend. LIVE CATTLE: Friday was a
| Fed Steers Live | Dressed Basis |
| Steady $230 - 233 | Steady $360 - 365 |
Markets continued recovery efforts on Friday to close the week with relatively minimized losses in wheat and soybean futures, while Monday’s plunge still leaves the corn market with a significant
| Local 12% Winter | Local 14% Spring |
| -4 4.26 - 4.75 | -3 5.03 - 5.51 |
Featured Auction
Public Auction Yards - Billings, MT - 1/14
| Slaughter Cows | Avg: 163.36 | 158 - 164 |
| Lean Sl. Cows | Avg: 130.64 | 123 - 136.50 |
| Slaughter bulls | Avg: 188 | 187 - 194 |
| Young Stock Cows | Avg: 266 | 178 - 320 |
| 2-4 Year Old Bred Cows | Avg: $4,053 | $3,000 - $4,150 |
| 5-8 Year Old Bred Cows | Avg: $3,783 | $3,350 - $4,150 |
| Broken Mouth Bred Cows | Avg: $2,397 | $2,150 - $2,550 |
More Northern Ag Top Stories
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Governor Greg Gianforte today praised the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed decision to cancel grazing permits authorizing bison grazing previously issued to the American Prairie Reserve (APR). “Today’s decision …
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Congress has quickly engaged in putting together potential aid packages for farmers that would more than double the Trump administration’s $12 billion under the Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program. Politico …
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Agriculture groups sound an alarm about the economic crisis in rural America in a letter sent today to Congress. 56 organizations representing a cross-section of agriculture signed the letter, sending …
Commentary
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While American farmers face historic pressures, this week, President Donald Trump reminded them he is their greatest champion. As our very first president, George Washington, himself a farmer, told a joint session of Congress in 1796: …
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Op-Ed by Joe Goggins, Billings, MT There is nothing worse than hearing your name drug through the mud when you and others have poured countless hours into meaningful efforts to …
