Livestock Markets

The livestock complex closed mostly lower Friday afternoon as traders were mindful of the decline in the equity markets and were anxious to see what was going to be unveiled …

Montanans are demanding fairness from the farm to their forks, members of the Montana Country-of-Origin Labeling Coalition said during a press conference Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Yellowstone Valley Food …

Three finalists have been selected for the 2025 Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil …

USDA’s Farm Service Agency is extending the Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program(ELAP) for agricultural producers in Montana who suffered losses as a direct result of the …

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 1, 2025 – The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. Imports are scheduled to resume within the next several …

Federally inspected cattle harvest has been variable in the month of October. Specific to fed cattle, the month started strong with a 498,000 weekly total. The second week was a …

Lamb Exports Exports of U.S. lamb reached 288 mt in August, up 170% from last year’s low volume. Export value was $1.16 million, up 70%. These results drove January-August exports …

USDA on Friday forecast farmers this spring are planting what will become a 14.86-billion-bushel corn crop and a 4.45-billion-bushel soybean crop. The department released the World Agricultural Supply and Demand …

On Thursday, JBS’s subsidiary, Bio Tech Foods, announced they are going to build a commercial size cell cultured meat plant in Spain. The Brazilian meatpacker’s subsidiary said the investMEAT project, …

Just over 60 percent of the U.S. was in some degree of drought as of May 24, 2022, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. What’s worse is that over half …