LINCOLN, Neb. – Charles Parks of Ekalaka, Montana, was announced as the 2025 American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Commercial Producer of the Year at the 55th Annual National Convention on December …
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Flashing Ear Tags Show Promise for Deterring Livestock Predators
by Colter BrownWolves, bears, cougars and coyotes are important parts of ecosystems of the West — and a pain in the rump roast for people who raise livestock there. Carnivores sometimes prey …
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Op-Ed: State of the Cattle Industry, Common Ground Coalition
by Colter BrownOp-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 …
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UW Student Uses Artificial Intelligence to Study Risk Factors for Heart Disease in Cattle
by Colter BrownIn the cattle industry, AI usually means artificial insemination. But, for one groundbreaking UW scientist, AI in beef production also refers to artificial intelligence. A native of Wheatland, Wyoming, PhD …
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Montana Congressman Responds to Concerns Over Proposed Beef Import Increase
by Colton YoungRecent comments from President Donald Trump about reducing beef prices by expanding imports from Argentina have stirred concern across the U.S. cattle industry. Many producers worry that increased foreign beef …
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Cattle Groups and Elected Officials React to Major Meat Packing Plant Closure
by Andy SchwabTyson Foods has announced they will be closing their Lexington, Nebraska meat packing plant in January 2026. The plant has the capacity of processing up to 5,000 head of cattle …
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Trump Administration Delivers Second Stage of Crop Disaster Assistance for Farmers
by Colton YoungThree days after the government reopened and despite the radical left Democrat caused shutdown, President Donald J. Trump and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins continue to put Farmers …
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Second Possible Reservation Chronic Wasting Disease Case Awaiting Confirmation
by Colton YoungPABLO, MT – A second incidence of Chronic Wasting Disease is suspected on the Flathead Indian Reservation from a sample test returned Wednesday from a harvested white-tailed deer. CSKT’s Division …
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Randy Schmitt Re-Elected President of North Dakota Stockmen’s Association
by Andy SchwabNorth 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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Imports, Screwworms, and Input Costs: Economics of the U.S. Cattle Market
by Colter BrownU.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 …
