In 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 …
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NCBA Supports Legislation to Expand Local Beef Sales
by Colton YoungToday, 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 …
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New Leadership Elected to the American Angus Association Board of Directors
by Colton YoungThe 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 …
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Armstrong Waives Hours of Service for Haulers of Fertilizer to Help Farmers Facing Delays
by Colton YoungGov. Kelly Armstrong today signed an executive order declaring an emergency and granting a waiver of hours of service for drivers of commercial vehicles transporting agricultural inputs including dry fertilizer, …
