Tuesday’s USDA Cattle Inventory report revealed the lowest beef cow inventory in the US in the 50+ year history of the report. Down 4% from last year at 28.9 million…
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Omnibus Spending Bill Includes Ag Disaster Money and USDA Carbon Program
by Colter BrownThe massive spending bill negotiated for Congress to pass before adjourning includes language allowing USDA to establish rules and verification protocols for agricultural carbon market programs. The bill also funds…
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OMAHA (DTN) — Farmers and ranchers who have missed out on disaster or pandemic aid from the past two years will get another opportunity to demonstrate their losses and file…
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Cattle on Feed Reactions: Feedlots Turning the Corner?
by Colter BrownThe latest USDA Cattle on Feed report pegged the October 1 cattle on feed inventory at 11.449 million head, down 0.9 percent year over year. This is the first year…
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Winter Outlook: Warmer South, Colder North, Drought Persists in Many Areas
by Colter BrownThis year, La Niña returns for the third consecutive winter, driving warmer-than-average temperatures for the Southwest and along the Gulf Coast and eastern seaboard, according to NOAA’s U.S. Winter Outlook released…
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U.S. Durum Production Increasing While Food Use Remains Stable
by Colter BrownU.S. production of durum—the primary class of wheat used to produce pasta—is expected to increase in the 2022/23 marketing year after last year’s drought reduced production to its lowest in…
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Increased Beef Production Indicates Continued Cattle Industry Contraction
by Colter BrownThe year kicked off with a cattle inventory estimated to be down 2%, thanks to a 2021 calf crop down 2.3% from the previous year, due largely to the pressures…
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Bill Introduced to Improve Livestock Disaster Assistance
by Colter BrownU.S. Sens. John Thune (R-S.D.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), members of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, recently introduced the Livestock Disaster Assistance Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation that would…
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Wheat and Barley Variety Survey Provides Valuable Farmer Feedback
by Colter BrownThe 2022 Wheat and Barley Variety Survey report has recently been released. Funded by the Montana Wheat and Barley Committee (MWBC), these reports were conducted by the National Agricultural Statistics…
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U.S. Cattle Market Circling Back to a Repeat of 2014-15 Highs and Lows
by Colter BrownAmerica’s cattle producers have survived drought before, but as harsh conditions continue across many key beef regions, options to help keep cow herds in place are evaporating along with the…