Livestock

by Dr. Diane Charlton, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics and Economics at Montana State University   As smoke from wildfires fills the sky, most everyone is looking at the …

Successfully managing livestock for maximum profitability has become a scientific process with many factors to consider.  With the information provided by modern EPD’s and genetic testing, the increasing use of …

Agri-Pulse reports:  Sales of medically important antibiotics for food-producing animals rose by 2 percent last year and are up 26 percent since 2009, the Food and Drug Administration says in …

  Bozeman, MT – Bull producers across the state are taking part in a new program to support Montana FFA members in their beef production projects. The new program with …

Washington Insider reports:  While USDA is mostly known for its farm and food programs, it also is a regulatory agency that manages the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration that …

BROOKINGS, S.D. – According to U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service, over the last decade hay production has decreased 11 percent while at the same time, hay prices …

The National Pork Producers Council expressed concern about U.S. Department of Agriculture regulations on the buying and selling of livestock and poultry. USDA today sent to the White House Office …

MeatingPlace.com reports:   USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service today announced in a notice that the agency intends to hold downstream livestock handlers accountable for humane handling of the animals …

WASHINGTON (Oct. 11, 2016) – One year after the announcement by the Department of Interior that a listing under the Endangered Species Act was not warranted for the greater sage …

by Donald Stotts, Oklahoma State University Increased U.S. beef production and lower cattle prices are reversing the trend of recent years, where beef exports decreased as record high prices rationed …