The USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is conducting a survey of approximately 1,500 cattle operations in California to provide current measures of U.S. cattle inventories. It will released on …
Producer Weighs in on USDA H5N1 Monitoring Program
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has rolled out a new H5N1 Monitoring Program aimed at eradicating the virus from U.S. dairy herds. While the effort is broadly supported, questions …
Cattle Industry Leader Highlighted Priorities for 2025
With a new Congress starting on January 3, 2025, and President-elect Donald Trump set to be sworn in on January 20, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is focused on …
National Voluntary Livestock Improvement Program Planed by USDA
USDA has announced plans to establish a national voluntary livestock improvement program with plans to launch a public comment period through the end of the month. Sponsored ContentGut Health for …
Knowledge Gaps in Livestock Market Contracting
There are some areas of knowledge gaps for producers regarding livestock marketing contracts, both those that can benefit and those that can be burdensome. Rod Bain reports. Sponsored ContentGut Health …
Higher Retail Egg Price Forecasts for 2025
Will egg prices decline in 2025? Gary Crawford looks into it. Sponsored ContentGut Health for Baby Calves: Why Prebiotics and Probiotics Matter More Than EverAugust 5, 2025Purina Podcast: Managing for Success …
Estate Tax Changes Could Impact Farmers by 2026
An enhanced estate tax exemption, introduced under the 2017 tax reform law, may soon shrink if that law is allowed to expire at the end of 2025. If Congress does …
NCBA Comments on CTA Injunction Reinstatement
A new decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has once again paused enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This development comes after a series …
Red Meat Exports Beat Expectations for 2024
Red meat exports are showing stronger results than anticipated going into 2024, according to Dan Halstrom, CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Halstrom says his organization had originally …
Corporate Transparency Act Reinstated: NCBA Urges Cattle Producers to Prepare
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is alerting cattle producers that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing requirements have been reinstated. This follows a recent decision by the Fifth Circuit …
Supporting Women in Western Industries with $30,000 Scholarship
Durango Boots is making a impact on the Western community through its National Day of the Cowgirl Scholarship, but the deadline is just days away. The scholarship awards $30,000 to …
Support for Preliminary Injunction of Corporate Transparency Act
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association fully supports a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Corporate Transparency Act from being enforced on January 1, 2025. Rusty Halvorson has this report. Sponsored ContentGut …
USDA on Screwworm Control
If you’ve been a cattle producer for a long time, you may remember the last time that the New World screwworm harmed livestock here in the U.S. C.J. Miller reports …
More Funding for Screwworm Management
The Agriculture Department has allocated additional resources to respond to recent cases of New World screwworm in livestock in southern Mexico and Central America. Rusty Halvorson has more. What to …