R-CALF Warns of Impending Perfect Storm in Cattle Markets

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The live cattle supply chain from which beef is produced is multi-segmented.  The largest and most widespread segment – in terms of number of market participants – are cow/calf producers that maintains mother cows and produces new calves each year.  The next largest segment by market participants is the yearling segment in which cattle farmers and ranchers prepare yearling-age cattle […]

Latest Beyond Burger Hit Grocery Stores this Week

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The “better-than-ever” Beyond Burger debuted the week of May 3 in stores nationwide.  According to company press release, the latest Beyond Burger is “even meatier and even juicer but it also packs some significant nutritional wins.” “Like all of our products, the new burger is an excellent source of protein (20g per burger),” the press release read.  “But unlike animal […]

Montana to Build New Veterinary Diagnostic Lab

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Livestock producers around Montana are thrilled with the recent signing of House Bills (HB) 14 and 632 by Governor Greg Gianforte.  Both bills included $26 million in funding for infrastructure investments to build a new Montana Department of Livestock’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. “Securing funding for a new facility was Montana Stockgrowers Assocaition’s (MSGA) number one priority this legislative session,” MSGA […]

Learn to Communicate Agriculture to the Public Better Starting Thursday

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Montana State University Extension in Pondera County and Purdue Extension-Bartholomew County will offer a webinar series this month to help improve agricultural storytelling and communication skills. The five-week series will take place at 5 p.m. on Thursdays, beginning May 13.  The first webinar, led by Purdue scientific communication professors Beth Forbes and Linda Pfeiffer, will focus on media literacy and […]

R-CALF Warns of Dire Cattle Market Conditions

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Leaders of R-CALF USA are warning that the three Black Swan events their cattle markets suffered in less than two years are accelerating their industry’s trajectory towards vertical integration, not unlike the current state of both the packer-controlled hog and poultry industries. A Black Swan event is defined as an unpredictable or unforeseen event, typically one with extreme consequences. R-CALF […]

NCBA Stands Ready to Fight for Sound Tax Policy 

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In his American Families Plan, President Biden targets several provisions of the tax code to raise approximately $1.5 trillion in revenue over the next 10 years.  The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has long advocated for sound tax policy for rural America. “Family-owned cattle operations, no matter the size, are the backbone and economic drivers of rural economies across the […]

Virtual Fences Controlled by Collars Explained in Free Webinar

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By Laura Nelson, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance He never thought he’d see it in his lifetime. “This started with a conversation with a friend in the wildlife community,” Montana rancher Leo Barthelmess said. They discussed the challenges old, barbed wire fencing posed to wildlife migration, and the cost and labor involved for a rancher to maintain and build new fencing.  The […]