Study Shows Most American Households Purchased Meat in 2020

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Americans are buying more beef, pork, poultry, and lamb than ever as increased time at home during the pandemic sent meat grocery sales soaring by 20 percent (IRI) from 2019 to 2020. The national analysis recently released shows that three out of every four Americans agree meat belongs in healthy, balanced diets (up by nearly 20 percent since 2020), and […]

Farm Bureau Applauds Senate Passage of Growing Climate Solutions Act 

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The American Farm Bureau Federation applauded the U.S. Senate for passing the Growing Climate Solutions Act.  The act has 55 cosponsors, which makes it the first major piece of bipartisan legislation that would help farmers, ranchers, and forest landowners reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build climate resilience through voluntary, market-driven programs.  The Growing Climate Solutions Act passed by a vote of […]

Thank a ‘Vet’

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This past May 31, 2021, we celebrated Memorial Day, during which we recognized and honored Vets (Veterans, that is) who gave the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country. On July 4, we will demonstrate our patriotism, in part, again by honoring Veterans on this 245th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Then, as we do every […]

Wyoming Stock Growers Association Executive Vice President Receives Honorary UW Degree

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The University of Wyoming will confer its highest award, the honorary doctoral degree, upon two individuals who will be recognized during UW commencement ceremonies May 14-15. They each will receive the Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Honorees are Jim Magagna, the longtime executive vice president of the Wyoming Stock Growers Association and advocate for Wyoming ranchers; and recently deceased Northern […]

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Worker Wages are not the Cause of Higher Food Prices 

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After my first year at the Big U, I returned to the southern Illinois dairy farm of my youth for a summer of work.  The first task, however, was to ask my father to double my hourly pay from 50-cents an hour, the amount I’d been paid through high school, to $1 per hour.  “Well,” Dad said calmly, “a dollar […]

Apply Now to be a 2021 NILE Intern

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The Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) is searching for college students who are willing and able to work all day and into the night, eat and sleep minimally, handle high pressure situations, work in the extreme weather conditions of October in Montana, and enjoy every minute of it. From the bright lights of the rodeo arena, to the heart pounding […]

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Cattle Chaos

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When I was a kid, we were working pairs in a fence corner with cattle carrying a certain brand to be sorted and trailed up the Lodge Grass Canyon for summer grazing. Those cut back would be trailed into the high country a week later. Cowboy etiquette called for the boss to work into the herd and coax outliers to […]

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Showcasing the Diversity of Agriculture 

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Wyoming Women in Ag Sponsor Tour of Casper Ag Industries

On June 15, the Wyoming Women in Ag organized a tour of several businesses and operations rooted in agriculture in and around Casper, Wyoming.  The Diversified Ag Tour drew interest from individuals around Wyoming and showcased some exciting work being done in numerous industries.   The Science of Composting…  At the first stop, participants congregated around several “static piles” at […]

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Only YOU, and Cattle, Can Prevent Wildfires 

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Driving across Montana in mid-June looked eerily like rolling into August.  The grass in much of the state has headed out and is turning brown.  To make matters worse, one of the hottest days of the year was combined with massive winds just days after a lightening storm.  Needless to say, multiple wildfires blew up across Montana last week.  Fortunately, Sunday we […]

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An Inconspicuous Problem

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Crested Wheat is Easily Infested with Black Grass Bugs

Many producers rely on the nutritional value of Crested Wheat in their pastures, and some even depend on the grass to be hayed. Driving along the highway in Goshen County, Wyoming this year, it would seem as though large spans of Crested Wheat had been damaged by an early frost. Many producers note the bleached appearance of their Crested Wheat, […]