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Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Aug. 25
Cattle futures closed mostly lower as markets are still reacting to the Cattle on…
Aug 25, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
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Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Aug. 24
Cattle futures headed lower with Mexican cattle imports set to resume at the Douglas,…
Aug 24, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Aug. 21
President Donald Trump’s announcement about increasing beef imports overshadowed today’s Cattle on Feed report.
Aug 21, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Livestock
ALB launches Sheep IQ
The American Lamb Board and American Sheep Industry Association have launched Sheep IQ, a…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
ASA updates indexes to reflect beef markets
The American Simmental Association is updating its two economic selection indexes to better reflect…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
News
BOR adjusts water supplies in CA, WA
The Bureau of Reclamation is increasing water allocations for some California users while Washington’s…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Comments sought on grazing at Ruby Lake NWR
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public comment on draft environmental assessment…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USFS invests in wildfire recovery, wood projects
The U.S. Forest Service announced investments in wildfire recovery and forest products, including $9.2…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
BLM to gather Pryor Mountain horses
The Bureau of Land Management announced it will gather and remove about 40 horses…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
News
EPA proposes heavy-duty engine reg amendments
The Environmental Protection Agency is proposing regulatory amendments to certain compliance provisions and test…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Study: Diversionary feeding may reduce depredations
A study published in Animal Conservation in April found that diversionary feeding could help…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
News
AI manager pleads guilty to bid-rigging
A South Carolina manager of a bovine artificial insemination firm pleaded guilty in early…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
CO Cargill beef plant employees ratify deal
Employees at Cargill’s Fort Morgan, CO, beef plant have agreed to a new labor…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
CA lawmakers kill grizzly reintroduction bill
California lawmakers on the Assembly Appropriations Committee on Aug. 13 voted down a measure…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Daily Headlines
CDFW releases quarterly wolf update
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife released its second-quarter Wolf Management Update, showing…
Aug 21, 2026 · By WLJ
Daily Headlines
An update on the current hay production situation
The August Crop Production report from USDA included forecasts for 2026 hay production. The…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Environment
BLM approves Red Desert Complex HMA plan
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) approved a plan to address what it calls…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Farm Credit releases annual young farmer performance report
The Farm Credit System made more than 310,000 loans totaling $150.2 billion in 2025,…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Susan Payne, DTN social media and young farmer editor
Environment
Forage nitrate levels can spike following rain
Dry weather across the state has increased concerns about nitrate accumulation in forage plants.
Aug 21, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Livestock
MSU launches a new Wool Lab to revive an old industry
On a hot August afternoon, wool expert Brent Roeder strode among sheep, combing his…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Zeke Lloyd, Montana Free Press
Markets
Cattle futures face pressure over the week
The cattle market drifted mostly lower over the week following Tyson’s beef plant closure…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Greens sue BLM over expanded grazing plan
The Center for Biological Diversity is challenging the federal government for its plan to…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
USDA advances Roadless Rule rescission plan
USDA announced it is moving to rescind a 25-year-old rule that limits road construction…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
Tyson’s beef plant closures ripple across the industry
Tyson Foods is closing beef processing facilities in Illinois and Utah and putting its…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Federal rapid response grant funds U of I drought-planning tools for irrigators
University of Idaho researchers received a federal grant to develop free online tools that…
Aug 21, 2026 · By U of I Extension
News
Kevin’s Comments: Beef plant closures
Every time we get one of these devastating announcements that come out about one…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Kevin Murnin
Environment
EPA, Idaho ranch edge toward Clean Water Act deal
An Idaho ranch family facing allegations that it violated the Clean Water Act is…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
News
Guest Opinion: The land inheritance conundrum
If you have grown the business, your other assets are worth more. Livestock, equipment,…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Lance Woodbury, DTN farm business adviser
News
Guest Opinion: USMCA renewal is an opportunity to strengthen agriculture
Strong markets are essential to a strong farm economy. And for America’s farmers and…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Zippy Duvall, AFBF president
Environment
Grazing management is key to drought recovery and resilience
Ranchers should have a grazing management plan in place that includes the possibility of…
Aug 21, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Health/Nutrition
Calf management for early weaning
Early weaning substantially reduces the nutrient requirements of the cow and forage demand during…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist
Health/Nutrition
Benefits of supplementing calf nutrition with creep feeding
As the grazing season winds down toward fall, Kansas State University veterinarians say cattle…
Aug 21, 2026 · By K-State Research and Extension
News
Canadian dairy policy again looms large
Once again, President Donald Trump is pressing Canada with the imminent threat of 50%…
Aug 21, 2026 · By Chris Clayton, DTN farm business editor
Community
California Agricultural Leadership Foundation announces Ag Leadership Fellows
The California Agricultural Leadership Foundation has selected Class 56 of the California Agricultural Leadership…
Aug 21, 2026 · By CALF
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Aug. 20
Cattle futures closed mixed as traders await tomorrow’s Cattle on Feed report.
Aug 20, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Aug. 13-19
Hot, dry conditions are taking a toll on crops and rangelands across the High…
Aug 20, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday, Aug. 19
Cattle futures closed lower on higher corn futures and weaker cash trade.
Aug 19, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Aug. 18
Cattle futures closed mostly higher on news that workers at the Fort Morgan, CO,…
Aug 18, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Aug. 17
The market opened the week with light cash trade, and unsteady futures likely influenced by…
Aug 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
The Wire
What’s next: How a conservation easement can secure the future
While at first glance that goal seems straight forward—keep the grass growing, promote diversity,…
Aug 17, 2026 · By Megan Silveira, WLJ correspondent
The Wire
Innovation that pays its way on the ranch
The following features offer a real-world look at how technologies perform after they’re put…
Aug 17, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
The Wire
Q&A with Drs. Baker & Fuselier: New World screwworm returns to the US
Nearly 60 years after New World screwworm was declared eradicated from the U.S., the…
Aug 17, 2026 · By Hannah Jackson
The Wire
Building tomorrow’s leaders, one 4-H journey at a time
The lessons learned through 4-H often extend far beyond the show ring. For Johan…
Aug 17, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
The Wire
Livestock Tours photo contest winners
Attendees were invited to participate in a fun photo contest to showcase moments from…
Aug 17, 2026 · By WLJ
News
An industry perspective: Time for a paradigm shift
One of the more overused clichés in the English language is “paradigm shift,” but…
Aug 17, 2026 · By Bob Hough, WLJ correspondent
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Aug. 14
The market closed softer today following the official announcement that Tyson Foods plans to…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
Development, ownership reshape farm and pasture lands
The U.S. is not running out of farmland overnight, but the land base supporting…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Headlines
Farmland values in 2026 climb to new highs
The cost of farmland continues to remain at record highs, even amid slowing growth.
Aug 14, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Drought-fueled Washington wildfires threaten cattle, burn acres
Drought has been the main cause of several devastating wildfires across the country in…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
Beef
Cattle and beef market summer struggles
Cattle and beef markets suffered through a significant correction in July.
Aug 14, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist
Environment
Wildlife conflict bill would fund non-lethal tactics to protect livestock
A bipartisan bill co-authored by Montana Sen. Steve Daines (R) could provide up to…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Robert Chaney, Montana Free Press
Markets
Cash trade tops 100K in early August
Cattle futures traded steady to lower over the week as the market digested a…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
American AgCredit sues TX lamb plant over unpaid loans
More than $7.5 million in unpaid loans tied to Double J Lamb Inc.’s San…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Health/Nutrition
USDA, DHS formalize biosecurity pact to fight screwworm at the border
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott met…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Jennifer Carrico, DTN senior livestock editor
News
Senate farm bill stalls after deadlock over SNAP funding
The Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee failed to advance its 2026 Farm Bill,…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Wildfires continue blazing across the West
As of Aug. 12, firefighters were working to contain 101 uncontained large fires across…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Greens file suit against cattle grazing in AZ, WY
Environmental groups are challenging federal agencies for the authorization of livestock grazing on public…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
News
USDA opens SPUR program applications
Applications for USDA’s new Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers program to provide temporary support…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
Texas A&M leads research on NWS wound treatment
A multidisciplinary team of researchers from across The Texas A&M University System are developing…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
CPW lethally removes wolf from One Ear Pack
Colorado Parks and Wildlife lethally removed an uncollared male yearling wolf in Grand County,…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
FDA authorizes product for NWS prevention
The Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for a topical…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Drought brings increased risk of livestock nitrate poisoning
As drought intensifies, many farmers are deciding to harvest drought-stressed crops for livestock forage.…
Aug 14, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Environment
CPW confirms wolf was accidentally shot by hunter
Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have concluded their…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Analyzing consumer demand for beef
The past several years of lower cow inventories, fewer fed cattle, higher values of…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist
Beef
JBS names Batista Filho as global CEO
On Aug. 10, JBS announced Wesley Batista Filho will become global CEO of the…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Argentine beef recalled for lack of inspection
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Aug. 7 that a Florida-based company was…
Aug 14, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Eastern region summit advances Common Ground Coalition priorities
The Common Ground Coalition continued its regional summit series in Nashville, TN, bringing together…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Common Ground Coalition
News
Kirby’s Comments: Through dry times
I have always been intrigued by history. I am particularly a fan of American…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Kirby Brincefield
News
Dittmer’s Take: Our puzzling times
So, what kind of shape—ignoring the panic headlines in the mass media—is our economy…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Steve Dittmer, WLJ columnist
News
Reduce risk of combine fires with regular preventative maintenance
Small grain harvest is beginning in North Dakota, and with the current dry conditions,…
Aug 14, 2026 · By NDSU Extension
Beef
Guest Opinion: No meat in MCOOL claims
As a U.S. cattle producer, I am not afraid to compete—as long as consumers…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Walter Schweitzer, Montana Farmers Union president
News
Treasury narrows BOI rule to foreigners
The Treasury Department announced on Aug. 11 that it is finalizing a rule narrowing…
Aug 14, 2026 · By Chris Clayton, DTN farm business editor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Thursday, Aug. 13
Cattle futures closed lower as cash trade has weakened.
Aug 13, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
News
Weekly Drought Report: Aug. 6-12
Monsoonal rains soaked much of Arizona and New Mexico, while drought conditions remained largely…
Aug 13, 2026 · By UNL Drought Monitor
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Wednesday Aug. 12
Feeders were the leaders lower, as corn futures closed sharply higher due to a…
Aug 12, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Tuesday, Aug. 11
Cattle futures closed mostly lower on mild profit-taking by traders.
Aug 11, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Monday, Aug. 10
Cattle futures closed mixed as the market saw support from last week’s astounding cash…
Aug 10, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Daily Market Wrap Up
Market Wrap-Up: Friday, Aug. 7
The market headed into the weekend on a mostly higher note.
Aug 7, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Markets
Cattle market seeks direction
Cattle futures closed mixed over the week as lighter slaughter volumes spurred boxed beef…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Colorado River framework weighs major Lower Basin reductions
The Bureau of Reclamation has released its Final Environmental Impact Statement for post-2026 Colorado…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Environment
Greens challenge American Prairie bison permit rescission
American Prairie and Western Watersheds Project have filed separate challenges against the Bureau of…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Anna Miller Fortozo
Environment
Grizzly reintroduction bill advances in California Legislature
A proposal requiring California to study whether grizzly bears could one day return to…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Charles Wallace
Beef
More companies adopt Product of USA label
Six additional meat and poultry companies have adopted USDA’s voluntary Product of USA label.
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
A&M: Cattle prices haven’t hit the ceiling yet
With smaller supplies of cattle on hand and good demand for beef continuing, prices…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
News
USDA launches initiative to recruit veterans
In late July, USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins announced a new initiative to recruit veterans,…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Greens oppose data center on Nevada public lands
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club Toiyabe Chapter on July 27…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
JBS revises climate goals, releases report
JBS has released its 2025 Sustainability Report alongside a revised climate strategy that replaces the company’s 2040 net-zero…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Community
Gift expands youth agriculture program in Texas
A $300,000 gift from the San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo will allow the Norman Borlaug…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
Ag groups urge passing of wolf delisting bill
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Public Lands Council and Wisconsin Cattlemen’s Association urged the…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
SuKarne considers potential $2B sale
Mexico’s largest meat exporter, SuKarne, is rumored to be considering a potential sale that…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Livestock
North Dakota man sentenced in cattle theft
A Richland County, ND, judge has sentenced Daniel Wayne Dockter of Colfax to 10 years in…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
USDA confirms scrapie detection in Oregon
The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the detection of classical scrapie…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
News
NCBA launches free succession planning resource
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has introduced a free online succession planning learning module to help…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Beef
Colorado Cargill union workers reject deal
Employees at Cargill’s Fort Morgan, CO, beef plant have rejected the company’s latest contract…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA offers wildfire, drought recovery assistance
Washington and Oregon farmers and ranchers affected by drought and wildfires have several USDA disaster assistance programs available to…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Jared’s Comments: Smoke reaches all
Unfortunately, wildfire has become a familiar part of life across much of the West.…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Jared Patterson
Livestock
Nebraska wildfire relief deadline is Sept. 1
Nebraska producers affected by recent wildfires have until Sept. 1 to apply for assistance through the Nebraska Cattlemen…
Aug 7, 2026 · By WLJ
News
Guest Opinion: Brace for higher interest rates
The bond market has been pushing interest rates higher in recent weeks.
Aug 7, 2026 · By Urban Lehner, DTN editor emeritus
Beef
Ground beef prices are rising the fastest
Much has been said and written about rising beef prices, and especially ground beef…
Aug 7, 2026 · By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist