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In a new Executive Order issued on Saturday, President Donald Trump laid out the importance of ensuring lower food costs for Americans. Under the order, the DOJ and FTC will each establish task forces to investigate food-related industries to...

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office (USTR) held a three-day hearing last week to hear from a range of business, farm groups, non-governmental organizations, think tanks, academics, and others as part of a six-year review of the USMCA and whether...

Tyson's recent announcement in the beef processing sector has caused discussion in the industry. The closure and cutback it announced will reduce slaughter capacity by 7.5%-9% amid historically low cattle numbers.

Copeland & Sons tailor cattle nutrition to each animal's end goal. Different rations feed range cows, sale bulls and show cattle appropriately.

Producers can take several steps to prevent calving paralysis in heifers, including ensuring proper weight and body condition development, using pelvic measurements for culling decisions, selecting bulls with good calving ease EPD, implementing controlled...

Tax Columnist Rod Mauszycki looks at more key provisions in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that affect farmers and ranchers.

A front-loaded winter is in the forecast as La Nina peaks early and fades throughout winter.

Tyson Foods announced on Nov. 21 that it will close its Lexington, Nebraska, beef facility, affecting 3,000 employees, and will convert its Amarillo, Texas, plant to single-shift operations. Production will increase at...

Horses are quarantined after an EHV-1 outbreak from a Texas rodeo event. Multiple states are affected, with some horses euthanized and strict biosecurity measures implemented.

Proper tagging of cattle is important in efforts to improve animal traceability in the U.S.

DTN/Progressive Farmer announced its 16th class of America's Best Young Farmers and Ranchers.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on Nov. 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below Nov. 1, 2024, USDA...

USDA recently conducted what it billed as the largest trade mission in the department's history to Mexico, conducting more than 500 business meetings in three days. The department also announced the opening of a new Tampico facility that will aerially...

Livestock producers have until Nov. 21 to enroll in the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW). The programs have already paid out more than $1 billion to more than 348,000 applicants.

More common in dairy cows, supernumerary teats can interfere with milking machines. In beef cattle, they are less of a concern unless they interfere with the calf's ability to latch on and nurse.

The Trump administration on Monday released a newly proposed definition of waters of the U.S. and is set to launch a 45-day public comment period.

President Donald Trump on Nov. 12 signed a funding bill after the House voted 222-209 to end the 43-day shutdown. The bill provides short-term funding through January 2026 for most of the federal government but USDA for the full fiscal year 2026...

The Continuing Resolution will reopen government immediately and extend funding for USDA through the end of the fiscal year. Parts of the farm bill would also be extended. The bill would end the longest government shutdown in history, which will reach...