Emotions high as CPW commissioners discuss Copper Creek wolf pack in June 11 meeting
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commissioner Tai Jacober said it’s “ugly” right now for Pitkin County livestock producers. In the June 11 CPW Commission meeting, he said when a particular pack of wolves, the Copper Creek...
Rosmarino appointed as new director of the Colorado State Land Board
Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado State Board of Land Commissioners, and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources announced that Nicole Rosmarino has been appointed as the next director of the Colorado State Land Board. Rosmarino’s...
‘Shoot out at the wolf corral’
A circular firing squad was not what I would have ever imagined for the stake holders, the ranchers, other animal producers, and sportsman and hunters groups trying to maneuver their way through the impacts of...
Kansas rancher Lyons to receive National Golden Spur Award on Oct. 4
Jan Lyons of Manhattan, Kan., has been selected as the 2025 National Golden Spur Award recipient for her contributions to the ranching and livestock industries. Lyons will receive the National Golden Spur Award at the...
IFPA heads to Hill to counter MAHA report, support WIC benefits
Members of the International Fresh Produce Association headed to Capitol Hill today to try to counter some of the points made in the Make America Healthy Again report and to try to stop Congress from...
Can you afford not to rotationally graze in a drought?
Drought is a common occurrence in the western United States. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor published in mid-June, approximately 32% of Wyoming was abnormally dry (D0) and another 13% was in moderate drought (D1)....
NSB engages fire departments on soy-based firefighting foam at Nebraska State Fire School
The Nebraska Soybean Board participated in the Nebraska State Fire School expo in Grand Island earlier this month, collaborating with Cross Plains Solutions to inform fire departments about SoyFoam TF 1122, a soy-based firefighting foam. NSB distributed...
Wyoming wind projects causing rifts in communities
Two potential wind projects slated to place turbines on state and private property in eastern Wyoming are causing division in small communities. The State Board of Land Commissioners approved the application for wind energy leases...
Brushing away bovine stress
K-State collaboration results in cattle stress relief product that could increase reproduction rates MANHATTAN, Kan. — A new product that reduces animal stress could be the key to increasing artificial insemination rates in cattle. Kansas...
Chinese Nationals charged with conspiracy, smuggling dangerous biological pathogen into the US
Yunqing Jian, 33, and Zunyong Liu, 34, citizens of the People’s Republic of China, were charged in a criminal complaint with conspiracy, smuggling goods into the United States, false statements, and visa fraud, announced United...
Baldwin: Screwworm consequences stretch far beyond individual herds
Colorado State Veterinarian Maggie Baldwin said there are direct costs associated with the individual animals and herds affected by new world screwworm, as far as surveillance, detection, quarantine and treatment. The bigger picture though, she...
Senate SNAP cut slammed, GOP pushes back, farm program differences detailed
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., the ranking member on the Senate Agriculture Committee, said the Republicans’ proposed cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in the budget reconciliation bill, though somewhat smaller than in the House...
Boozman releases SNAP, ag budget reconciliation text
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., late Wednesday released legislative text for the budget reconciliation package on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and increases in spending on some farm programs. “This bill takes a...
2025’s latest hit to farm labor costs
The Department of Labor’s 2023 reclassification of some H-2A workers’ job titles continues to push wages higher, with another increase on the way this year per the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 Occupational Employment and Wage...
USDA to provide $1B to livestock producers impacted by drought, wildfire in 2023 and 2024
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins recently announced the release of congressionally mandated Emergency Livestock Relief Program payments to cover grazing losses due to eligible drought or wildfire events in 2023 and/or 2024. Secretary...
Mexican official pleads with US to fund Borlaug’s CIMMYT
A Mexican Embassy official on Monday pleaded with the U.S. government to continue funding CIMMYT (The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) in Mexico where Norman Borlaug, the American plant breeder, developed the wheat that...