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MN Pork Board to Recognize Pork Industry Leaders

Published Today

During the Minnesota Pork Congress, the Minnesota Pork Board will recognize its 2026 award recipients. Dale Stevermer, Easton, is the Environmental Steward of the Year. Jeff Senne, who is a farm manager with Camalot Breeders at Fairmont, is the Pork…

Pork Leadership Class Named

Published Today

The National Pork Producers Council and National Pork Board have announced the Class of 2026 for the Pork Leadership Institute. The PLI class includes Matt Boerboom of Marshall, Minnesota and Tanya Torguson of Bath, South Dakota.

CAFO Fee Increase Legislation Advances

Published Yesterday

The South Dakota Senate has overwhelmingly voted to increase fees on large-scale livestock operations. Concentrated animal feeding operations would see the fees increase on a per-head basis. As an example, the amount for a mature dairy cow moves from just…

RAAA Hires Bolin

Published Yesterday

The Red Angus Association of America has named Luke Bolin as its new director of communications. For the last decade, Bolin has had a leadership role with Sullivan Supply.

USDA Launches $100M Screwworm Grand Challenge

Published Yesterday

The USDA has launched the New World Screwworm Grand Challenge, a new funding initiative aimed at preventing the northward spread of the pest. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins says the program is a strategic investment in U.S. farmers and ranchers and…

MN Beef Update

Published January 21, 2026

In the Minnesota Beef Update, Katie Nelson talks about being a participant in the Minnesota Beef Top of the Class Program. Click here.

Finishing Cattle at Home

Published January 21, 2026

There are benefits for North Dakota ranchers to finish their cattle locally, rather than outsourcing to feedlots in other states. "We have really awesome feedstuffs here," said NDSU Extension Livestock Environmental Management Specialist Mary Keena. "Sometimes people think we can't…

Certainty Sought for Wolf Policy

Published January 19, 2026

The removal of gray wolf delisting language from a recent appropriations bill is a setback, but not the end of the fight for livestock producers. National Cattlemen's Beef Association Director of Government Affairs Garrett Edmonds says the move reflects the…

Cattle Markets Plunge With Latest NWS News

Published January 19, 2026

The threat of New World Screwworm was renewed at the end of the week with Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller saying the pest will inevitably reach the United States. Combined with a three-day weekend, the news sent cattle futures south…

Gray Wolf Language Removed From Approps Bill

Published January 19, 2026

The Interior Department appropriations bill that is on the way to the President’s desk does not include language that would have taken gray wolves off the endangered species list. A policy rider that would return management of the gray wolf…

Livestock Articles

MN Pork Board to Recognize Pork Industry Leaders

Pork Leadership Class Named

CAFO Fee Increase Legislation Advances

RAAA Hires Bolin

USDA Launches $100M Screwworm Grand Challenge

MN Beef Update

Finishing Cattle at Home

Certainty Sought for Wolf Policy

Cattle Markets Plunge With Latest NWS News

Gray Wolf Language Removed From Approps Bill

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