A week ago, my oldest son and his sweet fiancé officially became husband and wife. Long before their wedding day, I was ready for time to slow down. In the meanwhile, I kept the ...

As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat stress for feedlot cattle—affecting everything from health to performance and ...

Dave Aiken, UNL Ag Economist Some farm leases are not written but are verbal or “handshake” agreements. Because nothing is in writing, the parties may have ...

Washington—A group of Montana Farm Bureau members brought concerns of the organization’s farmers and ranchers on an action-packed visit to the nation’s capital last week as part of their Washington, D ...

If ever proof was needed for the Western adage that “whiskey is for drinkin’, water is for fightin’,” one has only to look at the recent lawsuit filed by Nebraska with the U.S. Supreme ...

The Labor Department said this week it will temporarily suspend the collection of H-2A labor certification fees to “move toward accepting electronic fees,” according to a Federal Register notice.The ...

Few things define the essence of a ranch or family like a generational brand.  Whether a lazy this or rocking that, a family will come to identify with those letters and numbers, wearing them ...

American agriculture has a growing need to strengthen its defenses against cyber assaults. The computers, sensors, GPS and cloud-based data systems that help producers boost productivity also increase ...

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Stephen Vaden today vigorously defended the Trump administration’s proposal to reorganize the Agriculture Department at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing. “President ...

The Independent Beef Association of North Dakota (I-BAND) has formally reached out to our state veterinarians, urging them to support the indefinite closure of the U.S.–Mexico border to live cattle ...

At an auto dealership in Indiana, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin today released the agency’s proposal to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which is the legal ...

South Dakota State University Extension is pleased to announce a field tour featuring Koeppe Family Fields on Aug. 5, 2025. The Flame Weeding Green Beans Field Tour will take place ...