Advocates say 2026 BLM wild horse roundups reveal policy shifts, limited public observation and troubling animal deaths, prompting demands for transparency and better animal care.
Livestock
Milk From Family Dairies Act Faces Fine-Print Scrutiny
The Milk From Family Dairies Act of 2026 (S. 4906) could be added to the Farm Bill, prompting advocacy groups to urge producers and Congress to scrutinize the new USDA authority it would create.
What Changing Food Trends Mean for Animal Agriculture
What Americans eat is changing, but consumer food trends affect much more than what ends up in the grocery cart. Changes in nutrition policy, affordability, convenience, health trends, and consumer perceptions can…
Concentrated Packers Are Reshaping Beef Industry: Exacting Harm on U.S. Cattle Ranchers and Consumers
R-CALF USA warns that concentrated packers are reshaping the U.S. beef industry, cutting slaughter capacity, harming cattle ranchers and consumers, and deepening reliance on foreign beef.
Noble Research Institute to Honor the Nation’s Land Stewards at Second Annual Roots & Revelry Event
Noble Research Institute will name the 2026 Noble Land Stewardship Award recipient at its second annual Roots & Revelry event on Oct. 21 in Ardmore, Oklahoma.
Secretary Rollins Visits Moore Air Base To Announce New Memorandum of Understanding Between USDA and DHS; NWS Sterile Fly-Production At Moore Air Base Is Ahead of Schedule
USDA and DHS signed a New World screwworm MOU to strengthen border detection, share biosurveillance data in real time, and shield America’s livestock from the dangerous pest.
Brazil Beef Tariff Exemption Angers U.S. Ranchers
R-CALF USA criticized the USTR’s decision to exempt Brazil’s beef from a new 25% tariff, warning it will hurt U.S. ranchers and undermine national food security.
Longtime Michigan dairy leader Doug Chapin encourages dairy farmers to invest in new MSU facility
Michigan dairy leader Doug Chapin urges farmers to invest in the new $75 million MSU Dairy Cattle Teaching and Research Center, home to nearly 700 cattle and cutting-edge dairy science technology.
Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting Wraps With Strong Optimism
Nearly 700 cattle producers gathered in Aurora, Colorado, for the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting, shaping grassroots policy on conservation, risk protection and tick-borne disease.
The Kern Canyon Slender Salamander Rule Ropens for Comment
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reopened comments on a rule protecting the Kern Canyon slender salamander, adding a new grazing exception that shields ranchers using managed practices.