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Longtime Iowa livestock extension economist Dr. John Lawrence was inducted into the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association Hall of Fame.

Broadview Ranch, Centreville, Mississippi, operated by the Henry Darden family, was named American Gelbvieh Association Commercial Producer of the Year.

Export tariffs on aluminum and aluminum alloys will be raised. The current import tariff will stay on seven types of coal until March 31, with tariffs adopted for most favored nations from April 1.

Wholesale beef prices are running $20 per cwt. higher than the same week a year ago, with last week’s blizzard one factor in the rally. But retail demand for a shrinking supply will support prices into the New Year.

The prospect of Title 42 ending prompted crowds to form on the Mexican side of the border of the U.S. as they awaited to cross the border.

While the past year has produced prices more favorable to producers, the impact of drought hasn’t really been absorbed into the market yet.

To potentially prevent or limit the next zoonotic disease outbreak, USDA scientists are developing new tests and tools to identify and track the COVID virus and its variants in wild and domestic animals.

The number one input cost for many cattle operations is feed. While weather conditions often play a huge role in the availability of growing and stored feed sources, producers might have a new alternative.

The House on Friday averted a government shutdown by voting 225 to 201 in favor of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023—the omnibus spending bill. Here’s what’s in it for ag.

Taiwan’s defense ministry said China sent 71 warplanes and seven naval vessels on “strike drills”⁠ — rehearsals for conflict ⁠— into its air-defense zones.