by Sam Tenpenny | Jul 27, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
Miller, Meat Institute, NCBA pleased border to open to Mexican cattle After Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced Friday that the U.S. government would open Arizona and New Mexico ports of entry to Mexican cattle, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, the Meat...
by Sam Tenpenny | Jul 10, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, The Fence Post Articles
Bred heifers, grass, risk protection all key to herd rebuild About 75% of the nation’s cowherd is located in areas experiencing drought conditions and that is significant, according to one economist, when the nation is also attempting to build herd numbers back up...
by Sam Tenpenny | Jul 2, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
Secretary Rollins announces program to support small- and mid-size beef processors On June 30, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers (SPUR) Program that will provide temporary support for eligible beef...
by Sam Tenpenny | Jun 25, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News, The Fence Post Articles
NCBA’s Woodall at CCA on screwworm, alpha-gal, and beef demand The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting in Loveland has wrapped up. There was no shortage of topics to discuss over the three-day meeting, but drought, cattle prices and screwworm were...
by Sam Tenpenny | Jun 24, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
USDA opens state-of-the-art livestock insects research laboratory to combat livestock pests The United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service opened the Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, a state-of-the-art...
by Sam Tenpenny | Jun 12, 2026 | Articles, Daily Headlines, News
New World screwworm returns to North America: Implications for Nebraska livestock producers LINCOLN, Neb. — The New World screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax, is among the most destructive livestock pests ever encountered in the Western Hemisphere. Unlike most...
