Livestock and Dairy

If you’re a fan of ice cream or Cougar Gold cheese, this is the kind of news you’ve been waiting for.  Ferdinand’s Ice Cream Shoppe is getting a boost thanks to a $10 million upgrade at Washington State University’s Knott Dairy Center.  School officials said with mode...

On Friday, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed a depredation on private land in Jackson County.  Investigators said when they responded to the Rancheria area, they found one dead nine-month-old calf.  ODFW added it appears that the OR 167 wolves are responsible for this depredation.   This marks...

American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall made his first trip to the World Dairy Expo in Madison, WI last week.  As a former dairy producer, he said he was impressed with what he saw.   “Oh, it's beautiful here. The cattle are...

North Dakota’s state veterinarian said the state’s first reported case of anthrax this year is a reminder to livestock producers to take action to protect their animals from disease.  The case included beef cattle from Adams County, North Dakota, and was confirmed by the South Dakota Animal Disease Research and Diagnostic Laboratory.   “Produc...

After the summer the Northwest has experienced, it should come as no surprise that pasture conditions in the area don’t look great to start the month of October.  USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey noted some of the driest lands are in the Great Plains, and out here in the West.   “Leadi...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association reminds students that internship opportunities are available for the spring 2025 semester.  Those opportunities include a public policy internship, a meetings and events internship, and a producer education and sustainability internship.   “...

Due to ongoing depredation issues in Pend Oreille and Stevens counties, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has approved the lethal removal of one adult wolf from the Onion Creek wolf pack.  Just a few weeks ago, WDFW lethally removed two wolves, a yearling female and an adult male, from the Onion Creek territory.  Since A...

Noble Research Institute and Certified Angus Beef partnered to deliver Land Stewardship, an educational course designed for livestock producers worldwide.  Land Stewardship will launch next month and is an extension of Noble’s curriculum.  It offer...

Cattle producers from across the west plan to hold a rally next week to show their opposition to a new government mandate.  An electronic ID ear tag on adult cattle shipped over state lines is unnecessary and too costly for cattle producers, that according to rally organizers.  This up...

Late last week, USDA announced $58 million available for marketing assistance to eligible organic dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP) 2024 to help expand the market for organic dairy and increase the consumption of organic dairy.  ...