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Acknowledging every year has its ups and its down, Cameron Mulrony said 2022 was a challenging year for local cattle producers to say the least.  Mulrony, the Executive Vice President of the Idaho Cattle Association, said the region was very fortunate to get precipitation mid and late spring.  He note...

Between drought and input costs, the beef industry nationwide is facing a variety of challenges.  The University of Idaho’s Phil Bass noted following the slowdowns from the pandemic, larger packing facilities are running at or near capacity which is good news moving product out to customers.  But when it c...

More snow hit the Inland Northwest over the weekend to continue a tough winter.   USDA Meteorologist Brad Rippey said, “The interior Northwest has really suffered under a sustained period of not just heavy precipitation but bitter cold. It has been ex...