Cattle

Wildlife advocates last week asked the U.S. Forest Service to implement rules they say will mitigate conflict between predators and livestock grazing in national forests.

There are about 48,000 livestock brands actively registered in Montana. That makes it hard to come up with new designs.

Retail beef prices are at record highs, but cattle ranchers say those profits aren’t trickling down to them. While some are giving up, others are trying to hold on in the face of stagnating cattle prices and industry consolidation.

It takes speed, stamina and livestock savvy when it comes to auctioning cattle. And Steve Goedert is one of the best in the country.

For the first time in around 50 years, bovine tuberculosis has been detected in a cattle herd in Montana. The state livestock department says meat inspectors at a plant in Minnesota detected the infected cow and traced it back to a herd in Blaine County. That herd is now under quarantine.

Conservation and livestock groups have found a resolution to a long simmering bison disease management disagreement in northeast Montana. The compromise could help inform similar agreements if the American Prairie Reserve continues to expand its bison range.

This story is part of a series on lasting ways Montana is adapting to the pandemic. It’s funded in part by the Solutions Journalism Network.The…

Shoppers may have noticed higher beef prices and empty shelves at the grocery store last month. At the same time cattle producers saw a significant drop…

A federal appeals court this week revived a lawsuit filed by an environmental law firm that challenges the state of Montana and the federal government’s…

A new trade agreement announced Friday could mean more Montana beef makes its way to European consumers. The European Union’s agreement with the U.S.…