A cow accident in January left Illinois dairyman Kevin Erbsen fighting for his life. Eight months later, Erbacres Holsteins ...

The Cattle Herd Hit a 75-Year Low. USDA Will Now Insure Ranchers for Keeping Heifers, but at 63 the Payout Can Reach Social Security. When cattle prices sit at generational highs and a rancher starts ...

WASHINGTON (DTN) -- Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) coverage for breeding female cattle is now being developed and could be available for midyear policy selection next spring, livestock brokers and ...

LUBBOCK, Texas (RFD News) — Record cattle prices are making replacement-heifer decisions increasingly expensive for cow-calf producers, raising the financial stakes as ranchers consider whether to buy ...

The Ranchers First Initiative builds on the USDA’s October 2025 plan to fortify the U.S. beef industry. It focuses on risk management, processing capacity, conservation support and opportunities for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins (Getty Images) The Agriculture Department announced a sweeping policy package aimed at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Ranchers First Initiative builds on the USDA's October 2025 plan to fortify the U.S. beef industry. It focuses on risk ...

The US Agriculture Department is easing regulations for ranchers and small meat processors, in the latest effort to appease domestic producers while the Trump administration simultaneously boosts ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the Ranchers First Initiative on Monday, outlining a package of programs aimed at rebuilding the nation’s cattle herd and supporting American ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has unveiled a new package of measures aimed at rebuilding the nation’s cattle herds, which have fallen to their lowest levels in 75 years. Agriculture Secretary ...

North Carolina Cooperative Extension announces the NC Beef Cattle Improvement Program Premium Heifer Development Project and Sale focusing on high-quality replacement heifers before Aug. 1-Nov. 15, ...

Cattle ranchers are speaking out against a Trump administration plan to temporarily waive higher tariffs on ground beef imports, arguing it will undercut their business and prevent them from ...