DOJ says states don’t have case against BLM public lands rule. E&E News

House subcommittee discusses cost of Biden-Harris energy agenda. Tri-State Livestock News

U.S. House passes bill to protect agriculture from foreign entities. Brownfield Ag News

Beef prices surge as farmers struggle with rising costs. Farms.com

190,000-acre burn challenges eastern Montana ranchers. The Ekalaka Eagle

Rural America posts first-ever loss in population. Star Herald

Ranchers support legislation to boost conservation under the ESA. BEEF Magazine

Harris details rural push ahead of battleground barnstorm. POLITICO

Cattle group strongly supports fourth Packers and Stockyards proposed rule. Chadron Radio

Wyoming wildlife officials OK rancher payment plan for elk-eaten grass. Jackson Hole News & Guide

Colorado ranchers, restaurants worried about ballot issue that would shutter meat processing plant. The Denver Post

VIDEO: A Texas cattle group has made moves to protect consumers and the cattle industry. RFD-TV

Wyoming wildlife officials OK rancher payment plan for elk-eaten grass. Cap City News

VIDEO: Laredo rancher claims to have seen another exotic animal. Laredo KGNS-TV

‘Dismayed, but not surprised:’ Health gap between urban and rural America is on the rise. NC Health News

What both sides of polarizing wolf issue are saying after Colorado’s removal of wolf pack. The Coloradoan

Colorado ranchers reach out to federal government to take over wolf reintroduction program. Colorado Politics

VIDEO: Texas ranchers say ‘green’ hydrogen project is putting livelihood at risk. FOX Business

BLM eyes more than 5 million acres in Utah for potential solar development. News From the States

Judge blocks new drilling permits for Wyoming oil development project. Reuters

Vilsack says farmers, rural areas instrumental to military. Brownfield Ag News

Pantanal’s largest deforester supplied Brazil’s major meatpackers, says report. Reporter Brasil

Australian cattle body seeks to exempt agricultural lands from EU deforestation rules. Carbon Pulse

October Outlook

Beef-loving US can’t get enough true blue red meat. The North West Star (Australia)

The evolution of U.S.-Mexican cattle and beef trade. Drovers

In a rural small town, a group of locals steps up to support senior health. NPR

Yellowstone National Park wants to grow its bison herd. Montana is threatening to sue. Texas Public Radio

Gray wolf population growing fast in California — up sixfold in the past five years. Lake County Record-Bee

A good year for California beef industry, but challenges remain. Ag Net West

Beef-on-dairy are ‘cash cows’ for dairy farmers. Farm Progress

The American West’s megafires are silencing birds. LAist

Ag downturn triggers equipment layoffs, bargain deals. Farm Futures

Several economists believe agriculture is in a recession. RFD-TV

Low cattle inventory drives continued high beef prices. AgDaily

Study: Because of pesticides, living in farm towns is as risky as smoking. In These Times

Cattle rancher who’s seen 500,000 migrants cross his border property reveals cartel tricks used to earn $3.5 million a day. Daily Mail

Newsfeed

Bezos Fund Announces $9.4 Million Research Grant for Vaccine to Reduce Cattle Methane Emissions

The Bezos Earth Fund is announcing a $9.4 million grant to research a vaccine that would reduce methane emissions in cattle. In a collaboration between the Pirbright Institute and the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), researchers intend to use “state-of-the-art biotechnology” to find a vaccine mechanism that would reduce livestock methane emissions by 30% or more.

South Dakota ranching couple indicted by Forest Service for fence in place since 1950; facing 10 years in prison

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CAPUTA, SD – A South Dakota ranching couple is facing 10 years in prison over a fence dispute. Charles and Heather Maude, both 39, of Maude Hog & Cattle have each been charged separately with theft of government property for allegedly placing a fence on federal grassland. U.S. Forest Service (USFS) special agent Travis Lunders

The Midwest has lost 1.6 million acres of productive farmland since 2001, study shows

The Midwest has lost 1.6 million acres of productive farmland since 2001, largely to development, a new study from the University of Illinois has found. Examining farmland loss across eight midwestern states, researchers found that 55% was lost to development and urban sprawl. Iowa saw the largest proportion of agricultural land loss due to development

New Study Shows Livestock Grazing Benefits Sagebrush, Reduces Wildfire Threat

Scientists have published new research pointing to the ecological benefits of livestock grazing on sagebrush across American western rangelands. This new research project, published recently in Ecosphere, was a collaborative effort among Agricultural Research Service (ARS) rangeland scientists from Burns, Oregon and Fort Collins, Colorado. The scientists looked at grazed and ungrazed sagebrush steppe and

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