Reports indicate USDA is weighing whether to resume live cattle imports from Mexico, a policy question that always lands at the intersection of cattle supply, market prices, and animal health safeguards. A Texas cattle group leader told Brownfield that protecting the health of the U.S. cattle herd should be the first priority as USDA considers […]
Reports indicate the U.S. Department of Agriculture is again weighing whether to resume live cattle imports from Mexico, a policy decision that always draws attention from cow-calf producers, feedlots, and veterinarians. A Texas cattle group recently told Brownfield that protecting the health of the U.S. herd should be the top priority as USDA considers next […]
Reports from national ag outlets indicate USDA is weighing whether and how to resume or adjust live cattle imports from Mexico, a move that has ranchers in multiple states emphasizing herd health protections first. While the immediate debate is centered farther south, any shift in import policy can ripple through U.S. cattle markets and disease-prevention […]
From the Hi-Line to the Tongue River breaks, Montana livestock producers are balancing the usual calendar—calving, turnout, hay planning—with a news cycle that can move markets fast. Disease detections in other regions, shifting export demand, and continued consolidation in meatpacking and animal health services all have the potential to ripple back to local sale barns […]