A tool to help livestock producers manage swings in the market is no longer available to the lamb industry, with a replacement program likely a couple years away. A lack of market data led the U.S.

Livestock producers are signing up for insurance programs that had long been overlooked by the industry, leading to a beef producer group jotting down another line item on an already lengthy lobbying ...

Cattle prices have been high, and market factors would indicate that they'll stay high. But Tim Petry, North Dakota State University Extension livestock economist, says that doesn't mean price ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that now offers Weaned Calf Risk Protection, a new insurance option for livestock producers in several states. This policy, offered by USDA’s Risk ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is hosting more than a dozen in-person and virtual workshops this winter for producers to learn about new and expanded livestock risk management products. The ...

USDA has updated crop insurance options in order to reach more swine, dairy and cattle producers through the Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Livestock Risk Protection ...

2:00-3:00 PM Eastern/1:00-2:00 PM Central/12:00-1:00 PM Mountain The national Extension Risk Management Education Program and the United States Department of Agriculture are collaborating to deliver a ...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Center for Agricultural Profitability and Nebraska Extension will host a risk management workshop in North Platte to update livestock producers on the latest ...

To help livestock producers know what insurance resources are available and to answer questions, USDA Risk Management Agency is hosting a Livestock Roadshow. It is a series of workshops for producers ...

The Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University recently released a new publication to help livestock producers address a variety of risks that may affect their operations. The new ...

Federal crop insurance has become a cornerstone of US agricultural policy, accounting for a significant share of total federal spending on farm programs. The current Congressional Budget Office (CBO) ...