USDA Heifer Retention Plan Targets 75-Year-Low U.S. Cattle Herd
Sep 09, 2026

Video: USDA Heifer Retention Plan Targets 75-Year-Low U.S. Cattle Herd

At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins promoted a new Livestock Risk Protection endorsement designed to help ranchers retain heifers for breeding.
 

USDA Heifer Retention Plan Targets 75-Year-Low U.S. Cattle Herd

USDA Heifer Retention Plan Targets 75-Year-Low U.S. Cattle Herd

At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins promoted a new Livestock Risk Protection endorsement designed to help ranchers retain heifers for breeding.... More
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