Lane visits with Ty Thompson, auctioneer with Northern Livestock Video Auction, following their 2025 Early Fall Preview sale. Ty shares firsthand insights on record-setting calf prices, unprecedented demand in the beef market, and what it means for ranchers, feeders, and replacement heifer buyers. They also discuss herd size, the outlook for bred cattle, and a few notes on the lamb market. With 33,000 head of cattle and 3,000 head of sheep selling, this sale reflects the strength — and challenges — of today’s livestock industry.

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Nick Courville, Young Farmer & Rancher Chair of the Montana Farm Bureau, shares how he and his wife run a horse breeding program, raise cattle, and more. He talks about challenges like land access, high costs, and sale barn closures, while stressing the importance of showing up, networking, and stepping into leadership roles to shape the future of agriculture.

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Cheatgrass is costing ranchers big—and it’s not going away on its own. In this episode of LaneCast Ag, Podcast Lane Nordlund sits down with Justin Hossfeld of Envu to dig into real-world solutions for reclaiming rangeland from invasive annual grasses like cheatgrass, medusahead, ventenata and red brome. From first-hand success stories using Rejuvra® to smart application timing, return-on-investment tools, and the power of mapping tools like RangeView™, this episode is packed with insights every Western rancher should hear.

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