The Bureau of Land Management is updating their grazing regulations for the first time in three decades. Kaitlynn Glover - Executive Director of Public Lands Council dives through the most important details and shares why it is important for everyone to comment on the rule before July 13th.

Those interested can find the form to submit here: https://beef.quorum.us/campaign/165623/

Glover also goes over another BLM update after the agency announced they are rescinding the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule also known as the Public Lands rule.

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A shortage of rural veterinarians has become a major challenge facing livestock producers across the West. But what can be done to reverse the trend?

This week on Next Year Country, Colton Young, Colter Brown, and Andy Schwab are joined by Montana legislators Rep. Randyn Gregg of White Sulphur Springs and Sen. Wylie Galt of Martinsdale to discuss the growing shortage of large animal veterinarians, what's driving the problem, and potential legislative solutions to help ensure ranchers have access to the veterinary care they depend on.

The crew also breaks down the record-setting summer video calf market, how grain prices and cost of gain are shaping up, a new federal initiative aimed at encouraging regenerative agriculture practices, and what this year's Fourth of July cookout says about food prices and the farmer's share of the consumer food dollar.

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In this episode of Next Year Country, former Marine, bull hauler, and ranch hand Kameron Bumgardner shares the story behind Two Gun Western Apparel. What started as a hobby creating custom brands for friends has grown into a successful family-owned business based in Joliet, Montana. Kameron discusses how his background in the ranching industry inspired him to design custom western apparel built for producers and the rural lifestyle.

The crew also breaks down the latest cattle market developments, including concerns over rising carcass weights, packing infrastructure, and what to watch for in next week's USDA Acreage Report.

Plus, they cover this week's top agriculture issues, including the Senate's Farm Bill draft, the Montana Stockgrowers Association's motion to intervene in BLM grazing allotment litigation, and much more.

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