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Crop Progress: Oklahoma Pastures Continue to Decline as Crop Conditions Show Mixed Results
Mon Aug 31st, 2026 15:37:57 CDT
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. corn crop is rated 57% Good to Excellent this week, equal to last week. Soybean crop conditions are rated 58% good to excellent this week, down 2 points from last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 39% good to excellent this week, up 2 points ...
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Secretary Rollins Announces Ranchers First Initiatives to Rebuild the Great American Beef Herd
Mon Aug 31st, 2026 9:05:14 CDT
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Ranchers First Initiative, a sweeping package of actions to continue rebuilding the Great American Beef Herd and put America’s ranchers back at the center of our nation’s food supply. Building on USDA’s October 2025 Plan to Fortify the American Beef Industry, the Trump Administration is ...
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Philippine Policy Team Advances Fair Trade Discussions and Strengthens U.S. Wheat Partnership
Fri Aug 28th, 2026 9:02:31 CDT
A recent U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) program brought together “heavy hitters” from some of the Philippines’ largest flour milling companies for a trade policy focused mission to Oregon, Montana and Washington, DC. The team members’ companies account for more than half of total flour milling capacity in the Philippines, purchasing more than 1.3 million metric tons ...
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Steve Dittmer Warns Breaking Up Big Packers Could Raise Beef Prices Mon Aug 31st, 2026 9:48:39 CDT
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Steve Dittmer, president of the Agribusiness Freedom Foundation, who weighs in on President Donald Trump’s recent calls to lower beef prices and break up the nation’s largest beef packers. Dittmer has written in his most recent blog about Glenn Beck’s conversation with ...
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