Jul 15
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ethan Lane, head of the Washington, D.C., office for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about the top policy issues facing cattle producers during the 2026 Summer Cattle Industry Business Meeting in Denver. Lane said New World screwworm continues to dominate conversations across …
Jul 15
Grant Gardner writes in Southern Ag Today: The July World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report has a reputation as a quiet one for most crops. The reason is timing: USDA releases the Acreage report at the end of June (Rabinowitz, 2026), and the World Agricultural Outlook Board folds those acreage numbers into the …
Jul 15
The July heat in Oklahoma has resulted in some questions leading to this topic. Some operations in Oklahoma (and around the country) routinely clip cows each spring to peel off the winter haircoat. Shearing off the winter haircoat has many advantages but comes at a cost in the form of labor, time, facilities, clippers, clipper blades, risk …
Jul 15
Hitch N Ride livestock transportation is aiming to simplify the way livestock owners and transporters connect by creating a centralized online platform where producers, families, breeders, trainers and independent haulers can find reliable transportation while emphasizing trust, verification and biosecurity. Founder Fadra Glaser said in a conversation with associate farm reporter Carli Davenport that the …
Jul 15
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 14
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 2.1 points in June to 97.4, nearing its 52-year average of 98.0. Expectations for better business conditions and real sales expectations improved substantially and primarily drove the rise in the Index. The Uncertainty Index fell 2 points from May to 89, remaining well above its historical average of …
Jul 14
Today, Representative Frank D. Lucas (OK-03), a member of the House Financial Services Committee and Chairman of the House Financial Services Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity, delivered remarks on the House floor advocating for fiscal responsibility by supporting the Common Cents Act. The legislation would codify President Trump’s order …
