Jan 05
Soy growers are asking Congress to support inland waterways in the upcoming 2024 Water Resources Development Act. Lawmakers are in the process of developing the 2024 WRDA, a critical piece of legislation that will shape U.S. waterway policies for the next two years. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently issued guidance for WRDA 2024 …
Jan 05
Declining tax revenue from oil and gas production continues to push total gross receipts revenues down. Treasury receipts for the last 12 months total $16.96 billion, a decrease of $480 million, or 2.7 percent, when comparing revenue from the previous year. All tax sources in December total $1.41 billion. Continuing recent trends, revenue is down …
Jan 05
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jan 04
This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist Kim Anderson. During this week’s edition, Anderson talks about the latest crop prices. Looking at wheat from Thanksgiving through New Year’s, Anderson said, prices ranged from $5.35 to $6.03. Over a one-month time period, Anderson said that price movement is not too surprising. Anderson …
Jan 04
At Cattlemen’s Congress, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, had the chance to visit with the National Sales Manager of WW Livestock Systems, Sam Eck. Hays and Eck talk about year four of Cattlemen’s Congress and WW Livestock Systems. “WW started back in 1946 by the Webster family,” Eck said. “We have been building …
Jan 04
“Table for All: Pennsylvania Dairy Connects Communities” is the theme of the 33rd butter sculpture. The sculpture depicts members of the community gathering around the dinner table, connecting through a delicious bounty of food while celebrating the hard work of Pennsylvania’s farmers. Dairy farmer Walt Moore of Walmoore Holsteins in Cochranville, Pennsylvania, said, “Agriculture plays …
Jan 04
To present the 2023/24 Corn Harvest Quality Report, discuss opportunities for sorghum and break down barriers to defend the market share of these coarse grain commodities in China, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC’s) office in Beijing recently conducted a corn quality roadshow and seminar in Beijing and Guangdong Province. In addition to reviewing the report, …
