Jun 30
Over time, Bovine congestive heart failure (BCHF), sometimes referred to as “late-day” or “late stage” morbidity has emerged as a condition of significance to the cattle industry. BCHF is a significant cause of death in feedlot cattle at low to moderate elevations (2600 – 5200 feet). Mortality from BCHF has reached 7.5% in severely affected …
Jun 30
President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation temporarily suspending countervailing duties (CVDs) on certain phosphate fertilizer imports, providing immediate relief to American farmers while advancing the Administration’s broader strategy to strengthen America’s fertilizer supply chain. The temporary suspension will increase phosphate fertilizer availability, improve competition, and help lower one of agriculture’s largest production expenses while …
Jun 30
The hog market has several interesting contradictions. Amid the factors of profitable production, live and cutout values well below last year, and little growth in production, USDA released its June 1 Hogs and Pigs report last week, and it continued to show a smaller breeding herd. The breeding herd was estimated at 5.88 million head, …
Jun 29
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is improving and modernizing 32 key conservation practices, part of a broad effort by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) to put farmers first by strengthening conservation solutions. To gather feedback to update the practice standards, NRCS held more than 150 roundtables, bringing together more than 2,000 agricultural producers in every state and territory. Additionally, NRCS is …
Jun 29
The Agriculture Coalition for USMCA released a letter, signed by 2,376 farmers from across the country, that was sent to President Trump today urging renewal of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with targeted improvements. “The USMCA is foundational to American food and agriculture’s success, providing expanded cross-border rail traffic, long-term policy certainty, and greater supply chain …
Jun 29
According to the latest crop progress report released on June 29th, 2026, Oklahoma’s winter wheat harvest is at 98% complete this week, compared to 95% last week. Kansas winter wheat crop is ranked 14% good to excellent, 31% fair, and 55% poor to very poor. Winter wheat harvested is at 72% compared to 58% last …
