RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Category: Ag News
Aug 30
CAB Insider: Short Supplies, Higher Beef Prices
The fed cattle market has stagnated since mid-July, encumbered primarily by exceptionally small slaughter head counts. Last week’s $183/cwt. fed steer price was the smallest since mid-July. In the meantime packing sector margins are solidly in the black again after dipping below breakeven levels from late July through most of August. Three weeks ago fed …
Aug 30
Biden-Harris Administration Invests $266 Million to Help Rural Business Owners, Farmers and Ranchers Lower Energy Costs, Generate Income, and Expand Operations, as Part of Investing in America Agenda
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is awarding $266 million in loans and grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower their energy costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resilience of their operation. This funding …
Aug 30
Growth Energy: EPA Is Right to Deny SREs
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuels trade association, filed briefs to intervene in three cases this week in support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and its decisions to deny small-refinery exemptions (SREs) for refiners seeking to avoid complying with their blending obligations under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). “Petitioners have tried over and …
Aug 30
Unified Vision Drives Beef Checkoff Success
Since 1963, the Federation of State Beef Councils has been committed to building beef demand by inspiring, unifying and supporting an effective and coordinated state and national Checkoff partnership. By working together with one unified vision and plan, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, and state beef councils continue to …
Aug 30
Oklahoma Makes Big Strides Toward Improving Broadband Across the State
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with Oklahoma State University’s Brian Whitacre, about an update on broadband in Oklahoma. Whitacre is on the state’s Broadband Expansion Council, which provides recommendations to the newly formed Oklahoma Broadband Office. Whitacre said the state recently received some additional broadband funding through the USDA ReConnect Program. “That went to a …
Aug 30
U.S. Wheat Associates Hires Fiscal Officer, Promotes Two
USW Vice President of Finance Kevin McGarry has announced position changes in his team. Norman Karlson has been hired as Fiscal Officer effective August 29, 2023. Kurt Coppens has been promoted to Director of Finance from his current position as Fiscal Officer. And current Senior Staff Accountant Adam Kiely has been promoted to Comptroller. USW …
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