Jun 30
On this Independence Day, as we celebrate the freedom we are all fortunate to share with our family and loved ones, we also reflect on our 247 year-long history and the immeasurable sacrifice undertaken for freedom to remain. Indeed, it is because of the unwavering dedication and sacrifice of the generations of U.S. service members …
Jun 30
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Biden Administration does not have the authority to implement its student loan bailout plan in a 6 to 3 vote. “When the Biden Administration issued its plan to erase a wide swath of certain federal student loan debts, it did so …
Jun 30
Today USDA released its Acreage and June 1 Grain Stocks reports. Grain Stocks is the quarterly report showing a count of remaining old crop as of June 1. For corn and soybeans this is what is left over after three quarters of usage. For wheat, which operates on a June 1 – May 31 marketing …
Jun 30
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is visiting with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart about NCBA’s fight against the Biden Administration on the Waters of the U.S. rule. The NCBA has joined a broad coalition suing the Biden Administration over their reluctance to move off their rule and rewrite the new …
Jun 30
Congressman Josh Brecheen issued the following statement after the Supreme Court struck down Biden’s student loan bailout in Biden v. Nebraska and defended religious liberty and the First Amendment in 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis. The conservative victories come a day after the Supreme Court ruled that colleges cannot racially discriminate in admissions and reaffirmed …
Jun 30
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Mark Hodges, the Executive Director of Oklahoma Genetics Inc., about this year’s winter wheat crop and harvest. “There is some good wheat out there in areas,” Hodges said. “It is really a mosaic pattern because it doesn’t necessarily relate to grazed and ungrazed, not that …
Jun 30
Thirty high school seniors from across Missouri completed the ninth annual Helping Youth Prepare for Excellence (HYPE) FFA Academy June 27-29 in Jefferson City, Mo. Sponsored by the Missouri Corn Merchandising Council, the three-day academy is designed to inform and empower agriculture students to effectively engage in issues impacting today’s industry. “These FFA members have the …
Jun 30
Dan Basse of Chicago, Illinois, president of AgResource Company, has been elected chair of the Farm Foundation Board of Directors. Basse, who will serve a two-year term, succeeds Jerome Lyman, a retired executive of McDonald’s Corporation. “It is an exciting time for Farm Foundation as we celebrate our 90th Anniversary and look to accelerate our mission with the construction …
Jun 30
For the U.S., The 2023 winter wheat planted area is estimated at 37.0 million acres, down 1 percent from the previous estimate but up 11 percent from last year. Of the total planted acreage, approximately 25.7 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 7.66 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.68 million acres are White …
Jun 30
The HRW harvest is expected to accelerate as temperatures trend hot. SRW harvest continues to move forward with data from 87 samples available this week. Much needed precipitation fell across the HRS and northern durum growing region. In the Pacific Northwest, cooler temperatures are needed to stabilize the SW crop. This Week’s #WheatHarvest23 Round-Up Follow …
