May 11
By Todd Wilkinson, NCBA President Over the past few weeks, I have seen news articles and social media posts lying about our industry, attacking our association, and endangering the programs that generations of farmers and ranchers worked hard to establish—and I am fed up. This week, a group of animal rights activists and those who do …
May 11
This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist Kim Anderson. During this week’s edition, Anderson talks about the latest in the grain markets and the upcoming WASDE (World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates) report. As the USDA will release the May WASDE report on Friday, May 12, Anderson said those estimates will …
May 11
Combine harvesters in the U.S. and Canada continue to grow while total tractor unit sales declined below the 5-year average, according to the latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Total U.S. ag tractor unit sales decreased in April 2023, down 16 percent year-over-year, with unit sales increasing in the 4WD farm tractor …
May 11
Today, the Animal Agriculture Alliance released the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on California’s Proposition 12: “Animal rights extremist organizations have been pushing for state-level legislation banning frequently-used animal care practices, such as gestation stalls for pregnant sows or cages for laying hens, for years. The true motive of these changes is …
May 11
California’s controversial Proposition 12 stands, as the Supreme Court on Thursday sided with the state and the law that prohibits the sale of pork in the state not produced according to California’s production standards. The ruling is a significant loss for the pork industry. Livestock groups have argued that if California’s law stands, then other …
May 11
Today, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Markwayne Mullin’s (R-OK) legislation to reverse a federal regulatory penalty on states and protect key Oklahoma infrastructure projects from runaway regulation. Mullin’s legislation to strike down the Biden administration’s listing of the northern long-eared bat (NLEB) as ‘endangered’ under the Endangered Species Act passed with bipartisan support. Listing the NLEB as …
May 11
Unlike satellite radio or streaming, local broadcast radio is always available with no cellular data, subscription or signal required. Many of our affiliate stations are powered by AM radio and cover extensive areas across the United States. Despite this, some auto manufacturers have recently removed AM radio from their electric vehicle models. The Importance of …
May 11
A recent episode of The Angus Conversation explored bovine congestive heart failure. Biological challenges are rarely simple to solve. With a host of variables in real-world scenarios, bovine congestive heart failure (BCHF) certainly falls into the “complicated” category. Is it a management issue, a genetic problem or a little bit of both? A recent episode …
