Feb 16
American Agri-Women (AAW) learned firsthand about the impacts and efforts to mitigate livestock predators from a natural resources panel at their annual convention. AAW President Heather Hampton+Knodle said, “People may have seen ranchhands on ‘Yellowstone’ trying to save their livestock from wolves. Apex predator attacks on cattle, sheep and other livestock aren’t just made for TV, …
Feb 16
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Feb 15
Connealy selected to represent the Angus breed at the NCBA’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference. The Angus Foundation selected Gabriel Connealy of Whitman, Nebraska, to represent the Angus breed at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC). Each year, the Foundation selects and sponsors an individual to attend the conference, held in June in …
Feb 15
“On behalf of America’s farmer co-ops, I applaud the nomination of Xochitl Torres Small to be the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture. As the under secretary for rural development since 2021, she has experience leading a section of USDA that oversees programs that impact rural America in diverse ways, from funding rural housing and community facilities …
Feb 15
Today at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture 2023 Winter Policy Conference, NASDA CEO Ted McKinney announced the organization is welcoming eight new members since the 2022 midterm elections. Two states elected new commissioners of agriculture, and governors in six states have announced the appointment of new NASDA members. “We are proud to …
Feb 15
At the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Winter Policy Conference today, NASDA, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Pork Board (NPB) and National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) announced a new partnership to enhance coordination and preparedness to prevent and protect the United States from African Swine Fever (ASF), a deadly pig disease …
Feb 15
I recently came across a blurb that caught my eye…”A recent survey found that 79% of global consumers are changing their purchase preferences based on sustainability and 66% choose to purchase products based on environmental friendliness.” This piqued my interest, so I did a little more digging. With a few keystrokes I found another study that said that …
Feb 15
The Trailblazers program, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, takes advocacy to an unprecedented level by giving participants the tools and training they need to promote beef to new audiences while addressing and correcting myths. After a competitive application process, ten Trailblazers from eight states have been …
