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Category: Ag News
Dec 02
Choice Boxed Beef Tumbles $4.17 to $364.72- Lowest Price Since Mid October
Boxed beef prices declined on Tuesday with the Choice cutout down $4.17 to $364.72 and the Select cutout down $7.10 to $350.78, marking the lowest levels since October 14. The Choice/Select spread widened to 13.94. This was the fifth decline in the last six sessions. Load count totaled 115. Primal values were mostly lower: Rib …
Dec 02
Drummond calls out Governor: ‘Beholden to Big Poultry’s money, not the people’
Attorney General Gentner Drummond today issued a sharp response to Gov. Stitt regarding the Illinois River watershed litigation, accusing the Governor of being “bought and paid for” by out-of-state Big Poultry companies. State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., was filed in 2005 and seeks to hold major poultry companies accountable for polluting the Illinois …
Dec 02
Stakeholders Hold Meeting on Tyson Food Response to Oklahoma Attorney General’s Overreach
More than a hundred poultry farmers from Arkansas and Oklahoma, as well as state legislators from both states, met Monday morning in Fayetteville at the Washington County Farm Bureau offices to discuss the recent decision by Tyson Foods to end contracts for poultry growers who live in the Illinois River watershed. Dan Wright, President of …
Dec 02
AFBF Pays Tribute to Wayne Pryor and the Late Bill Northey
Former Virginia Farm Bureau Federation President Wayne Pryor will receive the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2026 Farm Bureau Founders Award. Bill Northey, longtime agricultural leader from Iowa, will be honored posthumously with AFBF’s 2026 Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award. The Founders Award and DSA are the highest honors presented by AFBF. Pryor and Northey will …
Dec 02
Ranking Member Craig Slams Secretary Rollins Over SNAP Data Threat
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement responding to threats made by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins at a cabinet meeting. The secretary threatened to withhold federal funding from states that refused the Trump administration’s illegal demand for access to the sensitive personal information of participants of the Supplemental Nutrition …
Dec 02
Ben Hale Reports Strong Market Despite Tight Runs and Chilly Conditions
On Tuesdays, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays visits with Ben Hale of Western Livestock Auctions as he talks about the latest in the markets and more. Established in 1995, Western has grown into a multi-generational family-owned and operated business and stands as a symbol of tradition, excellence, and a deep-rooted passion for the …
Dec 02
ASA Names New Industry Relations Leadership
The American Soybean Association (ASA) is pleased to announce key updates within its Industry Relations team. Yesterday, Tracy Snider was promoted to Executive Director of State & Industry Relations and Michelle Hummel was promoted to Senior Director of Industry & Stakeholder Relations. Both Snider and Hummel are based in the ASA St. Louis office. Additionally, …
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