City Care, a local non-profit providing low-barrier shelter, supportive services and affordable housing to address the root causes of homelessness, today announced that Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are recognizing the organization with a $2.5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund. This investment is the largest gift in the nonprofit’shistory. City …
Category: Ag News
Dec 01
Lance Zimmerman: Will the U.S. Cow Herd Rebuild in 2026
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Lance Zimmerman of Rabobank. As 2025 concludes, the central industry question is whether the U.S. will finally see signs of herd expansion. Zimmerman stresses that this remains the foundation of long-term production growth. He points out that despite political pressure to lower …
Dec 01
Disaster Assistance for 2025: Is it Coming or Not?
Bart Fisher and Joe Outlaw write in an Article from Southern Ag today: We think we can all agree on one thing: we’re all sick of talking about the state of the farm economy. After 8 years of ad hoc disaster assistance propping up the farm economy, most producers we know are desperate for market …
Dec 01
Monday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Dec 01
Mike Stranz with NFU: Support Must Go to Family Farmers First
Farm director KC Sheperd spoke with Mike Stranz, vice president of advocacy for the National Farmers Union, at the National Farm Broadcasters Convention in Kansas City. The conversation centers on current challenges facing farmers, beginning with concerns about the aftermath of the recent government shutdown and what comes next for federal trade assistance. Stranz emphasizes …
Nov 30
Choice Boxed Beef Ends November Down $1.46 at $366.82
Boxed beef values on Friday showed declines compared to Wednesday, as no report was issued Thursday due to Thanksgiving. Choice closed at $366.82, down $1.46 from Wednesday’s $368.28, while Select finished at $351.05, down $4.46 from $355.51. The Choice/Select spread widened to 15.77, compared to 12.77 on Wednesday. Choice was also down $4.66 from the …
Nov 28
What 400 U.S. Farmers Really Think: Inside the Ag Economy Barometer’s Latest Findings
Farm director KC Sheperd spoke with Michael Langemeier of Purdue University, who began with an introduction to the Ag Economy Barometer, a monthly survey conducted by Purdue to track the sentiment of U.S. agricultural producers. Langemeier explained that the survey has been ongoing for about a decade and involves polling 400 producers every month. “We …
Nov 28
Reiterating Agrifood Safety Education to Further Reduce Southern U.S. Farm Markets’ Product Waste
The State of Georgia, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, accounted for 39,264 farms, with a market value of roughly $13 billion in animal and plant products across poultry, peanut, cotton, pecan, fruit, and vegetable sectors. It is well known that small-scale farms are largely family owned and contribute significantly to the U.S. agricultural …
Nov 28
Harvester Paul Paplow on Record Crops and Solving Farm Crises on the Road
At the National Farm Broadcasters Convention, Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Paul Paplow of U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc. (USCHI), to discuss the dynamic, high-stakes life of custom harvesting and the critical role these mobile crews play in American agriculture. Paplow’s own operation exemplifies the massive scale of the work, running a route that covers …
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