United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) issues the following statement in response to a recent wave of policy announcements and trade decisions that have continued a trend of uncertainty within the U.S. cattle industry and livestock marketplace, including the cancellation of tariffs on Brazilian beef. With the national herd at a 75-year low, the domestic cattle …
Category: Ag News
Nov 21
Klobuchar, Luján, Colleagues Press USDA on Unnecessary SNAP Reapplications
U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, led 30 of their colleagues in pressing U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on the USDA’s plan to have …
Nov 21
Hardin Addresses Concerns Over Potential Poultry Industry Changes
Rep. David Hardin, R-Stilwell, is addressing concerns raised by Adair County commissioners regarding the potential economic impact of major reductions in poultry operations in northeastern Oklahoma and the importance of the poultry industry to Oklahoma agriculture. This week, Adair County commissioners sent a letter to Attorney General Gentner Drummond outlining the role poultry production plays …
Nov 21
Farmers Appreciate Efforts to Improve Endangered Species Act
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on departments of the Interior and Commerce proposed rules to improve Endangered Species Act regulations. “Farm Bureau appreciates the Trump administration’s efforts to improve implementation of the Endangered Species Act. Farmers and ranchers take seriously the responsibility of protecting the environment, and these proposals will provide …
Nov 21
USDA Launches Screwworm.gov, Centralizing New World Screwworm Information Across the Federal Government
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is excited to highlight the launch of the NEW Unified New World screwworm (NWS) website, screwworm.gov. This dynamic new site centralizes NWS information available across the federal government and reflects our whole-of-government effort to fight this pest through implementation of Secretary Rollins’ comprehensive five-pronged plan. “The Trump Administration …
Nov 21
USDA’s Richard Fordyce on Post-Shutdown Recovery
Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays spoke with Richard Fordyce, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation at USDA at the National Farm Broadcasters Convention in Kansas City. Questions about how the USDA recovered after the lengthy government shutdown started the conversation, and Fordyce explains that the department “had folks back in …
Nov 21
Smithfield Foods Donates 32,000 Pounds of Protein to Hampton Roads Foodbanks at the Mayflower Marathon
Smithfield Foods donated 32,000 pounds of protein to the 29th Annual Mayflower Marathon Holiday Food and Fund Drive to support the Virginia Peninsula Foodbank and Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore. “Providing access to protein is a key part of our commitment to fighting hunger in the communities where we live and work,” …
Nov 21
Recapping our Legislative Week
After the record long, Democrat-driven shutdown, the House advanced major pieces of legislation to address energy, crime, and deregulation. Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement: “The U.S. House of Representatives remains committed to unleashing American energy production, cutting burdensome and unnecessary regulation, and protecting Americans from violent crime. A huge piece of this is the …
Nov 21
USDA Designates 2 Oklahoma Counties as Contiguous Natural Disaster Areas Due to Excessive Rain, Floods, Hail, High Winds, and Severe Storms
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a …
Nov 21
Billy Howe Texas Water Challenges: AI Centers, Groundwater Rights, and Conservation
Farm Director KC Shepherd spoke with Billy Howe of the Texas Farm Bureau following a water panel discussion, focusing on the unique legal status of groundwater in Texas, the emergence of major new industrial water users, and the urgent need for new water technology. Texas Groundwater: The Rule of Capture Groundwater rights in Texas are …
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