Nov 21
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ethan Lane of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association at the National Farm Broadcasters Convention in Kansas City. They discussed the ongoing debate over labeling in the beef industry. The conversation centered on tensions between mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) and voluntary …
Nov 21
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Nov 21
Associate farm reporter Carli Davenport spoke with crop marketing specialist Todd Hubbs from Oklahoma State University, who began with an update on the wheat market, noting significant price movement throughout the week. He explains that early gains faded after the USDA report, which, in his words, “didn’t raise exports, which a lot of people were …
Nov 20
Boxed beef prices were slightly higher on Thursday. The Choice cutout increased by $0.05 to $371.28, and the Select cutout rose $0.63 to $354.18, narrowing the Choice/Select spread to $17.10. A total of 116 loads were reported. Among primals, the Rib edged up to $638.06 from $637.77, Chuck increased to $301.81 from $298.55, and Brisket …
Nov 20
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02), and House Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Ranking Member Jahana Hayes (CT-05) were joined by U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), ranking member of the Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research, Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), …
Nov 20
The Meat Institute today released an economic study that found the meat and poultry processing industry contributes $57.3 billion to the US economy and provides 584,000 jobs. The entire meat and poultry industry, including livestock production, animal feed, equipment manufacturing, transportation and more contributes $347.7 billion in value to the nation, supporting 3.2 million jobs. …
Nov 20
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall today applauded Senate passage of the bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025. “This is a win-win for kids and dairy farmers because the nutritional benefits of whole milk are now broadly known. By lifting the restrictions on whole and reduced-fat 2% milk in schools, kids have …
Nov 20
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $6.5 billion in Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) funding available for water systems, with an additional $550 million available to states. Interested entities can apply for this funding through a rolling application process. The agency is also announcing approval of five new WIFIA loans that will …
