Monday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved in the last 100 days, recognizing 300 days of fulfilling the agency’s statutory obligations, and delivering clean air, land, and water for all Americans under President Donald Trump’s leadership. EPA Region 6 led the response to the Smitty’s …
Category: Ag News
Nov 19
Deeper Dive into Last Weeks Funding Bill
After 43 days of a Democrat-driven shutdown, the government finally reopened last week. This legislation was identical to a package that Republican leadership offered in the Senate weeks ago, showing that this entire situation was political and avoidable. This legislation responsibly reopened the government and fully funded three appropriations bills: Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military …
Nov 19
Animal Ag Alliance participating in Giving Tuesday
November 19, 2025 (Arlington, Va.) – The Animal Agriculture Alliance, a 501(c)(3) non-profit working to safeguard the future of animal agriculture, is participating in Giving Tuesday on December 2. From now until Giving Tuesday, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association will match donations to the Alliance up to $100,000 to help contributions go even further toward …
Nov 19
Joe Schuele: How Tariffs Are Impacting U.S. Meat Trade
Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Joe Schuele of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, who began with a discussion about the Trump administration’s tariff strategy and whether the tariffs were “working.” Joe Schuele clarified that, from the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s perspective, the key issue is not whether tariffs work broadly, but whether U.S. red …
Nov 19
Thanksgiving by the Numbers: Families Pay More While Farmers Earn Less
National Farmers Union (NFU) today released the annual Thanksgiving Edition of the “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar,” revealing stark inequities in America’s food system. Farmers continue to receive only pennies on the dollar for foods typically consumed for Thanksgiving dinner despite high grocery prices. Farmers earn small returns on staple Thanksgiving foods according to …
Nov 19
USDA Announces Major Expansion of Disaster Assistance for Farmers Starting November 24
USDA Announces Major Expansion of Disaster Assistance for Farmers Starting November 24Th. This will be a significant expansion of federal aid to agricultural producers recovering from natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. In a virtual media call on Monday, USDA officials outlined the rollout of “Stage Two” of the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program (SDRP), alongside …
Nov 19
USDA Data Returns Uncertainty Remains: A Look Inside the Post-Shutdown Reports
Long-awaited data updates were released by USDA today. Due to the government shutdown, today’s releases include the first updates to crop production, and supply and demand estimates since the mid-September reports two months ago. While weekly export sales will be slowly trickled out over the next seven weeks, USDA published all of the daily export sales announcements for …
Nov 19
Emergency Approval Sought for Tick-Borne Cattle Disease Treatment
In a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine, R-CALF USA requested emergency approval for a medicine called buparvaquone to treat cattle infected with theileriosis. In the letter, R-CALF USA Animal Health Committee Chair Max Thornsberry, DVM, said the disease had been spreading in the United States since 2017, when its carrier, …
Nov 19
Cow Calf Corner Paul Beck: Selection for Improved Performance Does Not Reduce Hardiness of Beef Cattle
Genetic selection has driven improved growth, carcass weight, and milk production in beef cattle. In many livestock species, intensive selection for production traits has been shown to reduce disease resistance and weaken immune function, raising concerns that similar patterns may be emerging in the beef industry. Research across species demonstrates that when resources are biologically …
Nov 19
Wednesday 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.
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