Aug 14
General Revenue Fund collections in July totaled $515.7 million, which is $7.8 million, or 1.5%, below the estimate for the first month of fiscal year 2027. This total is also $92.8 million, or 15.3%, below collections from July 2025. Several timing and revenue distribution factors affected the month’s results, making them less directly comparable to …
Aug 14
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Chief Executive Officer Colin Woodall issued the following statement in response to Tyson Foods’ announced closure of its beef processing plant in Joslin, Illinois, and additional restructuring efforts: “NCBA is troubled by the closure of the Joslin beef processing facility. For many years, the plant has played a vital role …
Aug 14
Cattleman U is helping farmers and ranchers—especially women in agriculture—gain practical skills, business knowledge and confidence through online education, downloadable tools, grant guidance, podcasts and hands-on ranch experiences. In a conversation with Associate Farm Reporter Carli Davenport, Cattleman U owner Karoline Rose shared how the platform was born during the COVID-19 pandemic and has grown …
Aug 14
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Tyler Cozzens of the Livestock Market Information Center about USDA’s plans to begin a phased reopening of the U.S.-Mexico cattle border as New World screwworm cases continue to decline. New World Screwworm Cases Decline New World screwworm cases along the southern border …
Aug 14
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Aug 14
For generations, your family has farmed the same land that has passed down from grandparents to grandchildren. Now imagine suddenly receiving a demand to vacate the land because it no longer belongs to your family. For heirs property owners, this is an ever-present threat. Heirs property is land inherited by descendants of someone who died …
Aug 13
At its monthly meeting today, the Farm Credit Administration board received FCA’s 2025 Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) Farmer Mission Performance (PDF). FCA strongly supports the Farm Credit System’s mission to serve young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmers, ranchers, and producers and harvesters of aquatic products. FCA defines young …
Aug 13
Tyson Foods is making strategic changes to its beef operations to position the company for long-term success. Tyson Foods will anchor its beef business around three strategically located beef facilities in the central United States: Dakota City, Nebraska; Holcomb, Kansas and Amarillo, Texas, to create a more competitive footprint amidst one of the most historic …
Aug 13
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who called their U.S. senators urging them to support a “Yes” vote for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef in the 2026 Farm Bill. You won the vote on Thursday, Aug. 6, in the Senate Agriculture Committee, and you won big! This was a historical, bipartisan vote. There are …
