Category: Ag News
May 12
Ranchers Welcome Return to Common-sense Land Management
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on Bureau of Land Management actions to update grazing regulations and rescind the misguided Conservation and Landscape Health Rule. “Ranchers appreciate Department of the Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and President Trump for working to provide certainty to ranchers who use public lands for livestock grazing, which …
May 12
PLC Delivers Updated Grazing Regulations and Restores Multiple-Use Mandate
Today, the Trump administration announced a final rule to rescind the ill-advised Biden-era Conservation and Landscape Health rule, also known as the Public Lands Rule, alongside a landmark proposed rule to reform the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) grazing regulations. Individually, these actions are consequential to cattle and sheep producers across the West; together, they …
May 12
Lowest Hard Red Winter Wheat Production Since 1957 Highlighted in Latest WASDE Report
The agricultural landscape shifted significantly following the release of the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report. The data delivered a series of unexpected shocks to the grain and fiber sectors, specifically concerning the WASDE report wheat production. Farm Director KC Sheperd visited with Allendale’s Rich Nelson to digest the numbers, which provided …
May 12
Hard Red Winter Wheat In Southern Plains States Plummet Versus A Year Ago
The latest USDA crop report shows a tough year developing for wheat across the Southern Plains, while hay supplies remain tight and cotton is seeing mixed results in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. For wheat, all three states are dealing with drought stress and freeze damage. Winter wheat production is forecast at 1.05 billion bushels, down …
May 12
Leaders Cite Economic Hardship, Gas Prices as They Call for E15 Passage
Members of Congress and leaders from several agricultural and biofuel organizations gathered outside the Capitol today to call on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that will allow for the sale of fuel with 15% ethanol blends, often referred to as E15, all year long. A vote is scheduled for Wednesday in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1346, …
May 12
Leaders Cite Economic Hardship, Gas Prices as They Call for E15 Passage
Members of Congress and leaders from several agricultural and biofuel organizations gathered outside the Capitol today to call on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that will allow for the sale of fuel with 15% ethanol blends, often referred to as E15, all year long. A vote is scheduled for Wednesday in the U.S. …
May 12
Soybean Nodulation Fuels Season-Long Crop Performance
As one of the first measurable indicators of crop performance, soybean nodulation serves as an early checkpoint. Robust nodulation is an early signal for strong yield potential. “It’s your first early-season report card when you can determine if you’re doing things correctly in the field at planting or if changes to crop management plans are …
May 12
Eastern Red Cedar and Woody Encroachment Threaten Great Plains Grasslands
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Dr. Dirac Twidwell, professor and rangeland ecologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he leads the Large-Scale Rangeland Conservation Lab. They discussed the growing concern surrounding grassland loss and woody encroachment across the United States, a major topic of discussion at the recent U.S. Roundtable …
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