Oct 07
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) today named Dr. Joseph W. Glauber, research fellow emeritus at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and former chief economist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, as the recipient of the 2026 CAST Lifetime Achievement Award (CLAA). The CLAA recognizes individuals whose sustained, career-long contributions have …
Oct 07
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ben Weinheimer, president and CEO of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, about the cattle industry’s response to the reintroduction of New World screwworm and renewed discussions surrounding mandatory country-of-origin labeling. Industry Response to Screwworm Has Been Impressive Weinheimer says the cattle industry, …
Oct 07
Record diesel prices reaching $6.03 per gallon in the state are squeezing Oklahoma farmers and ranchers during fall harvest, driving local and state leaders to push for urgent cost relief alongside a major international move by the world’s wealthiest nations to release 100 million barrels of emergency fuel. The reserve release follows warnings from President …
Oct 07
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Oct 06
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall tonight applauded the executive order signed by President Trump to ease limits on the use of tax-exempt dyed diesel fuel to give farmers a break. “We thank President Trump for recognizing that what happens at the fuel pump directly affects what happens on the farm and therefore at …
Oct 06
The National Cotton Council (NCC) greatly appreciates President Trump’s Executive Order providing temporary diesel tax relief by deferring the federal excise tax on dyed diesel used on-road through the end of the year and taking steps to help ensure farmers have access to dyed diesel fuel during periods of high demand. “Cotton producers rely on …
Oct 06
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Detroit Metropolitan Airport intercepted a first-in-nation batch of potentially destructive giant scale insects earlier this year. The approximately 5-mm-long insects—dark in color and covered by waxy, light-colored protrusions—were found feeding on the surface of fresh pine bark brought in for medicinal purposes during a routine baggage examination …
Oct 06
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced a $180 million investment to launch the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Seed Sovereignty Initiative, a major effort to both strengthen U.S. agricultural security by protecting the plant genetic resources that underpin American agriculture and enable breakthroughs in U.S. agricultural innovation. This initiative will provide much-needed …
