Mar 30
Leaders and members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) joined a White House event celebrating the Working Families Tax Cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill. NCBA played a key role in advancing this legislation, advocating for its passage and building on years of effort to expand the estate tax exemption, also known …
Mar 30
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the oldest and largest livestock association in the Southwest, elected Stephen Diebel as president during the 2026 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo over the weekend. Diebel, of Victoria, Texas, brings extensive expertise and a proven advocacy track record to his two-year term as TSCRA president. As a fifth-generation rancher, …
Mar 30
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 28
US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins spoke to the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) during their annual convention on Saturday, March 28, 2026. Secretary Rollins says the ranchers gathered in Ft. Worth and she called them ‘Her people.” She admitted that “clearly the farm economy is still struggling- it’s going to take a …
Mar 27
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s call on Congress to pass a farm bill and to provide market relief for America’s farmers and ranchers. “Farm Bureau thanks President Trump for outlining action to deliver regulatory relief and for advocating for Congress to deliver much-needed certainty for farmers and ranchers …
Mar 27
National Livestock is proud to announce the awarding of $129,000 in scholarships for 2026, supporting 53 students pursuing careers in agriculture and veterinary medicine. This year’s total includes 46 undergraduate scholarships and seven veterinary medicine scholarships. Since launching its Scholarship Program in 2012, National Livestock has remained committed to investing in the future of agriculture. …
Mar 27
Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with Richard Fordyce, the USDA Under Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation, to discuss the pressing economic challenges and disaster relief efforts currently affecting American farmers and ranchers. Fordyce, who also serves as the former administrator of the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and is a farmer himself, provided …
Mar 27
Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked the Environmental Protection Agency for finalizing robust biomass-based diesel volumes in the 2026-27 Renewable Fuel Standard rule. The RFS rule provides much-needed certainty to biodiesel and renewable diesel producers and other stakeholders in the clean fuel value chain, including farmers, feedstock providers, and oilseed processors. Kurt Kovarik, Clean Fuels’ …
