Category: Ag News
Sep 10
Applications Accepted for CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship
Students pursuing careers in the beef industry are encouraged to apply for the 2027 CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship through the National Cattlemen’s Foundation. Ten scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded. Introduced in 1989 and sponsored by CME Group, the scholarship identifies and encourages talented students who play a vital role in the future of food …
Sep 10
EPA Announces $3.5 Million in Grant Funding to Help Tribes Restore and Protect Local Waterbodies
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking applications from Tribes for a total of approximately $3.5 million in new competitive grant funding under Clean Water Action Section 319. Funding from the agency’s 319 grant program helps improve water quality in local waterbodies by reducing nonpoint source pollution—contaminants that can be carried from urban, suburban, and …
Sep 10
25 Years Later: How September 11 Changed American Agriculture
Twenty-five years ago, Americans woke up on a Tuesday morning in September expecting an ordinary day. Across farm country, crops still needed tended. Livestock needed fed. Equipment needed repaired. Harvest was approaching in many parts of the country. Then, at 8:46 that morning, American Airlines Flight 11 struck the North Tower of the World Trade …
Sep 10
Chandler Keys Examines Push for Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation with Chandler Keys about President Donald Trump’s recent presidential orders involving the beef cattle industry, including a directive to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office to re-examine mandatory country-of-origin labeling, or MCOOL, and whether it could …
Sep 10
Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award Finalists Selected
Three finalists have been selected for the 2026 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on working land. Named in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, this award recognizes landowners who inspire others with their …
Sep 10
Swine Health Information Center to Integrate into National Pork Board by Year’s End
The producer-led boards of the Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) and National Pork Board (NPB) have approved an agreement to integrate SHIC into NPB by the end of 2026. For pork producers, the integration is designed to preserve SHIC’s emerging-disease capabilities while connecting them more directly to the industry’s broader swine health priorities. SHIC’s established …
Sep 10
Next Generation Stockman Event to Focus on Cattle Management and Youth Agriculture Education
The Next Generation Stockman event will bring middle and high school students together on September 26 in Perkins, Oklahoma at Sandridge Land and Cattle, for a day focused on cattle management, nutrition, reproduction and herd selection. Asher Mace, assistant ranch manager at Sandridge, said in a recent conversation with associate farm reporter Carli Davenport that …
Sep 10
Cow-Calf Corner Mark Johnson: Best Management Practices for Controlling Eastern Redcedar Trees
Controlling the encroachment of eastern redcedar trees is critically important. Soil water content is lower where redcedar trees exist. These trees have a huge negative impact on grazing ecosystems. As covered last week, the eastern redcedar tree uses water every day, year-round, sapping soil water content at a rate between 0.5 – 21 gallons/day. When …
Sep 10
Trade Tensions and the Uncertain Future of U.S. Beef Exports to China
Andrew Muhammad writes in Southern Ag Today: Prior to the reopening of the Chinese market in 2017, China was a negligible destination for U.S. beef exports; however, imports subsequently expanded rapidly, reaching a peak of approximately $2.1 billion in 2022 and establishing China as the third-largest market for U.S. beef exports, behind Japan and South …
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