The Farm Credit Council is among 338 agricultural organizations supporting swift advancement of Farm Bill 2.0, which was recently approved with a bipartisan vote by the House Committee on Agriculture. The letter, led by the Farm Credit Council, was sent to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and all members of the U.S. House of Representatives …
Category: Ag News
Apr 20
Smithfield Foods Announces Integrated Agency Team to Drive Next Phase of Growth
Smithfield Foods (Nasdaq: SFD), a leader in packaged meats and fresh pork products with a diverse portfolio of iconic brands, today announced a new integrated agency team designed to accelerate market presence, deepen consumer connection and product innovation across its portfolio of brands including Smithfield, Nathan’s, Eckrich, Farmland, Armour, Farmer John, Kretschmar, Carando and Margherita. Smithfield …
Apr 20
Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma Launches AgNext Summit for Young Producers
Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma is launching a new event designed to help producers prepare for the future of agriculture while gaining practical insight from leaders across the industry. Speaking with associate farm reporter Carli Davenport, Greg Livingston, President and CEO of Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma, said the upcoming AgNext Summit grew out of …
Apr 19
Lankford Recognizes 31st Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing
US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today released the following statement marking the 31st anniversary of the tragic bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. “On April 19, 1995, our nation experienced the deadliest act of domestic terrorism in American history at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma …
Apr 19
OSU’s Derrell Peel: Cattle on Feed Shows Modest Tightening; On‑Feed Inventory Down for 17th Month
Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel talked Friday with Senior Farm and Ranch broadcaster Ron Hays about the USDA’s April cattle-on-feed report which shows a modest tightening in supply. “Placements in March were 92.7% of last year and marketings were 94.5%, which gives us an April 1 on‑feed inventory at 99.5% …
Apr 17
USDA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Break Ground on New Texas Sterile Fly Production Facility
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Lieutenant General William H. “Butch” Graham, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) commanding general, led the groundbreaking for the new sterile fly production facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas. USDA is partnering with USACE to construct this facility, which is a cornerstone of Secretary …
Apr 17
ARA Vice Chair Mike Twining Advocates for Ag Retailers at Congressional Roundtable on Working Families Tax Cuts
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) Board of Directors Vice Chair, Mike Twining of Willard Agri-Services, represented ag retailers at a roundtable hosted by House Republican Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) and U.S. Representatives Rob Wittman (R-Va.) and Steve Womack (R-Ark.), to discuss how the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) are delivering relief for families and …
Apr 17
Lankford and Bice Ahead of the 31st Anniversary of the OKC Bombing
A living piece of Oklahoma history is taking root in the heart of the nation’s capital, standing as a testament to the “Oklahoma Standard” and the enduring spirit of a state that refused to be broken. On the grounds of the United States Capitol, a sapling from Oklahoma City’s famed Survivor Tree is now flourishing, …
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