Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is accepting applications for its spring 2027 Gilly Riojas Memorial Internship Program. The competitive, paid internships run from mid-January through early May and offer students an opportunity to build professional skills, expand their industry networks and work alongside association staff, agricultural leaders and participating member businesses and ranches. Spring …
Category: Ag News
Sep 02
Use of Cover Crops Continues to Grow Nationally, New Survey Reports
View the 2026 report now (PDF) The 2026 survey was conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC), USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program, and American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). This is the ninth National Cover Crop Survey Report published by CTIC and SARE since 2013. Results of the 2026 National Cover Crop …
Sep 02
Ethan Lane: Cattle Producers Want Government to ‘Leave Them Alone’ Amid Market Intervention
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about the recent actions coming from the White House and the growing concerns among cattle producers about government intervention in the cattle market. Cattle Producers Frustrated With Government Intervention …
Sep 02
Does a Big Pro Farmer Crop Tour Gap Mean a Big WASDE Yield Change?
Grant Gradner writes in Southern Ag Today: Recent bullishness in corn and soybean futures has been driven by a tightening balance sheet in both crops. Demand has expanded, and weather in key growing areas has trimmed supply. That weather is now showing up in the USDA crop condition ratings (USDA-NASS, 2026), and the Pro Farmer …
Sep 02
What They Are Saying: Leaders Across U.S. Applaud EPA’s Action on 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions
On August 31, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced decisions for 34 small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program for 2025. EPA reviewed and considered information submitted by each petitioning small refinery in consultation with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and then evaluated each SRE petition consistent with the Clean Air …
Sep 02
A Leg Up for Pork’s Next Generation: NPIF Scholarships Open
The National Pork Industry Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research and education in the pork industry, is now accepting applications for two scholarship programs supporting students pursuing careers that will strengthen the future of the U.S. pork industry. Applications are open for the Neil Dierks Scholarship and the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence Swine Legacy Scholarship, …
Sep 02
House of Representatives Votes to Fund Government Through December 11
Today, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (CR), to fund the federal government through December 11. The measure passed the House of Representatives in a bipartisan vote of 370-48. It previously passed the Senate in a vote of 90-6. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump for his signature. NAWG CEO Sam …
Sep 02
USDA Expands Feral Swine Eradication and Control Efforts Across Impacted States
Over the past decade, the rapid expansion of feral swine populations across the United States has caused severe environmental and agricultural damage, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scale up targeted eradication and control programs. Feral swine pose a destructive threat by rooting, trampling, and degrading native ecosystems, wiping out crops, and damaging …
Sep 02
National MCOOL Coalition Launches Petition Calling on White House, Congress to Label Our Beef
The National MCOOL Coalition, a broad-based coalition of national and regional organizations representing farm, ranch, rural, consumer and other interests, launched a petition this week calling on the White House and Congress to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. The petition, “Label Our Beef,” follows a proclamation signed by President Donald J. Trump temporarily increasing the …
Sep 02
Wednesday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
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