Jul 25
R-CALF USA is praising a letter sent by U.S. Reps. Celeste Maloy (R-UT) and Burgess Owens (R-UT), urging U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. International Trade Commission Chair Amy Karpelto initiate a Section 201 safeguard investigation into rising imports of lamb and mutton from Australia and New Zealand. Sent July 21, the letter calls …
Jul 25
At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays spoke with Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane. Our Coverage from San Diego is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. Following the signing of The One Big Beautiful Bill, Ethan Lane emphasized …
Jul 25
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 24
This week on SUNUP, OSU Agriculture Economist Dr. John Michael Riley discusses the winding down of the wheat harvest and its results. As Oklahoma’s wheat harvest nears completion, Dr. John Michael Riley from Oklahoma State University says producers are seeing mixed results. “We’re finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. In …
Jul 24
President Donald J. Trump announced a landmark economic agreement with Japan—one of America’s closest allies and most important trading partners, reflecting the strength of the relationship between the countries. The agreement includes more than $550 billion in new investment by Japan into core American industries. The agreement also includes Japan purchasing $8 billion in U.S. …
Jul 24
The White House released additional information today on the trade and investment agreement reached with Japan. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom issued the following statement: USMEF greatly appreciates the Trump administration’s agreement with Japan, reassuring and expanding opportunities in the #2 export destination for U.S. beef and pork. In President …
Jul 24
John Michael Riley is the 2025 recipient of the Ferguson College of Agriculture’s Excellence in Undergraduate Advising and Mentoring Award. Riley, associate professor in the OSU Department of Agricultural Economics, teaches courses including Commodity Futures Markets and Agricultural Marketing and Price Analysis. He also teaches a section of OSU’s freshman seminar course, where he helps …
Jul 24
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s plan to reorganize the U.S. Department of Agriculture: A reorganization of this scale will impact USDA’s ability to provide critical services to Americans and undermine the Agency’s trusted expertise that farmers and …
Jul 24
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement regarding Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins’ planned reorganization of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “The planned reorganization announced by the Agriculture Secretary without notice or input from Congress or key stakeholders and constituencies demonstrates that this administration failed to learn the lessons …
