Jul 14
This past week, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) reintroduced a measure aimed at modernizing and securing America’s agricultural sector. H.R. 4155, the American Agricultural Security Act will bolster cyber defenses for our nation’s food supply chain. With the U.S. agri-food sector reporting forty cyberattack incidents in the first quarter of 2024 alone, the American Agricultural Security Act addresses an urgent …
Jul 14
In the Recent US Wheat Letter Blog, More than 50 wheat buyers from Colombia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru attended a Purchasing and Risk Management Seminar conducted by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW). The seminar was part of an ongoing effort by USW’s Santiago Office to provide buyers with better tools and knowledge to help make purchasing …
Jul 14
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 14
Saturday, the National Multi-Agency Coordination Group (NMAC), composed of wildland fire representatives from each wildland fire agency based at the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) in Boise, Idaho, raised the national fire preparedness level one step higher to Preparedness Level 4. “We are in peak fire season and are rightfully raising the preparedness level to ensure …
Jul 13
Anne Ilse Anderson of Austin, Texas was honored with the Cattlemen’s Beef Board’s fifth annual Beef Checkoff Visionary Award during the General Session of the 2025 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, California. This award recognizes an individual in the beef industry who has demonstrated exemplary support of and commitment to the Checkoff’s …
Jul 11
With the spirit of Route 66 fueling the fun, the Angus Foundation’s mission was driven forward during the 2025 National Junior Angus Show. The annual silent auction raised nearly $11,000 in unrestricted funds to support education, youth and research. Funds raised will support numerous scholarships, conferences and research projects. “The silent auction is a time-honored …
Jul 11
In the southern plains, the winter wheat harvest is nearly at the end- much later than normal and appears to be smaller than was forecast by USDA in the June USDA Crop Production report. All three states are past the 80% mark on harvest completed as of the start of this week. Oklahoma’s wheat crop …
Jul 11
USDA on Friday slightly lowered corn production in line with pre-report estimates and boosted old-crop corn exports to a record level. USDA released its July Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports on Friday. Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays talked with Rich Nelson of Allendale about the USDA Reports shortly after …
