Feb 09
Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) , and Jim Baird (R-IN), and Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced plans on Wednesday to reintroduce the Strengthening Local Processing Act. The bill would would create a competitive grant program for small and very small establishments, state-inspected facilities, custom-exempt facilities, or new small-scale slaughter facilities. It would also …
Feb 09
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, is back talking with Charles Yates, attorney at Pacific Legal Foundation and attorney in the Sackett v. EPA case, for a part two of a deep dive on Biden’s WOTUS (Waters of the United States.) This time, Yates talks about the new WOTUS rule and how it impacts private landowners …
Feb 09
RECENT PRICE MOVEMENT Movement in cotton benchmarks was mixed over the past month. SUPPLY, DEMAND, & TRADE The latest USDA report featured decreases to forecasts for global production (-332,000 bales to 115.4 million) and mill-use (-846,000 bales to 110.9 million) in the 2022/23 crop year. Revisions to historical figures lowered beginning stocks (-148,000 bales to …
Feb 09
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an investment of $70 million in sustainable agricultural projects that integrate research, education, and Extension efforts. The goal is to establish robust, resilient, and climate-smart food and agricultural systems. This investment is made under NIFA’s Sustainable Agricultural Systems program. This …
Feb 09
The Soil Health Institute (SHI), a global non-profit with a mission to safeguard and enhance the vitality and productivity of soils, announced a $300,000 grant today from Wells Fargo to establish achievable levels of soil health and soil carbon (“Soil Health Targets”) for the Des Moines Lobe Region in Iowa. The agriculturally important region spans …
Feb 09
Oklahomans owe a debt of gratitude to a couple of state attorneys general whose combined efforts won a reprieve for the Illinois River and its tributaries. Former Attorney General Drew Edmondson prosecuted a lawsuit filed by the state against 13 Arkansas-based poultry companies. The four-term attorney general filed the case in 2005, oversaw a 52-day …
Feb 09
This week’s drought monitor is finally seeing some more subtle improvements after portions of the states received some good moisture last week, not to mention the impacts of the moisture the week prior. It will be interesting to see how the monitor moves into next week after this week’s precipitation. To view the Oklahoma Drought …
Feb 09
One of the highlights every year for the Cattle Industry Convention is the CattleFax market outlook seminar. One of the reasons the seminar is so popular is because of the weather product CattleFax puts forward during convention. In this episode of Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from this …
Feb 09
The current outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or “bird flu”) in the United States and resulting egg price increases have caused the chicken industry to closely examine a policy that forces the broiler industry (broilers are chickens raised for meat) to destroy perfectly nutritious and safe eggs. The National Chicken Council today petitioned FDA to reverse …
Feb 09
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the “Cow-Calf Corner.” Today, he talks about keeping an eye out for wheat pasture bloat. Imagine, a disease that creates a paralyzing fear in cattle producers …
