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Category: Ag News
Jul 08
Day 9, Kansas Wheat Harvest Nears End, Battling Rain and Mixed Quality
This is day 9 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. Kansas wheat farmers have been facing a challenging wheat harvest due to persistent rains on mature wheat. While test weights have suffered …
Jul 07
USDA Crop Progress Shows US Winter Wheat Harvest Now Just Past Half Completed
The US Winter Wheat Harvest has now pushed across the halfway mark in the 18 states that the National Ag Statistics Service compiles wheat crop data. 53% of the US Wheat harvest is complete, versus 37% a week ago, 62% a year ago and versus the 54% five year average. Spring crop conditions nationally show …
Jul 07
USCA Comments on Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) commented on the successful passage of “The One, Big, Beautiful Bill”, which includes several provisions critical to the U.S. livestock industry: Livestock Indemnity Program Livestock Forage Disaster Program Emergency Assistance Death Tax Foreign Animal Disease Prevention “This comprehensive piece of legislation, signed by the President on July 4, includes several …
Jul 07
Judge Vaden Sworn in as Deputy Secretary at the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Today, Judge Stephen Alexander Vaden was sworn in as the Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Vaden, of Union City, Tennessee, joins Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins to not only deliver on the promises of President Trump but also to execute the agriculture and nutrition policies of the One Big Beautiful Bill. …
Jul 07
NCBA Statement on Reopening of First Port of Entry in Douglas, AZ
Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall released a statement on the opening of the first port of entry at Douglas, Arizona to shipments of cattle, bison, and horses: “Since day one, Secretary Rollins has been focused on America first policies that support America’s cattle producers, like defending us from the New World …
Jul 07
National Wheat Foundation Names Anne Osborne as Executive Director
The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Anne Osborne as Executive Director, effective July 1, 2025. Osborne has served as the Foundation’s Project Manager since January 2021, playing a key role in the expansion and success of its core programs. Under Osborne’s leadership, the Foundation’s signature initiative—the …
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