The condition of the U.S. corn crop increased slightly while soybean conditions remained unchanged last week, according to USDA NASS’s weekly Crop Progress report released on Monday. In the US Cotton, the 2025 Cotton Crop improved by four points from a week ago to 51% good-to-excellent. Corn silking was 8% and 73% of the crop …
Category: Ag News
Jun 30
Oklahoma Wheat Commission Says Start and Stop Harvest Continues- Now 78% Complete
Oklahoma Wheat Harvest “Start and Stop” Continues as Harvesters Move North June 30, 2025 Oklahoma wheat harvest has made great strides over the past 5 days, with production halting on and off due to rain showers across Oklahoma this past week. Producers have also been fighting high humidity if weather was clear for them to …
Jun 30
Thompson and Boozman: FY24 SNAP Error Rate Underscores Need for State Cost Share
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) and Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Ranking Member John Boozman (R-AR), released the following statement on the FY 2024 SNAP Payment Error Rate: “Another year, another troubling payment error rate in SNAP, a clear sign that the program lacks the state accountability measures hardworking taxpayers deserve. The status …
Jun 30
NCBA Stands with USDA On Measured Plan to Reopen Key Ports of Entry
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) plan to strategically reopen key ports of entry to shipments of live cattle, bison, and horses. This decision was made by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins following a New World screwworm assessment by USDA staff in Mexico and ongoing conversations between …
Jun 30
Klobuchar Challenges SNAP Cost Shift to States in the Big Beautiful Betrayal
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, raised a Point of Order challenging the unprecedented unfunded mandate imposed by the SNAP cuts in the Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Betrayal.” The bill requires states, for the first time, to cover a portion of SNAP benefits and pay for …
Jun 30
USDA Announces the Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced risk-based port re-openings for cattle, bison, and equines from Mexico beginning as early as July 7, 2025. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), following extensive collaboration between USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) experts and their counterparts in Mexico to increase New World Screwworm …
Jun 30
Regional Crop Report: Mixed Acreage Changes for Corn, Wheat, and Specialty Crops Across Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas
Listen to KC Sheperd talk to USDA Nass’s Troy Marshall Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Troy Marshall, who provided insights into the recently released June 1st acreage report, which offers updated data on crop planting and harvesting intentions. “This one really looks at, as of June 1st, what’s changed, what are we seeing, what’s …
Jun 30
On Independence Day, Family Farmers and Consumers Still Fight for Fairness in the Food System
As Americans fire up their grill this Independence Day, National Farmers Union (NFU) highlights how little independence family farmers have in the marketplace. The “Farmer’s Share of the Food Dollar”, released today, is a periodical report highlighting how little family farmers earn compared to how much consumers pay at the grocery store. “As we celebrate …
Ron salutes our daily email sponsors!
