The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and Feedstuffs opened applications for the 2026 Feed Facility of the Year program. Applications can be submitted now through April 24. “The Feed Facility of the Year program highlights the innovation and operational excellence happening across our industry,” said Gary Huddleston, AFIA’s director of feed manufacturing and regulatory affairs. …
Category: Ag News
Mar 04
Ranking Member Angie Craig Criticizes Continued Food Assistance Cuts, Poison Pills at 2026 Farm Bill Markup
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup of the Republicans’ partisan farm bill. Watch the full markup here. [As prepared for delivery.] Mr. Chairman, before I begin my formal remarks, I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the unfortunate and tragic loss this committee and its …
Mar 04
OSU Extension Specialists Stress Economics, Soil Testing, and Forage Health at Central Cattle Conference
Maci Carter visited with Dr. Brian Arnall and Brian Pugh, both extension specialists with Oklahoma State University, following the Oklahoma Central Cattle Conference, where the two led a jointly delivered session built as a conversation rather than a formal presentation. Arnall explained that the idea came from wanting to mirror the kind of back-and-forth dialogue …
Mar 04
Cow Calf Corner Paul Beck: How Fast is Mature Cow Size Increasing?
Over the past 60 years, mature cow body weight has increased at an annual average of 7.7 pounds per year, but it has not increased at a constant rate. The following chart shows the average annual estimated cow live weight estimated from USDA reports for monthly cow carcass weights. When we look at annual average …
Mar 04
Wednesday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 03
House Ag Committee Begins Work to Mark Up the 2026 Skinny Farm Bill
On Tuesday evening the House Ag Committee, under the leadership of Chairman GT Thompson of Pennsylvania, began the work of marking up the “Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026” which has also been dubbed as Farm Bill 2.0. Many key provisions of farm policy in the US were addressed last summer- including reference …
Mar 03
Former House Ag Committee Chairman Frank Lucas Helps Open Markup of 2026 Farm Bill
This evening, the House Committee on Agriculture began consideration of H.R. 7567, the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026.Congressman Frank D. Lucas delivered opening remarks speaking in support of the legislation.Having passed four Farm Bills during his tenure in Congress – including the 2014 Farm Bill as Chair of the Committee – Congressman …
Mar 03
NACD Applauds USDA’s “One Farmer, One File” Initiative to Streamline Conservation Delivery
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) applauds the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) launch of the “One Farmer, One File” initiative, a modernization effort designed to streamline producer interactions across USDA agencies and reduce administrative burdens for America’s farmers and ranchers. Announced by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins at Commodity Classic in San …
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