As the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) heard testimony today on its Section 301 investigation into China’s implementation of the Phase One trade agreement, Growth Energy’s written comments highlighted significant shortfalls in Chinese purchases of U.S. ethanol and other agricultural commodities, and urged the administration to ensure Beijing is held to its commitments …
Category: Ag News
Dec 16
Cattlemen’s Congress Sales a Big Part of the Success Story as Year Six Arrives
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation with Bray Haven, executive vice president of Cattlemen’s Congress, about the scale, growth, and momentum surrounding the event as it heads toward 2026. Haven notes that sales connected to Cattlemen’s Congress topped $10 million last year, including more than $1 million …
Dec 16
Cow Calf Corner Mark Johnson: Mating Decisions and Gene Combination Value
Mating decisions made in commercial cow-calf operations determine if (and how much) Gene Combination Value (GCV) we create in the next generation. In the genetic model: Phenotype = Genotype + Environment. Genotype represents the genetic potential of an animal to reach a level of performance and can be split into two components. The component of …
Dec 16
Milk Prices Falling Fast
Dairy product prices and milk prices usually get a demand bump leading into the holidays due to baking ingredients and cheese. That bump never materialized this Fall as rapidly rising milk supplies swamped any demand led increase in prices. Profitable milk prices in 2024 and lower feed prices started herd expansion. Milk processing capacity has expanded, as …
Dec 16
US Grain Trade Faces China Tensions, New Growth Markets
Global trade pressures and shifting political dynamics are reshaping how U.S. grains and bio products move into key international markets. Our Own Maci Carter caught up with Andrew Brandt, Director of Trade Policy for U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council, who says current U.S. trade policy is being shaped most heavily by North American relationships, pointing …
Dec 16
Secretary Kennedy Convenes Lyme Disease Patients and Providers to Announce New Diagnostic Efforts
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today convened Lyme disease patients, clinicians, and researchers for a roundtable on diagnostics and clinical needs moderated by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. The event fulfills commitments made in the Make America Healthy Again Commission Strategy Report to address chronic and often unseen illnesses that affect millions of Americans. “For …
Dec 16
Streamline Ag Focuses on Data-Driven Solutions to Simplify Farming
In an interview with Farm Director KC Sheperd, Allen Hensley, Technical Sales Specialist at Streamline Ag, discussed the company’s approach to simplifying agricultural inputs, emphasizing a focus on data-driven, seed-centered strategies to maximize farmer profitability. Company Mission and Approach Streamline Ag is an independent, U.S.-owned input company operating in the biological and input space. Onboarding …
Dec 16
Todd Hubbs Crop Newsletter
Happy Holidays! This is my last newsletter of the year. The last week saw a sizable number of reports released by the government as they continue to catch up from the shutdown. The WASDE report, trade data, and numerous usagereports for crops provided by NASS came out. Overall, they were slightly bearish for most crops …
Dec 16
Tuesday 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.
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