The drop in boxed beef prices accelerated on Thursday, with Choice Boxed Beef prices falling $5.42 to $371.97, the sixteenth straight session that choice prices have fallen, Select boxed beef was down $2.97 to $353.45, making it a $18.45 choice select spread on 158 loads, down from the 188 loads on Wednesday, which was the …
Category: Ag News
Sep 25
Soaring demand for dairy foods fueled a US butterfat boom, but cheesemakers need milk protein levels to catch up
Consumer demand for products like cheese, butter and yogurt that rely on protein and butterfat content continues to drive dairy sales growth in the U.S. and abroad. Over the past decade, milk delivered to U.S. dairy processing plants has become more nutrient-dense with higher levels of the two key components to meet rising demand. However, …
Sep 25
Thompson Responds to President Trump’s Comments on Farm Relief
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump stated he would use some of the money generated from tariffs to support America’s hardworking producers: “Years of Biden’s broken promises, from failing to enforce the Phase 1 agreement to letting inflation run wild while foreign governments use our farmers …
Sep 25
ASA Responds to Argentina Soybean Actions
This week, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced the U.S. government was in negotiations to extend a $20 billion swap line to the Argentine government and potentially purchase the country’s foreign bonds. Almost immediately after, a reported 20 shiploads of Argentine soybeans were purchased by China after the Argentine government announced it would waive taxes on …
Sep 25
Mullin Welcomes Oklahoma State Legislators to The White House, Secures Visit with VP Vance
On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) welcomed 83 members of the Oklahoma State Legislature to Washington, D.C. and spoke to them at the White House State Leadership Conference. The Senator worked alongside President Trump and his White House team to orchestrate a day of meaningful meetings for the legislators, which culminated in a stop at Joint Base Andrews …
Sep 25
Open Meeting, Open Records seminars return to Oklahoma communities this fall
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond’s office will again partner with the Oklahoma Press Association to host free seminars on the state’s open meeting and open records laws, beginning Oct. 27. Drummond has made openness and transparency in government among his top priorities in office. “We must ensure that Oklahoma’s public officials are acting openly with …
Sep 25
Ranking Member Angie Craig Warns USDA Shutdown Firings Will Hurt Famers
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) issued the following statement in response to Trump’s White House budget office memo outlining a plan to continue the mass firing campaign of nonpartisan public servants, including at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “The Trump administration has already taken an axe to 15 percent of USDA’s workforce this …
Sep 25
Brooke Rollins Outlines Big Wins and New Priorities for U.S. Agriculture
While at the Ag Outlook Forum in Kansas City, Farm Director KC Sheperd heard comments from Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins, who laid out new plans to support America’s farmers and warned that agriculture is facing some of its toughest challenges yet. Rollins emphasized the urgency of her message: “We have a lot, a lot of …
Sep 25
Celebrating 33 Years of the OCA Beef Tent
The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) will operate the OCA Beef Tent at the Tulsa State Fair in Tulsa, Okla. from Sept. 25 to Oct. 5. Now in its 33rd year, the Beef Tent offers high-quality beef products and serves as a platform to promote Oklahoma’s beef industry. Located on the south side of the Oklahoma …
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