Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) delivered the following opening statement at the full committee markup of the Republicans’ partisan reconciliation bill. The bill, which makes $300 billion cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), will take food away from millions of American seniors, children, veterans and people with disabilities and cost farmers billions …
Category: Ag News
May 14
Secretary Rollins Finishes Day Two of U.K. Agricultural Trade Delegation, Visits 10 Downing Street, Meets with U.K. Department for Energy Security, and Talks with Industry Leaders About Supply Chain Opportunities for American Products
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins concluded the second day of her trade delegation visit to the United Kingdom. This visit comes after President Donald J. Trump announced last week, on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe, a historic U.K. trade deal that will lower tariffs, remove trade barriers, increase market access, and strengthen cooperation on economic …
May 14
Sen. Amy Klobuchar Calls for Conservation Program Support
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following opening statement at the Committee hearing Perspectives from the Field, Part 4: Conservation. In her remarks, Senator Klobuchar highlighted how conservation programs and their many supporters are a critical part of the broad, bipartisan coalition needed for …
May 14
OSU’s Marty New on Foot Rot in Grazing Cattle on Wet Pastures
On today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Marty New, Oklahoma State University Extension Area Livestock Specialist, talks about foot rot in Cattle grazing on wet pastures. The rainfall received across the state over the last few weeks was very much needed in many parts to provide extreme drought relief. However, with the large amounts received, many pastures are …
May 14
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.
May 13
Drought and Disease Worries Accentuate Day One of the Kansas Wheat Crop Tour- But Day One Yield Still Tops Fifty Bushels Per Acre
Despite traveling through areas that had wheat fields suffering from drought and facing a wide spread Wheat Streak Mosaic virus- crop scouts on the first day of an annual three-day tour of Kansas projected an average yield for hard red winter wheat in the northern portion of the state at 50.5 bushels per acre (bpa). …
May 13
USDA to Open General and Continuous Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment for 2025
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced several Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enrollment opportunities for agricultural producers and landowners. USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for both the General and Continuous CRP beginning today through June 6, 2025. CRP, USDA’s flagship conservation program, celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. For four decades, CRP …
May 13
April GRF collections strongest of fiscal year
General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in April totaled $1.13 billion, which is $61.1 million, or 5.7%, above the monthly estimate. This total is also $116.6 million, or 11.5%, higher than collections from April 2024. GRF collections for the first 10 months of fiscal year 2025 stand at $7.2 billion. This is $143.9 million, or 2.1%, …
May 13
Statement of NCFC President & CEO Chuck Conner on House Ways & Means Reconciliation Markup
“We commend House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith for including permanent extension of Section 199A in his budget reconciliation package that will be marked up today. Making Section 199A permanent gives farmers and co-ops the confidence to plan for the future, invest in their operations, and continue feeding a growing world. Now more …
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