Apr 17
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked to OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel after the latest USDA Cattle-on-Feed Report was released on Thursday afternoon, and Dr. Peel analyzed the latest numbers. According to the April Cattle on Feed Report, March placements were up 105% of last year, and March marketings were up …
Apr 17
Republican lawmakers are calling on the Trump administration to use “sound science and risk-based analysis” as the Make America Healthy Again Commission completes its review and recommendations to address health issues across the country. Earlier this week, Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Deb Fischer (R-NE), along with Congressmen Randy Feenstra (R-IA-04) and Mark Alford (R-MO-04), …
Apr 17
This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming …
Apr 17
Resilience, relationships and raising quality beef—that’s the message the Gardiners brought to center stage at the recent Certified Angus Beef (CAB) Foodservice Leaders Summit. Mark Gardiner and his son, Cole, of Gardiner Angus Ranch offered a boots-on-the-ground perspective for CAB specialists attending the annual event, designed to deliver resources that help train foodservice teams and …
Apr 17
A unique initiative is taking root across the United States, aiming to support and connect a special group of young individuals: college athletes with a background in agriculture. Farm Athletes, launched in August 2024 by Zach Bosle, the CEO of Tractor Tuesday and a sixth-generation farmer from Hastings, Nebraska, is designed to recognize and assist …
Apr 17
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Apr 17
The 2025 USGS 104g RFP is expected to be announced in the next several weeks. As this funding opportunity has a short turnaround time (often less than a month), we wanted to let you know. The U.S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the National Institutes for Water Resources supports an annual call for proposals to focus …
Apr 17
Legal counsel representing the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust (TSET) Fund Board of Investors filed a petition with the Oklahoma Supreme Court today seeking a declaratory judgment after a formal vote of the Board authorized legal action against improper interference by Attorney General Gentner Drummond. At a special meeting held earlier last week, the TSET Board …
