Category: Ag News
Sep 15
Choice Boxed Beef Slips Below $400- Off $1.51 to $398.53
Choice boxed beef closed at $398.53, down $1.51 from Friday, while Select finished at $378.80, up $0.36. The Choice/Select spread narrowed to $19.73 on 101 loads. This marks the eighth consecutive day of declines in Choice, with values sliding a total of $17.48 over that stretch. Looking at the primals compared to Friday, movement was …
Sep 15
Oklahoma Pasture And Range Conditions Drop In This Weeks Crop Progress
National Corn Statistics: Corn Mature reached 41 percent, down two points from the previous year and equal to the five-year average. Corn dented reached 85 points, up two points from the previous year and down one point from the five-year average. Corn Conditions are rated 67 percent good to excellent, down one point from the previous …
Sep 15
TSCRA partners with Prime Metal Buildings & Components to deliver new member savings
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) announced a new partnership with Prime Metal Buildings & Components, giving members exclusive savings with one of the nation’s leading steel building companies. Through the partnership, TSCRA members will receive a 5% discount on Prime Metal Buildings & Components’ full range of metal building products including wall and …
Sep 15
AFIA, IFEEDER Welcome New Staff Members
The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) and American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) are excited to welcome two new staff members who will support both organizations in their respective roles. Yuan-Tai Hung, Ph.D., joins the IFEEDER team as the senior manager of research, and Marisa Halbstein joins the communications team as the marketing and …
Sep 15
National Farmers Union Kicks Off Fall Legislative Fly-In
National Farmers Union (NFU) last week concluded its annual Legislative Fly-In, which brought more than 250 family farmers and ranchers to Washington to meet with members of Congress and demand quick, decisive action to reverse the crisis in farm country. “Family farmers and ranchers can’t wait. Farmers Union members from across the country have made …
Sep 15
New Study: Unrestricted Sales of E15 Would Fuel the Economy
A new economic study released today by the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) and the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) shows that expanding year-round, nationwide consumer access to fuels with a 15% ethanol blend would provide a boon to the American economy, benefiting farmers, communities and consumers alike. The study comes as Congress considers the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice …
Sep 15
EPA Convenes AI Roundtable at White House, Administrator Zeldin Highlights Permitting Reform to Make U.S. the AI Capital of the World
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin led an Artificial Intelligence (AI) roundtable at the White House today with AI and data center leaders. Administrator Zeldin touted actions the Trump Administration has taken to advance AI innovation and streamline data center construction. He also sought feedback from participants regarding permitting barriers and other technical …