Category: Ag News
Sep 12
NAFEC Concern over Staffing Cuts at USDA Threatens Farm Program Delivery
In recent weeks, USDA officials have publicly denied concerns posed by the Nationa Association of Farmer Elected Committees (NAFEC), that FSA offices are critically understaffed. However, at recent meetings with leaders from the Farm Service Agency, they have indicated staffing levels of county office employees are now under 6,000, as compared to several thousand more, …
Sep 12
EPA Releases Proposal to End the Burdensome, Costly Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program, Saving up to $2.4 Billion
Today, in accordance with President Trump’s Day One executive orders, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a proposed rule to end the burdensome Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP), saving American businesses up to $2.4 billion in regulatory costs while maintaining the agency’s statutory obligations under the Clean Air Act (CAA). Unlike other …
Sep 12
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins Details Plan to Combat New World Screwworm and Secure U.S. Food Supply
During a visit to Express Ranch in Oklahoma, Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins delivered a comprehensive address on the USDA’s efforts to defend American agriculture from what she called “threats.” She opened her remarks by acknowledging that American ranchers are “among the most resourceful and resilient individuals in our nation”. Her visit focused on the federal …
Sep 12
September WASDE Report Shows Wheat Exports Tighten as USDA Lifts Russian Production Numbers
Allendale’s Rich Nelson joined associate farm reporter Carli Davenport to break down the latest USDA report, which delivered a mixed bag for corn, soybeans, wheat, cotton, and livestock markets. Wheat: Watching Russia CloselyThe wheat market’s focus has shifted overseas. Russia’s crop has been consistently revised higher by private analysts, with estimates now around 87 million …
Sep 12
Dr. Nevil Speer- Beef Demand Surges as Consumers Keep Paying for Quality
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays continues his conversation from yesterday with Industry Consultant Dr. Nevil Speer, who emphasized that the strength of the cattle industry continues to rest on the consumer’s willingness to pay for beef. “Not only has the consumer not deserted us, they keep rewarding us. It’s …
Sep 12
USDA to Provide $1 Billion to Flood and Wildfire-Impacted Livestock Producers
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced eligible livestock producers will receive disaster recovery assistance through the Emergency Livestock Relief Program for 2023 and 2024 Flood and Wildfire (ELRP 2023 and 2024 FW) to help offset increased supplemental feed costs due to a qualifying flood or qualifying wildfire in calendar years 2023 and …
Sep 12
Pro Tem Paxton Applauds Governor Stitt’s New Executive Staff Appointments
Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today commented on Governor Kevin Stitt’s appointment of Donelle Harder as Secretary of State and Dustin Hillary as Senior Advisor to the governor. “Both Donelle and Dustin are outstanding hires to fill these roles,” Pro Tem Paxton said. “They have proven track records in the private sector, strong knowledge …
Sep 12
Farm Bill and CCC Funding: AFR Pushes for Immediate Aid for Farmers
AFR President Scott Blubaugh recently returned from the organization’s annual fly-in to Washington, D.C., where he and 17 members delivered a unified message to Congress and the administration. Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with Blubaugh after he got back to talk about his trip, “It is the ag economy, it is the ag economy, …
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