Cattle producers face an ever-evolving list of challenges in maintaining the health and safety of their herds. Now, a threat has reemerged in Mexico that could impact the livelihood of many ranchers—New World Screwworm (NWS). This parasitic fly is known for infesting open wounds on livestock, especially cattle. NWS also poses a significant threat to …
Category: Ag News
Feb 12
Ranking Member Craig Responds to Republicans’ $230 Billion SNAP Cut Targets
Today, House Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (D-MN-02) released the following statement in response to the House Republicans’ budget resolution which appears to call for $230 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “A bipartisan farm bill has always been a coalition between the farmers who produce the food and Americans who need a …
Feb 12
NMPF Statement on Bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act
From NMPF President & CEO Gregg Doud: “NMPF commends House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson, R-PA, and Rep. Kim Schrier, D-WA, for continuing to lead their bipartisan Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act to help increase kids’ access to milk’s vital nutrients. “The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee reaffirmed in its Scientific Report last December …
Feb 12
GAO: Biden’s USDA Violated Federal Budget Laws in SNAP Fund Allocation
Today, following the release of the Government Accountability Office report concluding that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) violated federal budget statutes in its management of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement: “USDA’s reckless accounting gimmicks under Secretary Vilsack weren’t just bad bookkeeping—they were an abuse of taxpayer resources …
Feb 12
USGC Winter Meeting Surveys Trade Policy Landscape
The 22nd International Marketing Conference and 65th Annual Membership Meeting welcomed U.S. Grains Council (USGC) members in Austin, Texas, to plan for the upcoming year and discuss the United Nation’s Year of the Woman Farmer in 2026. The event provides members with an overview of the Council’s strategy for the coming year and includes several …
Feb 12
Prime Beef Continues Upward Trend
In the last two weeks the average weekly fed cattle harvest total has been 480,000 head, a total reduction of 30,000 head (-3%) over the two-week span compared to a year ago. Progressing into February, we’re now in a period where the year-over-year comparisons become more meaningful since the January 2024 supply chain was hindered …
Feb 12
NCFC Recognizes Diglio, Burke as Outstanding Co-op Leaders
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives today honored two outstanding farmer co-op leaders at its annual meeting in La Quinta, Calif. Joe Diglio, president and CEO of Michigan Milk Producers Association, was named the 2025 Robert B. Engel Farmer Co-op Manager of the year. Tim Burke, a farmer from Monticello, Ind., who serves on the …
Feb 12
Soybean Farmers Proud to Support International Food Assistance Programs
The American Soybean Association applauds Sen. Jerry Moran and Rep. Tracey Mann for introducing legislation to maintain the Food for Peace Program as the Trump Administration continues its audit of federal agencies and programs. Food for Peace supplies food-insecure communities throughout the world with nutrition assistance that includes U.S. soy. “U.S. soybeans play an important …
Feb 12
The Story of the Reliable System that Transports Wheat from the U.S. Plains to Customers Around the World
Kent Lorens and Derek Sawyer each consider themselves to be “mere links in the reliable wheat supply chain.” But without farmers like them, there is no chain. Thus, the two play major roles in a new U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) video project that tells the story of how a reliable system of trucks, trains and ships …
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