On January 29, 2025, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin was confirmed by a bipartisan vote in the U.S. Senate and subsequently sworn in as the 17th EPA Administrator. Administrator Zeldin is committed to maintaining and expanding the gold standard of environmental stewardship and conservation that President Trump set forth in his first administration …
Category: Ag News
Feb 01
Ranking Member Angie Craig Statement on Tariffs Placed on Canada, Mexico
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig released the following statement in response to President Trump’s decision to place across-the-board 25 percent tariffs on products imported from Canada and Mexico, and 10 percent tariffs on Canadian energy products. “No one wins in a trade war. The last time President Trump started a trade war, costs went …
Feb 01
NCBA Thanks Trump Administration for Protecting Cattle Health and Critical Trade
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) thanked President Donald J. Trump and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for working swiftly to protect the U.S. cattle herd from the threat of New World screwworm. Today’s announcement from USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA-APHIS) reopens cross-border movement of cattle with numerous safeguards to …
Feb 01
R-CALF: Ranchers Seek Approval of a $83.5 Million Settlement with JBS in Cattle Antitrust Case
On Friday, January 30, ranch group R-CALF USA, alongside NFU and four fed cattle producers, who filed a class-action antitrust lawsuit in April 2019 against JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef, filed a motion with the Federal District Court for the District of Minnesota for preliminary approval of a proposed $83.5 million class action settlement …
Jan 31
2025 Cattle Herd One Percent Smaller Than 2024- Beef Cow Herd a Half Percent Down- Are We at the Bottom??
The much anticipated USDA NASS Cattle Inventory Report was released on Friday afternoon. Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Dr. Derrell Peel to discuss its findings and their implications for the beef cattle industry. “This is the biggest report we get all year in …
Jan 31
Anti-Ag HSUS Announces Name Change to Escape Decades of Scandal
The animal group has been dogged by scandal Some companies rebrand in the aftermath of the scandal to rebuild trust in the eyes of the public. The name change of the private military contractor, Blackwater, after the deaths of civilians overseas, is one high-profile example. But the latest entity to deploy the strategy might surprise …
Jan 31
Oklahoma Water Resources Center Welcomes Mirchi as Associate Director
Oklahoma State University Agriculture has announced Ali Mirchi, associate professor of water resources engineering, as the new associate director of the Oklahoma Water Resources Center at OSU. The OSU A&M Board of Regents approved the action on Jan. 31. Mirchi is expected to be a strong addition to the Oklahoma Water Resources Center team. His background in water …
Jan 31
Dr. Jim Hess on the Path Forward for Improving OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine
OSU’s Vice Provost Dr. Jim Hess provided an update on the probation status of the OSU College of Veterinary Medicine during the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Winter Policy Meeting. Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke directly with Dr. Hess to bring you the details of that update. According to Dr. Hess, the initiatives to improve the College of …
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