Jan 22
C&C Princess 0207 won grand champion cow-calf pair at the 2025 Cattlemen’s Congress Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Jan. 8-11 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Bracie Cagle, Pulaski, Tenn., owns the February 2020 daughter of Dameron First Class. An October 2024 heifer calf sired by Conley A 1 completes the winning duo. Andrew …
Jan 22
Sorghum prices have traditionally tracked corn prices, adjusted by a premium or discount primarily dictated by export demand. However, recent trends reveal a decline in sorghum premiums, driven by reduced exports, particularly to China. In late 2024, sorghum premiums experienced a significant drop. Figure 1 shows U.S. Average Prices Received by Farmers for Sorghum Minus …
Jan 22
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jan 22
The paperwork is complete- and Senate Ag Committee Chair John Boozman of Arkansas will gavel his Committee to order Thursday morning at 10 AM eastern to hold a Confirmation Hearing for Brooke Rollins, President Trump’s choice to be his Secretary of Agriculture. Among the paperwork that has now been filed- Rollins has promised to resign …
Jan 21
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, submitted a comment to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today in response to EPA’s proposal to partially waive the 2024 cellulosic biofuel volume requirement under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). The current proposal would delay the compliance deadline and grant a partial waiver to refiners for …
Jan 21
Collin Peterson, former congressional leader from Minnesota, and former Kentucky Farm Bureau President Mark Haney, are the recipients of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2025 Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award and Farm Bureau Founders Award, respectively. The DSA and Founders Award are the highest honors presented by AFBF. Peterson and Haney will be recognized during …
Jan 21
Mark McCully has served the American Angus Association as Chief Executive Officer since 2019. He was a former vice president of production for Certified Angus Beef and previously led the beef improvement program and value-added feeder cattle marketing programs for cattlemen within a 22-state region for Southern States Cooperative. In today’s BeefBuzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays …
Jan 21
Certified Angus Beef brings culinary and ranching students together for the Connecting the Culinarian and Rancher event. Boots crunch in snowy pastures. Aprons tied tight in the kitchen. And conversations of beef fill the air. Bringing together the next generation of cattlemen and women and chefs, the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) Connecting the Culinarian and …
