Discover how John Deere’s latest precision ag technology and automation solutions can help ranchers boost productivity, improve efficiency, and simplify hay and forage operations. Stop by and visit John Deere at Booth 2025 during CattleCon, Feb. 4-6. Experts will be on-hand to discuss how John Deere is helping ranchers be productive – from baling hay to completing …
Category: Ag News
Jan 16
NIAA Selects Fourth Leadership Class
The fourth class participating in the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s (NIAA) Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders has been selected and will convene for their first session in Washington, D.C. in March 2025. The Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders furthers NIAA’s mission to foster collaboration throughout the industry. NIAA established the leadership program in 2021 …
Jan 16
AWS Foundation Now Accepting Applications for $2.5 Million in Welding Scholarships
The American Welding Society (AWS) Foundation is pleased to announce that it is currently accepting scholarship applications for 2025 from welding students across North America. The deadline to apply for AWS National, District, and Section Scholarships is March 1, 2025. In 2024, the AWS Foundation awarded scholarships to more than 1,200 welding students, providing financial …
Jan 16
Thursday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jan 15
Energy and Environment Secretary Jeff Starling Calls on the Attorney General to Fire the Outside Attorneys in the 20 Year Old Poultry Lawsuit
Only six weeks into the job, Oklahoma’s new Secretary of Energy and Environment Jeff Starling discovered that he has extra duties not in the job description- being the Environment Secretary makes him a named plaintiff in the twenty year old lawsuit that then Attorney General Drew Edmonson filed in federal court against major poultry companies …
Jan 15
Our Latest Ag Perspectives Podcast Features Ron Hays Conversation with Oklahoma Energy and Environment Secretary Jeff Starling
Back in early December, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt fired his previous Secretary of Energy and Environment Ken McQueen- and almost immediately named Jeff Starling as his replacement. Secretary Starling has been on the job for about six weeks- including the Christmas holiday break, so he is still meeting key players within the Department that he …
Jan 15
NCGA Reacts to USDA Rule Impacting Biofuel Tax Credit
The U.S. Department of Agriculture published an interim rule today that provides guidelines for climate-smart agriculture practices for crops used for biofuels. The tax credit, part of the Inflation Reduction Act, is designed to help the agricultural industry make inroads into the aviation sector. Farmers have long awaited today’s release. The new rule removes the …
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