Dec 11
On December 4, 2024, the National FFA Foundation announced its new 2025 Sponsors’ Board Members. The board is made up of top corporate executives who wish to support agricultural education and the National FFA Organization. During their three years of service, board members play a vital role in advising the National FFA on opportunities to …
Dec 11
The Cattlemen’s Congress is a stock show for cattlemen and women managed by cattlemen and women. The Cattlemen’s Congress is an opportunity for breeders across North America to showcase their top genetics and connect with fellow beef producers in a central location, in the heart of cattle country. Set for January 4 – 16, 2025, …
Dec 11
By U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin In just 40 days, our nation’s 45th President, Donald J. Trump, will be sworn-in to serve as the 47th President of the United States of America. Let me tell you, as someone who speaks with the President on a regular basis: we have never had an incoming administration this prepared to hit …
Dec 11
Yesterday, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) released its plan to list the Monarch Butterfly as threatened under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) with section 4(d) flexibilities. The agency will accept public comments on the proposal until March 12, 2025. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) call on USFWS …
Dec 11
According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), U.S. sales of Ag tractors and combines fell in November 2024 compared to the year before. U.S. sales of tractors in all classes dropped 14.5% compared to November 2023. U.S. sales of combines remain soft, showing a decline of 24% year-to-date in 2024. Canadian sales of …
Dec 11
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today released the following statement after the Biden Administration threatened to veto the JUDGES Act. “I’m deeply disappointed in the Biden Administration’s threat to veto the JUDGES Act. This bill passed the Senate unanimously, reflecting broad bipartisan support for addressing an urgent issue facing our judiciary. Oklahoma desperately needs three additional federal judges to address our significant case backlog due to the …
Dec 11
Today, Dec. 11, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that 70 applicants across 27 states, three Tribal Nations, and one territory have been tentatively selected to receive over $735 million to assist in the purchase of over 2,400 zero-emission vehicles through its first-ever Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program. EPA’s Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant Program, created …
Dec 11
Statistically generated near-term price forecasts are useful to compare/contrast with Extension ad hoc price estimates, USDA monthly price estimates, and trade price estimates. Ongoing cotton price forecasting research at Texas A&M University provides some timely short-term (monthly average) price forecasts that shed light on the 2024 season. As depicted in Figure 1, over the period January 2014 to …
Dec 11
Farm Director KC Sheperd chatted with US Custom Harvesters President David Misener. The organization began in 1983 with a group of combine operators. It has since grown to include silage choppers, cotton pickers, and manure spreaders. If a farmer runs into trouble with their own harvest equipment or lacks the proper equipment to do a …
Dec 11
The Pinion Global group recently held a webinar discussing the impact of the 2024 election on the food and Agriculture Sector. Pinion’s Government & Public Affairs director, Brian Kuehl, assessed the potential impacts of recent electoral outcomes on farmers and agriculture companies, including expected effects of tariffs and trade, likely tax code changes, the Farm …
