In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments with Dr. Ron Gill, extension livestock specialist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, to discuss the importance of low-stress livestock handling—particularly when it comes to transportation. As Gill explained, “These are very valuable animals, especially given current cattle prices, and we need to …
Category: Ag News
Oct 06
Cow Calf Corner Dr. Derrell Peel: The Slow Cattle Cycle Timeline
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Dr. Peel discusses the cattle cycle. Increasingly, cattle producers, consumers, and policymakers are …
Oct 06
Turkey Farm Challenges Could Affect Thanksgiving Prices
Shoppers preparing for upcoming fall holidays, including Thanksgiving, should brace for higher turkey prices this year. New analysis from the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Market Intel series says economic factors as well as disease challenges have driven wholesale turkey prices up about 40%. While prices may be higher, the analysis shows there will be enough …
Oct 06
AFT Announces Winners of the 17th Annual America’s Farmers Market Celebration
American Farmland Trust announces the winners of the 17th annual America’s Farmers Market Celebration™, a national event honoring the role of farmers markets, which ran between August 1, 2025 – September 30, 2025. Ten markets receiving the most public votes are declared the national winners. A total of 1,263 markets nationwide participated in the 2025 …
Oct 06
October is National Co-op Month
October is National Co-op Month, and National Farmers Union is joining with cooperatives and credit unions across our region to celebrate. During October, NFU is joining over 65,000 cooperatives and credit unions across the United States in celebrating Co-op Month, observed nationally since 1964. The theme for this year, “Cooperatives Build a Better World,” was …
Oct 06
Federal Court Allows Ranchers’ EID Lawsuit to Proceed
On Monday, a federal district court in South Dakota ordered that ranchers and their ranch organizations can proceed with their lawsuit, filed on their behalf by the New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA), challenging the lawfulness of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) new rule requiring electronically readable (EID) eartags for certain cattle and bison transported …
Oct 06
R-CALF USA Calls for Rebalanced Trade at U.S.-Mexico Policy Summit
Last week, at the third annual U.S.-Mexico Policy Summit in Washington, D.C., R-CALF USA warned that a trade imbalance with Mexico is crushing independent ranchers and weakening America’s food security. R-CALF USA Property Rights Chair Shad Sullivan represented American independent ranchers on a panel focused on cross-border agricultural challenges. Moderated by America First Policy Institute …
Oct 06
The Planting Puzzle: Insights on Early Soybeans and Fertilizer Response
Crop Scientist Connor Sible shared key agronomic findings with Farm Broadcaster Todd Gleason, on soybean and corn management, emphasizing the critical relationship between planting dates and fertilizer effectiveness, and providing advice as the harvest season approaches. The Value of Early Soybean Planting The discussion highlighted the strategy of prioritizing soybeans for early planting, often before …
Oct 06
Navigating Adversity: Optimism, Investments, and Trade Challenges in the Farm Economy
Despite facing significant headwinds in key sectors, John Newton (Executive Head of Terrain) expressed optimism for the future of the farm economy during a discussion at the Ag Outlook Forum. Speaking with Farm Director KC Sheperd, Newton pointed to expected political action, regulatory relief, and strategic investments as reasons for his positive outlook. Sources of …
Oct 05
Oklahoma Senators Markwayne Mullin, and James Lankford disappointed in Shutdown
Senator Markwayne Mullin’s analysis of the government shutdown centered on two main political and fiscal points: the alleged hypocrisy and political motivation of Senator Chuck Schumer, and the detrimental constitutional effect of allowing a shutdown to occur. 1. The Fiscal & Immigration Dispute Mullin argued that the immediate cause of the shutdown was Senator Schumer’s …
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