Jul 20
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. Corn Crop is rated 67% Good to Excellent this week, down 1 point from last week. Soybean crop conditions are 66% good to excellent this week, up 1 point from last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 45% good to excellent this week, up …
Jul 14
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ethan Lane, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about the policy work taking place during the 2026 Summer Cattle Industry Business Meeting in Denver. NCBA’s Most Important Policy Meeting of the Year The National Cattlemen’s Beef …
Jul 10
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its July Crop Production report, showing further declines in U.S. winter wheat production compared to last month’s forecast. New estimates point to smaller crops across several winter wheat classes, with the national average yield expected to fall to its lowest level since 2015 if …
Jul 06
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. Corn Crop is rated 67% Good to Excellent this week, equal to last week. Soybean crop conditions are 64% good to excellent this week down 1% from 65% last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 46% good to excellent this week, down 2 points …
Jun 28
Even as USDA announced another New World Screwworm infestation in south Texas on Saturday in Jim Hogg County, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins was in Metapa, Mexico, to officially open the new sterile fly facility. that USDA started building in coordination with the Mexican government eleven months ago. The United States Department of Agriculture invested $21 …
Jun 27
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president Stephen Diebel released the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture today announced the opening of the Metapa sterile fly production facility to combat the spread of New World screwworm: “The goal has always been to increase production of sterile flies, and the Metapa facility expands …
Jun 26
More cases of he New World Screwworm have been added to the Screwworm.Gov website– the latest cases are all sheep in south Texas just north of the US-Mexican border. Four of the cases reported were found in Crockett County (County seat is Ozona) while one case reported was in Edwards County (County seat is Rocksprings). …
Jun 22
USDA has reported four new cases of New World Screwworm as we came out of the Holiday weekend. USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins has responded on X about those cases. “In the last 24 hours, 1 lamb in Crockett County, TX and 2 calves in Edwards County, TX have tested positive for New World Screwworm, bringing …
Jun 11
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday that an unprecedented federal and state response is underway following the detection of New World screwworm in South Texas, emphasizing that rapid action and coordination across agencies have positioned the country to contain the pest before it can inflict widespread damage on the livestock industry. Speaking from the …
Jun 11
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released updated June 1 forecasts for the 2026 winter wheat crop in a crop production report. New data highlights significant reductions across the Southern Plains—Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas—driven by persistent drought, high abandonment, and reduced yield potential. These three Hard Red Winter (HRW) wheat states …
