Mar 28
Roff, Oklahoma, native, Jason Don Price, also known as “Bacon,” was arrested and charged with 44 felony counts of larceny of livestock for allegedly stealing cattle from the Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction in Ada, Oklahoma. The arrest comes after an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Cody Hyde. Hyde initiated …
Mar 28
On March 28, 2024, USDA Released the Prospective Plantings Report and the Quarterly Grains Stocks Report. Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to talk with Allendale’s Rich Nelson about the two reports. Nelson said there is discussion about low corn acreage, down about 4.6 million acres. Soybeans on the other hand are up 2.9 …
Mar 28
At the Advanced Bioeconomy Leadership Conference (ABLC) in Washington D.C., the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) once again sponsored and facilitated a special session, outlining the national incentive for biobased chemicals and renewable materials that NCGA, along with Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) and other partners have been working on. The panel was moderated by Sarah McKay, NCGA Market Development …
Mar 28
Texas A&M student Lee Thornton joined the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) as the spring policy intern. Lee Thornton grew up in Winnie, Texas on a calf-cattle ranch where he first became invested in the agricultural industry. This background led him to pursue an Agribusiness major with a minor in Economics. At Texas A&M, …
Mar 28
MyLand, a soil health company, honors the 2024 World Water Day by releasing new data on water conservation benefits achieved through its Soil as a Service (SaaS) offering. The data demonstrates MyLand’s impact on water conservation in the critical Southwestern states of Arizona and California. MyLand partners with growers to improve soil health and soil …
Mar 28
On March 26, a container ship rammed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge resulting in the structure’s collapse and the tragic loss of six construction workers. Aside from the everlasting impacts to the families that lost loved ones, the destroyed bridge has physically cut off key coal, container and automobile terminals at the Port of …
Mar 28
Congressman Josh Brecheen will be hosting a telephone town hall on April 11th at 7 PM CT. During the call, Congressman Brecheen will provide an update on some of the most pressing policy issues facing our country, including our more than $34 trillion national debt, and answer live questions from constituents. Congressman Brecheen will also …
Mar 28
The Emergency Drought Commission met on Tuesday and voted on several motions regarding the Emergency Drought Cost-Share Program. The deadline for practices related to water well drilling, pipeline, pumping plant and water facilities has been extended to December 31, 2024. In a separate motion, the Emergency Drought Commission voted to maintain the initial June 30 …
Mar 28
At the 2024 Southwestern and Texas Cattle Raisers Convention, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with the Senior Director of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Tanner Beymer, about anti-animal agriculture groups. “Things in D.C. are pretty dysfunctional at the moment,” Beymer said. “These radical animal rights activists and their …
Mar 28
In 2006, the United States, Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland launched a research and development partnership to accelerate economic development and cooperation across borders by encouraging trilateral research collaboration. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Republic of Ireland Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and the Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture, Environment and …
