From having a flexible grazing plan to winterizing equipment, it pays to plan and prepare for the cold winter days and weeks ahead. Whether winter comes and stays for six months in your area, or it randomly slams your typically mild climate with six days of sleet and ice, it pays to be ready for …
Category: Ag News
Dec 20
R-CALF USA Commends Competition Restoring Final FTC, DOJ Merger Guidelines
R-CALF USA applauded today’s joint announcement by Jonathan Kanter, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, and Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), that they are updating federal merger review guidelines. The following is a statement by R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard regarding that announcement: “The cattle …
Dec 20
2024 Cotton & Rice Conference
The 27th Annual National Conservation Systems Cotton & Rice Conference, the Southern Soybean & Corn Conference, the Delta States Irrigation Conference, and the Southern Precision Ag Conference are headed to Jonesboro, AR. The conferences are Sponsored by Cotton Incorporated and US Rice Producers Association. Producers mark your calendar for January 30 – January 31, 2024, for …
Dec 20
U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the names of individuals who will hold senior staff positions in Washington, D.C. Georgette Furukawa has been appointed Chief of Staff for the Agricultural Marketing Service Most recently, Georgette A. Furukawa served at the White House as an Advisor to the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander …
Dec 20
Growth Energy Statement on EPA’s Latest Action on Midwestern Governors’ E15 Request
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor issued the following statement after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advanced to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a rule that would grant the request of several Midwestern governors and allow them to sell E15–a fuel blend made with 15% bioethanol that can be used in …
Dec 20
Growers Commend Chlorpyrifos Restoration, EPA Commitment to Science-based Process
In response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s latest announcement that it will restore uses of chlorpyrifos and commit to a science-based review of the pesticide, Alan Meadows, American Soybean Association director and soybean grower from Halls, Tennessee, commented on behalf of the soy industry and echoed sentiments felt by other grower groups pleased by the …
Dec 20
Lankford Applauds Senate Confirmation of Judges for Oklahoma’s Northern District
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today issued a statement after the Senate confirmed Sara Hill and John Russell for federal judgeship positions for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma: “With hundreds of cases in the backlog, I am grateful the Senate moved quickly to fill the vacancies on the federal court …
Dec 20
EPA’s Decision on Year-Round Access to Higher Ethanol Blends Will Help in Climate Fight, NCGA Says
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) today praised a recent decision by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency that advances the request of several Midwestern governors to allow their states to sell fuel with 15% ethanol blends year-round. “Allowing consumers to access higher blends of ethanol year-round will play a critical role in helping the country meet the …
Dec 20
Wednesday 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.
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