USDA adviser chosen as USTR chief ag negotiator
After the withdrawal of the previous chief ag negotiator nominee, the White House officially nominated long-time USDA adviser Doug McKalip to the post. McKalip currently serves as the senior adviser to...
View ArticleRabobank says expect reduced beef availability in late 2022
A new report out by Rabobank says cattle prices were strong through the first quarter of 2022 but the fourth quarter may be something different.Cattle pricesCattle prices across the seven major...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 9, 2022
Max Armstrong discusses how weather is impacting food supply including potatoes where the supply in storage has fallen. Wet conditions are impacting harvest of spring and summer potatoes. Max looks at...
View ArticleInitial SCOTUS filings underway for Prop 12 fight
On June 10, the National Pork Producers Council will file its first brief in its challenge of California’s Proposition 12 ballot initiative which mandates space requirements for all gestating sows. In...
View Article7 ag stories you might have missed
Did you miss some agricultural news this week? No need to worry. Here’s a roundup of the top headlines in agriculture from around the country.Cropland prices up 20%Land prices have taken another jump...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 10, 2022
Max Armstrong recalls the anniversary of Doug Bichler’s farm accident. The Linton, N.D., farmer’s accident in June 2017. Max recalls the accident, which involved reaching into a baler to remove some...
View ArticleFFA Chapter Tribute: Baleigh Peterson
Mike Pearson continues to salute the FFA programs across the country and this week is joined by Baleigh Peterson, Minnesota State Sentinel. Baleigh shares what in-person convention was like, the duties...
View ArticleThis Week in Agribusiness, June 11, 2022
Mike Pearson joins us from the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa and is joined by Courtney Knupp, National Pork Board. Courtney shares what it’s like to be back in person for this expo and the...
View ArticleCan Texas property be landlocked?
A recent Waco Court of Appeals decision in Fort Worth & Western Railroad Co. v. Albert offers an important reminder that property can, indeed, be landlocked in Texas. [Read opinion...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 13, 2022
Doug McKalip is from a small, rural western Pennsylvania town, and is proud of his rural roots. He's got a lot of ag experience, including work at the USDA, and he served as an intern in the Clinton...
View ArticleBeef cow slaughter continues unabated
Through the end of May, beef cow slaughter for the year-to-date is 15 percent higher year over year. With nearly half the year over, it is very likely that the annual beef cow slaughter total will be...
View ArticleShipping reform bill could pass in June
U.S. House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., said the House will vote in June on the Senate’s version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, which addresses longstanding supply chain issues and shipping...
View ArticleMake the most of haying opportunities
Grazing is the best way to use forages. But you need hay for overwinter feeding. And sometimes there is so much growth you make hay to use forage.Here are tips to help you maximize forages as hay,...
View ArticleGot flies?
One of the realities of beef production in Oklahoma is dealing with significant fly populations. The Oklahoma beef cattle industry loses millions of dollars each year due to external parasites. Blood...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 14, 2022
Farmers National Company has released a report on farm land values, and how tax law changes impacted those prices. Senior Vice President, Randy Dickhut, says some land prices are up 20 percent, for...
View Article5 Trending headlines in the beef world
Check out these five stories that are dominating the news this week. 1. New Zealand considers taxing cow and sheep burps to combat climate changeNew Zealand has proposed a novel way of fighting climate...
View ArticleOff-season cattle grazing to help control cheatgrass
Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing wildfire danger in the Intermountain West. However, scientists at the University of...
View ArticleOcean Shipping Reform Act heads to President
After nearly a year since first introduced, on Monday night the House passed by a vote of 369 to 42 the Senate’s version of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, drawing widespread praise from agricultural...
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Celebrating nature across the U.S.
Nature is pretty amazing. The plants that grow, the bugs that crawl, the animals that live there. While Farm Progress editors across the United States are out shooting, or even just out and about, they...
View ArticleFarm Progress America, June 15, 2022
Max Armstrong has maybe grown a little callused after reading so many organization news releases. But one last week from the National Pork Producers Council offered something he could agree with: key...
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