NCBA Suing Biden Administration Over Endangered Species Listing

Dan Agri-Business, Cattle, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA)

The Biden Administration is facing a lawsuit from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) over the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken under the Endangered Species Act. NCBA has filed a Notice of Intent to sue the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. It’s the first step in court toward overturning the listing revoking FWS’s final …

Total Shipments of U.S. Peanuts are Down

Dan Peanuts

Latest numbers show the shipments of U.S. peanuts, for an 8-month stretch, are down from the previous year. Tyron Spearman has more details. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida …

Alabama Cattlemen’s County Meeting Season Underway

Dan Alabama, Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA), Cattle

The first couple of months each year, members of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) get together in their respective counties for annual meetings. ACA Executive Vice President, Erin Beasley, says it is meeting season once again. And Beasley wants to remind everyone that the annual Alabama Cattlemen’s Association Convention registration continues. It will be held February 17-18, and more information is available on …

USDA Announces Additional Assistance for Dairy Farmers

Dan Cattle, Dairy, Economy, USDA-FSA

Monday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the details of additional assistance for dairy producers. This includes a second round of payments through the Pandemic Market Volatility Assistance Program (PMVAP) and a new Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP). The programs will enable USDA to better support small- and medium-sized dairy operations who weathered the pandemic and now face …

Commodity Benefiting from Slowdown in Interest Rate Hikes

Dan Agri-Business, Commodities, Economy

There is one commodity that is benefiting from a slowdown in the interest rate hikes. Mark Oppold explains what that commodity is and why. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of Every AcreMarch 19, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Builds Relationships Between Researchers and Cattle ProducersMarch 13, 2026Florida …

Today is National Peanut Butter Day

Dan Peanuts

Today is a day to celebrate as it is National Peanut Butter Day. And according to a story from Tyron Spearman, there are actually four men to thank for the invention of the creamy, smooth peanut butter we enjoy today. Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Provided Opportunity To Highlight Difficult Farming SubjectMarch 20, 2026Valley Helps Growers Get The Most Out Of …

Chocolate Market Growing

Dan Fruits, Specialty Crops, This Land of Ours

Chocolate is getting even more popular. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. The global cocoa and chocolate market is seeing a growth spurt. According to a new research report, the global cocoa and chocolate market size & share was valued at $46.4 billion in 2021 and is projected to hit $69.1 Billion by 2030. Cocoa and chocolate are made from the cacao tree and …

U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 3 Percent

Dan Cattle, Marketing

A new USDA Cattle on Feed Report indicates the cattle herd continues to shrink. The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head was 11.7 million head on January 1st, 3 percent below January 1, 2022. The inventory included 7.03 million steers and steer calves, …

Lamb Board Releases New Strategic Plan

Dan Sheep-Goats

The American Lamb Board (ALB) released its fiscal year 2022 Annual Report to inform Mandatory Lamb Checkoff stakeholders of its work to mitigate outside forces and challenges and take advantage of opportunities ahead. “Even though many challenges were out of our control, it’s critical that we keep driving forward as hard as we can to promote American lamb and the U.S. sheep …