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Nearly 150 pork producers from across the country traveled to Washington D.C. pressing lawmakers on issues they say are critical to the future of the U.S. pork industry. The producers, representing nearly 30 states, took part in the National Pork Producers Council‘s Fall Legislative Action Conference. The top priority during this conference was a new farm bill that includes a …
If this afternoon’s quarterly hogs and pig report is considered neutral by the trade, it could provide support to hog futures. CME’s latest lean hog index, the lowest since late January. Managed money traders hold record short positions, with over 31,000 contracts. Bottom line analysts suggest that we may have established a bottom December lean hog last week near that …
An Iowa Cattle Feeder Looks for a Better Way In the mid-1920s, a central Iowa cattle feeder began thinking differently about how cattle should be fed. Gage A. Kent believed that producing better cattle required more than simply providing animals with large quantities of feed. He believed careful attention to nutrition—and especially the quality of that nutrition—could make a meaningful …
A Nebraska Community Shaped by Westward Migration Every September, thousands of people gather in Grand Island, Nebraska, for Husker Harvest Days, one of the nation’s major agricultural events. But the community’s connection to American agriculture reaches back much further than the modern farm show. Located along the Platte River in central Nebraska, Grand Island occupies a landscape that played an …
Good news from Washington. The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry has advanced the Agricultural Act of 2026 out of committee. The legislation complements the earlier, called the Farm, Food, and National Security Act and the Big Beautiful Bill which had passed earlier, which included most of the support for crops. Now what’s in this 2.0 that’s waiting to …
The Alabama Beef Checkoff Program recently met to review projects and allocate funding. Kayla Greer with the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association sat down with us to tell us more. “Members of the Alabama Beef Checkoff Council met at Auburn University last week to review and evaluate production research proposals that are seeking funding through the Alabama Beef Checkoff Program,” Greer said. …
The Florida Beef Council recently wrapped up an e-commerce program. Here is Deanne Maples with the Florida Beef Council to tell us more. “So this spring, the Florida Beef Council invested $50,000 in a digital e-commerce campaign with one of the nation’s largest retailers. And we just received the final results this week, and I’ll tell you, they’re pretty exciting. …
The Georgia Beef Board (GBB) is spending time this week across state lines to help prepare youth interested in the cattle industry. Here is Wyatt Doolittle with the Georgia Beef Board to tell us how. “One of the things that we talk a lot about in the beef industry is preparing that next generation and I think one of the …
Recently U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced $26 million being awarded toward farmers and agricultural producers through the U.S. Department of Agriculture Value-Added Producer Grant Program. These funds are allocated with the goal of developing value-added agricultural products, conducting market research, and implementing business and marketing strategies. Secretary Rollins said, “These grants represent another investment in the great American …
Gold futures continue to inch toward lows from early November of last year, many analysts suggesting it could be an area to buy. The Dow is off to its worst September start since 2008. Ten-year U.S. Treasury yields, their highest since 2007. Energy prices have risen by over 30% since just the 4th of July, and in this environment, a …
