News Category: Agricultural

April Cattle On Feed Report

April Cattle On Feed Report

USDA April 1 Cattle on Feed Report USDA ActualRangeOn Feed April 1101%101.6-102.5%Placed in March88%90.0-94.7%Marketed in March86%86.5-91.3% Kansas feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 2.40 million cattle on feed on April 1, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was down 1% from last year.…
EPA Emergency Waiver Allowing E15 this Summer

EPA Emergency Waiver Allowing E15 this Summer

Sioux Falls, SD – Today, for the third consecutive year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it is issuing an emergency fuel waiver to allow E15 to be sold during the summer driving season in response to the ongoing impact of the war in Ukraine and the Middle East. For U.S. consumers who…
Nebraska Craft Brewery Board Seeks Project Proposals to Help Grow Industry

Nebraska Craft Brewery Board Seeks Project Proposals to Help Grow Industry

LINCOLN—“Grow Local. Brew Local. Buy Local.” That’s the mission statement of the Nebraska Craft Brewery Board and the inspiration behind growing the state’s craft brewery industry. To help achieve that mission, the Nebraska Craft Brewery Board is seeking project proposals from growers, industry organizations, state and local agencies, educational groups,…
Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding for Food Assistance

Wheat Groups Welcome New Funding for Food Assistance

ARLINGTON, Virginia (April 18, 2024) - U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) are pleased that U.S. wheat farmers can help increase global food assistance under a new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding program announced today. USDA and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) will invest…
R-CALF USA Board of Directors Seat 3 New Directors

R-CALF USA Board of Directors Seat 3 New Directors

BILLINGS, Mont. - Recently, the R-CALF USA Board of Directors seated three new board members elected from Regions V (Texas), VI (Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma), and IX (Alabama, Florida and Georgia). Region directors are elected by majority vote from cattle-owning members in their region’s respective states. The directors serve three-year terms, and…
US wheat farmers face bleak crop economics as grain oversupply hits

US wheat farmers face bleak crop economics as grain oversupply hits

April 17 (Reuters) — Profit is growing further out of reach for U.S. wheat farmers and many do not expect to break even in 2024 as ample global supply keeps prices around their lowest in nearly four years at the same time costs including equipment and transport remain high. The…