CHICAGO (Reuters) - Tyson Foods will permanently close a pork plant in Perry, Iowa, the meatpacker said on Monday, eliminating jobs for about 1,200 workers. The company, which reaped big profits as meat prices soared during the COVID-19 pandemic, has since confronted a decline and slowing demand for some products.…
Custer County ranked as Nebraska’s top corn-producing county in 2023 and Gage County topped the state in soybean production according to estimates by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Farmers in Custer County produced 45.7 million bushels of corn while farmers in Gage County produced 8.1 million bushels of soybeans.…
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Delegates to National Farmers Union’s 122nd Anniversary Convention today cast a unanimous ballot to reelect Rob Larew and Jeff Kippley as the organization’s President and Vice President, respectively. Each will serve another two-year term. “It's an honor to have the trust and confidence of Farmers Union members across the country and a privilege…
Wheat trade & China cancelation How is harvest in South America? Dive into CONAB numbers ahead of report Lower beans Livestock exports slowing down
In a little more than two years as CEO of a small hospital in Wyoming, Dave Ryerse has witnessed firsthand the worsening financial problems eroding rural hospitals nationwide. In 2022, Ryerse’s South Lincoln Medical Center was forced to shutter its operating room because it didn’t have the staff to run…
If you frequently drive Highway 2 between Hyannis and Alliance, chances are you have seen Jacki Musgrave out pounding the pavement running, preparing for her next race. Musgrave, of Bingham, Nebraska, is a long-time research technologist at the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory, and recently accomplished her long worked-for goal of running…
Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a new policy mandating that all meat products sold with the “Product of U.S.A.” label must be derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered, and processed in the U.S. This rule addresses a loophole created by the repeal of mandatory…
Washington, D.C. – On Saturday, President Biden signed Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 appropriations legislation into law that provides funding for several federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of the Interior. NACD appreciates that the enactment of final federal spending legislation prevents…
Wildfires in the Texas Panhandle caused significant cattle losses for individual ranchers, but should not impact beef cattle markets or consumers, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Dr. David Anderson, AgriLife Extension economist in the Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics, Bryan-College Station, said it may be weeks before there…
University of Nebraska Interim President Chris Kabourek was joined today by NU leaders in issuing statements on the bipartisan federal spending bill approved by the House and Senate and signed by the President. The budget package includes $25 million for construction of a USDA Agricultural Research Service facility located at…
