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While Congressional leaders continue to search for a path forward for President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda, the House Agriculture Committee has outlined how the bill would provide billions of dollars for critical investments in rural and agricultural communities.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is West Texas Cotton Farmer Barry Evans talks Cotton Trust Protocols .
With assurances from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that there would be an open-door policy for agriculture in the Biden Administration, ag groups are finding the need to visit on a regular basis.
USDA released their latest crop production forecast on Tuesday. Their November report projected year-over-year increases for corn, soybeans, and cotton in the United States based on conditions as of November 1, 2021.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane.
Should you purchase additional equipment before the end of the year? Tax specialists say that each filer will have a different answer, but an increase in the deduction limit under Section 179 of the tax code could have you leaning towards a yes.
Livestock producers, especially cattlemen, have been in the bullseye of the environmental community for methane emissions that escalate the climate crisis.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Plains Cotton Growers CEO Kody Bessent.
The labor force is expected to increase by 8.9 million people, or 5.5 percent, by the year 2030, but don’t expect the gains to come from the next generation of potential workers.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Bob Maurer with Manduca Trading in Chicago.
The victory specifically for the livestock industry includes some of Senator Deb Fischer’s HAULS Act to be included within the bipartisan infrastructure framework.
The House passed the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on Friday by a final vote of 228-206 and had to rely on votes from 12 Republican members to get the bill across the finish line.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today we will continue to hear highlights from a recent House Ag Committee hearing on supply chain disruptions.
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Tim Steffens, Rangeland Resource Management Specialist.
As beef exports continue to approach all-time records in both volume and value this year, it reveals a two decade-long trend whereby U.S. animal protein exports, together, have tripled in value to nearly $21 billion per year.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today we will hear highlights from a recent House Ag Committee hearing on supply chain disruptions.
Both U.S. beef and U.S. pork exports are on a record pace through September, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation .
Export sales for most commodities were higher for the week ending October 28, 2021, with the exception of cotton sales – which may be declining on the highest prices in 10 years.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Darby Campsey, Director of Communications and Producer Relations for Texas Wheat.
U.S. ethanol exports in September fell to 75.8 million gallons, equal to a 6 percent drop from the previous month according to the latest data released by the Renewable Fuels Association.
As Congress continues its debate of the President’s Build Back Better Act, leadership in the House Agriculture Committee have released details on agriculture and forestry provisions included in the bill.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Plains Cotton Growers Director of Field Services Mark Brown.
American agriculture has long been talking about the need to “feed the world”, but recently the Food and Agriculture Organization released their ten-year study and projects the number of cereal grains, protein and processed by-products used as animal feed will need to increase 14 percent just to reach demand by the year 2030
Another week begins, and the optimism that Congressional Democrats will find compromise in passing two major bills appears to be fading.
USDA is preparing to issue $1.8 billion in Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage program payments for the 2020 crop year, and for producers enrolled in PLC, those with barley, canola, chickpeas, dry peas, flaxseed, lentils, peanuts, seed cotton, and wheat will receive a payment.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Bob Maurer with Manduca Trading in Chicago.
According to the Economic Research Service, 65 percent of Paycheck Protection Program loans that went to agriculture were to row crop operations and the remaining 35 percent was disbursed to livestock operations.
The Chinese new year begins on February 1, 2022, and the last time the country celebrated the Year of the Tiger was 2010, the same year that China became the largest exporting country in the world and the number one global automaker.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Kaitlynn Glover with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
Last week, a group of 52 national food and agricultural associations submitted a letter to the Departments of Agriculture and Transportation outlining several ways to strengthen the U.S. freight transportation system.
The drama continues in the nation’s Capitol as to whether the Congress and White House, House and Senate, and Democratic party can all come together, or compromise enough, to pass a traditional infrastructure plan and non-traditional human infrastructure bill.
On Thursday, a bipartisan group from the House Agriculture Committee sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Samantha Power, Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development in support of ready-to-use therapeutic food production as child malnutrition rates rise globally.
Just because a shopping mall says it’s open 24 hours, doesn’t mean the stores inside are open round the clock and with that analogy, Jane Wells with CNBC explains, the private terminal operators at the West Coast Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach seem to hold a hand of spades in the current supply chain bottleneck in the United States.
It was a disappointing week for U.S. commodity export sales, as USDA reported lower export sales for basically every major row-crop this past week. For the week ending October 21, 2021, actual exports were higher, week over week, for wheat and soybeans while it’s a marketing year low for cotton.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.
The National Grain and Feed Association reports that the Food and Drug Administration issued its annual Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program Report for Fiscal Year 2019 last week and says the U.S. food supply is safe to eat.
Though many agricultural lenders have seen a decline in operating loans over the past year, demand for livestock loans is growing and in some cases, reaching all-time highs.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Jane Wells with CNBC.
For most major commodities prices remain above pre-pandemic levels, and farm income is expected to be higher than a year ago for the second consecutive year.
As many industries in the United States continue to navigate the choppy waters of supply-chain disruptions, there are two more waves of potential concern on the horizon.
The congestion at the West Coast ports continues, with massive numbers of shipping containers overrunning warehouses in the two busiest ports of the country that handle roughly 40 percent of all containers; Los Angeles and Long Beach.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Shawn Wade with Plains Cotton Growers.
Higher feed costs may contribute to slower meat production growth in the U.S. in 2022 and subsequent years. That’s just one prediction from the Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute at the University of Missouri.
Since members of the Democratic party have been unable to agree on the levels of future spending by the federal government, there’s been no real action on either a Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill – which passed the Senate last month – or the budget reconciliation bill that the leadership has touted as human infrastructure.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on October 1, 2021, and down 1 percent from just one year earlier.
Pumpkins are a staple of fall traditions for many Americans who pick them, carve them into jack-o’-lanterns, or bake pumpkin desserts.
The longest-running farm program in West Texas, the AgriBusiness Report is our daily interview program with decision-makers in the world of Agriculture. Today’s guest is Bob Maurer with Manduca Trading in Chicago.
Growing concerns over the effects of supply chain challenges have led the Ag CEO Council to ask the Biden administration to swiftly tackle issues causing higher prices and/or shortages for the ag sector.
USDA released their latest Weekly Export Sales report for the week ending October 14, 2021. Exports for the week were generally lower except for corn, soybeans, cotton, and meats.
The House Agriculture Committee on Thursday favorably reported five bills out of Committee, four by voice vote. The bills now head to the floor of the House for consideration.
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