News Category: Agricultural

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…
Worth Ranch of Springview to receive Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Worth Ranch of Springview to receive Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

Worth Ranch of Springview is the recipient of the 2024 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award®. Cork and Janet Worth raise beef cattle and own the 8,000-acre Worth Ranch in Keya Paha County. The Worths will be presented with $10,000 and a crystal award at the AFAN annual meeting in November. The award honors…
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…
NPPC Announces New Hire and Staff Promotions

NPPC Announces New Hire and Staff Promotions

Washington, D.C., April 17, 2023 — The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) is pleased to announce several staff updates to enhance the organization’s advocacy efforts. Andy Curliss will join the organization as vice president of strategic engagement, effective April 22, 2024. In this new role, Curliss will lead a range of efforts focused…
K-State extension programs report $8.8M boost due to volunteers

K-State extension programs report $8.8M boost due to volunteers

MANHATTAN, Kan. – Pick a 4-H event just about anywhere in Sherman County, and you’re highly likely to find Colleen Duell there. Duell is known in local circles as a steady presence at Kansas 4-H events, volunteering her time for such programs as the project learning day, summer day camp, 4-H Ambassador…
Cherry County remains America’s top beef cow county

Cherry County remains America’s top beef cow county

The top beef cow county in the United States of America is once again found in Nebraska. Cherry County, located in the northwest portion of the state, holds onto the top position with more than 184,688 beef cows, according to data compiled as part of the U.S. Census of Agriculture.…