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The regulatory battles are never truly over for the U.S. cattle industry, but there have been victories over the years. Ethan Lane, senior vice president of government affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says 2023 saw a victory in the Waters of the U.S. battle. “There’s no question that the current regulation that was […]

Rural low income youth, especially boys, experience greater economic mobility than those in cities; a new government rule should help level the playing field for small poultry growers; and the Kansas Governor wants her state to expand Medicaid.

Climatologist Corey Davis, as you sit here this morning, what is it that you think how big of a difference do you think the rains this week are going to make? Well Mike, you know it’s still the week of Thanksgiving and the rain has certainly give us something to be thankful for some really […]

Farmland prices continued rising throughout 2023. Randy Dickhut, farmland sales specialist with Agricultural Economic Insights, says rising prices were a little surprising given the economic conditions. “With the issues of higher input costs, higher interest rates, and challenges to the farm income outlook for the year as we started, it slowed the market down. Everybody […]

Listen, it just seems like I’ve been with you for the 80 years of this association. But it is good to be back and I think I’ve got quite a bit to talk about today. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke at the National Association of Frm Broadcasting convention in Kansas City last week. Something […]

Across farm country producers have been calling for changes to the H2A program to allow for less bureaucracy and more efficiency. The house agricultural labor working group has now released an interim report highlighting the issues exacerbating the lack of available domestic workforce. Its impact on our nation’s domestic food supply and potential solutions. North […]

Drought was a big part of the agriculture story in 2023. Drew Lerner, Senior Agricultural Meteorologist with World Weather Inc., says the 2023 story began three years ago. “I think the routes in 2023 go back to 2020. We entered this particular solar cycle in 2020. It happens to be a very unique solar cycle. […]

Trade is always an important topic for agriculture. Alexis Taylor, USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, says commodity trade doesn’t just support farmers. “In 2021, US agricultural exports supported more than 1.2 million jobs and generated nearly $190 billion in additional economic activity. That economic activity is not only critical to supporting the […]

The Purdue University Ag Economy Barometer was started in 2015. It’s a monthly survey of 400 different farmers every month. Dr. James Mintert of Purdue says the most recent survey showed a slight improvement in producer sentiment. “If you look at the most recent survey, which we did in mid-October, it suggested that there was […]

Agricultural credit conditions softened during the third quarter of 2023. Data from Kansas City Fed’s Tenth District Farm indicates income and loan repayment rates were lower than a year ago for the second straight quarter. The moderation was more pronounced in areas hit hardest by drought, but more tempered in areas most concentrated in cattle […]