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House and Senate Republicans recently introduced legislation that would create tax incentives supporting small and mid-sized meat processing plants. The Hagstrom Report says the goal of the bill is to help cattle producers compete for better prices ...

When taking a look at winter wheat nationwide, one-third of the crop has been harvested. According to USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey, that 33% figure is behind the five-year average of 40% and also off of last year's 59% harvested at this time ...

Pasture and rangeland conditions have improved across the central and southern Great Plains, thanks to abundant rainfall as of recent. "As of the 30th of May, we're seeing the good to excellent rating 31% nationally That's up 3% from last week, but we still see39% of the pastures and rangelands rated very poor to poor no change from a week ago ...

Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductees and award winners will be honored in August. The event, August 9, will precede the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, to be held in Nashville, Tennessee. The Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame was established in 2009 to honor the exceptional visionary men and women who have made lasting contributions to the cattle-feeding industry ...

When it comes to the national pace of winter wheat heading, things are slightly behind schedule. "We're seeing just 27% of the over winter wheat crop headed on May 2nd. That's well behind the 5-year average pace of 34%. Also behind last year's 30% ...

How does the national winter wheat crop look? "We see some of the lowest rated wheat across the central and southern plains in Colorado and Texas," noted USDA Meteorologist, Brad Rippey. "Both at 29% very poor to poor. Meanwhile we have somewhat better conditions as you move in to Kansas and Oklahoma ...

When it comes to the winter wheat crop nationally, growers in the southern U.S. continue to report poor conditions. "With respect to winter wheat, we're continuing to watch Texas. 39% of the winter wheat rated in very poor to poor condition on March 7th," noted USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey ...

Nationally, wheat futures have rallied this week, primarily because of the wheat conditions across the Midwest. USDA Outlook Board Chairman, Mark Jekanowski, said for example in Texas only 28% of its wheat crop is rated good to excellent shape ...

Following the executive orders signed by President Joe Biden, a group of Republican Senators announced opposition to the halting of construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The effort was led by Senator Steve Daines of Montana and Republicans from Idaho, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma and North Dakota ...

Starting this Sunday, a new mini-documentary series on raising cattle in America will get underway. The series, which runs every Sunday during the month, is called “A Rare Breed: Legacies of Excellence,” and it will launch on the Certified Angus Beef Brand Cattlemen Connection YouTube channel. The ne ...