During President Donald Trump’s recent trip to China, Montana Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) negotiated a $300 million beef cattle deal between the Montana Stockgrowers Association and the Chinese e-retailer JD.com. The deal calls for the retailer to buy $200 million of cattle between 2018 and 2020, and invest $100 million in a new feedlot and…
by Lynn Betts | Nov 06, 2017 Iowa farmer achieves many benefits when cover crops feed and house soil livestock. Think Different. Southwest Iowa corn, soybean and “soil livestock” producer Chris Teachout is having fun farming again. With an out-of-the-box mindset, he thinks about capturing free energy from the sun, giving crops access to nutrients…
by Michael Lewis | November 2, 2017 The folks at the Department of Agriculture laid on a friendly welcome for the Trump transition team, but they soon discovered that most of his appointees were stunningly unqualified. With key U.S.D.A. programs—from food stamps to meat inspection, to grants and loans for rural development, to school lunches—under…
by Brian Bienkowski | November 13, 2017 Big Ag moves into rural communities and upends the social and economic balance. CLEAR LAKE, Iowa—Chris Petersen has raised two children, thousands of hogs, a couple of rambunctious terriers and hell. Lots of hell. “The family farm is gone,” he says tapping his kitchen table with gnarled workingman’s…
By Jennifer M. Latzke | November 9, 2017 The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture announced the results of the Oklahoma Beef Checkoff Referendum Nov. 9. Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese reported the checkoff failed with a vote of 1,998 in favor to 2,506 against. The announcement came following the official auditor’s report of the vote….
Media Contact: R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa@r-calfusa.com www.r-calfusa.com Angela Huffman, 614-390-7552, ahuffman@competitivemarkets.com OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Today Oklahoma farmers and ranchers won a great victory against the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) and their corporate out of state interests. In an announcement today, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food and Forestry (DAFF) announced…
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Oklahoma Ranchers Vote Down the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s Attempt to Increase Their Taxes November 9, 2017 OCM Staff FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 9, 2017 Media Contacts: Bill Bullard, 406-252-2516, billbullard Angela Huffman, 614-390-7552, ahuffman OKLAHOMA CITY, OK – Today Oklahoma farmers and ranchers won a great victory against the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) and their…
By TOM LUTEY | November 8, 2017 Cattle fill the yard as the Miles City Livestock Commission had 6,000 cows on the block in 2011. At a meeting organized by U.S. Sen. Steve Daines on Friday, Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai spoke frankly A Chinese eCommerce giant, JD.com, has struck a $300 million beef deal with…
by Joe Maxwell, opinion contributor — 11/08/17 On October 17, 2017, the American Dream, the hope of every American for a fair share of America’s prosperity, died for America’s family farmers and rural farming communities when USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced he would withdraw the Grain Inspection, Packers & Stockyards Administration’s Interim Final Rule (known…