New Directors Appointed to North Dakota Beef Commission
Bismarck, ND – Governor Doug Burgum has appointed three new directors to the North Dakota Beef Commission. Austin Henderson, Lane Marshall and Carmel Miller have all been welcomed onto the board for the 2024-2025 fi scal year.
Merck Animal Health Partners with the American Veterinary Consultants Foundation to Award Scholarships to Future Bovine Veterinarians
RAHWAY, N.J., Aug. 9, 2024 – Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced it has awarded
Applications Open for New Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Online Transit Safety Pledge Grant
WASHINGTON, DC, Aug. 8, 2024 – Operation Lifesaver, Inc. (OLI), the national nonprofit rail safety education organization, today announced that applications have opened for a new, competitive Online Transit Safety Pledge Grant. The grant offers a total of $10,000 in
Recent Economic Downturn Shows Urgent Need for Carbon Capture Pipelines
URBANDALE, Iowa (Aug. 9, 2024) – Recent economic reports and layoffs in the agriculture sector underscore the urgent need to explore new markets and create global demand. According to the American Carbon Alliance (ACA), an “all of the
Cattle Industry Leaders Disgusted With Targeted Persecution of Family Ranchers
WASHINGTON – Today, leaders of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) issued statements in response to news of the indictment of Charles and Heather Maude, multi-generational family ranchers in western South Dakota, by
Baldwin Calls for STB to Review and Remove Commodity Exemptions to Help Rail Shippers Address High Costs, Unreliable Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) called on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to review existing exemptions of certain commodities – like paper and forest products, manufactured goods, and food products – and act to ensure
Farm Credit Statement on New Farm Service Agency Rule
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Farm Credit Council President and CEO Todd Van Hoose issued a statement following the Farm Service Agency’s final rule, titled “Enhancing Program Access and Delivery for Farm Loans”: “Farm Credit welcomes the new
ACE Warmly Welcomes USDA Secretary Vilsack to 37th Annual ‘Gold Standard’ Conference
Sioux Falls, SD – The American Coalition for Ethanol (ACE) is pleased to announce it will host U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack as a keynote speaker during its 37th annual “The Gold Standard” themed conference in Omaha, which
Ag Bankers See Farm Economy ‘Cliff’ Without Farm Bill
Ag bankers fear an economic cliff in farm country without a new farm bill. That’s according to one longtime Ag banker who testified before the House Agriculture Committee recently. Tony Hotchkiss has spent the last 41 years
EPA Investigating Used Cooking Oil Imports
The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating the supply chain of at least two renewable fuel producers amid industry concerns that some may be using fraudulent feedstocks for biodiesel to secure government subsidies. Farm Policy News says the