R-CALF USA Closes Stretch of Successful Meetings, Fundraisers Amid Support Against EID Mandate
BILLINGS, Mont. – Throughout the final months of 2024, hundreds of cattle producers have attended meetings and fundraisers hosted by R-CALF USA across South Dakota, Nebraska, Colorado, and Minnesota, as the battle against the U.S. Department of
Beneficial Ownership Filing Requirement on Pause Again
(WASHINGTON D.C.) — Farmers and ranchers may be feeling like they’re on a roller coaster when it comes to Beneficial Ownership Information reporting requirements. A previously reinstated filing requirement has once again been put on hold. Dustin
Trump Threatens to Take Back Panama Canal Control
Reports say President-elect Donald Trump threatened to reassert U.S. control over the Panama Canal. Farmdoc says he accused Panama of charging excessive rates to use the passage, which drew a sharp rebuke from Panama’s president. Speaking to
Hurricane Milton Hits Almost Six Million Ag Acres
A report from the University of Florida says Hurricane Milton, a Category 3 hurricane, when it made landfall on October 9, hit more than 5.7 million acres of agricultural land. Over 68 percent of those acres were
Port Labor Dispute Affecting Red Meat Exports
U.S. agriculture is bracing for a potential work stoppage at East and Gulf Coast ports that could greatly disrupt American red meat exports. Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen’s Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance broke down
November Egg Production Down Four Percent
U.S. egg production totaled 8.92 billion during November 2024, down four percent from last year. Production included 7.68 billion table eggs and 1.24 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.15 billion were broiler-type and 90.3 million were egg-type.