Will egg prices decline in 2025? Gary Crawford looks into it. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2025Protecting Your Operation from Damaging Fire AntsJuly 11, 2024Controlling Fire Ants in Almond OrchardsMay …
Estate Tax Changes Could Impact Farmers by 2026
An enhanced estate tax exemption, introduced under the 2017 tax reform law, may soon shrink if that law is allowed to expire at the end of 2025. If Congress does …
NCBA Comments on CTA Injunction Reinstatement
A new decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has once again paused enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This development comes after a series …
Red Meat Exports Beat Expectations for 2024
Red meat exports are showing stronger results than anticipated going into 2024, according to Dan Halstrom, CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Halstrom says his organization had originally …
Corporate Transparency Act Reinstated: NCBA Urges Cattle Producers to Prepare
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is alerting cattle producers that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing requirements have been reinstated. This follows a recent decision by the Fifth Circuit …
Supporting Women in Western Industries with $30,000 Scholarship
Durango Boots is making a impact on the Western community through its National Day of the Cowgirl Scholarship, but the deadline is just days away. The scholarship awards $30,000 to …
Support for Preliminary Injunction of Corporate Transparency Act
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association fully supports a nationwide preliminary injunction blocking the Corporate Transparency Act from being enforced on January 1, 2025. Rusty Halvorson has this report. Sponsored ContentCIR …
USDA on Screwworm Control
If you’ve been a cattle producer for a long time, you may remember the last time that the New World screwworm harmed livestock here in the U.S. C.J. Miller reports …
More Funding for Screwworm Management
The Agriculture Department has allocated additional resources to respond to recent cases of New World screwworm in livestock in southern Mexico and Central America. Rusty Halvorson has more. What to …
American Agriculture History Minute: How the Butler Brothers Influenced Agriculture
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. Brothers Charles and Newton Butler founded Butler Manufacturing Company in Kansas City, 1901. The two worked together on building an improved …
Proposed Federal Dietary Guidelines Causing Angst for Cattle Producers
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is disappointed by some of the changes that are proposed by an advisory committee that are crafting the “Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary …
NCBA Pushes Back Against Dietary Guidelines
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is pushing back against advice from the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee that recommends reducing red meat consumption. According to the NCBA, this advice ignores …
USDA Implements New Testing Guidelines for Raw Milk
The USDA has announced new federal guidelines requiring nationwide testing of raw milk samples to monitor for potential health threats, including avian influenza (H5N1). This directive aims to protect public …
Disaster Tax Relief Bill Passes in U.S. Senate
The U.S. Senate has passed the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act (H.R. 5863). The legislation, in addition to providing much needed relief to victims of hurricanes, also provides tax relief …