Issues That Matter
Connecting with consumers
Without consumer trust, agricultural producers can expect more regulation and associated costs.
FULL STORY »
Commentary: Photo follies and flagrant falsehoods
Efforts to protect farmers from animal-rights extremists create some interesting discussions, strange bedfellows and of course, self-serving, misleading propaganda.
FULL STORY »
Issues That Matter: Farmers and feeders facing higher fuel costs
Farmers and livestock feeders face higher fuel costs as Middle East and North Africa turmoil sends oil toward $100 a barrel, contributing to an upswing in gasoline and diesel that already has Americans paying the highest prices at the pump in more than two years.
FULL STORY »
Issues That Matter: Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award
The Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame is accepting nominations for the first Arturo Armendariz Distinguished Service Award.
FULL STORY »
Issues That Matter: More corn acres may not slow price rally
American farmers are expected to boost corn plantings by more than 4 percent this year, but analysts say that still may be insufficient to alleviate tight supplies and forestall a record price rally.
FULL STORY »
Round two of the checkoff spending dispute
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board, NCBA and USDA appear ready to resolve discrepancies in NCBA’s allocation of Beef Checkoff funds, but R-CALF says “not so fast.”
FULL STORY »
Richard McDonald Leader Institute announced
To honor Richard McDonald’s legacy of leadership, a new program has been established.
FULL STORY »
Group asks feds to investigate Butler
Is a former trial lawyer turned government official making policy decisions at the Department of Agriculture that will serve his future personal financial interests?
FULL STORY »
Risk assessment raises questions over NBAF
The Department of Homeland Security, in partnership with Kansas State University, plans to build a new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan, Kan.
FULL STORY »
Corn, food and potential sticker shock
Make no mistake about it, the ongoing trend toward sharply higher corn prices affects the entire protein-food system and long-term profitability in livestock production.
FULL STORY »
Checkoff gauges consumer image of beef safety
The Beef Checkoff conducts periodic surveys to monitor consumer confidence in the safety of beef.
FULL STORY »
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- The relationship between retail gasoline prices and futures prices
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Domestic ethanol production starts to grow again
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
