by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 28, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
As hearings have been happening on Capitol Hill concerning the future and the need for cattle market reformation, other tools to help farmers are closer to coming online.The Cattle Contract Library is a million-dollar pilot program that is aimed at giving producers...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 28, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Yesterday, we discussed the hearing held in the Senate Ag Committee chambers about the situation with marketing in the cattle industry. The strains on some producers and the grip that the ?Big-4? meatpackers (Cargill, JBS, National Beef, and Tyson) have on the...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 27, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
It?s already been talked to death before the seeds were even in the ground. Producers all know that we can?t afford any preventable losses in production this year. So, what are our chances of getting to our production goals?USDA has set a lofty corn production goal...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 27, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Cattle market reform bills are moving in both chambers of Congress. Yesterday, the Senate Ag Committee held a hearing on the situation that just a small handful of companies control roughly three-fourths of the marketplace, and what can be done to encourage more...
by Dustin Hoffmann | Apr 27, 2022 | 5 Ag Stories, News
Trade is a moving target, and it takes the ability to adapt to be successful. It can be affected by government regulations, geopolitical disagreements, other trade agreements, price, product availability and so much more.The trade issues of today are not going to be...
