Author Archives: Rusty Halvorson
Global Food Prices Hit Highest Mark in Ten Years
Emerging markets across the globe that are struggling to get COVID-19 vaccines may be in for yet another serious challenge: food inflation. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said la...
Jun 07, 2021 Ruocaled / CC
USDA Investing $1 Billion in Emergency Food Assistance Program
USDA says it will be investing up to $1 billion into the Emergency Food Assistance Program to help support and expand the emergency food network. The goal is to help food banks and local organizations...
Jun 07, 2021 U.S. Department of Agriculture
South Dakota Ag Groups Unite to Discuss Solutions for Cattle Industry
Leaders from six South Dakota agriculture groups came together in Pierre June 2, 2021 to unite behind solutions to help South Dakota's cattle industry. The groups who met include South Dakota Livestoc...
Jun 04, 2021
U.S. Drought Monitor Shows Improvements in Some Regions
Precipitation this past week was most active in the southern Plains and the Mid-Atlantic into the Northeast, helping to ease and improve drought in those regions. Some precipitation also occurred in t...
Jun 04, 2021 U.S. Drought Monitor Map
Registration Open for 2021 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show
Registration is now open for the annual Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen's Beef Association Trade Show. The event is In Nashville, Tennessee, August 10-12, and filled with activities ...
Jun 04, 2021
28 Congressional Members Join Letter to U.S. Attorney General
Earlier this week 28 members of Congress joined a letter authored by Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD) and Tina Smith (D-MN) calling for reform of policies impacting U.S. cattle and beef markets. R-CALF-USA...
Jun 04, 2021 K-State Research and Extension / CC
House Ag Chair Opposes Biden Tax Proposals
House Ag Committee Chair David Scott (D-GA) sent a letter to President Biden regarding his American Jobs Plan and American Family Plan. While he supports the historic nature of the plans, he's unhappy...
Jun 04, 2021 Radek Kucharski / CC
Farm Bureau Urging Administration to Address Southern Border Crisis
The American Farm Bureau Federation joined all 50 state Farm Bureaus and Puerto Rico Farm Bureau sent a letter to the Biden Administration regarding the country's southern border. They're asking the W...
Jun 04, 2021
JBS Plants Reopening After Cyber Attack
JBS employees began to return to work on Wednesday at U.S. meat plants, one day after the company's beef operations stopped following a cyber-attack. The attack disrupted meat production in North Amer...
Jun 04, 2021
EPA Administrator Visits North Dakota
U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer, a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee member, hosted events in North Dakota today with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan. Senator Cramer ...
Jun 03, 2021 KFGO Photo, Sarah Heinrich
