Farm Leader Says Trump’s Beef Import Plan Is ‘Selling Out American Farmers and Ranchers’
by Mariah Squire/Successfull Farming On Friday, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to […]
Articles by Derek Beck
Kansas Soybean Announces 2026 Yield & Value Contests
TOPEKA, Kan. — As pods begin filling out across the state, Kansas Soybean is calling all soybean farmers in Kansas to enter the Kansas Soybean Yield and Value Contests. Come harvest, […]
Cattle Industry Troubled by Announced Tyson Changes
WASHINGTON — On Aug. 13, Tyson Foods announced it will end operations at its Joslin, Ill., beef facility and its Eagle Mountain, Utah, case-ready facility. […]
Territorial Rodeo Update: Who’s Leading the Territory After the Summer Run?
By Derek Beck/TRU/Your AG Network The big-money summer run has shuffled the World Standings, and plenty of cowboys and cowgirls from across the Territory remain […]
Crop Conditions Variable Across the Midwest
MANKATO, Minn. — One of the biggest questions in analyzing potential corn and soybean market prices for the 2026-27 marketing year is the crop conditions […]
By —Ryan Hanrahan, Farm Policy News URBANA, Ill. — Progressive Farmer’s Chris Clayton reported that “U.S. farmland values continued to rise this year, with the average value of […]
Rodeo Road Rolls On as World Standings Tighten After Cheyenne, Salt Lake City
The calendar may have turned past some of the biggest rodeos of the summer, but nobody in the PRCA or WPRA is putting the rig […]
R-CALF USA on USDA Phased Border Reopening
BILLINGS, Mont. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced on Friday [July 24, 2026] its plan to reopen the entry port at Douglas, Arizona, within […]
USDA Announces Phased Reopening of Southern Ports for Livestock Trade
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing a coordinated, phased reopening of southern cattle ports, contingent on Mexico’s adherence to the Joint […]
Bowden earns all-around title at Nebraska’s BIG Rodeo
BURWELL, Neb. — Rance Bowden earned the all-around cowboy title at Nebraska’s BIG Rodeo, held July 23-25 in Burwell. Bowden collected $4,973 while competing in […]