Archive for October 2020
Trump Administration Invests $3.1 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Nebraska
ReConnect Funding to Connect 115 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity BASSETT, Neb., Oct. 30, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
Read MoreTrump Administration Invests $10.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Wyoming
ReConnect Funding to Connect 102 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is…
Read MoreHow Heifer Management in the First Two Years Sets Her Up for Success
Selecting the right heifers as replacements for the keep pen doesn’t need to be a complicated decision. Look at clear indicators such as those who were born during the first…
Read MoreElection Countdown: Are Commodity Markets on the Verge of a Tipping Point?
Commodity markets faced some pressure this week as confirmed COVID-19 cases continued to trend higher. The concerns captured headlines, acting as a short-term anchor for corn, soybean and hog prices, while cattle…
Read MoreCattle Markets Hampered By Season's First Storm
Wide regional variations in prices for fed cattle were found this week and the cash trade was slow to develop. Iowa saw the lowest prices at $101 to $103 live…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Raises Governments' Food Security Concerns, Demand for U.S. Crops
CHICAGO, Oct 30 (Reuters) – COVID-19 outbreaks are increasing governments’ food-security concerns, and importers need U.S. corn and soybeans for the first time in a long time to meet demand,…
Read MoreBurke Healey Inducted Into Hereford Hall of Merit
Burke Healey, Davis, Okla., was posthumously inducted into the Hereford Hall of Merit at the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) Annual Membership Meeting and Conference, Oct. 24, in Kansas City, Mo.…
Read MoreQuickBooks Desktop Training for Farmers and Ranchers Available
QuickBooks Desktop Training for Farmers and Ranchers is now online through the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service for producers who want to learn better record-keeping practices. The primary goal of this QuickBooks…
Read MorePer Capita Dairy Consumption a Tale of Two Commodities
‘It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.” This time-honored quote by Charles Dickens in his “Tale of Two Cities” aptly describes the differences in cheese…
Read MoreTrump Administration Invests $7 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural North Dakota and Montana
ReConnect Funding to Connect 563 Rural Households to High-Speed Internet e-Connectivity BISMARCK, N.D., Oct. 29, 2020 – The Trump Administration today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…
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