Tag: The Ranch
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Missouri Soybean Yield Outlook Takes a Hit From Heat
Northern Missouri is seeing the biggest drop in projected yields as hot, dry weather continues COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri soybean growers are watching the weather closely as a long stretch of heat and shrinking soil moisture take a bite out of this year’s yield potential. The latest University of Missouri Extension soybean report shows projected…
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USDA Confirms Scrapie in Oregon Sheep
First U.S. case in five years could delay national scrapie free status WASHINGTON — Scrapie is back on the USDA radar after a sheep processed at an Oregon slaughter facility tested positive for classical scrapie. USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed the case July 31. The disease is fatal in sheep and goats…
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Mizzou Researcher Helps Hog Producers Get Ahead of Heat Stress
USDA awards $1.15 million to expand technology that warns producers before pigs start showing signs of heat stress COLUMBIA, Mo. — Summer heat can turn into a real problem in a hog barn, and by the time pigs start panting, producers may already be behind the curve. A University of Missouri researcher is working to…
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Missouri Junior Angus Leader Returns as Six New Faces Join National Board
SAINT JOSEPH, Mo. — The future of the Angus business has six new leaders wearing the green coat. Junior members of the National Junior Angus Association elected six new directors to the National Junior Angus Board during the 2026 National Junior Angus Show in Louisville, Kentucky. The announcement came July 17 during the show’s closing…
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Senate Farm Bill Hits Roadblock With Committee Vote Set for September
The Senate’s latest attempt to move a new farm bill forward has stalled, but the effort is not dead. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman, R-Ark., says the committee will return in September and take another vote on the farm bill package after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach enough agreement to advance it during…
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Six More Meat Processors Join USDA Product of USA Label Program
WASHINGTON — Six additional meat and poultry processors have signed on to USDA’s voluntary Product of USA labeling program, expanding an initiative designed to help consumers identify meat products that come entirely from animals born, raised, harvested and processed in the United States. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the latest additions, saying the label continues…