Month: January 2025

Cattle futures up ahead of Friday’s On Feed report
At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live and feeder cattle were higher, waiting on the rest of the week’s direct business to develop and Friday’s On Feed report from the USDA. February live cattle closed $1.05 [Read More…]

Effort to get more milk in the military renewed
A Wisconsin Congressman has renewed his efforts to get more milk on the military menu. Former Navy Seal and 3rd District Republican Derrick Van Orden’s first bill of the 119th Congress is the Strengthening Service [Read More…]

RFA says Farm to Fly Act is a win for farmers
The director of government affairs for the Renewable Fuels Association says the re-introduction of the bipartisan Farm to Fly Act is a win for farmers. Jared Mullendore says expanding the use of ethanol in sustainable [Read More…]

Tariff protections for farmers top concern during nomination hearing
U.S. Senate Ag Committee members are urging President Trump’s Secretary of Agriculture nominee to protect farmers from tariff retaliation. Michigan Senator Elissa Slotkin encouraged Brooke Rollins to use her relationship with the president to find [Read More…]

HPAI hits commercial turkey and egg laying facilities in Missouri
Highly pathogenic avian influenza has been confirmed in Missouri. According to the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the virus has hit four commercial turkey farms in Jasper, Lawrence, and Newton counties, and more [Read More…]

Teen sentenced to 52 years in prison for deadly stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed party
(LONDON) — A teenager has been sentenced to 52 years in prison for fatally stabbing three girls at a children’s Taylor Swift-themed event in the United Kingdom last year. Axel Rudakubana, 18, pleaded guilty to all charges, [Read More…]

Senate to hold test vote on Pete Hegseth as a key Republican announces opposition
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, faces a key procedural hurdle in the Senate on Thursday on advancing his nomination. The vote will occur after lawmakers [Read More…]

Buffalo Bills fans unite to raise money for charity supported by Baltimore Ravens player
Al Bello/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Buffalo Bills fans are coming together to show their support for a Baltimore Ravens player following Sunday’s divisional matchup between the two teams. During Sunday’s playoff game, Ravens tight [Read More…]

Cynthia Erivo could earn EGOT with ‘Wicked’ nomination at 2025 Oscars
Universal Pictures Cynthia Erivo is one step closer to the coveted EGOT status with her 2025 Oscars nomination. Erivo was nominated for best actress for her role as Elphaba in Wicked on Thursday, giving her [Read More…]

December red meat production down slightly on year
U.S. commercial red meat production during December 2024 was 4.545 billion pounds. The USDA says that was slightly less than during December 2023, with the cattle and hog slaughters both posting year-to-year declines, canceling out [Read More…]

Where are farmers cutting expenses?
Two Ohio farmers are taking a hard look at where they can cut costs ahead of the upcoming growing season. Northeast Ohio farmer Owen Niese says one of the biggest costs for his farm is [Read More…]

Walz announces 2025 infrastructure plan
Governor Walz has introduced his 2025 infrastructure plan. Walz says his bonding bill expands on last year’s significant work and makes strategic investments to keep Minnesotans safe and healthy. “Heavily focused on maintaining what we [Read More…]

Keeping hogs comfortable during cold spells
Pictured: Brownfield’s Brent Barnett (left) interviews southeast Iowa farmer Matt Gent at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines A southeast Iowa hog farmer says advancements in on-farm technology have helped producers manage bitter [Read More…]

National Pork Board leaders discuss H5N1 preparedness
Pictured: Bill Even, CEO of the National Pork Board, at the 2025 Iowa Pork Congress in Des Moines (Photo by Brent Barnett/Brownfield) Some members of the pork industry say they’re closely monitoring highly pathogenic avian [Read More…]

Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (SEATTLE) — A federal judge in Seattle has signed a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour on Thursday heard a request [Read More…]

Nashville school shooting suspect’s social media linked to Madison school shooter’s social media: Sources
Metro Nashville Police Department (NASHVILLE) — A social media account connected to the Nashville high school shooting suspect may have been in contact with the suspected Madison, Wisconsin, school shooter’s social media account, according to law enforcement sources. Solomon [Read More…]

DOJ orders federally funded legal service providers to stop providing support at immigration courts
Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Department of Justice, under new leadership following the inauguration of Donald Trump, has told legal service providers who receive federal funding to stop providing legal orientation and other [Read More…]

California fires live updates: New LA County fire explodes to over 10,000 acres
Apu Gomes/Getty Images (LOS ANGELES) — At least 28 people have died as multiple wildfires, fueled by severe drought conditions and strong winds, rage across Southern California. Thousands of firefighters have been battling wildfires across 45 square [Read More…]

Trump’s proposed mass deportation plan has some Texas schools on high alert
School districts prep students and families for possible mass deportations. ABC News (SOUTH TEXAS, Texas) — President Donald Trump has threatened mass deportations of immigrants, potentially expanding the “expedited removal” program to conduct raids in neighborhoods [Read More…]

Trump 2nd term live updates: Trump makes tariff threat to economic leaders
CHIP SOMODEVILLA/POOL/AFP via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. Trump can be expected to talk [Read More…]