NCBA Responds to USDA Announcement Again Closing Southern Ports to Livestock Shipments
WASHINGTON – Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) responded to the latest announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is again closing southern ports of entry to shipments of cattle due to the detection of New
R-CALF USA Statement on Closure of Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 9, 2025—U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins today announced the immediate closure of southern border ports to livestock trade in response to the escalating threat of New World Screwworm spreading northward from Mexico. The decision follows urgent
TSCRA Commends USDA’s Continued Border Closure to Combat Spread of New World Screwworm
FORT WORTH, Texas (July 9, 2025)— Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Carl Ray Polk Jr. today released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a pause on the phased reopening of
USDA Shuts Down U.S. Southern Border Ports to Livestock Trade Due to Further Northward Spread of New World Screwworm in Mexico
(Washington, D.C.) – Yesterday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of
Legislators Look for a Skinny Farm Bill this Fall
Republicans on Capitol Hill cleared their agriculture megabill hurdle. Now, they’re looking to pass a smaller farm bill that will include important priorities that haven’t been updated since 2018. Politico says lawmakers already included $67 billion in
Groups Want a New Chief Agricultural Negotiator
Over 40 U.S. agricultural groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to President Trump asking him to quickly nominate a Chief Agricultural Negotiator in the USTR Office. The groups said the nomination is critical
June Missouri River Runoff Much Below Average
June runoff in the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City, Iowa, was 3.3 million acre-feet, 60 percent of the average. The updated 2025 calendar year runoff forecast for the Missouri River Basin above Sioux City is below
Farmers for Free Trade Sounding Economic Alarm Regarding Tariffs
All summer, Farmers for Free Trade has been on the road and holding events called Tariff Town Halls in half a dozen states. The events all brought together farmers, business leaders, economists, and trade experts to spotlight