Rail companies and unions reached a tentative deal to avoid a strike early this morning, following 20 hours of talks mediated by Labor Secretary Martin Walsh. President Joe Biden also joined in on the call around 9 p.m. yesterday evening. This agreement does not mean the threat of a strike has dissipated entirely – the […]

Winter is coming.  Drought, deteriorating pasture conditions and short hay inventories in Oklahoma and the surrounding states of Texas, Missouri and Kansas, has most cow-calf operations scrambling to secure hay supplies for the coming winter.  Given the current situation it can come as a relief to just find hay to purchase.  That being said, it […]

Could it be that America’s meat industry just got a boost from college football? It’s possible, said Kansas State University livestock economist Glynn Tonsor, who reported this week that consumer’s demand for proteins – beef, chicken and pork – is holding steady in large part due to a surge in the food service industry. “The […]

While monkeypox has been circulating in Africa for many years, the recent outbreak across the globe has exposed considerable uncertainties about the virus’ transmission. Individuals infected with the monkeypox virus usually heal from the disease on their own without medical treatment, yet the questions raised reinforce the need for research to understand how the virus spreads […]

Railroad and rail union representatives have reached a preliminary agreement in time to avert a nationwide rail shutdown in advance of Friday’s deadline. The action was welcomed by those in the agricultural sector who had already begun to see slowdowns in shipments of fertilizer and ethanol and expressed concerns over the impact to the economy. Many […]