KFB First Vice President Eddie Melton says farmers need to openly discuss their position on climate policy.

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KFB President Mark Haney says farmers and ranchers are concerned about proposed changes in estate taxes.

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CBOT futures continue to march higher as the bull run isn’t finding any fences to hold it back. Live cattle closed higher while feeder futures finished in the red. Lean hog futures closed mostly higher but little changed. 

With no change in Brazil’s weather forecast and the tight old-crop corn and soybean supplies in the U.S., the futures markets marched higher. Cattle futures closed higher as the June LC’s $5-6 discount to cash brought in bargain hunters. Lean hog futures closed higher on stronger cash hog prices, firm pork values and bullish optimism. 

I have been blessed with the opportunity to travel quite a bit around our beautiful state and often I have visited places that seemed more special than others, even though I had never been there before.

One of the most important issues facing the agriculture industry today is the ability to pass a farm on to the next generation either by inheritance or through selling. It sounds easy enough but often tax laws can make the process cumbersome and expensive.

As the current Congressional Session continues, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are outlining their policy priorities and getting to work on making those priorities into law. Our team here in Washington, D.C., is tracking all these issues closely and working to ensure that priorities for U.S. agriculture remain front and center.

The use of cover crops to improve production farmland isn’t new, however the story of just how important this agricultural practice is may be something the general population is not familiar with.