The number of positions potentially changing hands depends on which of those posts open up after the shuffling among current leadership members settles.
The retirement of House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) could result in a domino effect among the House Republican leadership with four of the five positions potentially changing hands. This depends on which of those posts open up after the shuffling among current leadership members settles.Below is our latest rundown on the Republican leadership races:SpeakerAs we previously reported (see Ag Perspectives, 25 September 2015), current Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy is likely to become speaker after officially announcing his candidacy yesterday. He was the chief Republican candidate recruitm...
What You Need to Know Today: A third U.S. border crossing (Columbus, New Mexico) has reopened to Mexican cattle imports following nearly two years of restrictions related to New World screwworm. The reopening could gradually improve feeder cattle availability, although more than 60 confi...
Yesterday, the USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) released a new report of negotiated cash purchases of cattle under the mandatory price report. The report included Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas. The goal of the report was to solve the confidentiality issues e...
Key Takeaways: U.S. soybean crushing began in 1911 and saw its most rapid expansion during the 1930s amid the broader agricultural and technology revolutions of the time. After peaking in the early 2000s, the soybean crushing industry went through a downturn as poor crush margins forced...
