- Oklahoma Producers Face Volatile Crop Markets and Planting UncertaintyThu Sep 24th, 2026 11:33:10 CDT
Volatile crop markets and planting uncertainty are creating a challenging backdrop for Oklahoma producers as fall fieldwork gets underway. After starting the week on solid ground, commodity markets gave back their gains and then some, with hard red winter wheat contracts dropping roughly 30 cents from Monday’s highs. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down ...Read more… - Drought Monitor: Oklahoma Exceptional Drought Reaches 20%Thu Sep 24th, 2026 8:32:42 CDT
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Oklahoma’s drought situation continues to worsen, with exceptional drought now covering 20.79% of the state—the highest percentage of exceptional drought in the nation. With moderate to extreme drought affecting all of Oklahoma and no part of the state currently drought-free, conditions remain especially concerning across western and central ...Read more… - Surging Data Center Power Demand Challenges Rural Electric Co-opsThu Sep 24th, 2026 8:00:36 CDT
Rural electric cooperatives across the nation are facing unprecedented shifts in electricity demand as large-scale data center projects increasingly target rural communities, according to Jim Matheson, CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA). The NRECA represents more than 900 not-for-profit, consumer-owned electric cooperatives that are now balancing how to accommodate massive industrial loads without ...Read more…
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Beef Buzz
- NCBA’s Ethan Lane on Cattle Supplies, Farm Bill, and Trade Thu Sep 24th, 2026 9:06:59 CDTIn today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from National Cattlemen’s Beef Association lead lobbyist Ethan Lane, who recently joined farm broadcasters from across the country to discuss the latest issues facing the beef industry. Lane talks about tight cattle supplies, consumer demand, the Farm Bill, and what he hopes ...Read more...
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