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Crop Progess: Corn Holds Strong as Soybeans, Cotton and Pastures Continue to Struggle
Mon Jul 13th, 2026 15:37:05 CDT
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. Corn Crop is rated 68% Good to Excellent this week, up 1 point from last week. Soybean crop conditions are 65% good to excellent this week up 1point from last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 44% good to excellent this week, down 2 points ...
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Poultry Companies and State of Oklahoma Agree to Deal Ending 21 Year Litigation
Mon Jul 13th, 2026 13:47:13 CDT
Attorney General Gentner Drummond today announced a nearly $44 million settlement resolving the State’s 21-year lawsuit against six companies over poultry litter pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. Oklahoma sued Tyson Foods, Cargill, George’s, Peterson Farms, Cal-Maine and Simmons Foods in 2005. A federal judge found the companies liable in December 2025, then rejected a narrower ...
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OSU Turfgrass Going Global: Tahoma 31 Steals the Spotlight at FIFA World Cup
Sun Jul 12th, 2026 6:57:17 CDT
OSU’s Tahoma 31 Turf grass (pic courtesy of the OSU Facebook page) Oklahoma State University is once again making its mark on the world stage, and this time, it is under the feet of the world’s greatest athletes. Dr. Yanqi Wu, a Regents Professor of grass breeding and genetics at OSU, has spent decades developing ...
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Cheryl DeVuyst Highlights Producer Oversight of Beef Checkoff Investments Mon Jul 13th, 2026 11:06:30 CDT
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Dr. Cheryl DeVuyst, chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board (CBB), about how cattle producers are overseeing investments of Beef Checkoff dollars during the Summer Cattle Industry Business Meeting in Denver. DeVuyst said the week began with training for the newest members of ...
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