- USDA Confirms Two Additional Cases of New World Screwworm in the United StatesMon Jun 8th, 2026 10:41:10 CDT
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed two additional cases of New World screwworm (NWS) in the United States – a calf in La Salle County, Texas, and a dog in Andrews County, Texas. Epidemiological investigations are ongoing for both cases. A veterinarian in Andrews County submitted the samples from the infested dog. Details on this case will be shared as they ...Read more… - Small Business Concerns Deepen Over State Question 832 as Vote ApproachesMon Jun 8th, 2026 9:46:59 CDT
The upcoming vote on State Question 832 is sparking significant concern across Oklahoma’s small business sector, with industry leaders warning of sweeping economic consequences. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with Jerrod Shouse, the State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), to discuss the potential impacts of State Question 832 on ...Read more… - Mid-July Heat Arrives Early to Oklahoma as Heat Indexes SoarMon Jun 8th, 2026 9:19:08 CDT
Climatological summer may have only officially kicked off on June 1, but Mother Nature is already cranking the thermostat straight to vintage mid-July. A sweeping heat wave has settled over Oklahoma, triggering the hottest stretch of weather for the warm season thus far and pushing heat index values into territory rarely seen this early in ...Read more…
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- Oklahoma CattleWomen’s Association Hosts Successful Second Annual Kids Cattle CampMon Jun 8th, 2026 11:26:24 CDT
- USDA Confirms Two Additional Cases of New World Screwworm in the United StatesMon Jun 8th, 2026 10:41:10 CDT
- Small Business Concerns Deepen Over State Question 832 as Vote ApproachesMon Jun 8th, 2026 9:46:59 CDT
- Mid-July Heat Arrives Early to Oklahoma as Heat Indexes SoarMon Jun 8th, 2026 9:19:08 CDT
- Oklahoma’s New World Screwworm Planning Aims to Protect Producers and Keep Markets MovingMon Jun 8th, 2026 8:50:07 CDT
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Beef Buzz
- Oklahoma’s New World Screwworm Planning Aims to Protect Producers and Keep Markets Moving Mon Jun 8th, 2026 8:50:07 CDT
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Joe Barbour of the Livestock Marketing Association, who says Oklahoma has been working behind the scenes for more than a year to prepare for the possibility of New World screwworm reaching the state while also protecting the ability of cattle producers to ...Read more...
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