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The landscape of American agricultural commerce is shifting back toward global dominance. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently spoke with USDA Trade Undersecretary Luke Lindberg about the administration’s aggressive efforts in securing new trade deals and the remarkable 42% reduction in the agricultural trade deficit achieved in just one year. Reclaiming the Global Market For decades, the United ...Read more… - Introducing Brylee Prichard of the Elk City FFA, Your 2026 Southwest Area Star in Agricultural BusinessThu Apr 16th, 2026 13:14:54 CDT
During the month of April, the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and Oklahoma Farm Report are spotlighting the 17 Area Stars of Oklahoma FFA, who are among the highest achievers in the organization. The stars come from the four areas in four categories – Star in Ag Placement, Star in Agriscience, Star in Agribusiness, and Star in ...Read more… - Oklahoma Senator Casey Murdoch Advocates for Agricultural Protections and Property RightsFri Apr 17th, 2026 7:23:02 CDT
Oklahoma State Senator Casey Murdoch recently sat down with Farm Director KC Sheperd to discuss the legislative landscape surrounding Oklahoma agricultural protections. Murdoch emphasized that his primary focus remains safeguarding the land rights and freedoms of rural Oklahomans amidst increasing challenges from frivolous lawsuits and urban expansion into rural areas. Glyphosate and Crop Protection Tools A major ...Read more…
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- OSU’s Derrell Peel: Cattle on Feed Shows Modest Tightening; On‑Feed Inventory Down for 17th Month Mon Apr 20th, 2026 7:12:04 CDTOklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel talked Friday with Senior Farm and Ranch broadcaster Ron Hays about the USDA’s April cattle-on-feed report which shows a modest tightening in supply. “Placements in March were 92.7% of last year and marketings were 94.5%, which gives us an April 1 on‑feed inventory at 99.5% ...Read more...
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