Category: Ag News
Aug 24
USMCA Negotiations Must Resume
American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall commented today on the breakdown of trade talks between the United States and Canada, and the imposition of additional damaging tariffs. “Canada has been one of the most important trading partners for U.S. agriculture since our first free trade agreement in 1989. We are concerned that talks with our …
Aug 24
New AG opinion from Drummond: Farmers don’t need highway escort to haul equipment
Attorney General Gentner Drummond today issued an opinion protecting farmers from being cited for not having a highway escort when they haul equipment between fields. The opinion, A.G. 2026-11, clarifies state law concerning oversized vehicles. Oklahoma law generally requires a vehicle wider than 12 feet to be accompanied by an escort vehicle while traveling on …
Aug 24
Crop Progress: Oklahoma Pasture Conditions Plunge as Drought Persists
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. corn crop is rated 57% Good to Excellent this week, down 3 points from last week. Soybean crop conditions are rated 60% good to excellent this week, down 1 point from last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 37% good to excellent this week, …
Aug 24
TSCRA comments on phased reopening, calls for continued vigilance
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association President Stephen Diebel today issued the following statement after the United States Department of Agriculture resumed live cattle imports at the port of entry in Douglas, Arizona: “Our members need continuity in commerce, but they also need confidence that every reasonable safeguard is in place to reduce the risk …
Aug 24
USDA Announces Harvest to Hallways Initiative to Invest in Child Nutrition Programs
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced sweeping new efforts to strengthen school meals by connecting more American farmers with local schools, investing in school kitchen infrastructure, and giving states and school districts new tools to serve healthier, more nutrient-dense meals to America’s …
Aug 24
U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Collapse as 50% Section 338 Tariffs Take Effect, Threatening Agricultural Supply Chains
A week of intensive, line-by-line trade negotiations between the United States and Canada ended without an agreement on Friday night, triggering steep 50% U.S. tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend. The new duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, prompting Canadian officials to prepare dollar-for-dollar retaliatory measures scheduled to …
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