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Category: Ag News
Aug 14
Don’t Lose the Farm: Know Your Rights Under the UPHPA
For generations, your family has farmed the same land that has passed down from grandparents to grandchildren. Now imagine suddenly receiving a demand to vacate the land because it no longer belongs to your family. For heirs property owners, this is an ever-present threat. Heirs property is land inherited by descendants of someone who died …
Aug 13
FCA board receives annual report on the Farm Credit System’s young, beginning, and small farmers’ mission performance
At its monthly meeting today, the Farm Credit Administration board received FCA’s 2025 Annual Report on the Farm Credit System’s Young, Beginning, and Small (YBS) Farmer Mission Performance (PDF). FCA strongly supports the Farm Credit System’s mission to serve young, beginning, and small (YBS) farmers, ranchers, and producers and harvesters of aquatic products. FCA defines young …
Aug 13
Tyson Reacting to Severe Cattle Shortage with Facility Closures
Tyson Foods is making strategic changes to its beef operations to position the company for long-term success. Tyson Foods will anchor its beef business around three strategically located beef facilities in the central United States: Dakota City, Nebraska; Holcomb, Kansas and Amarillo, Texas, to create a more competitive footprint amidst one of the most historic …
Aug 13
R-Calf Weekly Address: Congratulations on Strong Senate Ag Committee MCOOL Vote
Congratulations and thank you to everyone who called their U.S. senators urging them to support a “Yes” vote for mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef in the 2026 Farm Bill. You won the vote on Thursday, Aug. 6, in the Senate Agriculture Committee, and you won big! This was a historical, bipartisan vote. There are …
Aug 13
Oklahoma Cotton Crop Face Heat and Drought Stress
Oklahoma cotton crop conditions across the state show significant contrast as producers navigate bloom and boll fill under persistent heat and severe drought conditions. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently spoke with Oklahoma State University Cotton Extension Specialist Jenny Dudak to discuss the current state of the crop, pest pressures, and harvest aid strategies. While irrigated …
Aug 13
Strauss Steps Up To The Plate As Presenting Sponsor Of Netflix’s MLB At Field Of Dreams Pregame And Postgame Coverage
STRAUSS is the presenting sponsor of Netflix’s MLB at Field of Dreams pregame and postgame shows. · The event streams live and around the world on Netflix as part of its Major League Baseball coverage, following MLB Opening Night and the Home Run Derby earlier this year. · The partnership with Netflix showcases the skilled professionals and …
Aug 13
Texas Cattle Feeders Association Convention Set for Oklahoma City
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Ben Weinheimer, president and CEO of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, about the association’s upcoming annual convention in Oklahoma City and the issues facing cattle feeders across the Southern Plains. TCFA Convention Returns to Oklahoma City The Texas Cattle Feeders Association annual …
Aug 13
Crop Market Update: Todd Hubbs Digs Into Acreage Shifts, Drought Impacts, and Global Grain Markets
In this crop market update, Farm Director KC Sheperd sits down with Oklahoma State University crop marketing specialist Todd Hubbs to analyze the latest USDA WASDE report and its impact on regional and global commodity markets. Domestic Crop Acreage and Yield Projections The latest USDA WASDE report brought several notable shifts in domestic acreage numbers. …
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