Mar 19
Farm and ranch families from across the nation donated 50 million pounds of food and raised more than $870,000 to help fight hunger and assist in other community service outreach in 2025 through Farm Bureau’s “Harvest for All” program. Combined, the monetary and food donations totaled the equivalent of 13 million meals. Criteria for tracking …
Mar 19
As New World screwworm (NWS) continues to make news headlines, it’s important to be aware of your herd’s risk level and be prepared to implement additional monitoring and biosecurity measures if there is an infestation in your area. “It will be critical for producers to strike a balance between animal health management programs and …
Mar 19
On Friday, U.S. Ambassador Jamieson Greer signed the United States-Ecuador Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with Ecuadorian Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, and Investment Luis Alberto Jaramillo that will provide Americans with increased market access in Ecuador. The agreement includes preferential market access for U.S. agricultural goods including tariff rate quotas (TRQ) for corn, sorghum and …
Mar 19
In February, a harvested deer tested positive for chronic wasting disease in Cimmaron County. This became the fourth deer in as many years to test positive for the disease in Oklahoma. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is a fatal, neurodegenerative prion disease. Prions are misfolded proteins that lack DNA or RNA. CWD affects cervids such as white-tailed deer, …
Mar 19
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays spoke with Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, extension veterinarian with Oklahoma State University, about the growing concern surrounding the Asian longhorned tick and the disease risks it brings to cattle producers in Oklahoma. A New Tick Moving into Oklahoma Dr. Biggs says this invasive pest has …
Mar 19
The Sale of Champions will serve as the grand finale of the Oklahoma Youth Expo, bringing together top exhibitors and rewarding a year’s worth of hard work. As Kass Newell explained to Farm Director KC Sheperd, “that’s kind of our finale of everything, it’s the last event here and again, you get to watch these …
Mar 19
Chick-fil-A Supply is planning a major investment in Lubbock with the construction of a new tri-temperature distribution center located in the Lubbock Business Park, a project that is expected to bring $50 million in capital investment and create approximately 80 new jobs in the region. The facility will serve as a key part of Chick-fil-A’s …
Mar 19
Oklahoma producers are keeping a close eye on the skies and their soil thermometers as they evaluate Early Season Cotton Considerations for the 2026 planting season. In a recent interview, Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Oklahoma State University (OSU) Cotton Extension Specialist Jenny Dudak to discuss the critical factors influencing this year’s crop. …
Mar 19
Today, USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published in the Federal Register a proposal to delay the effective date of the Poultry Grower Payment Systems and Capital Improvement Systems Rule, which was finalized on January 16, 2025, and is currently scheduled to become effective on July 1, 2026. The rule was promulgated under the authority of …
Mar 19
Joe Outlaw Southern Ag today- While pressure for an enhanced crop producer safety net was reduced when Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) last summer, there still remains work to be done to pass a new farm bill by September 30th of this year when the current extension of the 2018 Farm Bill …
