Category: Ag News
May 05
Farmer sentiment declines in April amid input costs and availability concerns
Farmer sentiment fell in April as concerns about rising input costs, tighter availability and global instability continued to weigh on the agricultural outlook. The April Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer dropped to 121, down from 127 in March. The decline was also driven by a decrease in confidence about current conditions, which dropped by 11 points, …
May 05
Oklahoma FFA Public Speaking Champion Cierra Collins Highlights Mushrooms’ Role in Agriculture and Plastic Decomposition
At the 100th Oklahoma State FFA Convention in Stillwater, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with 2026 State Prepared Public Speaking Champion Cierra Collins, a standout student from Frederick FFA who is bringing a unique and timely topic to the national stage. “I appreciate it,” Collins said after earning the top honor. …
May 05
R-Calf Weekly Address: Priorities of U.S. Cattle Industry
R-CALF USA’s board, several members and staff traveled to Washington, D.C., to inform Congress and the administration about what needs to be done to incentivize the expansion of our domestic cattle and sheep herds and to establish conditions under which the livestock producers who do expand will have a meaningful opportunity to be profitable. We …
May 05
USDA Risk Management Agency Upgrades Rainfall Data Source
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) is upgrading the source for rainfall data used in several Federal crop insurance programs, moving from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center (CPC) to the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). RMA will begin this transition with the Tropical Storm Option on …
May 05
State Tax Revenue Report – April 2026
Formally known as the Gross Receipts Report, this report is a timely, broad view of the state’s economy and releases in conjunction with the General Revenue Fund report. Providing information to state agencies for budgetary planning purposes, the General Revenue Fund acts as the state’s main operating account and receives a portion of the state’s …
May 05
Oklahoma’s 2026 Wheat Crop Cut in Half By Drought
At the 2026 Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association meeting, crop scouts, extension specialists, and grain elevator representatives painted a sobering picture of this year’s hard red winter wheat crop. Their estimates say the 2026 crop is roughly half the size of the previous two years, with production projected at 48.9 million bushels compared to 101.1 …
May 05
ROFI Drives New Approach to Crop Nutrition
With input costs continuing to pressure farm budgets, some growers are making difficult decisions to reduce fertilizer application rates. While that strategy may ease upfront expenses, it is also accelerating a broader shift across agriculture that is placing greater importance on nutrient use efficiency and return on fertilizer investment (ROFI)to help growers get more value from every pound of fertilizer applied. “Maximizing return on fertilizer investment is about making …
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