Mar 16
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announces the launch of a new competitive grants program aimed at rapidly addressing emerging and re-emerging pest and disease threats across the nation’s food and agricultural systems. The grants program, Rapid Response to Emerging and Re-emerging Pest and Disease Events Across Food and …
Mar 16
National Sorghum Producers announces Tulsa Ports as the newest member of the NSP Industry Partner program, supporting efforts to strengthen transportation infrastructure, improve supply-chain efficiency and expand market opportunities for U.S. sorghum producers. “We are pleased to welcome Tulsa Ports to the NSP Industry Partner program,” said NSP Industry Relations Director Jamaca Battin. “Efficient transportation …
Mar 16
Cow/Calf Corner with Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Recent announcements of facility closures from the beef packing highlight the continuing challenges that low cattle inventories pose for the beef industry. Beef packing represents large investments in facilities and a long-term perspective. Adjustments in packing capacity occur slowly and are not …
Mar 16
Applications are now available for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau and OKFB Foundation for Agriculture’s large-animal veterinarian scholarship. This scholarship began as an effort to help create a pipeline of veterinarians who can provide essential services to farmers and ranchers. One scholarship will be awarded in the amount of $15,000 to a student who is studying …
Mar 16
State Treasurer Todd Russ today announced that Fitch Ratings is the third rating agency upgrade for the State of Oklahoma’s credit rating to AA+ with a Stable Outlook, highlighting the state’s disciplined financial management and strong fiscal foundation. In its report, Fitch cited several key drivers behind the state’s credit strength, including Oklahoma’s revenue and …
Mar 16
Ken E. Legé, Ph.D., Extension Cotton Specialist writes: Many sources of variety yield performance data are available from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and Research trials each year. Replicated Agronomic Cotton Evaluations, or RACE trials, are large-plot, on-farm trials conducted by Extension personnel and grown and managed by grower/cooperators at multiple locations throughout the high plains. …
Mar 16
Farm Director KC Sheperd recently spoke with Lance Embree of Bayer WestBred about the current state of the WestBred wheat crop in Oklahoma, where he noted that conditions vary significantly across the state. “It’s really hard to put a fine point on what the condition of the crop is across the state of Oklahoma just …
Mar 16
President Rob Larew adjourned the 124th Anniversary Convention in New Orleans on Monday after the assembled delegates approved and passed the 2026 NFU Policy Book along with three timely special orders of business: Family Farmers, the Farm Crisis, and the Future of Food and Farm Policy; Family Farming and the Roots of Our Democracy; and Family Farming …
Mar 16
Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA In Part I, we talked about how the concentration in the marketplace exploded from 1980 to 2021, and how that explosion in concentration resulted in a complete reversal of the allocation of the consumers’ beef dollar to each participant in the beef supply chain. In Part II, we …
Mar 16
Late last summer, Luke Lindberg was confirmed as USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, a position of great importance to wheat farmers and the entire U.S. agriculture industry. He got off to a fast start. One month into his tenure, Lindberg announced a three-point plan that led to the America First Trade …
