Jun 16
By a major margin, Oklahoma voters rejected State Question 832, which would have gradually raised the state’s minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 an hour, ending a years-long effort to align the state’s payment floor with neighboring states that have approved increases in recent years. With more than 99 percent of precincts reporting, more than …
Jun 16
Kevin Hern entered the race back in the spring to replace US Senator Markwayne Mullin, the heavy favorite after the junior Senator for the state was named Secretary of Homeland Security in the Trump Administration. The First District Congressman for Oklahoma took care of business on Primary day, garnering 69.35% of the vote and easily …
Jun 16
The Oklahoma wheat harvest is rapidly approaching the finish line, with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission reporting the statewide harvest at 90% complete. While combining is wrapping up across most areas, operations have shifted focus to the northern tier of the state, where frequent rain events are creating a delicate balancing act between high yield potential …
Jun 16
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has selected 12 Oklahoma businesses to be part of the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program for 2026. The accelerators program is a collaborative rural development initiative from OKFB along with national and state-level partners that develops Oklahoma-based innovators creating ideas, technologies and products creating economic opportunities in rural Oklahoma. …
Jun 16
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from Dr. Derrell Peel, who shares his perspective on ongoing drought conditions, the market impact of New World screwworm, and what the continued U.S.–Mexico cattle border closure could mean for the beef industry. Drought Continues to Weigh on Herd Expansion Peel said …
Jun 16
Nominations are now being accepted for farmers and ranchers to serve on local U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees. These committees make important decisions about how federal farm programs are administered locally. All nomination forms for the 2026 election must be postmarked or received in the local FSA office by …
Jun 16
Today, Farm Aid and the Northeast Climate Disaster Relief Network (NCDRN) released “When Disaster Becomes the Norm: Climate Risk and the Future of Northeast Agriculture,” a new white paper that explores the growing toll of climate-driven events on the region’s agricultural economy and communities. According to the report, the U.S. now averages 19 disasters costing …
Jun 16
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon hosted several Land-grant University leaders at USDA for a roundtable discussion and announced the opening of the FY 2026 funding opportunity for the Research Facilities Act Program. President Trump’s Working Families Tax Cuts provided $125 million annually for the Research Facilities Act …
