Category: Ag News
May 01
After Recent Rains, Oklahoma Winter Wheat Conditions Improve in Weekly Crop Progress Report
Corn and soybean planting progress moved ahead by double digits last week, and winter wheat conditions edged slightly higher nationwide thanks to much-needed rain across parts of the Southern Plains, USDA NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress Report on Monday. Winter Wheat headed for the U.S reached 21 percent, down 4 percentage points from …
May 01
U.S. Grains Council Releases 2022/2023 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report
The average aggregate quality of U.S. corn samples tested for the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) 2022/2023 Corn Export Cargo Quality Report released this week was better than or equal to U.S. No. 2 on all grade factors. “Foreign buyers have many options when it comes to sourcing their corn for feed, food and fuel, and …
May 01
NMPF Submits Milk-Pricing Plan to USDA, Moving FMMO Modernization Forward
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today submitted to USDA its comprehensive proposal for modernizing the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) system, the product of two years of examination and more than 150 meetings held to build consensus behind updates to a program that last saw significant changes in 2000. “Dairy farmers and their cooperatives …
May 01
Rep. Cole’s Column: Bringing Critical Supply Chains Home
Last week, the House of Representatives passed two critical pieces of legislation. While the more widely known bill addressed the debt ceiling, we also passed a consequential bipartisan and bicameral resolution to hold the Chinese Community Party (CCP) accountable for its illegal trade subsidies and return critical manufacturing capacity to the United States where it …
May 01
USDA is Providing $130 Million in Assistance to Help Farmers Facing Financial Risk
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that nearly $130 million in additional, automatic financial assistance has been obligated for qualifying farm loan program borrowers who are facing financial risk. The announcement is part of the $3.1 billion to help distressed farm loan borrowers that was provided through Section 22006 of the Inflation Reduction …
May 01
Gardeners can reuse, recycle last year’s potting soil
With inflation at an all-time high, gardeners may look for a few dirt-cheap ways to still enjoy their pastime. Instead of replacing the potting soil in all of their planting containers, some gardeners reuse potting mix from the past year or two. But is this a good option for the plants? “Your wallet can take …
May 01
Oklahoma FFA Alumni Members 2022-2023 Seniors of Significance
Congratulations to these eight individuals. The Seniors of Significance Award recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to Oklahoma State University.
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