The United States Department of Agriculture confirmed the presence of New World screwworm in the United States this past week. The dangerous pest can seriously affect livestock, pets and wildlife, and less commonly, birds and humans. With its return, Oklahoma State University Extension experts offered producers useful information. Not a worm, but a fly The name New World screwworm can be …
Category: Ag News
Jun 10
Agricultural Groups Call for End to Countervailing Duties on Phosphate Fertilizers
Sixty-five state and national groups, including the National Corn Growers Association, sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick today calling on him to end countervailing duties placed on phosphate fertilizers imported from Morocco to ease the pain felt by farmers as fertilizers prices reach new highs. The announcement comes less than a week after Federal …
Jun 10
Heavy Rain and Below-Average Yields Stall Day 2 of Kansas Wheat Harvest
This is day 2 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. Last night, violent storms struck central and eastern parts of the state, delaying harvest further for farmers in those regions. Frequent rainfall …
Jun 10
Wednesdy Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jun 09
Trump EPA Proposes to Free States from Unnecessary Biden-era State Implementation Plan Requirements
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed revisions to portions of the Biden EPA’s January 2025 final rule, which required states to keep certain State Implementation Plan (SIP) requirements tied to an area’s prior ozone nonattainment classification under the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), even after that area had been reclassified. The Trump EPA’s proposed changes will realign the agency’s approach …
Jun 09
OSU professor named an AAAS Fellow for work in plant genetics
Million Tadege, professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Sciences at Oklahoma State University, was recently named a 2025 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow for his innovative work in understanding leaf blade development and biomass functional genomics. The American Association for the Advancement of Science is one of the world’s largest …
Jun 09
Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Rockets Forward Amid Lower Harvested Acres Showing 60% Complete
The Oklahoma wheat harvest is moving at a rapid pace, but a combination of low harvested acres, severe drought stress, and recent stalling rainfall is defining the 2026 season for producers and grain elevators across the state. In the June 9 crop update from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, Dave Deken reports from Kingfisher County on …
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