Feb 02
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke J. Lindberg arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, today to lead an agribusiness trade mission to expand market access and boost U.S. agricultural exports. The delegation includes 41 agribusinesses, trade organizations, and representatives from four state departments of agriculture. “While Indonesia was our …
Feb 02
Greetings Conservation Directors, Employees, Partners, and Friends, As the Oklahoma conservation community closes the book on 2025—a year defined by sharp contrasts, from record-breaking rainfall to historic highs in the cattle markets—the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) is turning its focus toward a significant milestone. Entering its 88th year of operation, the organization is …
Feb 02
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission has several programs available to help producers and landowners statewide. Please see below for more information about each program. Wetlands ReNEW – OCC’s Restoring Natural Ecology in Wetlands (ReNEW) Cost-Share Program offers technical and financial assistance to landowners interested in restoring, creating, or enhancing a wetland on their property. Applications due …
Feb 02
Why Horse Owners Should Take Excessive Salivation Seriously Excessive salivation in horses—commonly referred to as slobbers—is a condition most horse owners have seen at least once. For years, the standard advice has been simple: remove the horse from the source, ensure access to water, and the problem will resolve within a day. In most cases, that …
Feb 02
US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) released the following statement after the Senate passed appropriations bills for Fiscal Year 2026 that fund Defense; Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; Transportation and Housing and Urban Development; Financial Services and General Government; National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs, and continuing appropriations for two weeks for the Department …
Feb 02
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, applauded a new United States–Guatemala Agreement on Reciprocal Trade. According to United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, the agreement will solidify new markets for U.S. exports and strengthen strategic economic ties in the Western Hemisphere. As part of the deal, Guatemala has agreed to transition to E10 ethanol blends …
Feb 02
Jennifer Carrico of DTN writes: USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has expanded sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly releases to include Texas to help stop the pest’s northern spread. In an APHIS news release late Friday, APHIS stated the new dispersal area, or polygon, will include operations about 50 miles into Texas, …
Feb 02
The Winter 2026 issue of Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Country magazine, filled with stories from around Oklahoma agriculture and Farm Bureau, is headed to mailboxes and is also available online for viewing and reading. Be sure to check out the digital copy in addition to the print copy mailed to each and every OKFB member. OKFB’s Winter 2026 …
Jan 31
The USDA Cattle Inventory report released on Friday, January 30, 2026, revealed that the total U.S. herd remains historically tight, with a total of 86.2 million head of cattle and calves. This is a slight decrease from the 86.5 million head reported on January 1, 2025. Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel sees no major surprises from the report …
Jan 31
Boxed beef prices moved lower again on Friday, marking declines in four of the last five trading days. Choice boxed beef closed at $365.56/cwt, down $2.10 on the day and $3.36 lower than last Friday’s close. Select rose slightly to $361.94, up $1.22, narrowing the Choice-Select spread to $3.62. A total of 95 loads were …
