Category: Ag News
May 18
Crop Progress: Oklahoma Winter Wheat Reaches 94% Headed
According to the latest crop progress report released on May 18th, 2026, Oklahoma’s winter wheat headed is at 94%, while winter wheat conditions are rated 12% good to excellent, 48% poor to very poor, and 40% fair. Kansas winter wheat headed is at 93% winter wheat crop is ranked 15% good to excellent, 27% fair, …
May 18
EPA Advances Comprehensive PFAS Strategy with Legally Defensible, Practical, Scientifically Sound Drinking Water Protections
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reaffirming its commitment to Make America Healthy Again at a PFAS destruction event alongside U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. by advancing a comprehensive, lifecycle-based strategy to address per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As part of that strategy, EPA is highlighting …
May 18
NACD Thanks Chief Bettencourt for Her Service, Welcomes Colton Buckley as NRCS Chief
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) expresses its gratitude to Aubrey Bettencourt upon her departure as Chief of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and congratulates Colton L. Buckley on his selection to lead the agency effective May 18, 2026. During her tenure, Bettencourt championed a Farmer-First vision for …
May 18
USDA Risk Management Agency Announces Livestock Insurance Program Enhancements
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a series of updates to improve insurance coverage through the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) insurance programs beginning with the 2027 crop year. These updates were approved by the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation Board of Directors. Uniform changes across LRP, …
May 18
U.S. Beef Access to China Expands After Breakthrough at Trump-Xi Summit
On Friday, May 15, China’s General Administration of Customs (GACC) granted a five-year registration extension to 425 overdue U.S. beef establishments in China’s Food Import Food Establishment (CIFER) system – a critical step toward restoring market access for U.S. beef. Additionally, 77 new U.S. beef establishment registrations were added to the CIFER system, with registrations …
May 18
NMPF Statement on the Retirement of Michael Dykes
From NMPF President & CEO Gregg Doud: “Michael Dykes has been an absolute workhorse for American agriculture. Dating from his childhood on a dairy farm through his decade of leadership at the International Dairy Foods Association, Michael’s accomplishments on behalf of the farmers of this country is a very long list. It has been an …
May 18
Oklahoma Conservation Commission Announces Fourth Annual Crossroads Conference
The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) and Garfield County Conservation District are excited to announce the fourth annual Crossroads Conference, set to take place on July 22, 2026 at the Autry Technology Center in Enid, Oklahoma. After taking the conference on the road at the 2025 Crossroads on the Road bus tour, partners are anticipating the …
May 18
Restoring Rancher Resilience: Karen Budd-Falen Outlines Strategic Reforms at Interior
During the recent National Association of Farm Broadcasters Washington Watch event, Karen Budd-Falen, Deputy Solicitor for Parks and Wildlife at the Department of the Interior, shared her department’s commitment to restoring rancher resilience through significant regulatory and land-management reforms. A fifth-generation rancher herself, Budd-Falen emphasized that her return to the Department of the Interior was …
May 18
Cow Calf Corner Dr Derrell Peel: The Importance of China in Global and U.S. Beef Markets
The role of China in global beef markets has changed rapidly in the past two decades. China (including Hong Kong) was not a player at all in global beef markets as little as fifteen years ago but has risen rapidly to become the largest beef importer in the last decade (Figure 1). For many years, …
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