Category: Ag News

Register for AITC State Summer Conference!

We are THRILLED to begin registration for our annual state summer conference!  This year there is a small registration fee of $35 dollars for the day.  We are at a bigger venue with more room to spread out and more space in those fantastic breakout sessions.  We cannot wait for you to join us for …

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Tuesday 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.

Feeder Steers Higher to Lower, Feeder Heifers Lower at Joplin Regional Stockyards on Monday

Feeder Steers Steady to Lower, Feeder Heifers Lower, Steer and Heifer Calves Lightly Tested at Oklahoma National Stockyards on Monday

Wheat Conditions Rank Mostly Poor In This Weeks Crop Progress

According to the latest crop progress report released on April 20th, 2026, Oklahoma’s winter wheat headed is at 30%, while winter wheat conditions are rated 10% good to excellent, 45% very poor to poor, and 45% fair. Kansas winter wheat headed is at 15% winter wheat crop is ranked 24% good to excellent, 35% fair, …

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Three Things to Know About WRAP 2.0

On Thursday, April 16, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin launched the Water Reuse Action Plan (WRAP) 2.0, to harness the power of water reuse for American industry, the artificial intelligence (AI) future, and American energy dominance while strengthening public health protections and safeguarding the nation’s water resources.  Here are the three things you need to …

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Administrator Zeldin Names Teresa Booeshaghi Associate Administrator of Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions

On April 20, 2026, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin named Teresa Booeshaghi Associate Administrator of the Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions (OASES). OASES coordinates the agency’s science enterprise, ensuring consistency across the program offices responsible for carrying out EPA’s statutory obligations, further advancing gold standard science and strengthening technical assistance to state and local …

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Justin Lewis Market Update for April 20, 2026

One Hundred-plus Pork Producers Lobby Lawmakers in Washington

What happened: NPPC held its spring Legislative Action Conference, with more than 100 pork producers from 23 states in Washington, D.C., to lobby their congressional members on issues of importance to the U.S. pork industry, primarily California Proposition 12. Before meeting with their lawmakers, producers heard a panel discussion on the 119th Congress, policy priorities, and …

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USMEF President Dan Halstrom Highlights Global Export Growth and Upcoming Spring Conference in Oklahoma City

The landscape of international trade is showing significant promise as the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) reports a strong upward trend in global export growth. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom recently sat down with Farm Director KC Sheperd to discuss the positive momentum seen in the last several months, particularly when excluding the unique …

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