The Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC) has launched the Invasive Woody Species Cost-Share Program — an ongoing initiative to manage invasive woody species across Oklahoma’s agricultural landscapes. This program aims to provide cost-share to qualifying landowners located within the program boundaries. The program’s application window will open on September 1, 2026, and applications will close on …
Category: Ag News
Sep 01
With Canada, Beef and Ag Labor, August was Not a “Recess”
The term “August recess,” used to describe the traditional slow period when lawmakers and federal workers alike escaped Washington’s heat and humidity, was a misnomer this year. From critical trade negotiations with Canada, to a frustrating development on beef tariffs, to the ongoing effort to make ag-labor reform real, August has been one of the …
Sep 01
R-CALF USA Responds to Secretary Rollins’ Ranchers First Initiative
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced her Ranchers First Initiative to Rebuild the Great American Beef Herd. The initiative builds on the Secretary’s October 2025 Plan to Fortify the American Beef Industry. The new announcement describes government programs to incentivize heifer replacement, assist in wildfire and other disaster event recoveries, support and strengthen small and regional slaughtering …
Sep 01
Crop Outlook: Lower Yield Projections and Global Export Shifts Fuel Sharp Grain Market Volatility
In his latest Newsletter, OSU Crop marketing specialist, Todd Hubbs writes that last week saw a massive rally in grain prices as production issues in the U.S. and geopolitical uncertainty drove futures prices to contract highs. The strength in prices is a welcome occurrence given the bearish sentiment over the past couple of years. Substantial …
Sep 01
Ben Hale: Cattle Market Faces Volatility as Fall Headwinds Build
On Tuesdays, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays visits with Ben Hale of Western Livestock Auctions as he talks about the latest in the markets and more. Established in 1995, Western has grown into a multi-generational family-owned and operated business and stands as a symbol of tradition, excellence, and a deep-rooted passion for the …
Sep 01
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.
Aug 31
Ag Groups React To EPA Announcement on SREs
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement regarding small refinery exemptions, which impact biofuel demand by exempting refineries from blending renewable fuel as required under the Renewable Fuel Standard. “Renewable fuels have been a tremendous success story for the country and the rural economy. They reduce …
Aug 31
EPA Announces Action on 2025 Small Refinery Exemptions and Related Actions
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced decisions for 34 small refinery exemption (SRE) petitions under the Renewable Fuel Standards (RFS) program for 2025. In consultation with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), EPA reviewed and considered information submitted by each petitioning small refinery. EPA then evaluated each SRE petition consistent with the Clean Air Act …
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