Category: Ag News

Oklahoma Drought Monitor Shows East-West Divide Growing Across State

To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Drought conditions across Oklahoma remain sharply divided, with improving moisture in the east contrasting with worsening dryness in the west. While rainfall has eased conditions in some areas, western Oklahoma continues to face intensifying drought, stressing pastures, crops, and water supplies. The latest drought data shows I-35 …

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Cow Calf Corner Paul Beck: Bull Selection, Growth, Feed Efficiency, and Carcass Outcomes

Bull selection is one of the most important long-term decisions in a cow-calf operation. Sires influence not only the next calf crop, but also the genetics of replacement females retained in the herd. For that reason, selection pressure should match the ranch’s forage resources, cowherd goals, and marketing endpoint. Research funded by the USDA Agriculture …

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USDA Announces Base Acre Increase Opportunity for Agriculture Risk and Price Loss Coverage Safety Net Programs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced eligible landowners have from June 1 until Aug. 31, 2026 to review and consider base acre increases on farms enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, as authorized by provisions included in the Working Families Tax Cuts …

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Crop and Livestock Income Protection (CLIP) Basics for Spring Crop Producers

Davis, Walker, and Amy Hagerman from Oklahoma State University write in Southern Ag Today: The Crop and Livestock Income Protection (CLIP) product, first offered in 2026, acts as an umbrella policy layered on top of your existing Revenue Protection (RP) policies, offering a higher coverage level across two or more different spring crops grown in …

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USDA Administration of Food for Peace Program Highlighted During Kansas Ag Roundtable

U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) helped welcome Luke J. Lindberg, USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) and U.S. Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) to the Kansas Wheat Innovation Center on May 27 for a roundtable discussion with agricultural stakeholders on trade negotiations and agreements, USDA administration of the Food …

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Synovex® ONE Grower Receives Additional Label Indication for Dry Lot Cattle

 Zoetis announced today it has received an expanded label approval from the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) for Synovex® ONE Grower increased rate of weight gain for up to 200 days in growing beef steers and heifers in a dry lot. “This approval gives dry lot cattle producers a long-acting implant option …

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Economic Pressures and Strategic Solutions in the Modern Farm Economy

The current farm economy is facing a complex array of challenges, from fluctuating balance sheets to long-standing labor shortages. In a recent conversation, Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Duane Simpson, President and CEO of the National Council of Farmers Cooperatives (NCFC), to discuss the financial landscape for producers and the vital role of …

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Thursday 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 Mostly Higher, Feeder Heifers Lower, Heifer Calves Higher at OKC West – El Reno

Daily Cash Grains For May 27th 2026

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