Jun 01
Agricultural producers across Oklahoma will once again have the opportunity to gather, learn, and connect this summer as the Oklahoma Conservation Commission prepares for the fourth annual Crossroads Conference, returning to Enid after a year on the road. Associate Farm Reporter Carli Davenport recently spoke with Meg Greski of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission about the …
Jun 01
The 2026 NBHA Professional’s Choice Vegas Super Show, held May 29–31 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, experienced an isolated incident during the early morning hours of Saturday, May 30, involving the mistreatment of a limited number of equine athletes by an event competitor. The situation was addressed immediately in coordination with the …
Jun 01
Cover crops are plants typically grown by farmers to improve soil health, help with carbon sequestration, weed suppression, and reduce erosion. Unlike cash crops, cover crops are not intended to be sold for a profit, but rather, to serve as a natural complement to the production of cash crops (typically corn and soybeans). As such, …
Jun 01
R-Calf USA writes: We typically measure the current state of our livestock industries by comparing them to conditions that existed a bit over a generation ago, in 1980, and we evaluate the industry trends that have materialized since then. Several events occurred in the 1980s that profoundly influenced the trajectories of our livestock industries. In …
Jun 01
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 31
Speaking to a room of producers facing tight margins and regulatory bottlenecks, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin vowed to dismantle standard federal mandates on Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) systems. Zeldin made the remarks during a focused agricultural roundtable with Oklahoma farmers and ranchers on Saturday, May 30, emphasizing that current mitigation protocols are …
May 29
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced payment rates and the enrollment period for the Assistance for Specialty Crops Farmers (ASCF) program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will issue $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers in response to elevated input costs and market disruptions resulting from foreign competitors engaging …
May 29
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from livestock industry consultant Dr. Nevil Speer, who spoke during the spring conference of the US Meat Export Federation in Oklahoma City about how the beef business transformed itself from years of stagnation into one of agriculture’s strongest consumer-driven success stories. From …
