Aug 24
Today, the Farm Credit Administration announced the departure of Board Member Glen Smith following his Senate confirmation as under secretary of rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Smith was appointed to the FCA board by President Donald Trump in 2017 and later served as the agency’s board chairman and CEO from 2019 to …
Aug 24
Oklahoma voters will head to the polls Tuesday, August 25, for the state’s Runoff Primary Election, with several statewide offices, congressional and legislative races and two state questions on the ballot. Polls across Oklahoma will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Voters who are in line by 7 p.m. will be allowed to …
Aug 24
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Don Close of Terrain, who says the latest USDA Cattle on Feed report contained some encouraging signs for the cattle market, particularly the lower-than-expected placement number. Placements Below Trade Expectations Close says he was pleased with the report because placements came in …
Aug 24
A panel of veteran agricultural leaders held a comprehensive media briefing to formally launch Restore American Agriculture, an initiative aimed at breaking congressional gridlock, restoring long-term bipartisan alliances, and directly addressing the worsening economic crisis across rural America. The group—responsible for coordinating recent bipartisan letters signed by dozens of agricultural figures to the House and …
Aug 24
Change has shaped Jeremy Visser’s life from the beginning – and it’s often opened the door to something better. “There are opportunities if you are willing to change and willing to adapt,” he said. Visser is a fourth-generation Northwest Dairyman’s Association dairy farmer whose family’s dairy story began when the first and second generations came …
Aug 24
Brian Mills writes in Southern Ag Today: Row crop farmers are price takers with little to no influence on the price the market sets for their goods. Therefore, managing costs and yield is very important to maintaining profitability. It is a difficult balance meeting each crop’s basic fundamental needs, such as water or fertilizer, while …
Aug 24
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) expressed their strong appreciation to the Trump Administration for its continued focus on using all available trade tools to resolve outstanding U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) dairy market access issues with Canada. With a 50 percent tariff on certain Canadian imports taking effect on Saturday, …
Aug 24
Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 8:00am – 9:00am Muskogee Town Hall Martin Luther King Center Conference Room 300 W. Martin Luther King St. Muskogee, OK 74401 12:00pm – 1:00pm Eufaula Town Hall Eufaula Memorial Library 301 S. First St. Eufaula, OK 74432 2:00pm – 3:00pm Wilburton Town Hall Latimer County Public Library 301 W. Ada Ave. …
Aug 24
Previously announced, 50% duties on approximately $20 billion worth of Canadian goods took effect. These tariffs were imposed using authorities under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930. In response, the Agricultural Coalition for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement spokesperson Bryan Goodman released the following statement: “We appreciate U.S. and Canadian leaders’ efforts to address …
Aug 24
There is lots of speculation on both sides of the border about what to expect with the resumption of cattle trade between the U.S. and Mexico. How many cattle? What type of cattle? How fast? There are many questions about if and how much the world has changed since the border closed and whether the …
