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Category: Ag News
Aug 24
Oklahoma Fire Situation Report: High Fire Danger Focuses on Southwest as Cold Front Stalls
A stalling cold front coupled with triple-digit temperatures will drive peak wildfire danger across Oklahoma on Monday, August 24, 2026. The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (ODAFF) Oklahoma Forestry Services (OFS) reports that the highest fire danger indices of the week will focus on the southwestern quadrant of the state as a frontal …
Aug 21
Trump Administration Provides Grants to Support Businesses in Ponca City, Laverne
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Zachary Swartz announced today that the Trump Administration provided a USDA Rural Development grant to the City of Laverne and Pioneer Technology Center in Ponca City to grow small and emerging businesses. The Administration’s investment will work to support three local businesses in Laverne and a small business incubator run by Pioneer Technology Center to increase job and business growth in those two …
Aug 21
Register now for the Peanut & Cotton Field Day on Sept. 17
Oklahoma State University Agriculture will host its annual Peanut & Cotton Field Day on Sept. 17 for producers to learn about peanut varieties, weed and disease management in peanuts and cotton, soil fertility and pest evaluations. OSU Agriculture Field Days are educational events presented by OSU Ag Research and OSU Extension that share research-based information and resources with Oklahomans. Field days showcase …
Aug 21
Ag Groups React to Trumps Beef Tariff Announcement
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on President Trump’s plan to import an additional 300,000 metric tons of beef in addition to already record-high beef imports. “Farmers and ranchers are extremely disappointed to learn that President Trump plans to flood the American market with hundreds of millions of pounds of foreign-raised beef. …
Aug 21
U.S. Trade Policy Update: What Current Tariff Actions Mean for U.S. Wheat Customers
By Dalton Henry, USW Vice President of Policy and Communications At the recent Latin American and Caribbean Buyers Conference, the U.S. trade policy presentation focused the use of tariffs and demonstrated how the trade deficit has been invoked as a political messaging point by every U.S. president for the last 50 years. That 50-year timing …
Aug 21
Historically Strong El Niño Could Bring Cool, Wet Relief to Oklahoma by Winter
Oklahoma producers and residents weary of persistent summer heat and dry conditions may soon see a significant shift in regional weather patterns. Oklahoma State Climatologist Gary McManus reports that a strengthening, potentially historic El Niño in the equatorial Pacific could bring cooler temperatures and increased moisture to the state as the region transitions into late …
Aug 21
Nigeria Now Open to a Wide Range of U.S. Red Meat Products
In a significant market access win for U.S. agriculture, Nigeria is now open to a wide range of U.S. beef and pork products. While Nigeria previously accepted only a limited number of processed meat items, the USDA Export Library now states that U.S. red meat products can be exported to Nigeria unless they are specifically exclud Nigeria …
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