Dec 11
Lessons from 2025: Preparing for Disease, Pests, and Weed Control in the 2026 Crop Season As the agricultural community turns the calendar from the 2025 growing season to 2026, reflection is key to preparation. In a recent interview with Oklahoma Farm Report’s Maci Carter, Todd Cogdill with FMC emphasized that producers need to learn from …
Dec 11
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Dec 10
This afternoon, over a dozen Republican members of Congress sent a letter to President Donald Trump, highlighting concerns about the United States’ overreliance on China for the supply of its vitamins and amino acids used in both human and animal food. The letter comes just weeks after the Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER), …
Dec 10
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.8 points in November to 99.0 and remained above its 52-year average of 98. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, six increased, three decreased, and one was unchanged. An increase in those expecting real sales to be higher contributed most to the rise in the Optimism Index. The …
Dec 10
General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in November totaled $573.1 million, which is $28.1 million, or 4.7%, below the monthly estimate. This total is also $28.5 million, or 4.7%, below collections from November 2024. GRF collections for the first five months of fiscal year 2026 stand at $3.2 billion. This is $85.4 million, or 2.7%, above …
Dec 10
The Department of Agriculture announced an initiative that will prioritize certain regenerative agriculture practices, including cover crops, in national conservation programs. Ag grpups recations to this news is as follows: Farm Bureau Welcomes USDA Approach to Regenerative Agriculture “We value USDA’s acknowledgement that farmers have long practiced regenerative agriculture on their farms, both through federal …
Dec 10
Despite the United States’ long and storied past with cattle ranching, long-term research on health, nutrition and management is rarely wrangled, hamstrung by budget constraints and the segmented nature of the industry. Most feedlot finishing in the United States occurs in the Great Plains region, while cow-calf operations focusing on grazing are largely outside of …
Dec 10
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced a $700 million Regenerative Pilot Program to help American farmers adopt practices that improve soil health, enhance water quality, and boost long-term productivity, all …
