Category: Ag News
Jan 13
Oklahoma’s Buck Ranch of Madill Shows Supreme Champion Bull at 2026 Cattlemen’s Congress
After ten days of showing some of the finest cattle with the very best genetics to be found in the US Beef Cattle Herd- the 2026 set of Supreme Champions were selected on Tuesday evening at the Sixth Cattlemen’s Congress. That included the Supreme Junior Female, Supreme Open Female and Supreme Open Bull as the …
Jan 13
American Farm Bureau Concludes 2026 Convention- OkFB’s Stacy Simunek Elected to AFBF Board
Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 107th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2026. Key topics ranged from labor to animal health to risk management. Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s delegation was led for the first time by new state President Stacy Simunek of Kay County- Oklahoma Farm Report’s …
Jan 13
Signup Underway for Improved DMC to Assist Dairy Farmers Facing Low Prices
The National Milk Producers Federation is pleased that Dairy Margin Coverage Program signup is under way, with key improvements aiding farmers as prices have fallen and DMC assistance becomes essential for some farms in 2026. “An improved DMC Program couldn’t come a moment too soon,” Gregg Doud, President & CEO of NMPF, said. “We appreciate …
Jan 13
December GRF collections 21% above monthly estimate
General Revenue Fund (GRF) collections in December 2025 totaled $861.2 million, which is $149.7 million, or 21%, above the monthly estimate. This total is also $122.5 million, or 16.6%, above collections from December 2024. GRF collections for the first six months of fiscal year 2026 stand at $4.1 billion. This is $235.1 million, or 6.1%, …
Jan 13
At Farm Bureau Convention, Secretary Rollins Announces Dairy Margin Coverage Expansion and Section 32 Purchases of U.S. Commodities
Yesterday at the 107th American Farm Bureau Federation Convention, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced expanded enrollment for 2026 Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC) program and new Section 32 commodity purchases that will result in more healthy, U.S. grown food in the hands of Americans. Following the convention, Secretary Rollins also met with specialty crop …
Jan 13
Champions Selected at the 2026 Cattlemen’s Congress Junior Lim-Flex & Limousin Show
Members of the North American Limousin Junior Association flaunted their Limousin and Lim-Flex entries in the 2026 Cattlemen’s Congress junior show. The show was held Tuesday, January 6 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Judge Mat Lewis, Iliff, Colo., evaluated the junior Lim-Flex and Limousin heifers. In the Junior Lim-Flex show, Grand Champion Lim-Flex Female was TASF Miss Elsa …
Jan 13
NFIB SURVEY: Small Business Optimism Continues to Rise
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index rose 0.5 points in December to 99.5 and remained above its 52-year average of 98. Of the 10 Optimism Index components, two increased, three decreased, and five were unchanged. An increase in those expecting better business conditions primarily drove the rise in the Optimism Index. The Uncertainty Index fell 7 points from …
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