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 …
Category: Ag News
Aug 24
Cow-Calf Corner Dr. Derrell Peel: What to Expect from Mexican Cattle Imports
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 …
Aug 24
Monday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
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 …
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