The U.S. Department of Agriculture is taking steps to advance the Trump Administration’s commitment to unleashing American energy and economic prosperity and is streamlining program delivery for the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). Rural Development through the Rural Business Cooperative Service (RBCS) is issuing a final rule with comment period that will simplify the …
Category: Ag News
Oct 05
Irrigation Footprints Across the Southern Region
Sun, Falin writes in Southern Ag Today: Irrigation plays very different roles across the Southern region. According to the 2022 Census of Agriculture, Arkansas, Texas, and Mississippi account for the largest shares of irrigated farmland, while Virginia, Kentucky, and Alabama irrigate comparatively little. These differences reflect the region’s diverse production systems and water resources, making …
Oct 05
Key Factors Shaping Market Risk for Oklahoma Ranchers and Agricultural Producers This Week
Managing market volatility and navigating dry field conditions remain front and center as Oklahoma ranchers and agricultural producers head into a pivotal second week of October. With key supply data on the horizon and planting deadlines quickly approaching across the Southern Plains, operators are closely tracking five primary market drivers. 1. Friday’s October WASDE and …
Oct 05
AI Camera Grading Technology Opens New Doors for Beef Producers
AI-driven camera grading technology is giving beef producers new opportunities to collect data on carcass quality and use that information to make breeding and management decisions. In todays beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from Dr. Logan Johnson, assistant professor of food science at Oklahoma State University, who spoke with …
Oct 05
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.
Oct 02
USDA Raises Regenerative Agriculture Pilot to $1 Billion for 2027
USDA is increasing funding for its regenerative agriculture pilot program to $1 billion for fiscal year 2027, following strong producer interest during the program’s first year. USDA Undersecretary for Farm Production and Conservation Richard Fordyce spoke with Associate Farm Reporter Carli Davenport about the increased investment, what USDA learned during the pilot’s first year and …
Oct 02
Oklahoma City Rallies Together to Take Action at Susan G. Komen® MORE THAN PINK Walk on Saturday October 31st
Susan G. Komen®, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced it will host the 2026 Komen OKC MORE THAN PINK Walk bringing together survivors, those living with metastatic breast cancer, families and supporters for a day of purpose and action. The event, taking place on Saturday, October 31, 2026, will raise critical funds to …
Oct 02
R-Calf Weekly Address Unpriced Contracts: How Packers Weaken the Cash Cattle Market
In our last segment, we discussed the dangerously thin cash cattle market. Today, we’ll explain how unpriced formula contracts helped drive that market to such a low level, and how to restore competition. The negotiated cash market is where producers and packers bargain directly over price. Those transactions also establish benchmarks used to price cattle …
Oct 02
Oklahoma Conservation Commission Tackles Invasive Red Cedars and Flood Infrastructure
Wildfire mitigation and soil water retention remain high priorities across the state, prompting the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to expand programs targeting invasive species and infrastructure resilience. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with Trey Lam, executive director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, to discuss the ongoing efforts to manage invasive red cedars, mitigate wildfire …
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