The Agriculture Coalition for USMCA released a letter, signed by 2,376 farmers from across the country, that was sent to President Trump today urging renewal of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with targeted improvements. “The USMCA is foundational to American food and agriculture’s success, providing expanded cross-border rail traffic, long-term policy certainty, and greater supply chain …
Category: Ag News
Jun 29
Crop Progress: Wheat Harvest Wraps Up in Oklahoma While Pasture Conditions Slip
According to the latest crop progress report released on June 29th, 2026, Oklahoma’s winter wheat harvest is at 98% complete this week, compared to 95% last week. Kansas winter wheat crop is ranked 14% good to excellent, 31% fair, and 55% poor to very poor. Winter wheat harvested is at 72% compared to 58% last …
Jun 29
Advancing Agriculture’s Future: Multi-State Coalition Backs New Workforce Reform Legislation
American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) leaders, alongside a diverse group of producers from across the country, gathered to strongly endorse the newly introduced Securing Agriculture’s Workforce Act of 2026. The legislation aims to address severe, ongoing labor shortages in the agricultural sector by modernizing and stabilizing the federal H-2A visa program. AFBF President Zippy Duvall …
Jun 29
OSU wheat variety trial results available online
Oklahoma State University annually conducts wheat variety trials across the state to show how different varieties respond to local growing conditions. Information from each unique site provides farmers with detailed information to make sound planting decisions for their operations. The 2026 trial results are in progress, and the latest wheat harvest results are available online. “Each year, we …
Jun 29
From Ranch to Retail: Continued Education Expands Perspective for Angus Producers
Twenty-three Angus producers gathered in St. Joseph, Missouri, to begin a five-day journey across the Midwest, gaining an understanding of the cattle industry from start to finish through the Beef Leaders Institute (BLI). The trip, hosted by the American Angus Association® in collaboration with Certified Angus Beef and the Angus Foundation, gives producers a behind-the-scenes …
Jun 29
Drake Yon attends the 2026 Young Cattlemen’s Conference
Drake Yon of Ridge Spring, South Carolina represented the Angus breed at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) 2026 Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC), May 28 through June 4. Annually, the Angus Foundation selects and sponsors a young Angus breeder to attend the conference. Yon and 70 other passionate individuals were selected to be part of …
Jun 29
Cow-Calf Corner Dr. Derrell Peel: Cattle on Feed Up; Beef Production Down
The June Cattle on Feed report showed a feedlot inventory 2.1 percent larger year over year. This was the second consecutive month of larger feedlot totals (May was up 1.8 percent year over year) after 17 months of year over year decreases in cattle on feed inventories. However, a bigger feedlot total does not mean …
Jun 29
AgHerculture Conference Returns to Empower Young Women in Oklahoma Agriculture
The AgHerculture Conference is returning this August, offering Oklahoma high school and college women a unique opportunity to explore careers, build connections, and strengthen their place in the future of agriculture. During a conversation with Bryce Boyer, Director of Communications for the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Boyer told associate farm reporter Carli …
Jun 29
Derrell Peel and David Anderson Talk Economic Impacts of New World Screwworm to US Cattlemen
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from two leading beef cattle economists, Dr. Derrell Peel and Dr. David Anderson, about the economic unknowns surrounding the spread of New World Screwworm and what it could mean for the U.S. cattle industry. Dr. Peel and Dr. Anderson discussed a wide range of key industry issues during …
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