Category: Ag News
May 13
Kansas Wheat Crop Tour Day 2: “Brutal” Conditions and Stunted Yields Point to Short Crop
As the Kansas Wheat Crop Tour crossed through the southern tier of the state and into Oklahoma on Day 2, the outlook for the 2026 harvest remains grim. Farm broadcaster Ron Hays and veteran scout Dennis Schoenhals, immediate past president of the Oklahoma Wheat Growers, recapped a day defined by extreme drought, temperature swings, and …
May 13
Corn Growers Thrilled by Passage of E15 Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 218 to 203 today to pass H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. In response, Ohio farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower released the following statement: “We are thrilled to see that E15 legislation passed the House today and are deeply appreciative of the …
May 13
R- Calf USA Addresses Consumer Beef Prices
If we’re to address retail beef prices, which are the prices consumers pay for beef, then we need to start at the retail beef market and work our way upstream into the beef supply chain. We know that retail beef prices have been increasing for more than a decade, so let’s determine how much of …
May 13
Forest Service Announces Additional 2026 Fee‑Free Day on June 6
The U.S. Forest Service today announced an additional 2026 recreation fee-free day on June 6 in celebration of National Trails Day, providing no cost use of all standard amenity recreation sites on national forests and grasslands. National Trails Day was established by the American Hiking Society in 1993 and occurs annually on the first Saturday …
May 13
Lahoma Wheat Field Day Coming up Friday, May 15
Oklahoma State University Agriculture would like to invite you to the Lahoma Wheat Field Day from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 15 at the OSU North Central Research Station in Lahoma where our wheat experts will talk about their latest innovations and discoveries in the wheat variety trials and the OSU wheat breeding program. …
May 13
Cow Calf Corner David Lalman: Selecting the Right Calving Season for Your Ranch
One of the most important management decisions in a cow/calf operation is determining when cows should calve. Yet, there is no single “best” calving season for every ranch. The ideal system depends on forage resources, labor availability, weather patterns, marketing plans, and overall management goals. Regardless of whether producers choose spring calving, fall calving, or …
May 13
National Corn Growers Association Statement on E15 Analyses
Multiple recent analyses show potential impacts of year-round E15 adoption. In response to these reports, Krista Swanson, the National Corn Growers Association’s chief economist, released the following statement: “We disagree with two fundamental assumptions with recent analyses related to year-round E15 adoption: they do not factor in the historically high final RVO volumes recently set …
May 13
Farmers Grain Company, Farmers Cooperative Grain Association, Two Rivers Consumers Cooperative Association & CoMark Equity Alliance Announce New Partnershipin Wellington, Kansas
Wellington Grain Terminal LLC announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Scoular to acquire its two grain facilities located in Wellington, Kansas. The transaction is expected to close in May. Wellington Grain Terminal, LLC is a new farmer owned partnership formed by Farmers Grain Company of Pond Creek, Oklahoma; Farmers Cooperative Grain …
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