Oct 27
The administration announced this week that Farm Service Agency offices will reopen for core operations amid the ongoing shutdown. According to USDA, two employees will staff each county office five days a week to perform normal functions for CCC-funded programs and accept applications for programs funded through other sources. The white house has reiterated that …
Oct 27
The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, signed into law on July 4, 2025, introduces new opportunities for U.S. peanut producers to manage risk. This article explores the current crop insurance options available to peanut farmers and highlights how the new law expands these choices beginning crop year 2026. Under the OBBB, peanut producers continue …
Oct 27
Did you know pawpaw trees are native to North East Oklahoma? Have you considered replacing some of the insect- and disease-ridden varieties of fruit trees that don’t perform well here with something different? Thinking about expanding into a new cash crop? This just might be the workshop for YOU!!!!
Oct 27
Oklahoma is set for a major weather shift this week, as State Climatologist Gary McManus heralds the true arrival of “real fall” after a prolonged period of dry, summer-like conditions. A significant storm system is expected to disrupt the recent pleasant weather pattern, bringing much-needed rainfall and a dramatic temperature drop. End of the “Glorious” …
Oct 27
Mexico’s government is pressing for a deal to resume live-cattle exports to the United States after a months-long shutdown over a screwworm outbreak, according to a report posted by RFD-TV.. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Agriculture Minister Julio Berdegué will travel to Washington in the near future to meet with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins …
Oct 27
Soybean farmers were among those on Sunday praising a trade framework announced by U.S. and Chinese leaders that could end China’s freeze on buying U.S. agricultural products, according to Chris Clayton at DTN. The U.S.-China framework was laid out on Sunday while Trump administration officials were holding talks in Malaysia. The administration also announced four smaller …
Oct 25
For the week ending October 24th- the Texas Cattle Feeders Association reports Fed Cattle sales were $238 per hundred for both steers and heifers in the feedlots in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Check that and more markets as reported by TCFA below:
Oct 25
Boxed beef prices strengthened on Friday, with the Choice cutout climbing $2.62 to $375.76 and the Select cutout gaining $3.23 to $357.97. The Choice/Select spread narrowed slightly to $17.79, with total volume reported at 133 loads. Notably, the overall boxed beef composite increased $8.99 from the previous Friday’s close, marking the highest level since September …
Oct 24
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced today its initiation of a Section 301 investigation of China’s implementation of the U.S.-China Economic and Trade Agreement, popularly known as the Phase One Agreement. USTR plans to examine whether China has fully implemented its commitments under the Phase One Agreement, the burden or restriction on …
