Elizabeth Rumley writes in Southern Ag Today: Agricultural financial distress can be easy to see but difficult to quantify. Chapter 12 bankruptcy, specifically designed for family farmers and fishermen, has traditionally been used as the sole measurement of that stress in the legal system. However, agricultural businesses who do not qualify for Chapter 12 may …
Category: Ag News
Sep 25
Ethan Lane Discusses MCOOL, Beef Labeling and Prop 12 Concerns
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from Ethan Lane, senior vice president for governmental affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, following a National Association of Farm Broadcasters webinar. Lane discussed the ongoing push for mandatory country of origin labeling and concerns about outside groups influencing livestock policy …
Sep 25
IFEEDER Turns Insights Into Action with Release of New Annual Report, Strategic Plan
The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) has released its 2026 annual update and five-year strategic plan. While the annual update highlights a year of progress in research, education and outreach, the strategic plan outlines the organization’s vision for supporting the sustainability and resilience of the animal feed and pet food supply chain in …
Sep 25
National Farmers Union Opposes Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern Rail Merger
National Farmers Union (NFU) today announced its opposition to the Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern (UP/NS) merger, calling on the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to reject the application that would give a single railroad company control of nearly half of all U.S. rail traffic and further shrink an already over-consolidated industry. “History has shown us …
Sep 25
Higher-component dairy herds capture bigger milk checks as consumer demand shifts toward manufactured dairy products
U.S. dairy herds producing higher levels of butterfat and protein are capturing significantly larger milk checks as consumer demand shifts toward cheese, yogurt, butter, cottage cheese and other manufactured dairy products. A new report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange found that herds in the top decile for milk components earned $101 to $352 more per cow …
Sep 25
UFCW Condemns ICE Chaos in Southwest Kansas
Today, the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 2 and the UFCW International Union released statements in response to the increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in southwest Kansas. UFCW Local 2 President Martin Rosas said: “This is an unimaginably difficult time for our communities in Liberal and Dodge City. No one …
Sep 25
U.S.-China Trade Truce Extended
While national coverage of the extended U.S.-China trade truce focuses almost entirely on Midwestern soybeans, the practical impact for Oklahoma agricultural producers comes down to three specific commodities: grain sorghum, upland cotton, and beef carcass cutout value. The decision by Washington and Beijing to push their tariff ceasefire deadline out to January 10 temporarily stabilizes …
Sep 25
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Friday 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.
Sep 24
OSU research tracks Oklahoma wild turkey populations to improve wildlife management
For Oklahoma hunters, landowners and wildlife managers, managing the public resource of wildlife game begins with a deceptively simple question: What is the size of an animal’s population in the landscape? An Oklahoma State University research team is working with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to answer that question in Roger Mills County, home to the …
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