Category: Ag News
May 11
Crop Progress: Winter Wheat Headed Near Completion Despite Poor Ratings
According to the latest crop progress report released on May 11th, 2026, Oklahoma’s winter wheat headed is at 92%, while winter wheat conditions are rated 9% good to excellent, 51% poor to very poor, and 40% fair. Kansas winter wheat headed is at 86% winter wheat crop is ranked 17% good to excellent, 32% fair, …
May 11
OSU Extension celebrates 112 years with open houses across Oklahoma
As Oklahoma State University Extension celebrates its 112th anniversary, local county offices across the state will host open houses throughout the month, allowing residents to understand the programming offered by Extension. Counties are already having success. On May 5, the Oklahoma County Oklahoma State University Extension office held its open house, offering a wide array …
May 11
Diesel Price Shock: Record Fuel Prices Tighten 2026 Corn Budgets
Diesel powers the tractors, planters, sprayers, and grain-handling equipment needed to grow a crop. As corn farmers move through one of the most diesel-intensive stretches of the production calendar, new USDA data show farm diesel prices climbing to record territory, adding another layer of cost risk to an already strained 2026 farm economy. Many farms …
May 11
Cow Calf Corner Dr Derrell Peel: U.S. Beef Packing Industry Structure
In 2025, total cattle slaughter was 29.252 million head, down 6.4 percent year over year and down 13.1 percent from the recent cyclical peak in 2022. Cattle slaughter in 2025 was at the lowest level since 2015. Table 1 shows the breakdown of 2025 cattle slaughter by size categories of beef packing plants. This includes …
May 11
Kansas E15 Incentive Will Lower Prices, Support Farmers
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, commended the Kansas legislature and Kansas Governor Laura Kelly for enacting an incentive for fuel retailers in the state to sell E15, a fuel choice made with 15% American-made ethanol that costs less and can be used in 96% of all cars on the road today. “Kansas is …
May 11
EPA Issues Guidance on Streamlining Clean Air Act Title V Operating Permit Process To Expedite Approvals
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued guidance clarifying the agency’s review process of Clean Air Act (CAA) title V permits to streamline and expedite approvals. This action, which can shave additional time off the permitting process, gives American businesses regulatory certainty and states flexibility to work through the process with the public without slowing …
May 11
USDA NRCS Chief Aubrey Bettencourt Highlights Soil Health and Resilience in Oklahoma Visit
NRCS Chief Aubrey Bettencourt recently visited Oklahoma to witness the state’s ongoing conservation efforts and engage with over 900 youth participants at a national land judging contest. Farm director KC Sheperd was on hand with Bettencourt who described the state as the “birthplace of the service,” Bettencourt emphasized that the agency’s primary mission is to …
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