Category: Ag News
Aug 06
OKFB Ag Fund reaffirms candidate endorsements ahead of Aug. 25 runoff primary election
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Ag Fund political action committee has endorsed 11 candidates ahead of Oklahoma’s runoff primary election Aug. 25. The state Ag Fund board—a group of Farm Bureau members selected by their representative OKFB districts—met Thursday, Aug. 6, at the OKFB home office in Oklahoma City. During the meeting, the Ag Fund board …
Aug 06
Senate Agriculture Committee Approves Bipartisan MCOOL Amendment for Beef
Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry approved a bipartisan amendment to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef during its Farm Bill markup. The amendment, led by Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.), passed by a broad bipartisan voice vote, making it the only bipartisan amendment adopted during today’s markup. The …
Aug 06
USCA Applauds the Success of MCOOL in the Farm Bill
United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) applauds the 17 bipartisan Senators on the Senate Agriculture Committee who voted today to include the American Beef Labeling Act (S.421) in the Senate Farm Bill. Though the final Farm Bill package did not pass out of Committee today, Senators will return in September, and at that time will reconvene and vote, again, on moving the Farm Bill with the passed MCOOL amendment included. “We thank Senator Thune, who has long …
Aug 06
Lawmakers Mark Signing of Landmark Data Center Protections
House and Senate lawmakers joined Gov. Kevin Stitt on Thursday for the ceremonial signing of two laws protecting Oklahoma utility customers and groundwater resources as large-scale data centers expand across the state. Stitt ceremonially signed House Bill 2992, the Data Center Customer Ratepayer Protection Act of 2026, authored by Rep. Brad Boles, R-Marlow, and Sen. …
Aug 06
Senate Farm Bill Stalls in Committee After SNAP Debate
Today, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry failed to advance the Agricultural Act of 2026 from committee due to unreasonable Democratic demands. House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement in response. “On behalf of our nation’s farmers, ranchers, and rural Americans, I am deeply disappointed in the …
Aug 06
Ag Groups and Politicians React After Senate Farm Bill Fails to Advance
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) issued the following statement on Farm Bill negotiations. “I am committed to continuing to work with Chairman Boozman on this bill to get it done and there are good things in it for our farmers and ranchers. I also appreciate he has acknowledged the problem with the SNAP cost shift …
Aug 06
Meet the Team: Oklahoma Junior Gage Long Joins National Junior Angus Board
It’s time to meet the team: National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) voting delegates elected six new members to don the iconic green coat of the National Junior Angus Board of Directors (NJAB) during the 2026 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS). Their new attire matched the shavings at the iconic fairground in Louisville, Kentucky, when their …
Aug 06
Preserving Agricultural Heritage: Michael Hinton Champions Antique Tractor Preservation Day Across the Nation
Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with Michael Hinton, known as “America’s Antique Tractor Ambassador,” to discuss his ongoing movement to celebrate agricultural history through Antique Tractor Preservation Day and vintage machinery restoration. The Journey to Becoming an Ambassador Hinton’s passion for vintage farm equipment spans nearly two decades, rooted deeply in his childhood …
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