Jul 23
Farmers and ranchers across parts of Oklahoma and Kansas who are recovering from harsh drought conditions now have access to emergency credit through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA). The relief comes after a Secretarial natural disaster designation was triggered due to severe and extreme drought conditions during the growing season. …
Jul 23
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Gene Copenhaver, who says his first six months leading the organization have been even busier than he anticipated. From traveling the country to meeting with producers and working alongside NCBA’s Washington, D.C., policy team, Copenhaver said the …
Jul 23
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Exceptional drought tightened its grip on Oklahoma again this week as the state’s driest category expanded slightly, offering another reminder that growing season stress is far from over. With August just around the corner and the latest outlook showing little chance for meaningful rainfall across much of …
Jul 23
Regenerative (Agriculture) Pilot Program In December 2025, USDA announced a $700 million Regenerative (Agriculture) Pilot Program (RPP) designed to help farmers and ranchers adopt conservation practices that improve soil health and enhance water quality. Of the $700 million directed through the RPP, $400 million was for conservation practices under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and …
Jul 23
Authors Bart L. Fischer and Joe Outlaw write in Southern Ag Today: In June 2024, we wrote (link) about a novel new concept for adding base acres to farms that had been proposed in the House Ag Committee-passed version of the 2024 Farm Bill (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2024). The concept ultimately …
Jul 23
It was over three years ago that R-CALF USA began working with western sheep producers to identify solutions with which to reverse the long-term contraction of America’s sheep industry. And now, three years later, the solutions we identified are coming to fruition. United States Trade Ambassador Jamieson Greer recently sent a letter to David Johanson, …
Jul 23
House Republicans have advanced a budget blueprint that would include $12 billion in farm aid. The assistance is part of a larger package in the reconciliation bill that still needs to be debated. The House Agriculture Committee still needs to decide how the $12 billion would be allocated before it is sent to the Budget …
Jul 23
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
