Jun 03
U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, delivered the following opening statement at the Agriculture Committee hearing: Oversight of the United States Forest Service. A rough transcript of Klobuchar’s full opening statement is available below and a video can be found here. Ranking Member Klobuchar: Thank you very …
Jun 03
tate Treasurer Todd Russ released the May 2026 State Tax Revenue Report, showing total monthly revenue of $1.3 billion, a 2.7% increase from May 2025. While revenues declined 46.9% from April’s tax-season peak, Oklahoma’s rolling 12-month revenue total continued to strengthen, reaching $17.83 billion, up $951 million, or 5.6%, year-over-year. May also marked the ninth …
Jun 03
Agricultural operations in Oklahoma have been significantly impacted by recent wildfires. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial assistance available to help farmers and livestock producers recover from these adverse weather events. This includes additional signup opportunities for the Farm Service Agency’s (FSA) Emergency Conservation Program (ECP), which can assist landowners with …
Jun 03
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today unveiled a new framework for migratory big game conservation, bringing together federal, state and Tribal partners across 17 states to address threats to big game like elk, pronghorn and mule deer. The Migratory Big Game: A Framework for Conservation Action is the most unified, landscape-scale approach undertaken by the USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural …
Jun 03
New World screwworm is the larval stage of a fly that lays eggs in wounds of living animals, even very small wounds like tick bites or scratches, in warm-blooded animals. The flies are drawn to fresh blood for laying their eggs. After hatching, larvae burrow into living tissue, causing painful, expanding wounds that may become …
Jun 03
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jun 02
Agriculture officials are intensifying cross-border monitoring and response preparations after the confirmation of a New World screwworm detection dangerously close to the United States. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a significant shift in the government’s communication strategy during a briefing with over 150 media members. Moving forward, the joint response team will conduct …
Jun 02
Farmer sentiment dropped again in May as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index declined from 121 points in April to 119 (see Figure 1). The Current Conditions Index fell by 8 points, while the Future Expectations Index increased by 1 point (see Figure 2). This month’s Current Conditions Index was 21 points below last year’s December index, reaching its lowest …
Jun 02
The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is proud to welcome youth riders, families, trainers, and Arabian horse enthusiasts from across the country to the 2026 Youth & Mid Summer Nationals, taking place July 17th–25th at the Oklahoma State Fair Park in Oklahoma City. Now in its 34th year, the Youth & Mid Summer Nationals began as an exclusively youth-focused event …
