Jul 10
The Wheat Foods Council (WFC) is thrilled to announce the hiring of Sheri Glazier as executive director. Glazier is a wheat farmer and registered dietitian from Loyal, Oklahoma. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Human Environmental Science and a master’s degree in Nutritional Science, both from Oklahoma State University. Sheri is also the founder of …
Jul 10
Anticipating the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry’s consideration of the 2026 Farm Bill, the R-CALF USA Board of Directors on Monday urged the committee’s chair, ranking member and members to include the bipartisan American Beef Labeling Act of 2025 (S. 421) in the legislation. The 14-member board governs R-CALF USA which represents independent, …
Jul 10
The Wildlife Habitat Grant Program is an initiative of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, Oklahoma Conservation Commission and Oklahoma Monarch Society. This grant provides a voluntary, incentive-based payment to reimburse participants for native plant purchases used in creating new wildlife habitat benefiting insects and birds. Two wings up to the Kirkpatrick Foundation, Oklahoma Monarch …
Jul 10
NATSO, representing truck stops and travel centers, and SIGMA: America’s Leading Fuel Marketers, questioned the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) proposal to fundamentally alter the regulatory backdrop for diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) before the Trump Administration’s previous, thoughtful Guidance documents are implemented and the benefits realized. “Allowing ample time for existing Guidance to penetrate the market …
Jul 10
The agricultural markets received a wave of fresh data as the U.S. Department of Agriculture released its latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. In this comprehensive July WASDE Report Analysis, Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Allendale’s Rich Nelson to break down the surprising adjustments across multiple commodity sectors. This specific July report …
Jul 10
The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) is proud to announce the launch of the Advancing Markets for Producers (AMP) Initiative, a new statewide effort designed to help agricultural producers strengthen their operations through conservation planning, market development, and long term system improvements. Applications officially opened June 1, 2026, and will remain available through July …
Jul 10
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its July Crop Production report, showing further declines in U.S. winter wheat production compared to last month’s forecast. New estimates point to smaller crops across several winter wheat classes, with the national average yield expected to fall to its lowest level since 2015 if …
Jul 10
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin announced an updated Memorandum of Understanding to reaffirm their shared commitment to protecting consumers from heavy metals and other contaminants in food. For decades, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the …
Jul 10
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the U.S. Department of Justice, and the state of Kansas announced a settlement agreement to resolve allegations that South Bow (USA) LP and South Bow Infrastructure Operations Inc. — the owner and operator of the Keystone Pipeline — violated the Clean Water Act resulting from the 2022 rupture of the pipeline in Washington County, Kansas. On Dec. 7, 2022, nearly 13,000 barrels of oil — approximately 543,000 gallons …
