Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) has gained popularity in the cattle community over the past several years. Hopefully, this can help answer some of the fundamental questions surrounding it. What is it? LRP is an insurance product from USDA-Risk Management Agency. Think of it as the cattle producer’s version of crop insurance. What does it do? …
Category: Ag News
Aug 18
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Launches Regional Meetings to Empower Women in Agriculture
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Committee is rolling out a series of regional meetings from August through October designed to engage, educate, and empower women involved in agriculture across the state. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with OKFB’s Mignon Bolay to discuss the initiative, which aims to build confidence, foster local advocacy, …
Aug 17
USDA Announces $7.5 Million in Grant Funding to Expand Cold Chain Capacity and Increase Access to Real Food
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced $7.5 million in grant funding available through the Cold Chain Grants for Emergency Food Assistance Program (CCG). The Program will fund projects to support cold chain equipment investments that help food assistance entities temporarily store, effectively package, and distribute fresh, frozen, and minimally processed foods. “The Trump …
Aug 17
Crop Progress: Drought Pressures Crops and Pastures
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. Corn Crop is rated 60% Good to Excellent this week, down 1 point from last week. Soybean crop conditions are rated 61% good to excellent this week, down 1 point from last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 38% good to excellent this week, …
Aug 17
Register now for the Landscape & Turf Field Day on Sept. 16
Oklahoma State University Agriculture will host its annual Turf & Landscape Field Day on Sept. 16, giving turfgrass and landscape professionals an opportunity to learn about OSU’s research on turf varieties and management, weed, pest and disease management, irrigation and plant selection, and to look into OSU’s new horticulture breeding program. OSU Agriculture Field Days are …
Aug 17
OSU’s Justin Talley Discusses African Swine Fever Risks and Pork Industry Preparedness
At the 2026 Oklahoma Pork Congress, Oklahoma Farm Report intern Haden Snelson spoke with Dr. Justin Talley head of Oklahoma State University’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, about foreign animal diseases threatening the pork industry and research aimed at keeping producers prepared. One of the primary concerns is African swine fever, a highly damaging …
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