Aug 04
Friday morning at the 65th Annual Board of Delegates Meeting, U.S. Grains Council members voted and passed an organizational name amendment to change from the U.S. Grains Council to the U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council (USGBC). “The Council stands on the precipice, and there is the opportunity for exponential growth with becoming the U.S. Grains …
Aug 04
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays was at the 580 Cattle Conference in Woodward, Oklahoma, and spoke with Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Executive Director for Government Affairs. Bacus highlighted the fast-paced nature of recent trade developments, noting, “It is definitely a fluid situation. This is positive, though. This is …
Aug 04
The Bristow Rodeo Grounds were bustling this past Saturday, August 2, as an estimated 4,000 people turned out for a back-to-school event. The crowd was so large it was equivalent to the entire population of Bristow’s city limits. The event was a huge success, thanks to the collaboration of numerous community partners and over 30 …
Aug 04
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins applauds the Senate confirmation of Luke J. Lindberg as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA), marking another milestone in the Trump Administration’s efforts to put America first and increase opportunities for American agricultural trade. “President Trump is reorienting our global trade relationships to put America …
Aug 04
Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Jeff Wright, Director of Operations at OFSS, and reflected on the dramatic changes he’s seen over the years during the 75th anniversary celebration. “When I came, we still had a couple of old Gleaner F combines, no semis of our own. We did everything in bushel bags, one bag …
Aug 04
US Senator James Lankford (R-OK), today announced more than $230 million in direct investments for Oklahoma’s military installations as well as Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) improvements in the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act. The Senate passed this legislation ahead of schedule as part of the first series of appropriations …
Aug 02
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced today the opening of a 30-day public comment period for stakeholders to provide feedback on the Department’s reorganization plan, as outlined in the Secretary’s memorandum(PDF, 2.6 MB) issued on July 24, 2025. “As committed, we are continuing to hear stakeholder feedback on the USDA Reorganization. All stakeholders – …
Aug 01
On Friday, 175 groups sent a letter to Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and the U.S. House and Senate in support of building a sterile fly facility in the U.S. Three Oklahoma based groups are signatories of the letter- the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and the Oklahoma Livestock Marketing Association. Two groups that have Oklahoma …
Aug 01
The American Farm Bureau Federation today sent a series of recommendations to the Make America Health Again Commission that will benefit health outcomes and ensure farmers can continue growing safe, healthy and affordable food for America’s families. “Farmers and ranchers share the goal of advancing health in America,” said Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall. “Healthy …
