Category: Ag News
Jul 14
Greater Oklahoma City Aerospace Industry Supports $8.8 Billion in Output and More Than 80,000 Jobs
The Greater Oklahoma City aerospace industry remains a cornerstone of the regional economy, generating $8.8 billion in goods and services and employing more than 45,500 workers with an average salary of $87,000, according to the latest Greater Oklahoma City Region Aerospace and Aviation Industry Survey and Economic Impact Assessment released by the Greater Oklahoma City …
Jul 14
MULLIN IT OVER COLUMN: “How The One Big, Beautiful Bill Sustains And Saves Medicaid”
Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released his latest Mullin It Over column—his second in a series of upcoming op-eds breaking down key policy wins from President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ which was signed into law on July 4th, 2025. How The One Big, Beautiful Bill Sustains And Saves Medicaid By Senator Markwayne Mullin …
Jul 14
Fall Armyworms Have Arrived in Oklahoma Pastures and Hayfields
Fall armyworms (FAW) are caterpillars that directly damage Bermudagrass and other introduced forage pastures, seedling wheat, soybean and residential lawns. There have been widespread reports of FAW buildups across East Central and Northeast Oklahoma in the first two weeks of July. Current locations exceeding thresholds for control are Pittsburg, McIntosh and Rogers counties. Female FAW …
Jul 14
Dr. Derrell Peel, Less Beef Meets Summer Beef Demand
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Dr. Peel analyzes recent beef demand. The summer doldrums between Independence Day and …
Jul 14
FDA Approves Gardenia (Genipin) Blue Color Additive While Encouraging Faster Phase-Out of FD&C Red No. 3
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it had granted Gardenia Blue Interest Group’s (GBIG) color additive petition to use the color gardenia (genipin) blue in various foods, at levels consistent with good manufacturing practice. It is the fourth color derived from natural sources approved by the FDA for use in foods in the …
Jul 14
Tax Certainty Secured: NCBA’s Kent Bacus on the One Big, Beautiful Law
At the recent Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays spoke with Executive Director of Government Affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Kent Bacus. Our Coverage from San Diego is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. Kent Bacus emphasized the enormous impact of the “one big, beautiful …
Jul 14
$27.1 Billion for Ag Spending Advanced by Senate Appropriations Committee in 2026
The Senate Committee on Appropriations has approved the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, to invest in America’s rural communities, support our nation’s farmers and ranchers, keep our food supply secure, and maintain nutritional support for low-income American families. The measure, which was advanced …
Jul 14
Congressman Don Bacon Offers Measure to Protect US Food Supply Chain
This past week, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE-02) reintroduced a measure aimed at modernizing and securing America’s agricultural sector. H.R. 4155, the American Agricultural Security Act will bolster cyber defenses for our nation’s food supply chain. With the U.S. agri-food sector reporting forty cyberattack incidents in the first quarter of 2024 alone, the American Agricultural Security Act addresses an urgent …
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