Jun 11
Oklahoma wheat harvest has producers cutting from the Oklahoma/Texas to Oklahoma/Kansas state line. Harvest is moving fast in several regions where producers and crews have been able to get across the ground. In several other locations producers have had to fight wet ground and mud making the process much slower. **Test weights reported at all …
Jun 11
RFD-TV is expanding its popular FarmHER and RanchHER brands with the renewal of the television series—now combined into one unified show, FarmHER + RanchHER—returning for its seventh season later this year. In addition, the network is launching a brand-new companion podcast, Dirt Diaries: The FarmHER + RanchHER Podcast. Together, the series and podcast strengthen RFD-TV’s mission to spotlight the women shaping …
Jun 11
Rep. Ken Luttrell, R-Ponca City, vice chair of the Oklahoma House Energy Committee, recently served as chairman of the 2025 Federal Energy and Environmental Matters Conference, hosted by the Center for Legislative Energy and Environmental Research. The event took place June 5-7 in Washington, D.C. As chairman, Luttrell led discussions on pressing energy and environmental …
Jun 11
Dairy farmers from across the nation approved a new initiative to boost dairy exports and welcomed a new cooperative member as well as new farmer-leaders at the National Milk Producers Federation’s Board of Directors meeting, which concluded today. “If you imagine that on top of that the millions of people who buy something we touch …
Jun 11
National Farmers Union’s Beginning Farmer Institute (BFI) is a free, online, 10-week intensive program intended to improve the health of your farm or ranch business. The program is open to producers ages 18 and up and is inclusive of all operation types and scales of production. Each cohort is selected through a competitive application process. If …
Jun 11
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will be conducting the annual Mushroom Inquiry to document the past growing year. Mushroom growers will be contacted about growing areas, production, and value of sales for the 2024-2025 season as well as growing intentions for the coming year. “The mushroom industry plays a …
Jun 11
Today, the House Agriculture Committee held a hearing with USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins. Congressman Frank D. Lucas (OK-03) questioned Secretary Rollins about the Climate Smart Commodities grant process under the Biden Administration and what the current USDA under President Trump is doing to revamp the program by making it more producer focused. You can watch his full Q&A with Secretary Rollins by …
Jun 11
Through his legislation, The American Relief Act, Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) secured about $1.45 billion for the Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) Fiscal Year 2025 Disaster Supplemental Grant Program. This disaster recovery funding will be used by American communities that received major disaster declarations due to hurricanes, wildfires, severe storms and flooding, tornadoes, and other natural …
Jun 11
Nutrient Management is the management of nutrients and soil amendments to maximize their economic benefit while minimizing their environmental impact. Proper nutrient management considers several factors when applying commercial fertilizers, manure, soil amendments, and organic by-products to agricultural land while also addressing associated risk of applying nutrients in protecting local air, soil, and water quality. …
Jun 11
Beef producers are under increasing pressure to produce more with less, all while meeting the ultimate demand of the consumer. How can farmers and ranchers balance these pressures that often feel contradictory? This question and much more will be discussed at Fall Focus 2025 in Columbia, MO, August 22-26. The American Simmental Association and Missouri …
