Category: Ag News
Jun 09
EPA Proposes to Approve Texas’ Application to Administer Class VI Underground Injection Well Program
Keeping promise to fast track UIC permitting, expand cooperative federalism and bolster energy dominanceToday, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its proposed approval of Texas’ request to administer permitting under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) for Class VI underground injection wells in the state. This action recognizes that Texas is best positioned to protect …
Jun 09
Oklahoma’s Wheat Harvest Falls Well Behind Five-Year Average: Down 18 Percentage Points
SPECIAL NOTE: As of May 30, 2025, NASS no longer generates publications tailored specifically to individual states or regions. There is no impact on state-level data as it will continue to be available in the national releases and through NASS’s public online database, Quick Stats. All NASS reports are available to the public at nass.usda.gov. US …
Jun 09
CAB Sets Sales Records, Sees Historically High Brand Acceptance Rates
As the cattle cycle turns, the nuances of record-low herd numbers and economic challenges have been at the pinnacle of conversations in cattle country. But conversations at the meat case? They’ve turned to rising beef prices. For Certified Angus Beef (CAB), supply and demand are instrumental pieces of the business—and this spring, business was good. …
Jun 09
OKFB YF&R to host 2025 Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser Aug. 15 in Guthrie
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee will host their annual Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser Friday, August 15, at Silverleaf Shotgun Sports near Guthrie. Registration is now open through Friday, August 1, on the OKFB website using the form below for sponsors, teams and individuals who will compete in one of three divisions for youth shooters, …
Jun 09
Experts Doubt FBI’s Claim That Crop Fungus Smuggled by Chinese Students Is a Threat
A biological sample that a Chinese researcher was accused of smuggling into the United States and that prosecutors cast as a “dangerous biological pathogen” is a common type of fungus already widespread in U.S. crop fields that likely poses little risk to food safety, experts said. On Tuesday, U.S. federal prosecutors accused two Chinese researchers of smuggling …
Jun 09
IRS announces tax relief for taxpayers impacted by wildfires and straight-line winds in Oklahoma; various deadlines postponed to Nov. 3
The Internal Revenue Service announced today tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Oklahoma that were affected by wildfires and straight-line winds that began on March 14, 2025. These taxpayers now have until Nov. 3, 2025, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Following the disaster declaration …
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