Category: Ag News

Much Needed Producer Assistance in the House Reconciliation Bill

While far from over, the House version of the President’s reconciliation package—referred to by the President as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill”—contains significant improvements to the farm safety net.  We have previously discussed in Southern Ag Today the dire need for an improved farm safety net for this crop year, either from a farm bill or through this …

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PASSED: The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Moves One Step Closer to President Trump’s Desk

American families, farmers, workers, and small businesses will soon see a massive surge in economic growth, wage gains, and higher incomes thanks to President Trump’s One, Big, Beautiful Bill which passed the U.S. House of Representatives today and now heads to the Senate for consideration.  Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) issued the following statement: “Today …

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Thursday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning

RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.

Radio Oklahoma Network State Capitol Report for Thursday, May 22, 2025

RON’s Jacquelyn Farris reports from the State Capitol

Feeder Steers Steady to Higher, Feeder Heifers Lower, Steer and Heifer Calves Lower at OKC West – El Reno

Oklahoma Cash Grains Report from May 21, 2025

Justin Lewis Market Wrap Up from May 21, 2025

Turning the tide at Tar Creek: Major environmental cleanup underway at one of America’s most toxic sites

A powerful alliance of state, local and federal forces is breathing new life into one of the most dangerous environmental areas in the country – the Tar Creek Superfund site in northeast Oklahoma. Leading the charge: the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), with support from the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES). This joint effort …

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R-CALF USA Urges Cattle Feeders to File Claims in $83.5 Million Settlement with JBS in Cattle Antitrust Case

On February 20, 2025, the Cattle Plaintiffs in the In re Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation against JBS, Tyson, Cargill, and National Beef received preliminary approval of an $83.5 million settlement with JBS. The settlement was reached in the class action antitrust lawsuit filed in 2019 by R-CALF USA, four individual ranchers, and the National Farmers Union. …

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Claims Now Open in $83.5 Million Settlement with JBS in Cattle Antitrust Case

On February 20, 2025, the Cattle Plaintiffs in the In re: Cattle and Beef Antitrust Litigation against JBS, Tyson, Cargill and National Beef received preliminary approval of an $83.5 million settlement with JBS. The class action lawsuit, filed in 2019 by National Farmers Union (NFU), R-CALF USA and four individual ranchers, alleges anticompetitive conduct in …

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