May 15
During a recent visit to Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Congresswoman Stephanie Bice to discuss key legislative priorities and the changing political landscape. The conversation highlighted Bice’s focus on fiscal responsibility, election integrity, and protecting Oklahoma’s agricultural interests. Bice, who was elected in 2020, described the shift from the Biden administration …
May 15
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins published a joint opinion piece in the New York Times pushing for work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). She was joined in writing the opinion piece by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz, and Department of …
May 15
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. According to the latest Oklahoma drought monitor report, exceptional drought remains at zero percent, unchanged from the start of the calendar year. Extreme drought or worse conditions remain at zero percent, unchanged since the week of October 29, 2024. Severe drought or worse conditions have decreased to 2.99 percent, down from 6.91 …
May 15
Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur and Oklahoma State Veterinarian Dr. Rod Hall attended a joint committee meeting today to address New World Screwworm (NWS), a parasitic fly that infests warm-blooded animals, causing severe wounds and complications that can lead to death. The meeting followed the recent announcement from U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins …
May 15
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) released the following statement after the committee advanced the largest cut to food assistance in American history in their partisan reconciliation bill. “While Democrats showed up to this two-day hearing ready to work, Republicans hardly showed up at all. When their seats weren’t empty, they were silent. And …
May 15
On today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Mike Trammell, Oklahoma State University Southeast Regional Forage Agronomist, talks about managing mixed forage pastures. As pasture stands mature, especially monocultures, they tend to become a complex mixture of plants or polyculture of plants that have become adapted to a specific area and management style. These polycultures may contain a mixture …
May 15
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 15
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) issued the following statement after the committee passed its portion of H. Con. Res. 14 Title 2001(b)(1): “Our section of the One Big, Beautiful Bill restores integrity to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, provides relief to farmers, invests in the future of rural America, and prevents the largest …
May 15
RON’s Ken Johnson reports from the State Capitol
