Mar 05
Oklahoma Senator James Lankford held a “Pen and Pad” with Oklahoma reporters today, addressing a range of topics from border security to federal job cuts and press freedom. Border Security and Tariffs Lankford highlighted the significant drop in border crossings, stating that the number has decreased from 12,000 people per day, eighteen months ago, to …
Sep 11
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack updated the USDA packers and stockyards rules, noting four proposed rules, with a fifth in progress. The transparency rule, which primarily affects the poultry line and requires more transparency about who the involved parties are doing business with, is finalized. The market integrity rule is finalized, saying you cannot discriminate or …
Aug 22
The following op-ed is authored by the CEO of Plains Cotton Growers, Kody Bessent. There’s something about summer break that prepares students to go back to school. It’s the recharge and reset everyone needs from nine and a half months of rigorous learning. I think the same can be true for the August recess that …
Aug 15
Over the past three years, we have written a lot of articles for Southern Ag Today about the need for a new farm bill that increases the support provided by the farm safety net. While it was important three years ago, it is much more important now. The steady decline in market prices has continued, with current …
Aug 02
As members of Congress head to their home states and districts for the August recess, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is reminding Representatives and Senators that the farm bill is still on their legislative to-do list this year. “The farm bill is a top legislative priority for corn growers and agriculture at large,” said …
Jun 24
The Nonrecourse Marketing Assistance Loan Program (MAL) is a marketing tool available for select commodities. Authorized through Title I of the farm bill, MALs provide cash to producers at harvest to allow storage and marketing of the crop for a nine-month period following harvest. Producers repay the MAL (with interest) or forfeit the crop that was pledged …
Sep 28
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with associate professor of agricultural economics at Oklahoma State University, Dr. Amy Hagerman, about the possible government shutdown this weekend, program deadlines, Farm Bill, and more. “When we reach the end of the fiscal year for the federal government, and that is September 30th, that Saturday, we need to …
