Feb 17
Oklahoma State Question 843: How Eliminating Homestead Property Taxes Could Affect Public Services: The Potential Impact of State Question 843 on Oklahoma Property Taxes A new legislative initiative, State Question 843, is currently under discussion in Oklahoma with the potential to significantly alter the state’s property tax landscape. Chris Schroder, Executive Director of the Association …
Feb 16
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with a coalition of fellow agricultural organizations, individual poultry producers and numerous Oklahoma state legislators have filed a motion seeking leave to file a friend-of-the-court brief asking for a stay of the judgment issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in the decades-long State of Oklahoma v. …
Feb 13
Oklahoma Peanuts: High Quality and Shifting Markets Define the 2025-2026 Outlook: While Oklahoma may be better known for its vast wheat fields, the state’s peanut industry continues to carve out a reputation for producing some of the highest-quality nuts in the world. In a recent conversation with Farm Director KC Sheperd, David Nowlin, Executive Director …
Feb 13
Agricultural education and connecting consumers to production agriculture were front and center during a conversation with Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur and Farm Director KC Sheperd at the OGI Wheat meeting. Arthur emphasized the importance of exposing the next generation—and the general public—to modern agriculture, noting that Oklahoma has “the best 4-H and FFA …
Feb 12
New OSU Wheat Variety Wyatt Combines Yield Potential and Strong Management Fit The Oklahoma State University wheat breeding program marked a milestone moment as Dr. Brett Carver unveiled a new hard red winter wheat variety during a conversation with Ron Hays. Speaking at the annual meeting of Oklahoma Genetics Incorporated in Oklahoma City, Carver described …
Feb 12
Oklahoma Drought Intensifies For Oklahoma State Climatologist Gary McManus, chronicling the state’s weather is an exercise in tracking extremes. After a winter defined by record-breaking warmth and a persistent lack of rainfall, the state is looking toward a projected weekend storm system not just as a forecast change, but as a necessary reprieve from a …
Feb 12
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. Oklahoma is heading deeper into late winter with drought still shaping the conversation, as dry soils and limited recharge continue to set the tone across much of the state. While exceptional drought isn’t on the map, nearly three-quarters of Oklahoma remains under some level of drought, with …
Feb 11
Livestock producers continue to see more marketing options move into the digital space, and one company blending online tools with traditional outreach is LivestockMarket.com. Brayden Anderson, who represents the company across Oklahoma and Texas, while speaking with Ron Hays, says the platform builds on a long history while focusing squarely on modern livestock marketing. Anderson …
Feb 11
In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Oklahoma State University Extension livestock market economist Dr. Derrell Peel to dig further into the latest cattle inventory numbers and what they really say about where the industry stands. Peel summed up the new report simply, saying it’s the “same story, next …
Feb 11
With the 2026 Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) Annual State Meeting less than a month away, Executive Director Jean Lam joined Oklahoma Farm Report’s Farm Director KC Sheperd to outline the agenda for what promises to be a pivotal gathering for the state’s agricultural stewards. Set for March 1–3, 2026, at the newly unveiled …
