Nov 05
At the Rural Economic Outlook Conference in Stillwater, Farm Director KC Sheperd sat down with Oklahoma State University Extension crop marketing specialist Dr. Todd Hubbs to evaluate where agricultural markets stand following the federal elections, how global pressures are affecting local producers, and what to watch for in upcoming supply and demand reports. Despite the …
Nov 04
Oklahoma farmers face important ARC and PLC enrollment decisions this fall as USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) works through a delayed enrollment process for the 2026 crop year and opens the window for 2027 elections. Dr. Hagerman gave an update at the Rural Economic outlook conference this week and said with new reference prices, updated …
Oct 22
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed the first detection of New World screwworm (NWS) in wildlife in the United States, identified in an elk in Pecos County, Texas. The elk was located on a game ranch and was officially reported after being harvested by a hunter. …
Sep 02
Over the past decade, the rapid expansion of feral swine populations across the United States has caused severe environmental and agricultural damage, prompting the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to scale up targeted eradication and control programs. Feral swine pose a destructive threat by rooting, trampling, and degrading native ecosystems, wiping out crops, and damaging …
Sep 01
Today, at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data Modernization Plan to put Farmers First, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of the agricultural data that informs decisions across American agriculture. Since USDA was …
Aug 31
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced the Ranchers First Initiative, a sweeping package of actions to continue rebuilding the Great American Beef Herd and put America’s ranchers back at the center of our nation’s food supply. Building on USDA’s October 2025 Plan to Fortify the American Beef Industry, the Trump Administration is …
Aug 28
As Mexican live cattle begin crossing into the United States through Douglas, Arizona, after months of enhanced New World screwworm prevention measures, USDA is outlining the animal health protocol cattle must complete before entering the country. The details were provided by USDA Acting Chief Veterinary Officer Alan Huddleston and Rod Bain of the U.S. Department …
Aug 21
In a significant market access win for U.S. agriculture, Nigeria is now open to a wide range of U.S. beef and pork products. While Nigeria previously accepted only a limited number of processed meat items, the USDA Export Library now states that U.S. red meat products can be exported to Nigeria unless they are specifically exclud Nigeria …
Jul 13
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman is pushing to return oversight of key foreign food aid programs to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), arguing the agency is far better suited to manage agricultural initiatives than the State Department. In a recent broadcast report, Farm Director KC Sheperd detailed the senator’s intentions to include this …
Jul 08
A total of $105 million is now available to fund 40 research and innovation projects aimed at strengthening the nation’s defenses against the New World screwworm. USDA’s Rod Bain says that, according to Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Dudley Hoskins, the funding represents the culmination of an expedited review process designed to …
