Below is the latest wheat harvest report from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, released on Monday, June 17, 2024:

Oklahoma wheat harvest continues to move along in all areas of the state. Minor cutting continues in parts of Southwest Oklahoma down by Walters, Altus and Duke where rain hindered harvest in select areas. Elevator locations reporting a lot of movement over the weekend from South Central to North Central Oklahoma, progress has also been made in Northeast Oklahoma. In the Panhandle producers have made good progress with dryland harvest and are hoping to start in irrigated wheat over the next couple of days. Oklahoma Wheat Commission is calling wheat harvest for the state 87% complete.

At the time of reporting, test weights were ranging from 58 to 64 lbs. per bushel for the most part. Most test weights are now ranging from 60lbs. to 61 lbs. per bushel across the state. Proteins ranging from 9% to 13.5%, with an overall average of proteins being at 11.8% as of today. Yields being reported at 40 to 50 bushels per acre in most regions. Higher yields being reported on intensively managed wheat with some yields on a few fields being reported in the mid 60’s to low 80’s.



Midwest Farm Shows is proud to produce the two best Farm Shows in the State of Oklahoma annually- the Tulsa Farm Show each December and the Oklahoma City Farm Show each April.

The Tulsa Farm Show is Oklahoma’s premier agricultural and ranching event- and returns to the SageNet Center (Expo Square) December, 6-7-8, 2024. 

Now is the ideal time to contact the Midwest Farm Show Office at 507-437-7969 and book space at the 2024 Tulsa Farm Show.  To learn more about the Tulsa Farm Show, click here. 

Harvest in Southern Plains States Well Ahead of Last Year’s Progress

In the United States, winter wheat harvested reached 27 percent, up 14 percentage points from the previous year and up 13 points from the five-year average.

Oklahoma's winter wheat harvested reached 83 percent, up 35 points from the previous week and up 46 points from normal (Last year was 40 percent).

In Kansas, mature winter wheat was 76 percent, well ahead of 36 percent last year and 38 percent average. Harvested was 28 percent, well ahead of 6 percent last year and 8 percent average.

In Texas, winter wheat harvested reached 63 percent, up 16 points from the previous week, and 8 points from normal(Last year’s harvest was at 62 percent during this time). 

Technology Enhanced Cattle Marketing is a Win-Win for Producers and Consumers

At the 2024 LMA Convention and World Livestock Auctioneer Championship in OKC over the weekend, I had the chance to talk with former WLAC champion Charly Cummings about marketing different types of beef cattle, technology in the cattle marketing industry, and more.

After winning the championship, Cummings said he had the chance to travel the county to meet individuals from different sale barns and producers from all over.

“It is just a family,” Cummings said. “Everybody has the same goals in mind.”

Cummings said he started with Superior Livestock Auctions in 2011 soon after he was awarded WLAC champion. In his time with Superior, Cummins noted the unique value of the group and the growth that has occurred over the years- especially technology-wise.

“Today, we can do everything electronically,” Cummings said. “I can consign a load of cattle in about 30 to 45 seconds just right off of my phone, whereas back in the day, we had to sign them up, we had to take the video with the video camera on our shoulder, and we are doing that with our iPhones now.”

Primary Election Day Has Arrived

It's election day- with the polls open at 7 AM- closing at 7 PM.

Oklahoma’s primaries are closed, meaning you must vote in the party’s primary in which you are registered, except that Independent voters may vote in the Democratic primary.

There’s plenty on the ballot, from the state wide Corporation Commission race to Congressional and State House and Senate seats down to numerous local offices up for grabs.

Our friends at the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association have done a great job in pulling together a document that shows the statewide, Congressional and Legislative races for 2024. Click here for this very useful tool as voters head for the polls today- and a BIG shoutout to OCA Summer Intern Annabella Aitken for putting this together!

One political action committee did make some formal endorsements for today- here's that announcement from the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Ag PAC:

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Ag PAC political action committee has endorsed five congressional candidates ahead of Oklahoma’s primary election on Tuesday, June 18.

The state Ag PAC board – a group of Farm Bureau members selected by their respective OKFB districts – met in late May to discuss candidates based on feedback gathered from county and districtwide PAC meetings throughout the month of May.

The PAC has endorsed the following candidates for United States Congress:

Kevin Hern – U.S. House District 1

Josh Brecheen – U.S. House District 2

Frank Lucas – U.S. House District 3

Tom Cole – U.S. House District 4

Stephanie Bice – U.S. House District 5

This grant is designed to support cattle producers’ attendance at impactful educational events. It is made possible by a partnership between the National Cattlemen’s Foundation and Cargill Protein and is administered by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

USDA Recognizes National Pollinator Week

During the week of June 17-23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is recognizing and celebrating National Pollinator Week. Pollinator species, such as bees, other insects, birds and bats play a critical role in producing more than 100 crops grown in the United States.

“Our nation’s farmers depend on a vibrant ecosystem to feed and fuel communities, and pollinators are an important part of that ecosystem,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “This week and every week, it is critically important that we protect pollinators and their habitats. Healthy pollinator populations are essential to the continued success and well-being of agricultural producers, rural America and the entire U.S. economy because without them, many of our nation’s crops wouldn’t be able to produce as many fruits, nuts or vegetables.”

USDA supports the critical role pollinators play in our food system through research, data collections, diagnostic services, pollinator health monitoring, pollinator habitat enhancement programs, pollinator health grants, and financial assistance programs. As part of USDA’s commitment, USDA established a Pollinator Subcommittee earlier this year that will identify annual USDA strategic pollinator priorities and will make pollinator health-related recommendations to strengthen USDA pollinator research efforts in support of USDA’s Science and Research Strategy.

Bayer aims to launch ten blockbuster products in the next ten years to support farmers worldwide, the company announced at its 2024 Crop Science innovation update in Chicago. Each blockbuster is expected to contribute more than 500 million euros of the over 32-billion-euros peak sales potential in the R&D pipeline – unparalleled across the global agricultural industry. Farmers will benefit from new technologies that will help them produce more while restoring nature through innovations that power regenerative agriculture.

Bayer is on its way to scale regenerative agriculture on more than 400 million acres globally by the middle of the next decade. The company considers regenerative agriculture as an outcome-based production model, with improving soil health as a key component, leading to increased resilience. Other key aspects include increased productivity; adaption and mitigation of climate change through reductions in greenhouse gas emissions; increased carbon sequestration in the soil; maintaining, preserving or restoring on-farm biodiversity; conserving water resources through improved water retention, reduction in water run-off, as well as improved social and economic well-being of farmers and their communities. In addition, Bayer is capitalizing on the opportunity to double its accessible market to more than 200 billion euros, driven by global market growth and investments into ag-adjacent spaces like biofuels, crop fertility, as well as digital platforms and marketplaces.

“Agriculture needs to change for the better, there’s no relying on what has been working in the past. We deliver a combination of unmatched innovation that goes hand in hand with key regenerative practices to help address two of the biggest challenges of our time: ensuring food security for a growing population and fighting climate change,” said Frank Terhorst, Head of Strategy and Sustainability at Bayer’s Crop Science Division.