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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 remain at zero percent, unchanged since the week of May 29, 2025.

Moderate drought or worse conditions remain at zero percent, unchanged since last week.

Abnormally dry or worse conditions have emerged this week in parts of Greer county, Beckham county and Kiowa county.

The Beef Industry Long Range Plan task force officially unveiled its new five-year plan for 2026-2030 today at the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego. The mission of the Long Range Plan is to ensure the U.S. beef industry provides sustainable, high-quality beef that meets consumer demands worldwide. After the unveiling of the plan in San Diego, Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays talked with kentucky seedstock producer Joe Lowe about the work of the task force- click on the Listen Bar above to hear their conversation. This and all of our coverage from San Diego is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater.



“Since late 2024, our task force has taken a hard look at what’s working in the beef industry and where we need to improve,” said Joe Lowe, Long Range Plan task force member and eighth-generation seedstock operator at Oak Hollow Angus in Smiths Grove, Kentucky. “The result is a five-year plan that offers flexibility and local adaptation while keeping us all moving toward shared goals. By focusing on results and smart investments, we can keep the U.S. beef industry strong and competitive.”

Yesterday, Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile fly dispersal grid, on the eastern side of the country and 370 miles south of the U.S./Mexico border. This new northward detection comes approximately two months after northern detections were reported in Oaxaca and Veracruz, less than 700 miles away from the U.S. border, which triggered the closure of our ports to Mexican cattle, bison, and horses on May 11, 2025.

While USDA announced a risk-based phased port re-opening strategy for cattle, bison, and equine from Mexico beginning as early as July 7, 2025, this newly reported NWS case raises significant concern about the previously reported information shared by Mexican officials and severely compromises the outlined port reopening schedule of five ports from July 7-September 15. Therefore, in order to protect American livestock and our nation’s food supply, Secretary Rollins has ordered the closure of livestock trade through southern ports of entry effective immediately.

“The United States has promised to be vigilant — and after detecting this new NWS case, we are pausing the planned port reopening’s to further quarantine and target this deadly pest in Mexico. We must see additional progress combatting NWS in Veracruz and other nearby Mexican states in order to reopen livestock ports along the Southern border,” said U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins. 

Oklahoma Farm Reports very own Farm Director KC Sheperd has been honored with the prestigious Oklahoma State University Friend of Extension Award, recognizing her significant contributions to Oklahoma agriculture and her steadfast support of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service (OCES).

The Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service relies heavily on the dedication and involvement of key individuals within the state’s agricultural community. These vital partnerships enable OCES to effectively deliver research-based information to citizens across Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Association of Extension Agricultural Agents (OAEAA) established the Friend of Extension Award to acknowledge and appreciate the valuable time and effort these supporters donate to OCES.

It is with great pleasure that the OAEAA bestows this honor upon its friends and supporters, celebrating their essential role in advancing agricultural knowledge and practices throughout the state. Sheperd’s recognition underscores the impactful relationship between agricultural media and the critical outreach efforts of the Extension Service. “It has been so much fun to cover all of the Events at OSU. I am deeply honored and truly grateful to be named the Oklahoma State University Friend of Extension. Receiving this award is a tremendous privilege, Thank you so much, said Sheperd.

At the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego, Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays spoke with the chairman of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Robby Kirkland. TCFA represents feedlots in Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico. Our Coverage from San Diego is powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater.

Robby Kirkland, chairman of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association since October, has spent most of his time in the role dealing with a screw worm outbreak in southern Mexico. “November 24 is when we got the official call that they’ve had cases in southern Mexico and closed the border,” he said. Since that time- the border was closed into the early days of 2025- reopened for a short time, closed again, reopened for less than a week through the entry port in Arizona and now shut totally again.

Editor’s Note- Since our interview with Kirkland- screwworms have been found much closer to the US-Mexican border and as of Wednesday evening, July 9th- the US border has been closed for imports of Mexican cattle again.

Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) released his latest Mullin It Over column—his first in a series of upcoming op-eds breaking down key policy wins from President Trump’s ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ which was signed into law on July 4th, 2025.

President Trump Secured the Border, We’re Making It Permanent

By Senator Markwayne Mullin

“After four disastrous years of the Biden administration, the American people were fed up with the rampant chaos and lawlessness in our streets. They were tired of a President and a party that spent more time pandering to illegal aliens and supporting criminal activity, than they did actually keeping Americans safe.

Effective parasite control begins with understanding active ingredients.

Strategic use of active ingredients offers promise in managing parasites.

Using parasiticides in cattle without considering the active ingredients in those products presents dangers for an operation. Using different parasiticide active ingredients can extend the effectiveness of parasite control products and play a significant role in the management of healthier cattle.

Some common, yet misguided, management practices can lead to an operation unintentionally increasing resistance in parasites. One type of parasiticide — macrocyclic lactones — saw the first documented case of resistance more than two decades ago, and now Cooperia and Haemonchus parasites have been demonstrated as resistant to macrocyclic lactones in more than half of all operations examined.Of course parasites must be dealt with, but producers need to find a balance in their management practices.

This is day 10 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council.

Reports from western Kansas paint a mixed picture, with yields ranging from slightly below average to above average depending on location and weather patterns. While quality was generally strong—test weights held up well and protein levels were respectable—drought stress, late rains and equipment breakdowns impacted both yield and progress. Farmers highlighted the importance of variety selection and residue management.

Gary Millershaski, who farms in Kearny County, reported that this year’s yields have been average to above average. Test weights have been respectable, slightly above average, just dropping off slightly with scattered showers in the area at the tail-end of harvest. They started cutting wheat on June 23 and finished up on Monday of this week, with the exception of one field that got rain and has kept them out for a few days. Millershaski expressed some disappointment with protein levels, which averaged 10.5 to 12 percent.

Checking the Markets...

The upcoming week of July 14th sees all the livestock auction markets back with their regular schedules.

Woodward Livestock on Thursday of this week had yearlings $8 to $12 higher- OKC West was higher across the board this week- many of their top prices the best ever for the market and Joplin was mixed to sharply higher while the Oklahoma National Stockyards were off for the Fourth of July Holiday.

Cassie Fish with The Beef is saying in her latest post "boxed beef prices are finally in their seasonal correction with the middle meats predictively leading the way down and this week’s fed cattle trade is at yet another standoff likely to end with cash fed cattle prices higher than last week’s steady trade."

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