- CoBank Quarterly Report: Inflation and High Costs Tighten Margins Across U.S. Agriculture and Food SectorsThu Jul 9th, 2026 7:32:13 CDT
CoBank quarterly report agricultural market outlook shows Price increases across most food and beverage categories are tightening household budgets and prompting consumers to make wholesale changes in how they shop. A growing number of Americans are trading down to lower cost food options, reducing discretionary purchases or buying fewer groceries altogether. According to a new quarterly ...Read more… - Oklahoma Drought Monitor Shows Exceptional Drought at 1.75%Thu Jul 9th, 2026 11:28:03 CDT
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. After weeks of battling widespread extreme drought, Oklahoma is finally seeing meaningful relief as recent rainfall continues to improve conditions across much of the state. While pockets of exceptional drought remain in western Oklahoma, the overall drought footprint has shrunk considerably, offering welcome news for farmers, ranchers and ...Read more… - Offal Restrictions Impact May Pork Exports; Beef Export Value Above Year-AgoWed Jul 8th, 2026 13:07:10 CDT
Although May exports of U.S. pork were higher year-over-year, volumes were significantly diminished by Mexico’s restrictions on pork offal items, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). May beef exports were below last year’s volume but edged higher in value. Pork exports totaled 245,874 metric tons (mt) ...Read more…
Latest Agricultural News
- EPA Announces $400,000 in Funding for ENF Products LLC in Edmond, Okla., to Develop Innovative Environmental TechnologiesThu Jul 9th, 2026 11:53:45 CDT
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- USDA Celebrates One Year Anniversary of the Working Families Tax Cuts Act, Delivers Final ‘Farmers First’ Program ImprovementsThu Jul 9th, 2026 11:37:14 CDT
- Applications for NFU’s Beginning Farmer Institute (BFI) are OPEN! Application deadline is July 19.Thu Jul 9th, 2026 8:49:12 CDT
- RSVP Today for Pork Congress on Friday, August 14th!Thu Jul 9th, 2026 9:26:41 CDT
- OKFB to kickoff grassroots policy development with 2026 August Area MeetingsThu Jul 9th, 2026 9:23:05 CDT
- Farmers Win in FTC Settlement with John DeereThu Jul 9th, 2026 8:57:12 CDT
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Beef Buzz
- $42 Million Beef Grazing Network Aims to Boost Producer Profitability and Resilience Thu Jul 9th, 2026 8:33:01 CDT
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Dr. Richard Watson, Senior Soil Health and Grazing Specialist with American Farmland Trust, about a new $42 million initiative designed to help beef producers improve profitability through sustainable grazing management. The bulk of the program is being funded by a $30 million ...Read more...
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