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Crop Progress: Oklahoma Pasture Conditions Plunge as Drought Persists
Mon Aug 24th, 2026 15:47:02 CDT
In the latest Crop Progress report from USDA, the U.S. corn crop is rated 57% Good to Excellent this week, down 3 points from last week. Soybean crop conditions are rated 60% good to excellent this week, down 1 point from last week. The U.S. cotton crop is rated 37% good to excellent this week, down ...
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U.S.-Canada Trade Talks Collapse as 50% Section 338 Tariffs Take Effect, Threatening Agricultural Supply Chains
Mon Aug 24th, 2026 10:57:06 CDT
A week of intensive, line-by-line trade negotiations between the United States and Canada ended without an agreement on Friday night, triggering steep 50% U.S. tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the weekend. The new duties took effect at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, prompting Canadian officials to prepare dollar-for-dollar retaliatory measures scheduled to ...
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Oklahoma Voters Head to the Polls Tuesday
Mon Aug 24th, 2026 14:11:33 CDT
Oklahoma voters will head to the polls Tuesday, August 25, for the state’s Runoff Primary Election, with several statewide offices, congressional and legislative races and two state questions on the ballot. Polls across Oklahoma will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. Voters who are in line by 7 p.m. will be allowed to cast ...
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Don Close Sees Smaller Placements in Cattle on Feed the Reality of Tight Supplies Mon Aug 24th, 2026 8:38:12 CDT
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Don Close of Terrain, who says the latest USDA Cattle on Feed report contained some encouraging signs for the cattle market, particularly the lower-than-expected placement number. Placements Below Trade Expectations Close says he was pleased with the report because placements came in below the ...
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