Category: Ag News
May 13
Winter Wheat Conditions Hold Steady in the Southern Plains This Week- Texas Begins Harvest
U.S. Crop Progress: Winter wheat headed reached 57 percent, up 11 percentage points from the previous year and up 13 points from the five-year average. Winter wheat conditions rated 50 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair and 18 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s ratings were 50 percent good to excellent, 34 percent …
May 13
In pair of lawsuits, Attorney General Drummond opposes electric-truck mandates
In two separate lawsuits, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is pushing back against efforts by the Biden Administration and the State of California to impose electric-vehicle mandates nationwide on truck owners and operators. A coalition of 24 states filed a petition for review today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to …
May 13
OSU Welcomes Students for New Rural Research Internship
The Oklahoma State University Rural Renewal Initiative has selected participants for the new Research and Extension Experience for Undergraduates Scholars Program. The REEU program was developed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and address pressing challenges in rural communities. The 11-week summer internship allows students to live in rural Oklahoma communities and collaborate with mentors on research …
May 13
May WASDE Offers First Look at Upcoming Marketing Year
USDA’s May World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report is a first look at the new crop year’s supply and demand balance sheets. However, with planting still in progress in the Northern Hemisphere and old crop harvesting still occurring in the Southern Hemisphere, projections this early in the year are highly uncertain, putting the focus on projections …
May 13
Markwayne Mullin Recaps Trip to Oklahoma Military Installations with Armed Services Committee Chairman Jack Reed
At the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) annual Washington Watch event in Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to catch up with Senator Markwayne Mullin. During the month of April, Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), hosted U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the …
May 13
April 2024 Sales of 4-Wheel-Drive Tractors Jump More than 20% in the U.S.
U.S. Sales of 4-Wheel-Drive tractors increased 24% in April compared to 2023, according to the new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Additionally, 4-Wheel-Drive tractor sales are up 1.9% in the U.S. year-to-date. Unit sales of 100+ Horsepower tractors increased in the U.S. April sales rose 7.2% year-over-year, following March’s jump of 3.2%. February sales were …
May 13
Rep. Cole’s Column: Supporting Those Who Uphold the Badge
Today marks the beginning of National Police Week – a week that occurs every year to appreciate and thank our law enforcement officers, as well as remember and respect those officers whose lives were taken in the line of duty. National Police Week began in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as …
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