Trade sees few surprises in latest USDA quarterly Acreage, Grain Stocks reports

From staff reports The USDA released the latest Grain Stocks and Acreage reports on June 28, 2024. Allendale’s Rich Nelson gave a few key takeaways from both reports.Starting with acreage numbers for the spring planted crops, Nelson said 1.

Farmers may benefit from restored balance of power

From staff reports American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented last week on a Supreme Court’s ruling which strikes down Chevron deference. Chevron deference allowed federal agencies to interpret ambiguous laws for themselves.

Mid-June brings hot, dry weather to Sooner State

From staff reports Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.59 inches for the week of June 17-23, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.According to the June 18 U.S.

New Holland, Bluewhite announce strategic business partnership

From staff reports New Holland, a brand of CNH Industrial, and Bluewhite, an industry leader in AI-driven autonomous farming, announced June 27 a multiphase partnership to collaborate on distribution, manufacturing and integration of Bluewhite’s autonomous solutions.

U.S. hog numbers in June 1%, Oklahoma’s herd drops by 5%

From staff reports The United States’ inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2024, was 74.5 million head. This was up 1% from June 1, 2023, and up slightly from March 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on Thursday.Breeding inventory, at 6.

Chickasha water plant project in design, engineering phase

CHICKASHA – The new water treatment plant that will be financed with a sales tax that voters endorsed last year is “still in the design and engineering phase,” City Manager Keith Johnson told Southwest Ledger recently.

GOP primary settles several county races

Several county-level races were settled in the June 18 GOP primary election, while the top two vote-getters in two races will face off again in the upcoming special primary election.