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Thursday, November 12, 2026
| | Dr. Amanda Silva Highlights Broader Planting Windows and Late-Season Management for Oklahoma Wheat | | |
Oklahoma wheat producers have navigated a volatile start to the growing season, moving abruptly from severe drought and unseasonable September heat to localized downpours bringing up to 13 inches of rain.
Despite the disrupted schedule, ongoing trials suggest that growers may have significantly more flexibility with their planting dates than previously assumed.
In a recent interview with Farm Director KC Sheperd, Oklahoma State University Small Grains Extension Specialist Dr. Amanda Silva provided an update on crop progress, late planting implications, disease considerations, and fertility management.
The rapid swing in weather created an unpredictable start across Oklahoma. Producers initially faced exceptionally hot, dry soil conditions before excessive moisture forced widespread replanting in areas where seed washed out or flooded.
| | Pro Tem Paxton Officially Selected as Senate Republicans’ Nominee for 61st Legislature | | |
Senate Pro Tem Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, has been selected by his Republican colleagues to serve as their nominee for Senate Pro Tempore for the 61st Oklahoma Legislature.
Pro Tem Paxton was unopposed for the Republican nomination during the Senate Republican Caucus’ first meeting of the 61st Legislature today. He will stand for a formal vote of the full Senate during the Legislature’s organizational day on Jan. 5. If elected, Pro Tem Paxton will continue leading the chamber through the 2027 and 2028 legislative sessions.
Paxton was first elected Pro Tem by his Republican colleagues in 2024 and has since led the Senate’s policy priorities and legislative operations.
| | Dan Halstrom Highlights South Korea’s Growing Demand for U.S. Beef | | |
Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Dan Halstrom of the U.S. Meat Export Federation about one of the biggest success stories for U.S. beef exports: South Korea.
From rebuilding consumer confidence following BSE-related trade disruptions to growing online grocery sales, home meal replacements and a booming burger market, South Korea continues to offer opportunities for the U.S. beef industry.
Halstrom said South Korea was already one of the fastest-growing markets for U.S. beef exports in the early 2000s before the discovery of BSE in December 2003 disrupted trade. When access to the market was being reestablished in 2006 and 2007, U.S. beef also faced significant public protests.
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| | | Oklahoma Producers Urged to Watch for Pasture Mealybugs as Pest Spreads in Southern Plains | | |
Pasture mealybugs are a growing concern for forage producers across the Southern Plains, and Oklahoma State University Extension specialists are encouraging producers to know what to look for as the pest spreads.
Speaking with Associate Farm Reporter Carli Davenport at Oklahoma State University’s Livestock, Range and Field Day, Dr. Ashleigh Faris, assistant professor and extension specialist at OSU, discussed how to identify pasture mealybugs, the damage they can cause and management options available to producers.
Although mealybugs have not yet be found in oklahoma, producers are encouraged to monitor their pastures, Faris said identifying the insect early is important because the damage can resemble other common pasture stressors.
| | New Consumer Research: GLP-1 Users Put Protein First and Meat and Poultry Are Delivering | | |
A new report from the Meat Foundation and 210 Analytics finds consumers taking a GLP-1 are making protein, meat and poultry, a central part of how they eat.
From the same author of the Power of Meat, Meat and the GLP-1 Mindset combines two national consumer surveys with Circana purchase data from households with verified GLP-1 prescriptions.
The surveys and purchase data point in the same direction: GLP-1 consumers say protein matters, and their grocery purchases show it. Access the full report and a “Top 10” for free here.
| | USDA Begins Hiring for Nation’s Largest Facility to Combat New World Screwworm | | |
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin hiring for 228 positions at the New World Screwworm (NWS) Sterile Fly Production Facility in Edinburg, Texas, starting this month.
Those interested in the positions can apply online starting today at USAJobs.gov or can attend a hiring event in McAllen, Texas, from Nov. 17-19, 2026.
“Protecting U.S. livestock and wildlife from New World Screwworm is a national security priority, and this new facility will drastically boost the availability of sterile flies – our most successful offensive capability to drive these serious pests away from our border,” said Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins.
| | Lankford Reelected Senate Republican Leadership | | |
US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) was reelected by his Senate Republican colleagues to continue serving as Vice Chair of the Senate Republican Conference for the 120th Congress.
“I’m grateful to my Republican colleagues for their trust to serve as the Vice Chair of the Republican Conference,” said Lankford. “The American people expect us to bring down the cost of living, protect their freedom, keep our communities safe, and solve the challenges we face as a nation.
Next year, I will work with Democrats when we can find common ground, but I will fight tenaciously when Democrat proposals attempt to give the government the power to run our lives, drive up costs, or make our communities less safe. I am ready to get back to work for Oklahoma.”
| | OSU Research Examines How Cattle Use Free-Choice Liquid Supplements | | |
Free-choice cattle supplements may be more efficiently utilized when cattle consume smaller amounts multiple times throughout the day, according to research presented at Oklahoma State University’s Livestock Range and Field Day.
Caitlin Kleffner, an OSU graduate research assistant, studied cattle supplementation behavior to better understand how often animals visit self-fed liquid supplement feeders and how those visits could affect supplement utilization.
Kleffner said in a conversation with associate farm reporter Carli Davenport that the research began with questions about how cattle were using the free-choice liquid supplementation system already being used to provide protein to mature cows and some heifers.
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All in all it was a quiet day for the live cattle complex as the market traded back and forth, not overly confident if the market could hold a stronger trend through the day's close -- but luckily all the contracts did besides the spot December contract. December live cattle closed $0.22 lower at $218.97, February live cattle closed $0.12 higher at $222.70 and April live cattle closed $0.50 higher at $225.62.
Boxed beef prices closed lower: choice down $2.72 ($360.26) and select down $4.15 ($347.47) with a movement of 95 loads.
The feeder cattle contracts continued to rally through Wednesday's end as the market was grateful for traders' continued support. November feeders closed $2.27 higher a $332.62, January feeders closed $1.12 higher at $327.80 and March feeders closed $0.77 higher at $324.12.
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