agriculture

The spring planting season is getting started for many Midwest farmers. Federal data suggests that fewer acres will be planted in soybeans than last year, in part because of the U.S. trade war with China.

The United States has imposed a blanket 10% tariff on nearly all imports and a 145% tariff on most imports from China. Here is what these moves could mean for Oklahoma agriculture.

The U.S. trade war with China is coming at a tough time for American farmers, who are already dealing with lower crop prices and higher costs for farm necessities. Tariffs are likely to push crop prices further down, while increasing the costs for fertilizer and farm equipment.

Welcome to the We Are Land-Grant series — short stories about how Oklahoma State University is making a difference through public impact research — improving lives in Oklahoma and beyond.

The Trump Administration is cutting programs labeled as DEI. Some Oklahoma programs have already seen funding freezes.

Thousands of schools, farmers and food pantries in the Midwest and Great Plains planned on federal dollars over the next year to support local food purchases. And then the U.S. Department of Agriculture cut the programs.

The Trump administration wants to rewrite the definition for what counts as protected ‘waters of the United States.' The rule has caused frustration among farmers, but environmental attorneys worry a change could lead to more pollution.

President Trump said that he is standing up for skilled workers and farmers by slapping tariffs on imports, but farmers aren't happy.

On a large plot of land outside the small town of Concho, the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes manage hundreds of bison. But one member of the herd has a special place in his keeper’s hearts.

A bill banning lab-grown meat passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives and is on the way to the Oklahoma Senate.