Anna Pope

Oklahoma's first case of bird flu for 2026 has been detected in a Wagoner County backyard flock, and state agriculture officials are encouraging biosecurity measures.

Oklahoma's rate of food insecurity has slightly increased, according to the latest federal Household Food Security in the United States report. The U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say it will end the hunger survey after this year's publication.

Backpacks filled with bug nets, nature journals and other activities are available across Oklahoma as part of the Rural Library Backpack Program.

On Friday, a federal judge ordered poultry companies to pay cleanup costs for the Illinois River Watershed in the latest ruling in the State of Oklahoma's decades-long poultry lawsuit. The order also tells the companies to pay penalties to the state and immediately limits the amount of poultry litter used as fertilizer in the area.

While speaking to news outlet Semafor, Gov. Kevin Stitt criticized the Trump Administration's efforts to block wind energy development.

Many Oklahomans will see health insurance rate hikes unless Congress extends expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits. Rural residents will be hit hardest, according to a researchers from the Oklahoma Policy Institute.

Tyson Foods officials say the company can not offer new contracts to growers in the Illinois River Watershed unless the State of Oklahoma makes more amicable demands for a solution. Farm groups are urging for reasonable settlement.

Viola Fletcher was 111 years old and still resided in Tulsa when she died Monday. She lived through the Tulsa Race Massacre as a child, which she said deeply scarred her and her family.

A recent survey shows farm income and borrowing power for crop producers are weak across the Great Plains, but the cattle industry has improved farm finances in some places, including Oklahoma.

The second Oklahoman in about 15 years has become president of National FFA, commonly called Future Farmers of America.