Anna Pope
Anna Pope is a reporter covering agriculture and rural issues at KOSU as a corps member with Report for America.
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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a deal allowing goods to move freely among the countries, just missed a key deadline. Experts say it adds more uncertainty in Oklahoma's agriculture markets.
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Oklahoma's federal food aid error rate has slightly increased. The state has until October 2027 to reduce it or face millions of dollars in federal penalties.
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Mike Mazzei and Gentner Drummond will compete in a runoff election in August. The winner will face Democratic candidate Cyndi Munson and three independent challengers.
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Fewer Oklahomans are getting federal assistance to help pay for groceries. Recent numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show a continued decline in participation.
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Oklahomans will soon consider State Question 832 to raise the minimum wage. It repeals the agricultural exemption and some farm groups are against the measure.
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For the first time in about 45 years, state officials are raising the cost farmers pay cotton gins to process their cotton. In the past decade, drought has hit Oklahoma's cotton industry hard.
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There are half a dozen candidates vying to win the Republican primary in the race to be State of Oklahoma's next lieutenant governor. There is no Democratic primary because one candidate is running.
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More rural libraries are loaning out internet hotspots in the wake of an Oklahoma State University pilot program.
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Thanks to the drought, Oklahoma farmers are harvesting the state's top crop extremely early. Across the state, it is not expected to be very good.
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A new Oklahoma law allows more on-farm sales of raw milk. Another bill ensuring the state's commercial milk supply complies with federal regulations failed to advance to the governor's desk.