Todd Baughman

The Texas Supreme Court recently decided an interesting contract case involving an agreement to supply water for fracking in Equinor Energy v. Lindale Pipeline. Read more on the Texas Agriculture Law Blog: agrilife.org/texasaglaw/202…

If you listen to one interview today, this is it 👇 @ClintonReports and I talked to Texas corn farmer Dee Vaughan who lays out what many of you are feeling, but backs it with data, years of work, and a clear call to action. This isn’t about complaining about prices. It’s about understanding why input costs, especially fertilizer, keep crushing margins. A few takeaways that hit hard: • “Fertilizer is the one that just keeps going up almost exponentially.” • “It’s not based on cost of production any longer… they set a value based on what they think farmers can pay.” • “What’s hurting ag right now isn’t the price of corn, it’s what we’re paying for inputs.” He says based on research @TexasCorn commissioned starting back in 2020, they found, “Before 2010, nitrogen fertilizer tracked natural gas… but since then, it’s followed corn prices. When corn goes up, fertilizer (nitrogen, phosphate, potash), goes up right along with it.” He says farm income is being squeezed not by what farmers sell, but what they're forced to buy. If you want a clearer picture of what’s driving fertilizer prices, and what could actually change, this interview is worth your time. Dee and other Texas corn growers are heading to D.C. youtube.com/watch?v=YZFiw1…

Shout out to John Byrd for the Bully pin!!!

Cultivate curiosity with the Fields of Learning lessons! The program includes five comprehensive lessons designed to teach students all about wheat production, nutrition and the crop's role in Texas agriculture. Download the materials for free at buff.ly/eQge4qJ

🚨 Corn Growers 🚨 Update information on the efficacy of fungicides to manage corn diseases 🌽

Meet Freddie Streit, this month's board member spotlight. Freddie is from Vernon where he grows corn, wheat, alfalfa, Bermuda grass and raises cattle. Learn more about Freddie and his commitment to the wheat industry.

We are pleased to announce that the EPA has granted federal registration for low‑volatility dicamba herbicides in 34 states. State approvals and applicator training coming next. Full details at bayer.com/en/us/news-sto…

Registration is now open for the 2026 K-State Agronomy Science & Solutions Virtual Conference! Join us Feb. 3-4 for practical, research based sessions connecting agronomy science to on farm decisions. bit.ly/4pXkOaz #kstateagronomy

Glyphosate isn’t controversial because it’s understudied. It’s controversial because the evidence is ignored. Fact 1. This chemical is exhaustively studied: •40+ years of data. •Thousands of studies. •Reviewed repeatedly across continents. Fact 2. Global regulators agree: Every major regulatory authority that assesses real-world exposure reaches the same conclusion: •US EPA •EFSA •ECHA •Health Canada 👉 Not carcinogenic at human exposure levels. 👉 Not genotoxic. 👉 No unacceptable health risk when used as directed. This is not one agency. This is not a global conspiracy. Fact 3: The largest human study says no. •54,000+ pesticide applicators. •Followed since 1993. •No link to overall cancer. •No consistent link to non-Hodgkin lymphoma. If glyphosate caused cancer, this study should have found it. It didn’t. Fact 4: Food residues are not the issue. •Residues are far below safety limits. •Dietary exposure does not pose a cancer risk. •Drinking water exposure is not a health hazard. “Toxic” without dose is not toxicology. Fact 5: Worker exposure is also low. •Measured exposures are far below NOAELs. •Regulators repeatedly conclude: not of concern. So where does the scare come from? One outlier → IARC IARC did a hazard classification, not a risk assessment. They put glyphosate in the same category as: •Red meat. •Hot beverages. •Being a barber. IARC explicitly ignores exposure. Regulators do not. This is the entire conflict: Hazard-only classification vs Risk-based regulation. Confuse the two - and fear wins. Bottom line: No pesticide regulator on Earth currently considers glyphosate a cancer risk at real-world exposure levels. The science is boring. It’s to put a stop to the misinformation.

The 2026 K-State Chemical Weed Control Guide is now available online. This updated resource includes herbicide recommendations, resistance management, and new products for crops, pastures, rangeland, and noncropland areas. Interested in this year’s updates? bit.ly/3Z3gbQZ #kstateagronomy

@OkieStotts I feel like I’m following Oklahoma’s own version of Bobby Flay!

Breaking in new cookware, and trying out a new recipe tonight. Bacon wrapped scallops and French onion soup crostini.

FarmHope expands mental health care and education to ag industry agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/12/03/far…

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PSS’s Lewis Receives Texas A&M System Regents Fellow Service Award | __December 2025 | Davis College NewsCenter | Davis College | TTU depts.ttu.edu/agriculturalsc…

Here is a summary of a recent publication. More data supporting that grain only wheat in Oklahoma probably doesn't benefit from preplant. Your Pocket Book, definitely does not. osunpk.com/2025/12/08/one…

Now that’s a cotton crop!!!

@okiefarmer1 Congratulations thats awesome!

Pretty excited! Received our centennial farm sign & certificates. Oldest daughter Kate spent part of her summer taking pictures and filling out forms. Grandpa bought this place in 1923 but moved down here about 5 miles away, from Waterloo Iowa years earlier! Gee thanks Grandpa 😐😐 if anybody wants to trade back Iowa ground please let me know. @djkeltn