Year-round E15 moved one step closer to becoming a reality this week as the U.S. House passed the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act, legislation designed to allow the higher ethanol fuel blend to be sold across the country all year long. Supporters say the move is important not only for corn farmers and …
Category: Ag News
May 14
Success in Organic Vegetable Farming: Mike Appel Highlights Upcoming Farm Tour and Field Day
In a recent interview with Farm Director KC Sheperd, Mike Appel, a member of the Organic Farmers Association policy committee, discussed the upcoming Farm Tour and Field Day and the sustainable practices that have led to over 20 years of success in organic vegetable farming. Operating in the “green country” of Cherokee County, Appel emphasized …
May 14
Thursday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 13
Kansas Wheat Crop Tour Day 2: “Brutal” Conditions and Stunted Yields Point to Short Crop
As the Kansas Wheat Crop Tour crossed through the southern tier of the state and into Oklahoma on Day 2, the outlook for the 2026 harvest remains grim. Farm broadcaster Ron Hays and veteran scout Dennis Schoenhals, immediate past president of the Oklahoma Wheat Growers, recapped a day defined by extreme drought, temperature swings, and …
May 13
Corn Growers Thrilled by Passage of E15 Legislation
The U.S. House of Representatives voted 218 to 203 today to pass H.R. 1346, the Nationwide Consumer and Fuel Retailer Choice Act. In response, Ohio farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Jed Bower released the following statement: “We are thrilled to see that E15 legislation passed the House today and are deeply appreciative of the …
May 13
R- Calf USA Addresses Consumer Beef Prices
If we’re to address retail beef prices, which are the prices consumers pay for beef, then we need to start at the retail beef market and work our way upstream into the beef supply chain. We know that retail beef prices have been increasing for more than a decade, so let’s determine how much of …
May 13
Forest Service Announces Additional 2026 Fee‑Free Day on June 6
The U.S. Forest Service today announced an additional 2026 recreation fee-free day on June 6 in celebration of National Trails Day, providing no cost use of all standard amenity recreation sites on national forests and grasslands. National Trails Day was established by the American Hiking Society in 1993 and occurs annually on the first Saturday …
May 13
Lahoma Wheat Field Day Coming up Friday, May 15
Oklahoma State University Agriculture would like to invite you to the Lahoma Wheat Field Day from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on May 15 at the OSU North Central Research Station in Lahoma where our wheat experts will talk about their latest innovations and discoveries in the wheat variety trials and the OSU wheat breeding program. …
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