Mar 09
Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Emily Ague to highlight these milestones and upcoming Oklahoma Agriculture Education opportunities for Oklahoma’s agricultural community. Oklahoma’s impact on agricultural education continues to gain national recognition as Jacey Duncan (pictured above), a teacher at Oklahoma Union Public Schools, has been named a recipient of the National Excellence in Teaching …
Mar 09
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 06
Bob Wills Day returns to the Oklahoma State Capitol for another year of music and more, recognizing the life and legacy of the “King of Western Swing” who helped popularize the music genre during the 1930s and 1940s. The public is invited to attend the day-long festivities on March 9, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:15 …
Mar 06
Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA In Part I, we talked about how the concentration in the marketplace exploded from 1980 to 2021, and how that explosion in concentration resulted in a complete reversal of the allocation of the consumers’ beef dollar to each participant in the beef supply chain. The market changes that …
Mar 06
Cotton at a Crossroads: The United States cotton industry finds itself at a critical juncture, facing a complex landscape of shifting global demand, intense competition from synthetic fibers, and rising production costs. Abigail Hoelscher, a senior market analyst at the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association (PCCA), recently provided a comprehensive overview of these challenges and potential …
Mar 06
– Revenue total of $17.23B for the last 12 months, an increase of $362M, or 2.2%, over the last year.– Year over year monthly comparisons show an overall increase of $6.4M or 0.5%.– Decrease in revenue of 22.5% over last month.- Three tax sources increased over the last year: – Total Sales and Use Tax of $506.8M up 0.9%, – Motor …
Mar 06
The National Pork Producers Council proudly announced the recipients of the 2026 Lois Britt Memorial Pork Industry Scholarship, the Neil Dierks Scholarship, and the inaugural U.S. Pork Center of Excellence (USPCE) Swine Legacy Scholarship during the National Pork Industry Forum in Kansas City, Missouri. Sponsored in partnership with CME Group and the National Pork Industry …
Mar 06
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored U.S. Senate Committee on Finance Chairman Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID) with the 2025 Legislator of the Year award for his support of agricultural retailers by working tirelessly to promote our industry and protect their freedom and license to operate. “Chairman Crapo’s leadership, including his work to extend critical Farm …
