Category: Ag News
Jan 24
Angus Foundation highlights successes at January Events
The Angus Foundation started the year with strong support for its mission, raising over $150,000 through the sales of donated lots at Cattlemen’s Congress and the National Western Stock Show. The lots were sold in Oklahoma City at the Bases Loaded Sale, and in Denver at the Foundation Angus Sale at the National Western Stock …
Jan 24
Okmulgee County Farm Bureau Honored for Quality Programming at AFBF Convention
The American Farm Bureau Federation will honor 24 county Farm Bureaus at its 105th Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan. 19-24. The selected winners participated in the County Activities of Excellence program and demonstrated a commitment to offering quality programming to their counties. Attendees can learn more about these winning programs during the trade show at …
Jan 24
MyLand Welcomes Kelsey Neppel as Director, Ag Science to Lead Research and Development
Harvesting Excellence: MyLand Appoints Agronomist and Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) to Further Agricultural Research and Support Grower Success . MyLand, a soil health company, announced today that Kelsey Neppel has joined the company’s leadership team as Director of Ag Science to lead MyLand’s Agricultural Science research and development efforts. In her new role, Neppel will oversee …
Jan 24
Putting Farm Safety First with Melissa Ploekelman
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Maci Carter, is visiting with the outreach specialist for the National Farm Medicine Center, Melissa Ploekelman, about prioritizing safety on the farm. The National Farm Medicine Center is located in Central Wisconsin, and researches incidents and fatalities that occur on farms and how to prevent them. “After we do that …
Jan 24
ARA Announces Service to Help its Members Train More Drivers
The Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) announces a new member service to help effectively train more drivers to meet the Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) requirements set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). “When FMCSA adopted the ELDT requirement for new CDL Class A/B or HAZMAT amid the already-problematic truck driver shortage, ARA flagged a …
Jan 24
Dynamic Field GX Rankings Demonstrate Value of Genetic Diversity
At the end of each growing season, AgriGold ranks its Field GX™ genetic families by overall performance. Family H topped the list for 2023, but don’t take that as a nudge to go all in on Family H in 2024. AgriGold ranks its hybrid families not to point farmers toward any one family, but rather to …
Jan 24
Warmer Weather on the Way!
Well, we have finally seen Winter Weather across the state, as December was the 4th warmest record (dating back to 1895), according to State Climatologist Gary McManus. He says we will see Temps in the 60s as we get into Next week, “In the case for next week, the trends in weather will greatly overcome …
Jan 24
“Just a Cowboy”
Noble Research Institute guest author and rancher James A. Stuart shares his appreciation of how those who work cattle are an important influence on the well-being of livestock, land and livelihood. Over the past 20-plus years, my family and I have been fortunate to work on ranches from Nevada to Florida and from Montana to …
Jan 24
2024 Cattle Industry Convention Preview with OCA’s Michael Kelsey
As the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show approaches, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is back talking with the Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Michael Kelsey, about some of the top ideas of conversation that the convention will focus on. Kelsey said animal disease traceability will be a …
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