Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with the Director of Supply Management and Analysis at Certified Angus Beef, Paul Dykstra, about his perspectives on building back the cow herd. Dykstra says building back the cow herd will not be an easy process as many replacement heifers are not being kept back, …
Category: Ag News
Jan 19
Environmental Law Enforcement is Focus of Free Seminar
To help combat the issue of illegal roadside dumps, Oklahoma State University Extension is partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development to host an Oklahoma Environmental Law Enforcement Training Seminar in Stillwater, Oklahoma. What: Law enforcement professionals, city officials, tribal environmental representatives, county commissioners and anyone interested …
Jan 19
Drummond commends NYSE for withdrawing proposal aimed at halting oil, gas exploration
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is commending the New York Stock Exchange for listening to him and his fellow attorneys general by withdrawing a proposed rule change that would have allowed the listing of “Natural Asset Companies” (NACs) on the exchange. NACs are a novel corporate structure designed to take land off the market to prohibit productive economic uses, which would …
Jan 18
Kim Anderson: Market Signals Average Wheat Prices, Below Average Corn Prices and Average to above Average Soybean Prices
Below is an analysis of the latest movements in the commodity markets from OSU Crop Marketing Specialist Kim Anderson: Wheat and corn prices fell 15 cents, and soybeans fell 30 cents this week. On Thursday, the current cash wheat price in Pond Creek Oklahoma was $5.53 and wheat could be forward contracted for 2024 harvest …
Jan 18
AFT Partners with Solar Farm Summit to Sponsor July Event
American Farmland Trust will be the Title Sponsor for the 2024 Solar Farm Summit, North America’s Agrivoltaics Expo, with a three-year commitment to collaborate in the development of an effective and catalytic annual event focused on solar projects that combine active farming with energy generation—a dual land use known as “agrivoltaics.” Both AFT and SFS …
Jan 18
Drummond Tackles Illegal Grow and Foreign Land Purchasing Issues for Oklahoma Producers
At the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s 2024 Policy Meeting, Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to talk with the keynote speaker at the event, Attorney General Gentner Drummond, about an update on illegal marijuana grow operations in the state and more. Drummond first talked about the recent arrest of several foreign nationals in connection with …
Jan 18
Making the ARC/PLC Election for 2024
On November 16, 2023, President Biden signed H.R. 6363 – the Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act of 2024 – into law. The bill extended the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 Farm Bill), reauthorizing programs like the Agriculture Risk (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs through September 30, 2024. Producers will have an opportunity …
Jan 18
NPPC Welcomes Steph Carlson as AVP of State and National Relations
Steph Carlson has joined the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) as assistant vice president (AVP) of state and national relations. In her role, she will serve as the primary NPPC point of contact for state pork organizations. Carlson will be based in Des Moines, Iowa. “Steph’s wealth of experience will be a huge asset to …
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