Nov 14
The CHS Foundation recently announced grants of nearly $4.3 million to the National FFA Organization, continuing its partnership in supporting the next generation of leaders, the talent pipeline and agricultural education. “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with CHS,” said Molly Ball, president of the National FFA Foundation and chief marketing officer of the …
Nov 14
FFA students are gifted large hay donation from a marketing campaign. Zoetis made a unique donation valued at more than $14,000 to benefit FFA members in Wisconsin this fall. Zoetis donated large square bales of alfalfa/grass mix hay used as part of a marketing campaign video shoot near Cedarburg, WI, to the Wisconsin FFA Foundation. …
Nov 14
Farmers have been reluctant to sell following a sharp drop in corn and soybean prices. The profit outlook for U.S. grain elevators storing corn and soybeans has improved significantly for the 2023-24 marketing year with buy basis falling and carries returning to futures markets. The world market is currently awash in grains, and global supplies …
Nov 14
Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s October cattle reports indicate markets have not yet recovered from drought in the southern plains. Peel reviewed October market trends on an episode of “SUNUP,” the agriculture television show of OSU Agriculture, with the following highlights: Cattle on feed report …
Nov 14
The Attorney General’s Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) last week seized more than 36 tons of illegal marijuana in searches conducted in Wagoner County and Lincoln County. Attorney General Gentner Drummond established the task force earlier this year to combat Oklahoma’s many illegal marijuana operations. “Our state has been overrun with criminals who are trafficking …
Nov 14
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting the Chair of the Women’s Leadership Committee of the American Farm Bureau, Isabella Chism. Chism was one of the general session speakers at the 2023 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in downtown Oklahoma City. Chism resides in Indiana, where she farms soybeans and sweet corn. Involved …
Nov 14
2023 emphasized the value of spreading risk with seed choices. To say the 2023 growing season was challenging would be an understatement. But despite stressors from planting through harvest, LG Seeds agronomists in Nebraska, Minnesota, and the Mid-South report crops fared better than expected, with some hybrids shining for their ability to handle stress. As …
Nov 14
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is back talking with the Chief Executive Officer of the American Angus Association, Mark McCully, about the genetic information available to cattle producers. “The ‘toolbox’ we have available to cattlemen today, whether you are a seed stock producer or a commercial producer- we have such a better ability …
Nov 14
The next generation of agricultural leaders are invited to attend the NCBA Trade Show at CattleCon24 for free on Friday, Feb. 2. FFA and 4-H members can receive free trade show admission on Next Gen Ag FFA & 4-H Day, which will include a variety of events and activities for youth and families. Courtesy of …
Nov 14
Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson talks about considering beef for Thanksgiving. “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” is an American advertising slogan and …
