Jul 01
For more than two decades, the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) helped Oklahoma cow-calf producers capture added value for calves managed to meet the needs of stocker operators, feedyards, and ultimately beef consumers. This program will close following the final official OQBN-certified sales in spring 2026. Looking back on the decades of success, we realize …
Jul 01
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is underway with the Conservation Effects Assessment Project (CEEP) survey. Conducted in tandem with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), which serves as the lead agency for the project, this joint effort is designed to gather real-world data on the conservation practices farmers utilize and …
Jul 01
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two separate actions affecting U.S. wheat growers: the final registration of several new and innovative crop protection tools and a forthcoming effort to gather input from farmers and other agricultural stakeholders on registered pre-harvest desiccation uses. The new registrations will provide wheat growers with additional tools to …
Jul 01
In his weekly newsletter, OSU Crop Marketing specialist Todd Hubbs writes: On Tuesday, USDA released reports that underpin U.S. market potential for spring crops leading into summer. The June Acreage and Grain Stocks reports capped a week of extreme weakness in crop futures markets as participants positioned themselves for the USDA data. The USDA’s reports …
Jul 01
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 01
This is day 10 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. Temperatures continue to rise as a heat advisory is issued for much of central, south-central and southeast Kansas, allowing for harvest to …
Jul 01
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
