Oct 13
The National Pork Industry Foundation, a nonprofit research and educational organization led by pork industry leaders and managed by the National Pork Producers Council, today opens applications for the Neil Dierks Scholarship to honor NPPC’s previous longtime CEO, Neil Dierks. The $5,000 scholarship is given annually to a college student pursuing a graduate degree at …
Oct 13
If you’ve been on a commercial plane, you know these safety instructions: Put your oxygen mask on first before helping others. Obviously, what that means is that the safety of those that depend on you is best assured when you have first taken steps to ensure your own safety. Now ratchet this analogy up by …
Oct 13
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee is set to host the annual high school, collegiate and YF&R discussion meets at the OKFB Annual Meeting at the Omni Hotel in Oklahoma City. The high school discussion meet will be held Thursday, Nov. 9 and is open to all Oklahoma high school students. The collegiate discussion …
Oct 13
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Treasurer and District 9 Director Jim Meek was recently elected to serve as chair of the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board at the group’s regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 10. The Okmulgee County rancher was elected by unanimous vote after having served as vice chair since the governing board’s inception in 2022, when he …
Oct 13
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Oct 12
This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist Kim Anderson. During this week’s edition, Anderson talks about takeaways from the 2023 Rural Economic Outlook Conference, which took place on October 11 at Oklahoma State University. “It is almost impossible to predict price, but you have to estimate prices so that you …
Oct 12
Reproductive efficiency of a beef cow herd starts with the yearly diagnosis of pregnancy. Defining the breeding season and then removing females who did not conceive or do not fit the desired calving window, allows producers several advantages. Producers who utilize pregnancy detection options typically reduce expenses, decrease labor inputs, and sell a more uniform …
