Sep 20
At its 70th Annual Meeting, Lubbock-based Plains Cotton Cooperative Association announced further fiscal year-end distributions to its grower-owners, totaling $8.68 million. Since the cooperative’s founding in 1953, it has served as a value-added service to cotton growers. Currently, PCCA has approximately 12,000 active grower-owners, with members in 49 out of 50 states. Moreover, it has …
Sep 20
Hay is slow to steady. Very little movement across Oklahoma. The state did receive some rainfall throughout most of the state, but we still need some widespread rain as we head into our fall season.Trends:Alfalfa Large squares $200-$225 a tonAlfalfa Rounds – No TrendGrinding hay – No TrendBermuda 5×6 rounds – $70-$100 a baleBermuda Large …
Sep 20
Meghan Cline has joined the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) as director of policy communications. In her role, she will focus on strategies for effectively communicating NPPC’s policy positions to a wide variety of audiences, including producers, lawmakers, the media, and consumers. “Meghan is a welcome addition to the NPPC communications team,” said NPPC Assistant …
Sep 20
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the below statement in response to the House Republican budget resolution that would make devastating cuts to programs that support America’s agricultural sector and low-income families. “Today’s Republican budget resolution is stale, shortsighted, ineffective, and irresponsible. Unfortunately, this is what we have come to expect from the relentless …
Sep 20
By Gail Ellis As Oklahoma State University begins another academic year, Jayson Lusk is settling into his new role as vice president and dean of OSU Agriculture. Lusk is a professor, researcher, food economist and author who will write the next chapter of OSU Extension, Ag Research and the Ferguson College of Agriculture. He previously …
Sep 20
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Sep 19
At the latest Oklahoma Drought Commission meeting held on September 19, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Ag Secretary Blayne Arthur and talked about the highlights from the meeting. Arthur said she is grateful for the new commission members that were added during the last meeting. Those members include Pete Nichols of Washita County …
Sep 19
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and The Coca-Cola Company signed a memorandum of understanding (PDF, 1.1 MB) renewing a 10-year partnership to restore and improve watersheds on national forests and grasslands nationwide. Since 2013, this partnership has led to the restoration of nearly 900 acres of watersheds and replenished more than 634 million gallons …
