Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is back talking with the Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Oklahoma Rancher, Jimmy Taylor. Hays and Taylor talk about the plan of work for the projects that will be part of the 2024 fiscal year for the beef checkoff. A total of 12 authorization requests have …
Category: Ag News
Sep 12
OKFB County Meetings Kick off Across the State
County Farm Bureaus across the state are gearing up for another year of county annual meetings over the next few weeks. These meetings give members the opportunity to celebrate the year, discuss agriculture issues and create grassroots policy for the next year. Below is an alphabetical list of all county meeting dates. For more information …
Sep 12
Are you buying Hay for the Winter?
As the 2023 hay season comes to an end for much of the South, the last cuttings are being baled and balers are being parked for the year. Loader tractors will have some rest before it’s time to start feeding out hay. In some parts of the South, feeding has been going on for some weeks and …
Sep 12
Capturing Data at Weaning with OSU’s Mark Johnson
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 recording data to improve your cow herd. Sound management decisions to improve genetics, management practices and …
Sep 12
Tuesday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Sep 11
Winter Wheat Plantings Along Average Pace in the Southern Plains
The U.S. corn harvest kicked off at a slightly ahead-of-average pace, according to USDA NASS’ weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. Winter wheat planting has begun in the Southern Plains- Oklahoma at 5 percent planted, Kansas at 4 percent planted, and Texas at 7 percent planted. Rainfall totals in Oklahoma averaged 0.18 inches. According to …





















