Category: Ag News
Sep 08
Rural Economic Outlook Conference to be held Oct. 11
By Alisa Boswell-Gore The Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics will host the annual Rural Economic Outlook Conference on Oct. 11 at the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center in Stillwater. Hundreds of producers, ag lenders, Extension educators and policymakers from across the nation will meet for a full-day of guest speakers and informative sessions centered …
Sep 08
Angus Foundation awards four youth with Commercial Cattlemen scholarship
Scholarship program supports students using Angus genetics in commercial operations. The Angus Foundation recognized four outstanding youth in the beef industry and awarded them with the Commercial Cattlemen scholarship. This scholarship supports students in the commercial cattle industry who use, or whose family uses, Angus genetics in their breeding program. “We are proud to recognize …
Sep 08
Derrell Peel Says Producers Are Finished Liquidating, but Herd Rebuilding is in Limbo
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Dr. Derrell Peel, about cattle prices, herd rebuilding, and the impact of drought conditions on Oklahoma ranchers. “We have seen a tremendous uptrend in markets,” Peel said. “It really started almost a year ago now, in the fourth …
Sep 08
NASDA President Wyoming Agriculture Director Miyamoto Shares About Commissioners, Secretaries and Directors.
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture comprises commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture from all 50 states and four U.S. territories. The commissioners, secretaries and directors of agriculture are government officials responsible for the administration, regulation and promotion of agricultural activities in their state. While responsibilities vary from state to state, all help …
Sep 08
Protectionism? Not!Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF
Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA How in the world did we allow political pundits to change the narrative regarding whether or not it’s good to protect the American people, American jobs, American manufacturing, and American food production? This should be a no-brainer – the role of government should be to protect all of …
Sep 08
Friday 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 07
“To Which We Belong” Documentary Film Screening Coming to OKC Stockyards City
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with the Director of Programming at the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Jean Lam, about the “To Which We Belong” Documentary Film Screening coming to the Oklahoma City Stockyards on September 7th. “We are going to be bringing a film screening and interactive panel, regarding the documentary ‘To Which We Belong,’ …
Sep 07
Wheat Harvest and Grain Market Update with OSU’s Kim Anderson
This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist Kim Anderson. During this week’s edition, Anderson talks about wheat harvest around the globe and gives an update on the grain markets. “We have got about a 29.2-billion-bushel world crop being harvested and 1.73 billion here in the United States,” Anderson said. “We …
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