Sep 06
By Alisa Boswell-Gore Oklahoma State University Ag Research wants to share its cotton research and seeds to find a cotton variety resistant to bacterial blight. The B5 cotton gene for bacterial blight resistance was discovered in Egyptian cotton in the 1950s. In the 1970s, Lloyd Brinkerhoff, former OSU professor of plant pathology, studied the effects …
Sep 06
MyLand Company Inc. (“MyLand”), a soil health company, has successfully closed its Series B funding round, raising a total of approximately $23 million. This financing round has been spearheaded by a pair of distinguished investors, including Climate Innovation Capital (“ClimateIC”) and The Borden Family underscoring the impact of MyLand’s nature-based solution to modern, sustainable agriculture. …
Sep 06
Since being back in the Fourth Congressional District for the customary August district work period, I have had the privilege of meeting with several small business owners and Chambers of Commerce across the district. Just as Oklahoma’s small businesses are critical to a prosperous economy, it is critical that they have an economy that allows …
Sep 06
U.S. Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin met today with agricultural scientists at Michigan State University and leaders from Farm Journal Foundation to discuss how public support for agricultural research, development, and extension can help alleviate global hunger and malnutrition. The event included a panel discussion with Congresswoman Slotkin and Dr. George Smith, Director of AgBioResearch at MSU; …
Sep 06
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association today opened the application window for 2024 spring internship programs. These exceptional internship programs offer students the chance to broaden their network and collaborate with Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association personnel and leading industry figures. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association internships allow students to develop skills in various departments such as administration, education, events, association …
Sep 06
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Sep 06
Producer sentiment was notably lower in August, as the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer index dipped 8 points to a reading of 115. This month’s decline was fueled by producers’ weaker perception of current conditions both on their farms and in U.S. agriculture. The Current Conditions Index fell 13 points to a reading of …
Sep 05
Bouts of extreme heat in much of the Corn Belt are starting to have a bigger influence on crop condition ratings, USDA-NASS stated in its weekly Crop Progress report. The percentage of corn and soybean crops rated good to excellent dropped 2 to 3 percentage points on Tuesday’s report, which covered blistering hot days before …
