Sep 01
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is a featuring a “best of” edition, visiting with the senior vice president of global marketing and research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Jennifer Nealson, about beef promotion. With tighter supplies and higher prices, Nealson said one of the efforts the Beef Checkoff has focused on is teaching …
Sep 01
September has arrived, and with it comes Hot Dry Weather. State Climatologist Gary McManus said, “The heat and dry weather roared back with a vengeance, however, and flash drought erupted for the second consecutive summer.” This week’s drought monitor shows how triple digit temps and very few rain showers have affected the state so far, …
Sep 01
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the new Dean and Vice President of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University, Dr. Jayson Lusk. Hays and Lusk talk about Lusk’s return to OSU after several years and his priorities going forward. Lusk said there were a number …
Sep 01
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective. Read below! The Southern Plains Perspective is authored by Clay Pope- who farms with his wife Sarah and is a contractor for the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub in the area of outreach. This has not been a fun summer weather-wise. We all know …
Sep 01
Smithfield Foods is trucking 28,000 pounds of food, the equivalent of 112,000 servings, to Live Oak, Florida, to provide hot meals to communities devastated by Hurricane Idalia. The food, which includes Smithfield bacon, pork chops, ribs and pork loins, will be delivered to Mercy Chefs, a Portsmouth, Virginia-based nonprofit that deploys to disaster zones across …
Sep 01
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is investing $20 million to fund 30 research studies to develop new technologies and data that will increase restoration of degraded forests, grasslands, and watersheds. The funding, provided by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also supports shared efforts between agency scientists, tribes, states, …
Sep 01
Remarkable growth in corn yields has boosted corn productivity in the United States over the past century. While corn production has risen, the land used to grow corn has not. United States farmers planted an estimated 94.1 million acres of corn in 2023, the highest level since 2013. Despite status as the highest acreage of …
Sep 01
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, is back talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. “The market is good,” Rodenberger said. “We have seen a good market everywhere. At Apache on Thursday, Rosenberger said there were 740 cows, which is three times the usual …
Sep 01
USDA’s most recent Farm Sector Income Forecast, released Aug. 31, dropped net farm income expectations for 2023 lower than initial February estimates to $141.3 billion, down 23% from 2022’s $183 billion. This $41.7 billion decline nearly erases the $42.9 billion increase that was forecast between 2021 and 2022 but is smaller than the $46 billion gain …
Sep 01
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture is excited to announce the hiring of Becky Garrison Warfel, RDN, LD, a licensed and registered dietitian nutritionist, as Director of Public Policy. As Director, Garrison Warfel will advance the organization’s public policy advocacy with her experience in marketing and federal affairs with the USA Dry Pea & …
