Sep 01
The National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) is pleased to announce that its Northeast Mid-Atlantic Forests and Water Partnership project has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service’s Landscape Scale Restoration (LSR) program. This grant will enable NACD and partners to collaboratively advance science-based restoration initiatives in priority …
Sep 01
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Aug 31
Regional manager Landon Andrews will start mid-September for Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah. Arizona, California, Nevada and Utah will welcome a newly hired regional manager with the American Angus Association in mid-September 2023. Landon Andrews of Spanish Fork City, Utah, brings industry experience to the position as the co-owner and manager of Shandar Angus Ranch. …
Aug 31
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced today more than $4 million in grants to agriculture producers and rural small businesses to make investments in renewable energy and energy efficiency improvements that will lower their energy costs, generate new income, and strengthen the resilience of their operation. This …
Aug 31
Learn more about capturing maximum value for the cattle you raise regeneratively. More and more consumers want to buy beef that has been raised in a sustainable way, and they are willing to pay for it. This affects everyone in the beef industry, from the producer to the final beef supplier, whether it be a …
Aug 31
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the vice president of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Keeff Felty, about the 2023 Farm Bill. Keeff Felty is a fourth-generation family farmer in the Altus area. He is also very active with state commodity boards and agriculture organizations including the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association, …
Aug 31
Prolonged drought and record heat are threatening soybean yields in several key growing states across the Midwest. With most of the soybean crop still in the critical pod-setting phase that depends on moisture in August, persistent dry conditions are lowering yield projections and raising concerns about the availability of supplies. Scouts participating in the recent …
