Aug 25
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is talking with the Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and Oklahoma Rancher, Jimmy Taylor. Hays and Taylor talk about the upcoming Beef Promotion Operating Committee meeting in Denver on September 6-7. Our coverage from the 2023 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego is being powered …
Aug 25
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with State Climatologist, Gary McManus, and talked about a lookout on the drought in Oklahoma. Looking at the latest Oklahoma drought monitor report issued on August 24, McManus said the drought saw big changes this week. McManus said lack of rain, plus extreme heat, means flash drought. “We did …
Aug 25
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Aug 25
ASA this week submitted comments to the Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service outlining concerns with proposed rules to revise regulations for Endangered Species Act implementation. The three rules are largely aimed at rolling back Trump-era regulatory revisions. In the comments, ASA reiterates farmers’ commitment to conservation and general support for efforts …
Aug 25
In a classic case of the student surpassing the teacher, Total Acre grower Alex Harrell of Smithville, Ga. has bested the current soybean yield record holder, Randy Dowdy. Harrell has established a new world soybean yield record at an astonishing 206.7997 bu/ac. With a goal of raising 200 bu/ac, Harrell was looking to push his …
Aug 24
This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist Kim Anderson. During this week’s edition, Anderson talks about the latest in the grain markets. Since the middle of July, Anderson said wheat prices have dropped $1.75. Since a few weeks ago, Andreson said those prices have been between $6.70 and $7.10. “You can …
Aug 24
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. Another week, another story about how the changing climate is impacting insurance. …
Aug 24
2023 has already yielded its fair share of major weather disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has confirmed 15 weather disasters with total economic losses exceeding $1 billion each as of August 8. This does not include potential billion-dollar events still being assessed, such as the extensive flooding in Vermont and New Hampshire in …
Aug 24
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing workers face life-threatening hazards daily. Their labor-intensive work often takes place outdoors in remote locations, where access to emergency medical services is sparse. But it isnot just job hazards that impact their well-being – most workers live in rural areas, where health disparities furtherexacerbate their health risks. In 2021, there were …
