Category: Ag News

R.A. Brown’s Donnell Brown Emphasizes Survivability and Sustainability on the Ranch

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Donnell Brown, a past president of the National FFA Organization and rancher at the R.A. Brown Ranch out of Throckmorton, Texas. Our coverage from the 2023 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego is being powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. At the recent …

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Top 5 Ways to Help Your Car Survive Summer’s Scorching Heat

With the sizzling days of late summer in full force, AAA reminds motorists that high temperatures can take their toll not only on people and animals, but also vehicles. “While many drivers think about the importance of readying their vehicle for cold weather when winter nears, AAA actually receives more emergency roadside service calls for help from members in the summer,” …

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Tuesday 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.

Fall Calving in Hot Weather with Mark Johnson

Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson talks about calving in the heat. The Oklahoma heat has arrived just as fall calving herds will begin …

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Morning Farm and Ranch News for August 22, 2023 with Ron Hays

Feeder Steers and Heifers Lower at Joplin Regional Stockyards on Monday

Feeder Steers Steady to Lower, Heifers Lower, Steer and Heifer Calves Lower at Oklahoma National Stockyards on Monday

Oklahoma Crop Conditions Remain Steady This Week Except for Cotton, Down 13% Good to Excellent

The return of hot, dry weather over larger portions of the central U.S. late last week halted the recent rise in corn and soybean conditions, USDA-NASS reported in its weekly Crop Progress report on Monday. And with record heat forecast from Texas to Minnesota to Maryland to Florida this week, crop conditions appear likely to …

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Oklahoma Cash Grains Report for August 21, 2023

Family honors loved one’s memory in new home for OSU Agriculture

By Mandy Gross As avid Oklahoma State University fans, the Poindexter family spends most weekends wearing orange and supporting OSU Cowboys at athletic events. After the late John Poindexter, a 1980 OSU agricultural economics graduate, and his wife, Karen, married in 1984, they followed the Cowboys wherever they went. “When we had our three kids, …

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