Aug 14
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Michael Kelsey, about the prompt payment conversation and more at the 2023 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting. Our coverage from the 2023 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego is powered by Farm Data Services of …
Aug 14
Attorney General Drummond has joined a coalition of 21 states opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The proposal attempts to regulate those plants under the Clean Air Act by imposing more stringent emissions standards. The would-be rule ignores last year’s rebuke from …
Aug 14
U.S. farmers produce a safe, reliable and consistent supply of food for our country and, through U.S. exports, for many countries globally. While there may be food deserts in the United States where pockets of citizens need periodic food assistance, there are no vast underserved or malnourished populations like those existing in countries where access …
Aug 14
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. Extreme weather continues making headlines in the region. Are we giving …
Aug 14
The national average for a gallon of gas has been hovering around $3.82 for the past ten days, a noteworthy length for price stability. This lack of price movement came despite an uptick in gas demand and rising oil prices approaching the mid-$80s per barrel. Today’s national average of $3.84 is 30 cents more than …
Aug 12
The August Crop Production report of USDA reflected a small amount of abandoned acres across Oklahoma compared to the July Report- resulting in a crop that is virtually the same size as the one that was produced in 2022. NASS reduced the harvested acres by 50,000 acres(the trade reporting that farmers had to abandon those …
Aug 12
Sens. Michael Bennet (D-CO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM), introduced the Voluntary Groundwater Conservation Act, aimed specifically to protect the Great Plains’ Ogallala Aquifer. The Ogallala Aquifer underlies parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. From wheat and cows to corn and cotton, the regional economy depends …
Aug 11
Join the Beef Cattle Extension team, experienced ranchers, and scientists to learn and share beef cattle production, management, and marketing tips. These free Zoom webinar sessions are scheduled for Thursdays at Noon. Register Online HERE
