Category: Ag News
Aug 09
Milk Margins Hit Lowest Level Since 2019 Dairy Margin Coverage Authorization
For the month of June, the Farm Service Agency reported a $3.65 per hundredweight milk margin above feed costs, the smallest margin since the Dairy Margin Coverage program was authorized in the 2018 farm bill. High 2022 milk prices dropped precipitously through much of 2023, shrinking thousands of dairy farm families’ milk checks. A combination …
Aug 09
CAB Insider: Christmas Plans in August
Fed cattle prices continued their relatively strong trading range again last week with late Friday sales closing out the small negotiated cash trade. The Iowa/Minnesota fed steer price was $187/cwt. while Nebraska’s $188/cwt. average topped the major reporting states. Further south the negotiated price head counts remain very small with Kansas and Texas feedlots …
Aug 09
Industry Leaders Awarded at 2023 Oklahoma Pork Congress
On Friday, August 4, 2023, the Oklahoma Pork Council hosted the 64th Oklahoma Pork Congress at the Sheraton Hotel in Downtown Oklahoma City. The event brought together more than 100 pork producers and supporters for educational sessions, an awards luncheon, and Oklahoma Pork’s annual business meeting to elect new leadership. One highlight included celebrating six …
Aug 09
OKFB August Area Meetings To Give Producers a Powerful Voice
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Vice President of Public Policy, Steve Thompson, about the OKFB August Area Meetings. Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are invited to attend one of the 11 August Area Meetings held across the state, signifying the beginning of the grassroots organization’s policy process. …
Aug 09
Nationwide Study Shows Positive Economic Impact of Soil Health Management Systems
Today, the Soil Health Institute and National Association of Conservation Districts announced the results of a nationwide study that demonstrates how improving soil health can help farmers build resilience and improve profitability across a diversity of soil types, geographies, and cropping systems. “We know practices like cover crops and no-till benefit the environment by storing …
Aug 09
Reducing Your Greatest Beef Producing Cost with Earl Ward
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to talk with OSU Extension Northeast Area Livestock Specialist, Earl Ward, about ways that cattle producers can reduce their feeding costs and more. One of the first things producers need to evaluate, Ward said, is how much forage they have available. Taking action to improve forage quantity and …
Aug 09
American Farmland Trust and Sierra View Solutions Release Report on Carbon Market Programs: Outlining Actions Necessary to Increase Farmer Participation
The World needs agriculture to reduce emissions to avoid the worst effects of climate change, farmers need carbon market programs to work for farming. American Farmland Trust and Sierra View Solutions release Agricultural Carbon Programs: From Chaos to Systems Change at today’s meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation Society annual conference in Des Moines, IA. Lead authors Michelle Perez, AFT Water Initiative Director …
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