Jul 05
American Farmland Trust has opened applications for the 2023 cohort of the Brighter Future Fund program. The program helps farmers nationwide improve farm viability, access, transfer, or permanently protect farmland or adopt regenerative agricultural practices. The last day to submit applications is July 15th. AFT’s Brighter Future Fund provides grants up to $10,000 per project. …
Jul 05
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 04
One of the original Ag Leadership Programs in the US has identified a new set of leaders to train over the next eighteen months. The Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program, established as the result of a grant from the Kellogg Foundation in 1981, has graduated twenty classes since it’s inception. The program can claim graduates who …
Jul 04
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 part two of a historical review of the beef cattle industry. During the first half …
Jul 04
Hay trade is slow, with limited demand. We still have not been able to find our footing regarding pricing. Oklahoma is still trying to catch up with getting hay cut or out of the field. Due to the rainfall, they keep having to put off time inthe field along with wheat harvest. We still have …
Jul 04
Agencies Ready “Surgical” WOTUS Rule Re-Work EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers want to employ what might be called precision regulation as they revise the “waters of the U.S.” rule whose legality has come into question because of the Supreme Court’s recent Sackett decision in May. The “Amendments to the 2023 Rule” offers a …
Jul 04
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is urging farmers to submit comments to the Environmental Protection Agency regarding a new proposal on multi-pollutant emissions standards. The call-to-action was launched after EPA first announced the proposal in April. The comment period deadline closes on July 5.The new standards would effectively force automakers to produce electric vehicles …
Jul 04
Which Food do Oklahomans love best on the 4th of July? Looks like its Baked Beans for the win! According to an article from time2play. Favorite fares on the fourth Our research found Americans are crazy for cold salads in the summertime. Seventeen states can’t get enough potato salad, coleslaw, or macaroni salad on Independence …
Jul 03
U.S. Crop Progress: After falling for three weeks in a row, corn condition improved last week, but just by 1 percentage point, according to USDA NASS’ weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. Soybean condition, on the other hand, logged its fourth weekly decline during the week ended July 2. More widespread rain and cooler weather …
