Category: Ag News

Friday 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.

Ranking Member David Scott Applauds Investments in Small Meat and Poultry Processors

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the below statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for farmers, and support a growing workforce in rural areas.  “Supporting our small meat and poultry producers …

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Balancing the State Budget-State Treasurer Todd Russ

Across the country, the core constitutional objective for state governments during their legislative sessions is passing a state budget. The same is true for Oklahoma. As the State Treasurer, I serve on the Board of Equalization (BOE), which is comprised of six statewide elected officials and one appointed official. The BOE provides an estimate of …

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2023 Tech Hub LIVE Conference and Expo Announces Keynote Presenter Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft, Director of NASA Harvest and NASA Acres

Tech Hub LIVE, the premier event for advancing tech-enabled agriculture, is thrilled to announce Dr. Alyssa Whitcraft as the keynote presenter for this year’s event taking place July 24-26th in Des Moines, Iowa. Alyssa brings a wealth of knowledge about and expertise in the intersection of technology and agriculture, making her an ideal choice to …

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Ranking Member David Scott Applauds Investments in Small Meat and Poultry Processors

House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today released the below statement after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA is making investments to increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, expand market opportunities for farmers, and support a growing workforce in rural areas.  “Supporting our small meat and poultry producers …

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Oklahoma State and 12 other Schools Leave Tuition Unchanged for the Coming Academic Year

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education today set tuition and mandatory fee levels for Oklahoma’s public colleges and universities. Tuition and mandatory fees for resident undergraduate students in 2023-24 will not increase at 13 institutions across the state system of higher education. For in-state undergraduate students, tuition and mandatory fees will increase an average …

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World Wheat Production Projected at Record Levels While U.S. Sees Tight Stocks

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. “I don’t think the wheat market knows where it wants to go,” Anderson said. “It is just going up and it is just going down.” Looking back into early …

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Oklahoma Cash Grains Report for June 29, 2023

Dr. Jayson Lusk Looks Forward to His Return to the OSU Family

Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with new Vice President and Dean of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources at Oklahoma State University, Dr. Jayson Lusk. Dr. Lusk will replace Dr. Thomas Coon and begin his duties early August of 2023. Up until 2017, Lusk said he served 13 years on faculty at …

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New Buyers From Japan Visit U.S. To See Production, Export Process

To showcase the quality of the current corn crop, along with U.S. corn production and supply, the U.S. Grains Council (USGC) hosted a team from Japan this week in the states. The group was comprised of relatively newer customers, so the Council used this opportunity to share the basics of corn production and distribution with …

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