Jun 12
Clinton Ray Fleming was arrested by special rangers for embezzling more than $46,000. Clinton Ray Fleming of Cushing, Oklahoma was arrested on felony charges for an embezzlement scheme to steal more than $46,000. The arrest is the result of an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Special Rangers Cody Hyde and …
Jun 12
Attorney General Gentner Drummond praised the governor and state Legislature today for approving a suite of legislation this year to help law enforcement crack down on Oklahoma’s plethora of illegal marijuana grow operations. Gov. Stitt today signed the last of the marijuana-related bills. “These measures are a much-needed tool to help law enforcement agencies combat …
Jun 12
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jun 12
The Livestock Marketing Association announced Saturday night at the 2023 Convention in southwest Florida that the 2024 LMA Convention and World Livestock Auctioneer Championship will be where it was in 2010- the Oklahoma National Stockyards. Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays covered the 2010 World Championship and was on hand for the 2023 LMA/WLAC events in …
Jun 11
They started the week with 31 semifinalists from across the US and Canada. Saturday night- the best of the 2023 best was selected- the Livestock Marketing Association announced the 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion is Jacob Massey of Petersburg, Tennessee. For more than a decade, Massey has participated in the contest. In 2022- he was …
Jun 10
At the World Pork Expo, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern Maci Carter had the chance to visit with the President of the National Pork Producers Council, Scott Hays. Hays talks to Carter about the 2023 Farm Bill, biosecurity, Proposition 12, WOTUS, and more. “The Farm Bill is well underway, and I had the opportunity to …
Jun 09
The June World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) and Crop Production reports were both released on Friday. Focusing on South American crop production, USDA raised Brazil’s current corn production 2 million metric tons (mmt) and soybean production by 1 mmt while lowering Argentina’s corn and soybean production each by 2 mmt as well. Farm …
Jun 09
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Congressman Frank Lucas about Waters of the U.S., the 2023 Farm Bill, and more. “The Sackett v. EPA decision made a dramatic difference,” Lucas said. “Basically, what the Supreme Court ruled was that the federal government, the Environmental Protection Agency, could only interpret the rule …
