Last week’s cash fed cattle trade brought about an unexpected uptick in prices as Nebraska and Cornbelt feedlots captured values $2 to $4/cwt. higher, averaging $180 to $184/cwt. The wide price spread remains, contrasting the northern to southern regions with Texas and Kansas live cash trade occurring at $170 to $171/cwt. That represents roughly a …
Category: Ag News
May 31
Wheat Harvester Paul Paplow Overviews Wheat Conditions in the Southern Plains
Farm Director KC Sheperd is talking with Paul Paplow from Paplow Harvesting and Trucking about wheat harvest in the southern plains. Paplow Harvesting and Trucking is a full-service harvesting business, Paplow said, that starts harvesting in Wichita Falls, Texas, and Walters, Oklahoma. “Their ground conditions (in Walters) are a little bit dryer, so they have …
May 31
Making Improvements in the Cattle Industry Collectively with Clint Rusk
At Cattlemen’s Conference, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with the Executive Director of the American International Charolais Association and former animal science department head at Oklahoma State University, Clint Rusk, about the future of the cattle industry. The most valuable part of the conference, Rusk said, was the ability to see individuals …
May 31
Katelyn McCullock of LMIC talks Economic Trends of the Next Decade
At this year’s Cattlemen’s Conference, Blueprint for the Future, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Maci Carter, had the chance to visit with Katelyn McCullock of the Livestock Management Information Center about consumer and economic trends of the next decade. As a speaker at Cattlemen’s Conference, McCullock was asked about the future of the beef industry …
May 31
University Products Highlights Anaplasmosis Threat and Economic Impact of Thin Cows: Encourages Body Condition Scoring and Vaccination to Promote Economic Prosperity in the Beef Industry
— University Products, a frontrunner in animal health innovation, recently brought attention to the economic challenges associated with thin cows, particularly those suffering from anaplasmosis, and the dangers posed by Cattle Fever Ticks (CFT) in the beef industry. The company encourages farmers to prioritize body condition scoring (BCS), along with anaplasmosis vaccination, to support cattle …
May 31
Can the Cattle Industry Have a Positive Impact on Climate Change? YES!
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 the cattle industry’s impact on climate change. At the recently completed Blueprint For The Future Cattlemen’s …
May 31
Wednesday 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.
May 31
2023 Wheat Harvest Underway in Oklahoma
As we wrap up the month of May- combines are rolling in the southwest counties of Oklahoma- and Mike Schulte with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission has shared some early numbers ahead of his first official report that he plans to release later today. The picture above is from a wheat field southwest of Altus on …
May 30
Services for Larry Moore are to be held Saturday, June 3, at Taloga High School Auditorium
Funeral services for Larry Moore will be held Saturday, June 3, at 1 pm at the Taloga High School Auditorium. Memorial contributions may be made through the Shaw Funeral Home of Vici, Oklahoma to the Larry Moore Memorial Fund where the family will honor his legacy with the 4-H and FFA showing programs through the …
May 30
Oklahoma’s Good to Excellent Winter Wheat Ratings Jump 20 Percent This Week
U.S Crop Progress: Winter wheat headed for the U.S. reached 72 percent, up one percentage point from the previous year and down one from the average. Winter wheat conditions rated 34 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair, and 35 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 31 percent good to excellent, 29 …
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