Mar 27
The spring planting season is officially underway, setting the foundation for the year’s peanut crop. In a recent interview with associate farm reporter Carli Davenport, BASF representative Adam Hixon emphasized that this year’s unusual weather patterns make early planning and proactive management more important than ever for growers across the region. “It’s really a good …
Mar 27
Fire danger remains the primary concern for Oklahomans today as a powerful cold front has pushed through the state, bringing intense post-frontal winds that are challenging control lines on numerous active wildfires. A Red Flag Warning is in effect through this evening for most of central and western Oklahoma, where wind gusts could reach as …
Mar 27
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 26
The OSU Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center continues to advance its modernization efforts with new equipment investments, expanded technical expertise and facility enhancements designed to strengthen service to Oklahoma’s food and agricultural industries. Recent additions to the FAPC pilot plant include a bowl chopper, a 21-needle injector, a tumbler, a grinder/mixer and …
Mar 26
U.S. farmer competitiveness in the global marketplace, the cost-price squeeze of inputs and commodity prices, and market consolidation and corporate power, were top of mind concerns for most individuals responding to a recent survey conducted by the Southern Cotton Ginners Association of attendees to the Mid-South Farm & Gin Show. The survey was just one …
Mar 26
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Angie Craig (MN-02) introduced the bipartisan Fertilizer Transparency Act. “President Trump’s tariffs and war with Iran have increased fertilizer costs even as farmers lose markets and commodity prices remain low, putting farmers in an impossible position. We need better insight into fertilizer markets to ensure farmers are getting a fair price …
Mar 26
The University of Missouri Food & Agricultural Policy Research Institute has released the 2026 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook. The near-term outlook for farm finances shows distinct differences between crop and livestock sectors. Net returns remain poor for most row crops as input prices remain elevated and crop prices have moderated. The cattle sector, in contrast, …
