RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Category: Ag News
May 22
Oklahoma’s Good to Excellent Pasture and Range Conditions Jump 10 Percentage Points This Week
U.S. Crop Progress: Winter wheat headed for the U.S. reached 61 percent, even with the previous year and the average. Winter wheat conditions rated 31 percent good to excellent, 29 percent fair, and 40 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 29 percent good to excellent, 30 percent fair, and 41 percent poor …
May 22
Oklahoma Sees 77-Cent Price Decline in Wheat Followed by 53-Cent Increase
Below is an analysis of the wheat markets by OSU’s Dr. Kim Anderson: During the last three trading days (May 18, 19, and 22), Oklahoma wheat prices declined 77 cents. The 77-cent price decline followed a three-day 53-cent price increase. Some market analysts attributed the price increase to the May WASDE and USDA Production reports …
May 22
USDA to Bring New Jobs and Improved Infrastructure to Rural Partners Network Communities
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is helping rural communities across eight states and Puerto Rico address some of their immediate needs and foster long-term economic growth. “President Biden’s Investing in America agenda provides a historic opportunity to transform our economy from one that benefits a few to one that benefits …
May 22
Oklahoma Certified Meat Program to Create More Value-Added Opportunities for Producers in Oklahoma
Farm Director KC Sheperd is visiting with State Representative Ty Burns about the Oklahoma Certified Meat Program. The Oklahoma Certified Beef Program was signed into law in 2020, and since, Burns has been working with Representative Jim Grego on adding more proteins into the mix. “This year, we got across the finish line House Bill …
May 22
OCA’s Michael Kelsey Provides Comments on Recent Atypical BSE Detection
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Michael Kelsey, about atypical BSE (Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy). On May 19, the USDA announced an atypical case of BSE in a cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina. This animal never entered slaughter channels and …
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