Apr 21
By Shawn Wade The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency released the 2023-crop Upland Cotton Loan Premium and Discount tables on April 17. The new 2023 premium and discount schedule continues reinforce the market’s emphasis on quality and should reward growers who produce higher quality cotton. The Base Loan rate for 2023 Upland …
Apr 21
Farm Director KC Sheperd is featuring comments from the Secretary of Transportation, Pete Buttigieg, talking about the East Palestine Ohio train derailment, what the U.S. is doing for rail safety, and more. “In terms of what we are doing, from day one, we have stepped up safety audits that were slowed down or withdrawn under …
Apr 21
Below is a list of all u-pick strawberry farms in the state. Some have already began harvesting and some are still a few weeks out. Be sure to check their individual pages for opening times and dates. Happy picking! Northeast Joe’s Farm | Bixby, OK Whitewater Hollow Farms | Jay, OK Central Buffalo Creek Berry …
Apr 21
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, is back talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. “We started it out the first of the week with just a little under 10, 000, which would be normal this time of year,” Rodenberger said. “Normally bigger than …
Apr 21
Cutting Through the Carbon ClutterApril 27th, 2023 @ 7:00 p.m. CentralJoin this webinar to learn more about the Wild West of Carbon Markets. Hear multiple perspectives and takeaways for ranchers on the current status of the carbon landscape, and what opportunities are available. Speakers Chad Ellis, CEO of Texas Ag Land and Trust, Kevin Kester, past president …
Apr 21
Earth Day is right around the corner! The National Bison Association encourages consumers to claim bison as their earth-friendly, regenerative protein choice. Why? Because bison are “Regenerative by Nature”. ™ This is exemplified by the results of Kansas State University’s recently published findings of over 30 years of research on bison’s impact on the Konza …
Apr 21
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with national and state-level partners, is proud to launch the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators, a rural economic development initiative designed to spur innovation, diversify opportunities for farmers and create jobs in rural Oklahoma. The core of the initiative is two separate business development pipelines that will connect rural …
Apr 21
Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Michael Kelsey, tells the Oklahoma Farm Report that the OCA office has had multiple calls from state lawmakers as well as consumers in regard to mRNA Vaccine technology and cattle. Kelsey has shared with us a sample of a letter that he has been sending to the …
Apr 21
By Trisha Gedon A few lucky Oklahoma gardeners with picturesque water gardens will be featured on “Oklahoma Gardening” later this summer. Gardeners in Oklahoma are encouraged to enter their water gardens in the “Oklahoma Gardening” contest by emailing 5-10 photos, along with a brief description of the garden, by May 1. Include in the description …
Apr 21
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Mike Deering of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association about the rumors about the cattle industry using mRNA technology. Deering clears up misinformation going around on social media about livestock industries using mRNA vaccines as a way to give the meat-eating population messenger RNA- or mRNA-based COVID-19 …
