Apr 03
Oklahoma Forestry Services is urging Oklahomans to continue using extreme caution in the face of ominous fire weather. Hazardous conditions cover a large part of Oklahoma now through Wednesday. Tuesday will see a particularly dangerous fire environment brought on by drought-impacted wildland fuels. This fire weather system will be similar to what Oklahoma experienced last …
Apr 03
Kristina “Tina” Jerome, Acting State Conservationist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), announced a second sign up for the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). The funding for NRCS-OK includes an additional 3.3 million for IRA-EQIP. IRA funding levels are proposed to dramatically increase in Fiscal Year …
Apr 03
The Oklahoma State Ferguson College of Agriculture presented scholarships to more than 150 continuing students at the annual Ferguson College of Agriculture Scholarships and Awards Banquet on March 30. The scholarships, made possible by the generosity of alumni, friends, faculty and staff, are part of the $1.8 million in total scholarships students will receive during …
Apr 03
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks about values for bred cows. Cattle prices are advancing for all classes of …
Apr 03
The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) has been alerted by the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food & Forestry (ODAFF) that the situation for wildfire in Western Oklahoma tomorrow (Tuesday) is critical. Cattle producers are encouraged to prepare immediately as much as possible considering the extreme fire danger conditions predicted for tomorrow – high winds, high temperatures …
Apr 03
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the vice president of governmental affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane, talking about the latest on WOTUS (Waters of the U.S.) Recently, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution to stop the Biden administration’s latest WOTUS rule. Senators from both parties, Lane said, …
Apr 03
A record value of beef and pork exports brought significant returns to the U.S. corn and soybean industries in 2022, according to an independent study conducted by World Perspectives, Inc. and released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). U.S. pork and beef exports contributed an estimated total economic impact of 15% per bushel to …
Apr 03
By Jim Mulhern, President and CEO of the National Milk Producers Federation After more than 150 meetings of our dairy farmer members and co-op technical experts. After extensive outreach and consultation with national organizations, including the American Farm Bureau Federation and state and regional dairy associations. And after multiple unanimous votes at all levels of …
Apr 03
By Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) staff From the parlor to the pasture, numerous advancements in dairy farm management are helping drive up dairy farm efficiency in North America, and that’s helping drive down environmental impact. Everything starts with animal productivity. The North American dairy industry now requires 930,000 fewer cows to produce the same …
Apr 03
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
