Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) today announced an addition to his District Office staff following the hiring of Wesley Javorsky as a Field Representative. Wesley, a native of Corn, Oklahoma, graduated from Southwestern Oklahoma State University in 2019 and has spent the previous seven years working in banking and insurance in Weatherford, Oklahoma. Wesley will serve …
Category: Ag News
Mar 28
Bank Failures and the Rural Economy, with NCGA Lead Economist Krista Swanson
Instability at some high-profile financial institutions is on growers’ minds. Should we be worried? The Silicon Valley Bank collapse, and the sudden perception that there’s instability in the banking system, has a lot of us thinking back to 2008 and the financial crisis that spurred the Great Recession. And, whether it’s the war in Ukraine, …
Mar 28
Students Interested in Agricultural Communications Offered Free Professional Organization Membership
Wisconsin-based Filament agricultural public relations and marketing communications agency will sponsor the first 50 students who apply for 2023 membership in the Agricultural Communicators Network. The Agricultural Communicators Network (ACN, formerly AAEA) announces students interested in agricultural communications may now become members for free thanks to the Wisconsin-based Filament agricultural public relations and marketing communications …
Mar 28
Senate Rolls Out Nearly $630 Million Education Plan
Members of the Oklahoma State Senate voted on and approved two proposals today that would represent an historic investment that includes pay raises, school choice measures and local control. Two bills totaling approximately $630 million were approved, sending the measures to the Senate floor. The full Senate is expected to vote on the bills Thursday. …
Mar 28
Tuesday 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.
Mar 27
Oklahoma’s Poor to Very Poor Winter Wheat Ratings Improve Over 10 Percentage Points this Week
According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition Report released on March 27, 2023, winter wheat was rated 34 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair and 32 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 29 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair and 43 percent poor to very poor. Winter wheat jointing reached …





















