May 01
Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is announcing investments of more than $36 million in nearly 100 projects to improve water quality, roads, trails, bridges and fish habitat on national forests and grasslands nationwide. The announcement is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda and the Administration’s work to build a clean energy economy while creating …
May 01
While in Washington, D.C., the National Association of Farm Broadcasters group had the chance to visit with Congressman Dusty Johnson. Radio Oklahoma Ag Network’s Farm Director KC Sheperd features comments from the South Dakota Republican talking about the 2023 Farm Bill, smart policy, and more. Johnson first talks about the threat that China poses to …
May 01
Over the next several weeks, 326,603 registered voters in Oklahoma will receive an Address Confirmation Notice from the State Election Board. The notices are required by state law. Voters who receive an Address Confirmation Notice have 60 days to respond. However, State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax (pronounced ZEER-icks) is encouraging voters to respond as …
May 01
The last legislative deadline week ahead of sine die was met with gridlock at 23rd and Lincoln. The major issue affecting nonrelated legislation is the difference of opinion over an education package and tax cuts. The House and the governor have spent most of the session in nearly lockstep on both of those issues while the …
May 01
59 years young and still growing! The 2023 National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC) opens today . . . and together, entrants will contribute their expertise and innovation to create a pool of agronomic knowledge that has been almost six decades in the making. This year, the contest has added a Nitrogen Management class. This new pilot class is open …
May 01
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the director of sales and feed additives at Central Life Sciences, Paul Kropp, about Altosid® IGR fly control. “We consider it the gold standard of feed-through fly control,” Kropp said. “There are a lot of different options that we have out there for trying to …
May 01
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 gives a global beef market outlook. The latest Livestock and Poultry: World Markets …
May 01
While in Washington, D.C., Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk had the chance to visit with the Senior Director of Public Policy at the Agricultural Retailers Association, Hunter Carpenter, about the ARA’s most recent priorities for producers and their latest work. “We want to continue to work with industry coalitions to promote development and use of …
May 01
The U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol announced today that enrollment for the 2023 crop year is open now through September 1, providing growers the opportunity to complete data entry prior to harvest. The updated timing also better aligns with peak cotton marketing dates and allows a member’s cotton to be verified and visible as Protocol Cotton …
May 01
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
