Apr 24
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed negative test results for Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), in all the horses that were deemed likely to be exposed to an infected horse at the National Reining Breeders Classic in Tulsa, OK. All horses at the NRBC …
Apr 24
During the month of April, the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and Oklahoma Farm Report are spotlighting the 17 Area Stars of Oklahoma FFA that are among the highest achievers in the organization. The stars come from the five areas in four categories- Star in Ag Placement, Star in Agriscience, Star in Agribusiness, and Star in …
Apr 24
America’s families deserve to know what they’re buying when shopping in the dairy aisle. The American Farm Bureau Federation today filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration calling on the agency to enforce food labeling standards for dairy substitute products and enforce existing prohibitions on the misleading labeling of nut- and other plant-based beverage …
Apr 24
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 the beef industry in Florida. The first cattle to arrive in what …
Apr 24
By Alisa Boswell-Gore Oklahoma State University Ag Research and Extension officials invite producers, allied industry representatives and lawmakers to this year’s series of annual field day events, beginning this week in Tipton and Chickasha. “Our experts will talk about new wheat varieties that have emerged and how different varieties have performed in different locations,” said …
Apr 24
While in Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to visit with USDA NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer about the Census of Agriculture. “We have had a strong push to get more information collected online,” Hamer said. “In fact, I think we doubled the 2017 rate that we are completing online. It is a …
Apr 24
“SB 913, which requires marijuana grow operations to have a bond of at least $50,000 was signed into law by the Governor late last week,” said the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association. ” OCA strongly supported this bill as a measure to hold grow operations accountable, especially when they are abandoning the land or losing their license …
Apr 24
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is speaking with Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, Derrell Peel, about the latest Cattle on Feed report issued by the USDA on April 21, 2023. “This April Cattle on Feed report showed placements in March at 99 percent of last year, marketings in March were also …
Apr 24
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is proud to announce the expansion of the National Corn Yield Contest (NCYC) to include a new pilot class focused on nitrogen management. The pilot allows corn growers to continue experimenting with practices that reduce inputs to optimize economics and environmental stewardship, while creating opportunities for current participants to pilot new practices, …
Apr 24
Parts of the driest portions of Oklahoma MIGHT get their chance at rain this week, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus, “The forecast models have been consistently consistent since last week in dumping copious amounts ofrainfall across drought-plagued north and western Oklahoma, so we’re going to go with the hopeful flow and lean into it. …
