Category: Ag News
Apr 10
Oklahoma Ag Day at the Capitol on April 11th
Don’t Miss Ag Day at the capital on Tuesday, April 11. This is always an excellent opportunity to get a great look at the many aspects of agriculture in our state. Several vendors will be on hand at the event on the Second Floor Rotunda. There will be some tasty samples of Oklahoma products as …
Apr 10
Work Zone Safe, ODOT train teen drivers in work zone safety
Students attending the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) state convention in Oklahoma City got a glimpse Thursday at the Faces Behind the Flag work zone safety demonstration in the exhibit area of the Oklahoma City Convention Center. Personnel with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation, the Work Zone Safe program and its safety …
Apr 10
OKFB to host annual food matching program
Oklahoma Farm Bureau is excited to host the third-annual Community Food Assistance Matching Program to connect county Farm Bureaus with their community. The program provides matching funds up to $100 for county Farm Bureaus that donate to a food assistance program.County Farm Bureaus can receive matching funds for donating to local food banks, food pantries, …
Apr 10
CHS Inc. and MKC to expand grain marketing joint venture
Longtime cooperative partners CHS Inc. and Mid-Kansas Cooperative (MKC) today announced their intention to expand their current grain marketing joint venture to maximize the value of an end-to-end cooperative supply chain in the Southern Plains. This development will expand market access and patronage-eligible options to maximize owner value by connecting area farmers and cooperatives with …
Apr 10
Oklahoma Cattlemen Join Together to Benefit the Tulsa Ronald McDonald House
Members from the Oklahoma Cattlemen’ Association joined together to donate over 800 pounds of beef to the Ronald McDonald House Charity in Tulsa, Okla. The effort started by Russell Boles, Watson, Okla., donating a steer to benefit the charity. From there Watson Farms Meat Processing in Council Hill, Okla., donated the processing. A result of …
Apr 10
Expanded Hereford Feedout Program
The American Hereford Association (AHA) is expanding its popular Hereford Feedout Program to provide Hereford breeders and commercial users of Hereford genetics more opportunities to discover the feedlot and carcass performance of their genetics. “Growing interest led us to expand from one feedout each year to two, beginning with the first fall program in 2023,” …
Apr 10
Introducing Caleb Willoughby of the Byng FFA Chapter, Your 2023 Southeast Area Star in Agricultural Placement
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 10
Fed Prices Leading Cattle Markets to Record Levels
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 fed cattle prices. The daily 5-Market negotiated cash fed cattle price …
Apr 10
USMEF’s Erin Borror Sees US Beef as a Food Security Solution in Many Countries
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the vice president of economic analysis at the United States Meat Export Federation, Erin Borror, about the relationship between U.S. beef exports and food security. “It takes natural resources to produce red meat, especially on the beef side,” Borror said. “Many of the growing populations …
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