The 2023 Oklahoma winter wheat crop is ending February in better condition than the 2022 crop was facing. The USDA’s Crop Condition report released on Monday afternoon for Oklahoma shows the 2023 crop in 36% good to excellent condition(only one percent rated excellent) and is called 41% in poor to very poor condition. The 2022 …
Category: Ag News
Feb 27
Todd Lamb Discusses SQ 820 Vote on March 7 and Pressure to Save Oklahoma from Repercussions of Recreational Marijuana
At the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Leadership Conference, Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to visit with former Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma, Todd Lamb, about State Question 820, the Recreational Marijuana Legalization Initiative. Oklahoma SQ 820 is on the ballot in Oklahoma as an initiated state statute on March 7, 2023. A “no” vote …
Feb 27
Red Cedar Water Conservation Bill Passes Subcommittee
Rep. Mike Dobrinski, R-Okeene, today advanced a bill out of subcommittee that would establish a pilot program to address the problem of the red cedar infestation throughout the state, beginning with a concentration on the North Canadian Watershed. House Bill 2239 passed the House Appropriations & Budget Subcommittee for Natural Resources. “This has been a …
Feb 27
OKFB, rural coalition to host “No on SQ 820” press conference Wednesday
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and American Farmers and Ranchers are set to host a “No on SQ 820” press conference Wednesday, March 1 at Oklahoma Farm Bureau in Oklahoma City to discuss the impact of recreational marijuana on rural Oklahoma. The event will be outdoors and is open to the public. EVENT …
Feb 27
OSU’s Kim Anderson on USDA Ag Outlook Forum and Price Expectations
The following is a write-up from OSU Extension Grain Marketing Specialist, Kim Anderson, on the USDA’s 99th Annual Outlook Forum: At the USDA 99th Annual Outlook Forum, the 2023/24 marketing year major crop supply anddemand estimates were released. Probably the most useful estimates were the averageannual prices. The 2023/24 marketing year average prices were $8.50 …
Feb 27
Replacement Heifer Dynamics with OSU’s Derrell Peel
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 beef replacement heifer numbers. Drought-accelerated herd liquidation the past two years has …
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