Feb 15
Around the time of the drought of 2012, the closure of a major beef processing facility in the Texas panhandle in 2013 made dramatic changes in the beef industry. Similar to the drought being faced by beef producers today, the beef herd capacity numbers were down significantly during that time and had to be rebuilt …
Feb 15
Nathan Reed, a Marianna, Ark., cotton producer, was re-elected chairman of the American Cotton Producers (ACP) of the National Cotton Council (NCC) for 2023, during the NCC’s recent 2023 Annual Meeting. He served in that position in 2022 after serving as an ACP vice chairman, and he has and continues to serve on multiple ACP …
Feb 15
Thankfully the Wind has died down a bit throughout the state after seeing up to 78mph winds in the Panhandle yesterday. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, “Today’s excitement includes a massive winter storm to our NW which will clip the NW part of our state. And also some fairly significant severe weather to our …
Feb 15
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Feb 14
On the second day of examining agriculture found in Israel, members of Class XX of the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program had an appointment with a 2017 startup Alt Meat Company, Aleph Farms. The company is “farming” a cultivated protein. We met with the co-founder and CEO, Didier Toubia, who is a food scientist and a …
Feb 14
Rebecka Peterson, a 10th -12th grade mathematics teacher at Union High School in Tulsa and a Top 5 Finalist for the 2023 National Teacher of the Year award by the Council of Chief State Schools Officers (CCSSO), was recognized in the House of Representatives on Monday. Rep. Rhonda Baker, R-Yukon, chair of the House Common …
Feb 14
Practical ranching education, policy issues, former White House Press Secretary Dana Perino, huge Expo and so much more! Register for the 2023 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo by Wednesday, Feb. 15, to save on registration packages, and reserve a hotel room from host hotels at a specially discounted rate. The Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo …
Feb 14
Mexico officials issued a new decree on Monday calling for a ban on imports of biotech corn used for certain purposes, effective today. The decree also indicated the Mexican government would continue to allow imports of biotech corn used as animal feed while exploring substitutes. NCGA expressed serious concern with the accelerated implementation timeline. “The …
