Mar 20
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today released the following statement in celebration of the annual National Agriculture Day, which will take place on Tuesday, March 21: “On this 50th National Ag Day, we recognize the contributions of American farmers, farmworkers, ranchers, forest landowners, and all agricultural producers in providing our nation – and this world – …
Mar 20
According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition Report released on March 20, 2023, winter wheat was rated 29 percent good to excellent, 28 percent fair and 43 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s ratings were 30 percent good to excellent, 26 percent fair and 44 percent poor to very poor. Winter wheat jointing …
Mar 20
The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association has served as the Trusted Voice of Oklahoma cattle producers since 1953. The organization has long-standing values that serving today’s beef producers goes hand-in-hand with supporting Oklahoma’s agricultural youth, specifically young people interested in beef production. The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association has coordinated the steer and heifer futurity sales and showback at the …
Mar 20
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on a U.S. District Court ruling to halt the 2023 Waters of the United States Rule in Texas and Idaho. “AFBF is pleased the District Court ordered EPA and the U.S. Army Corps to halt implementation of the troubled 2023 WOTUS Rule in Texas and Idaho. …
Mar 20
The National Sorghum Foundation (NSF) and BASF are pleased to announce the award of two joint scholarships to Max Harman from Michigan State University and Breely Huguley from Texas Tech University. Each winner will be awarded $2,500 to be applied during the 2022-2023 academic year. “The National Sorghum Foundation is proud to once again partner …
Mar 20
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 USDA Cattle on Feed Report. The latest USDA Cattle on …
Mar 20
In this episode of Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking about the latest cattle on feed numbers, and features input from DTN Livestock Analyst ShayLe Stewart on the report. The cattle on feed number as of March is at 96 percent of a year ago, which is down four percentage …
Mar 20
WOTUS Rule Takes Effect Today in 48 States Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed strong disappointment in a decision by the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas to deny a nationwide preliminary injunction that would have halted the Biden administration’s harmful Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from taking …
