Feb 07
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the new president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Todd Wilkinson about disease traceability in the cattle industry. Wilkinson, a South Dakota native, cow-calf producer and cattle feeder became the new NCBA president during the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention, held last week in New Orleans. …
Feb 07
ROAN’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets.
Feb 06
By Gail Ellis As cows and heifers have their babies over the next few months, Oklahoma State University Extension is a trusted resource for ranchers with any calving questions. Oklahoma’s winter and spring can be a rollercoaster ride of sporadic temperatures. No matter the weather, Rosslyn Biggs, an OSU Extension beef cattle specialist and veterinarian, …
Feb 06
The unnecessary and irrational ban on biotech corn would take effect next year, cost 32,000 U.S. jobs annually, and worsen food insecurity in Mexico. A major disruption to the market for U.S. corn is set to take effect in one year, as a decree by Mexico’s President would ban the import of GMO corn effective …
Feb 06
At the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with the new chair of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board, Jimmy Taylor. Hays and Taylor talk about the big three sectors of the Beef Checkoff: Research, Promotion, and Education. Jimmy Taylor and his wife Tracy run a commercial Angus herd …
Feb 06
House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka, today released a statement following Gov. Kevin Stitt’s State of the State Address: “In today’s State of the State speech, Gov. Stitt laid out an ambitious plan for Oklahoma. The House has been proactively addressing many of the issues Gov. Stitt identified as priorities, and we are ready to work …
