Category: Ag News

Get Crops Started on the Right Foot with Seed Treatments

Protect crops against early threats and provide an early nutritional boost Whether you’re making a play for higher yields or protecting your crops against disease or pest threats, there are many reasons to use seed treatments. “Corn and soybeans have their highest yield potential when they’re in the bag. Seed treatments help preserve as much …

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AFR Cooperative 118th Annual Convention Coming up This Weekend in Norman

American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) will host its 118th annual state convention at the Embassy Suites & Conference Center – Norman Feb. 17-19. This year’s convention theme is “Honor Tradition, Embrace Change.” Farm director KC Sheperd had the opportunity to visit with AFR President Scott Blubaugh a few weeks ago about this year’s …

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U.S. Cotton Industry Gathers for National Cotton Council Annual Meeting

The 66th Plains Cotton Growers Annual Meeting will be different in 2023. For more information and to register, click here. Plains Cotton Growers (PCG) delegates spent the weekend at the National Cotton Council (NCC) annual meeting February 10-12, reviewing and approving resolutions to help guide the U.S. cotton industry in 2023. “It’s important to stay …

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USDA Secretary Vilsack Announces Funding for Voluntary Conservation Programs at NACD Annual Meeting

Today, at NACD’s 77th Annual Meeting, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of Inflation Reduction Act funding to support oversubscribed voluntary conservation programs. In Fiscal Year 2023, the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will make $850 million available for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP), the …

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OSU’s Mark Johnson Presents a 2023 Winter Management Checklist

Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson is talking about elements to consider in cattle producer’s management practices in the winter. We have been …

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Congressman Lucas Announces February Town Hall Meetings in Southwest Oklahoma

Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) will hold town hall meetings in Harmon, Greer, Beckham, Custer, and Washita Counties on Tuesday, February 21st and Wednesday, February 22nd. Residents around the locations are invited to attend and share their thoughts on current events in Washington, DC and across Oklahoma. Lucas will be discussing recent work in Congress, taking questions …

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NCBA Working to Ensure 2023 Farm Bill Benefits Cattle Producers

Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back visiting with the vice president of governmental affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane, about the 2023 Farm Bill. The 2023 Cattle Industry Convention coverage is being powered by Performance Ranch, a part of Zoetis, and by Farm Data Services located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. One of the …

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The National Wheat Foundation and BASF Announce Scholarship Winners

The future of the agriculture industry is in good hands, the Minore Scholarship Committee of the National Wheat Foundation discerned as it selected two recipients to receive a $2,500 scholarship each. Reading through the applications demonstrated to the committee that there are many exceptional young people in a variety of agriculture majors who are and …

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Tuesday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning

RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.

Feeder Steers and Heifers Mostly Higher at Joplin Regional Stockyards on Monday

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