Category: Ag News
Sep 01
A Leg Up for Pork’s Next Generation: NPIF Scholarships Open
The National Pork Industry Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing research and education in the pork industry, is now accepting applications for two scholarship programs supporting students pursuing careers that will strengthen the future of the U.S. pork industry. Applications are open for the Neil Dierks Scholarship and the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence Swine Legacy Scholarship, …
Sep 01
Double C Cattle Company Reclaims Oklahoma’s Prairie With Prescribed Fire
The Coffey family models how to keep prairies healthy and ranches productive by using prescribed fire to beat back encroaching cedar trees. Chuck Coffey’s lifelong mission is to restore his grasslands by getting rid of cedar trees. His favorite tool? Fire. When Chuck Coffey tells you about his family’s award-winning ranching operation in southern Oklahoma, …
Sep 01
Meeting Your Horse’s Salt Needs: What You Need to Know
OSU Equine News writes: Last month we talked about how much salt your horse may need. But what may be the best option for the form of salt? When you go to the feed store, there may be an entire shelf devoted to meeting your horse’s salt needs. White, red or yellow, which should you …
Sep 01
Secretary Rollins Unveils Plan to Modernize Agricultural Data Collection and Put Farmers First
Today, at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Data Modernization Plan to put Farmers First, reduce unnecessary burdens on producers, and improve the timeliness, accuracy, and usefulness of the agricultural data that informs decisions across American agriculture. Since USDA was …
Sep 01
Cow Calf Corner Mark Johnson: Water Use by Eastern Redcedar Trees
Lingering drought, concern about limited water supplies for human use and our natural resources leads to the topic this week: the water demands of the Eastern Redcedar tree. Eastern Redcedar encroachment has been a long-term problem in Oklahoma and these trees continue their rapid encroachment into the grasslands of the Great Plains and Midwest. Research …
Sep 01
Farmer Sentiment Rises Again in August as Future Expectations Improve
Farmer sentiment improved for the second month in a row, with the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer (AEB) Index increasing from 126 points in July to 135 points in August (see Figure 1). Both subindices also increased; however, the Index of Current Conditions rose by only 1 point, while the Index of Future Expectations increased by 11 points (see Figure …
Sep 01
IGCAST Crop Population Expert Highlights Global Sorghum Conference
For the first time in its history, the Global Sorghum Conference will be held in the U.S. Lubbock, Texas, will be the capital of the sorghum world Sept. 14-18, a premier gathering of global experts, researchers, producers and industry leaders dedicated to advancing sorghum science and its pivotal role in sustainable agriculture. This is a chance for …
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