Oct 13
Kansas wheat has a remarkable history, and 100 episodes of Wheat’s On Your Mind reveal how farmers, researchers, and industry leaders continue to shape its future. Host Aaron Harries and producer Dave Deken celebrate the podcast’s 100th episode by revisiting memorable conversations from four seasons of Kansas wheat storytelling. From the arrival of Turkey Red …
Oct 13
Oklahoma City’s historic Stockyards City will host the annual Stockyards Stampede on Saturday, October 17, 2026, offering an immersive celebration of Oklahoma ranching, Western heritage, family entertainment, and local agriculture. In a comprehensive preview with Farm Director KC Sheperd, Stockyards City Main Street’s Kelli Payne outlined a packed schedule engineered to bring consumers face-to-face with …
Oct 13
Weight loss in horses can be a difficult struggle for owners. Obesity is a welfare concern as excess adipose tissue can result in generalized inflammation, be a risk factor for equine metabolic syndrome and insulin dysregulation, osteoarthritis and reduced performance. However, simple caloric restriction may not result in whole body changes in adiposity. The use …
Oct 13
Cull beef cows make up about 10% of the U.S. beef supply and provide 15 to 20% of the gross revenue of typical cow-calf operations. Effective marketing of cull cows can have a large impact on the profitability of cow-calf operations. Cull Cow pricing is determined by live animal grading and cull cows are priced …
Oct 13
David Anderson writes in Southern Ag Today: While cattle prices have declined sharply in a break that began in July, there has been little action in the boxed beef cutout. The cutout value represents the value of the seven primal beef cuts in the proper proportion of the carcass. It is often thought of as a good, …
Oct 13
The Lotspeich Family in northwestern Oklahoma has received the 2026 Landowner Conservationist of the Year honor from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The main Lotspeich Ranch is 10,000 acres of native grass, forbs and shrubs in northern Harper County. An additional 3,950 acres of farm ground, of which 750 acres are irrigated, are in …
Oct 13
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from Jamelyn Farney, a beef systems specialist at Kansas State University’s Parsons Research Facility in southeastern Kansas, about the growing use of virtual fencing in the cattle industry. With more companies offering virtual fencing technology to U.S. producers, Farney explains how the …
Oct 13
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins urged state partners to review their wolf management policies, strengthen engagement with livestock producers, and work with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to address wolf predation. This outreach follows President Trump’s Executive Order 14425, titled “Supporting America’s Ranchers,” and builds on the Trump Administration’s commitment to …
Oct 13
Extreme late-season heat and sustained drought have accelerated the Oklahoma cotton crop toward an earlier harvest, leaving producers navigating defoliation decisions, tough yield realities, and future seed selection, according to Oklahoma State University Extension Cotton Specialist Jenny Dudak (now Jenny Ebers). While scattered recent rainfall brought welcome moisture across parts of the state, it arrived …
Oct 13
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
