Category: Ag News
Jan 09
October Pork Exports Largest Since March; Encouraging Rebound for Beef
U.S. pork exports continued to build momentum in October, led by a record performance in leading market Mexico, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). While beef exports remained lower year-over-year, shipments rebounded to some degree in October, posting the largest totals since June. Record-large shipments to …
Jan 09
SimGenetics at Cattlemen’s Congress: Mia Bayer Discusses Annual Meeting, Sales, and 2026 Show Schedule
SimGenetics at Cattlemen’s Congress: Mia Bayer Discusses Annual Meeting, Sales, and 2026 Show Schedule: As Cattlemen’s Congress kicks into high gear, the American Simmental Association (ASA) and SimGenetics have arrived in Oklahoma City for a packed week of business, shows, and sales. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently caught up with Mia Bayer of SimGenetics to …
Jan 09
Beth Pembrook A Part of Cattlemen’s Congress Since Day One
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays visits with Beth Pembrook of Pembrook Cattle Company, a Fairview, Oklahoma operation that has become known for its uncommon diversity in cattle breeds and deep family involvement. Pembrook Cattle Company is truly a family effort, with Beth working alongside her two sons, Brett and …
Jan 09
Weekly Address: Revisiting the Beef Checkoff
2026 will mark the 10-year anniversary of our successful legal effort to reform, albeit partially, the government-mandated beef checkoff program. Let’s revisit this partial reform and then decide what should be done in 2026 to achieve universal reforms to ensure that mandatory checkoff dollars are not used to promote the interests of global beef packers …
Jan 09
Thompson, Pfluger, Van Duyne: RSC Budget Supports American Ag
The newly released budget from the Republican Study Committee (RSC) shows a realignment toward supporting American agriculture while promoting fiscal responsibility. “I applaud Chairman Pfluger and Rep. Beth Van Duyne for their work in aligning the Republican Study Committee budget with the priorities of the broader GOP conference regarding agriculture, our nation’s most important industry,” said House …
Jan 09
Soil Testing Data Highlights Key Nutrient Deficiencies
Growers are heading into another season of tight margins with fertilizer prices still elevated, making data-driven fertility decisions more important than ever. In a conversation between Oklahoma Farm Reports, Maci Carter, and Derek Emerine of Helena, Emerine shared insights from one of the largest soil and tissue data sets the company has ever analyzed, offering …
Jan 09
Friday 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.
Jan 09
Our Latest Ag Perspectives Podcast- Ron Hays Previews OCA Winter Policy Meeting with Michael Kelsey
Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays caught up with Michael Kelsey, Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association at the 2026 Cattlemen’s Congress and talked about the value of Congress to the Oklahoma cattle industry- and then moved on to spend most of their time previewing the 2026 OCA Winter Policy Meeting, set for January …
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