Dec 31
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Don Close of Terrain about the defining forces that shaped the beef cattle industry in 2025. Close says the year began with a known constraint, noting the industry entered 2025 with “the tightest supplies we’ve worked with in better than 50 years,” …
Dec 31
The Poultry Federation released the following statement by its President, Marvin Childers, regarding the poultry industry’s motion for stay in the Illinois River Watershed case: “The Poultry Federation supports efforts to grant a stay in this case, and we believe the poultry companies and family farmers imperiled by Oklahoma Attorney General Drummond’s lawsuit will eventually …
Dec 31
Oklahoma Farm Bureau president Stacy Simunek issued the following statement after poultry companies named in the State of Oklahoma v. Tyson Foods, Inc., lawsuit requested a stay following the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma’s judgment released December 19. “Oklahoma Farm Bureau supports the poultry industry’s motion for stay in the State …
Dec 31
As growers turn the page on harvest and look ahead to the next production year, early planning is top of mind when it comes to crop protection decisions. Visiting with Oklahoma Farm Report’s Maci Carter, Ron Geis of Corteva Agriscience stressed that the first 90 days after harvest are critical for setting a successful strategy. …
Dec 31
Beef × dairy crossbred cattle are an important source of feeder cattle for the U.S. beef industry, but questions remain about how this system affects greenhouse gas emissions and the overall carbon footprint of beef production. Recent research by Matthew Beck and colleagues in the Journal of Animal Science (https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skaf446) evaluated the carbon footprint of beef and …
Dec 31
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Dec 30
Lots of stories were important to our farm and ranch community- but here are a half dozen stories that mattered to many in our region- they are in no particular order. New World Screwworm in Mexico- Heading North This story actually started in November of 2024, with the announcement by the Mexican government and the …
Dec 30
Today, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, signed a Secretary’s Memorandum (PDF, 135 KB) that puts forth a focused effort to establish new priorities for future research and development activities funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to strengthen U.S. Agriculture for farmers and consumers. The American farm economy suffered under failed Biden-Harris Administration policies …
Dec 30
As committed to under USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan (PDF, 1.2 MB) U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced a number of coordinated actions to continue to emphasize American agricultural research and innovation by ensuring ideas stay in America or among our allies, not with hostile nations and that we are putting American farmers …
