Dec 24
Modernizing Farm Safety: Melissa Ploeckelman on Youth Guidelines and the “Stop-Think-Act” Strategy At the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) convention, Oklahoma Farm Report’s Maci Carter sat down with Melissa Ploeckelman Brown of the National Farm Medicine Center to discuss a critical evolution in agricultural safety. While the farm remains a place of tradition, the …
Dec 24
The Legacy of Joe Ertl: 50 Years of Crafting Farm Memories in Die-Cast Metal For generations of farm kids, the magic of Christmas wasn’t found in a sleigh, but in the heavy, cold feel of a die-cast tractor under the tree. While Santa Claus gets the credit, for many in the agricultural community, the real …
Dec 24
Oklahomans dreaming of a White Christmas will instead be greeted by potential record-breaking warmth—and with it, elevated fire danger. A statewide fire weather outlook indicates that while most of the state will see tempered wildfire potential due to good overnight moisture recovery, the Panhandle and western tier counties face a different reality today and on …
Dec 24
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 845, the Pet and Livestock Protection Act, returning gray wolf population management authority to individual states. The bill, introduced by Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., and Rep. Tom Tiffany, R-Wis., passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 211-204. The legislation removes the gray wolf from the …
Dec 24
Authors: Will Maples; Mississippi State University; Grant Gardner; University of Kentucky As the calendar year comes to a close, U.S. soybean exports remain one of the more disappointing components of the soybean balance sheet. USDA currently projects soybean exports at 1.635 billion bushels, down 13 percent from last year. This weakness has been evident throughout …
Dec 24
IGP Short Course Provides Emerging Wheat Leaders and Staff with a Crash Course in Flour Milling: From the rolling hills of the Palouse to the trading desk in Kansas City, the day-to-day work of the U.S. wheat industry is a whirlwind of activity. For farmers, staffers and traders, the focus is often on the immediate …
Dec 24
It was a mixed bag for Oklahoma grain bids as reported by the Oklahoma Department of Ag and USDA Market News- Wheat prices were up mostly 6 and 3/4 cents- ranging from $4.38 to $4.58 a bushel. Corn and Sorghum bids were a half cent higher while soybeans were down 1 and 3/4 cents.
Dec 23
Choice Boxed Beef crashed on Tuesday- falling $7.10 to $355.77. Select Beef was also lower- dropping $1.10 to $349.59. The Choice/Select spread narrowed to $6.59 with 138 loads reported.
Dec 23
In this special holiday edition of your Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays features retired Beef Cattle Specialist Dr. Glenn Selk who offers his explanation about how Santa’s Reindeer are the perfect for the jolly old man as he travels around the world on Christmas Eve. Dr. Selk says Reindeer are the …
Dec 23
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and the chairs and ranking members of the House and Senate Agriculture committees will all be featured speakers at the American Farm Bureau Convention. Secretary Rollins, who has led USDA through a pivotal first year of the Trump administration focused on the agriculture economy, trade and reducing costs for …
