Jan 27
Winter Storm May Help Control New World Screwworm: In a DTN Article written by Bryce Anderson he states: Across the central and eastern United States, the 2026 mid-January winter storm has brought delays, damage and danger. The storm brought record-breaking cold, blizzard-strength winds, freezing rain and snow to many states east of the Rocky Mountains. …
Jan 27
Almost everyone in the cattle business knows these two things: (1) the feeder cattle market has demonstrated tremendous strength in reaching and sustaining record price levels during the past year, and (2) beef x dairy feeder cattle have become an important source of inventory for feedyard operators, regardless of geography. Cattle Marketing Services, Inc. (CMS …
Jan 27
Laura Nelson, Noble Research Institute- Most of us can feel the difference between rest and true recovery. We sit down at the end of a long day, scroll on the phone for 20 minutes and stand back up feeling as worn out as when we sat. Or, we can rest in a way that actually …
Jan 27
Ultra-Fast Fashion and Synthetics Are Displacing U.S. Cotton Demand Creating New Hurdles: A global shift in consumer habits is creating significant headwinds for the U.S. cotton industry. Owen Wagner, Vice President of Grains and Oilseeds Analysis for Rabobank, recently conducted research in Germany regarding the “fast fashion” trend and its displacement of cotton demand on …
Jan 27
BASF is further expanding its industry-leading seed portfolio with the addition of three new Stoneville® cotton varieties for the 2026 growing season. All new varieties for 2026 include Axant® Flex technology, cotton’s first and only quad-stacked herbicide trait*, and three-gene insect control with the TwinLink® Plus trait. “Our new Stoneville varieties are designed to give cotton growers doing …
Jan 27
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with OSU livestock market economist Dr. Derrell Peel about what to expect from the upcoming Cattle Inventory Report and what it may signal for the cattle cycle moving forward. Peel says his expectation is that the industry may finally be reaching the bottom …
Jan 27
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service finalized revisions to its regulation governing federal oil and gas resources on National Forest System lands. The revision modernizes and streamlines the process for managing energy development across millions of acres. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum announced the updated rule today, …
Jan 27
Dally Ag, LLC is helping crop producers battle the tough conditions of northwest Texas with innovative products from Meristem Crop Performance®. “More growers are realizing some changes are needed to boost crop performance and there are new products to help, but they don’t necessarily know what products they need or exactly how they can fit …
Jan 27
Applications are now available for the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Collegiate Scholarship. The Collegiate Scholarship is a $1,000 scholarship awarded to an Oklahoma Collegiate Farm Bureau member. Applications must be postmarked by March 15, 2026 Requirements for the 2026 YF&R Collegiate Scholarship can be found below. Applications can be found online at okfarmbureau.org/applications. For questions …
