Dec 17
Oklahoma State University is building on its long-standing tradition of leadership in animal agriculture with the launch of the OSU Agriculture Animal Excellence initiative, a comprehensive effort to elevate teaching, research and Extension programs that impact animal health. At the heart of this initiative is the creation of the Beef Center of Excellence, a cross-disciplinary hub designed to unite experts across the beef …
Dec 17
Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released his latest Mullin It Over column highlighting how the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for 2026 rebuilds our military and returns the Department of War to its warfighting mission through historic investments. Rebuilding Our Military and Defending the Homeland By …
Dec 17
As 2025 winds down and the holiday season approaches, grain markets are digesting a flurry of data released by the USDA following recent delays. Oklahoma Farm Report Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with Oklahoma State University Extension Crop Marketing Specialist Dr. Todd Hubbs to unpack the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates …
Dec 17
The world wheat situation for the 2025 crop was dominated by overall favorable growing conditions. According to the December 2025 USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), world wheat production continued a long-term increasing trend, reaching a record of 837.81 million metric tons, about 31 billion bushels. In the U.S., the average wheat yield for the …
Dec 17
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is excited to announce the winners of the 2025 Yield Contest. With growing conditions that led to a projected record corn crop, this year’s participants delivered impressive yields, once again showcasing the ingenuity and resilience that define U.S. agriculture. In its 61st year, the Yield Contest saw nearly 7,800 entries from farmers …
Dec 17
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) is pleased to welcome Alison Foster, Mary Gray Holdren and Margo Nagle, three new staff members who will strengthen the association’s policy engagement, education and communications operations. “Over the past year, the AFIA has strategically assessed our members’ changing operating environment and, in response, identified new areas of excellence. …
Dec 17
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Chris Carroll, president of National Livestock Credit Corporation, about the company’s long-standing partnership with the All American Beef Battalion and the outlook for the cattle industry. Carroll joined Hays at the Oklahoma National Stockyards, where National Livestock helped host a steak dinner …
Dec 17
Meghan Filbert introduces her role as the community and partnerships manager for NoFence to intern Karleigh Erramouspe and explains how the company’s virtual fencing technology works. Filbert describes the system as GPS-enabled collars for cattle, sheep, and goats that connect to a phone app to set and adjust boundaries. As she puts it, the collars …
Dec 17
U.S. Senators Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) reintroduced the bipartisan Indian Buffalo Management Act, legislation that promotes Tribal capacity to own and manage buffalo on tribal lands. The Indian Buffalo Management Act directs the U.S. Department of the Interior to work with Tribes and Tribal organizations by entering into contracts, conducting consultation, and …
Dec 17
In recent years, substantial progress has been made in understanding biological and genetic sources of variation in feed efficiency of growing cattle consuming energy-dense, mixed diets during the post-weaning phase. In contrast, much less is known about feed efficiency of cattle consuming moderate- to low-quality forage diets. This is important because approximately 74% of the …
