Jul 29
This week we sent two home raised calves to the butcher. Both calves weighed close to 1,500 pounds live. Today I received the hot carcass weights on both calves, a solid black calf at 935 and a black-nosed smoke at 951 pounds. I looked at my calving book from the spring of 2025 and reviewed …
Jul 29
Early Weaning Strategies Health and nutrition are critical when weaning early in drought areas Drought hit hard this year in key cow/calf areas and continues to spread into other areas of the country with the heat of summer. One strategy that can help reduce the cow forage needs heading into late summer and fall is …
Jul 29
The fed cattle trade continued lower last week in what can be aptly described as a precipitous decline in a matter of just four weeks. Average fed steer values have slipped $28.55/cwt. since the week ending June 26th, an 11% price decrease. The combined effects of fund liquidation in CME Live Cattle contracts and softer …
Jul 29
In a landmark step for rural connectivity, Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Executive Director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office Mike Sanders to discuss a groundbreaking $14.5 million initiative bringing state-of-the-art Community Access Portals to local public libraries across the state. Powered by federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Capital Projects Fund dollars, this first-in-the-nation …
Jul 29
Fifteen junior showmen from across the country stood in the center of Broadbent Arena. Filled with anticipation, they would soon learn who would earn the prestigious title of champion showman of the 2026 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS). For Ashton Dillow of Villa Ridge, Illinois, years of dedication to the show ring paid off in …
Jul 29
As the U.S. Senate considers nominees to the United States Postal Service Board of Governors, Oklahoma lawmakers and rural community leaders are urging the state’s U.S. Senators to ensure the Postal Service remains committed to dependable mail service for rural communities. State Rep. Nick Archer, R-Elk City, Majority Caucus Vice Chair, whose district spans parts …
Jul 29
Agricultural producers struggling to find dependable seasonal labor may have another option through the federal H-2A temporary agricultural worker program. Oklahoma Farm Report intern Haden Snelson recently spoke with Todd Miller, founder and president of Head Honchos LLC, about how the program works and what farmers and ranchers must do to participate. “It’s a guest …
Jul 29
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Colin Woodall, Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, about the ongoing response to the New World Screwworm and why additional cases do not mean response efforts have failed. Woodall said the coordinated effort by USDA, state animal health officials, …
Jul 29
Securing dependable access to groundwater has become one of the most critical legal and operational priorities for modern agricultural producers. Farm Report Intern Presley Strickland caught up with Garret Reed, trial lawyer at McAfee & Taft, during the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) Convention to discuss groundwater rights, legal distinctions, and what farmers and ranchers need …
Jul 29
Maritime fuel could increase corn demand by 3 billion bushels A record corn crop like 2025’s 17 billion bushels – valued at $70.1 billion – is something to be proud of. But it also raises an important question: where will all of that corn go? This question is something the National Corn Growers Association thinks about …
