In today’s beef buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Pat McFerron of CMA Strategies, who warned producers that California’s Proposition 12 has opened the door for anti-agriculture groups to expand their influence. “Proposition 12 has allowed California to dictate pork production and egg production in this country,” he said, noting that …
Category: Ag News
Oct 10
Fire Dangers increases Across the State
Statewide Discussion: Generally light winds, moderate afternoon relative humidity values, and good overnight moisture recovery limited fire danger over the past week, resulting in light initial attack activity. Moving into the weekend, fire danger will increase some with increased winds in western and parts of central Oklahoma and continued dry conditions elsewhere, noting that initial …
Oct 10
Farm Bureau to President and Congress: Farmers are at a Breaking Point
The American Farm Bureau Federation today sent letters to President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders to emphasize the severe economic pressures facing America’s farmers and ranchers. Falling crop prices, skyrocketing expenses and trade disputes are creating conditions that are too much for farm families to bear. “Across the country, farms are disappearing as families close …
Oct 10
The winners of the 2025-2026 Oklahoma Farm to School Garden Contest
The winners of the 2025-2026 Oklahoma Farm to School Garden Contest have been announced! Please join us in congratulating: Best Harvest School Garden: Little Sprouts Learning Best Pollinator School Garden: Tuttle High School Best Startup Garden: Middleberg Elementary School Best Education-Based Garden: Kingston Public Schools The annual program is sponsored by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau …
Oct 10
Return to Summer: Drought Creeps Back into Oklahoma Amid Unseasonably Warm Weather ☀️
Oklahoma’s brief autumn has been abruptly replaced by summer-like conditions, bringing unseasonably high temperatures and the concerning return of drought. State Climatologist Gary McManus and Farm Director KC Sheperd discussed the deteriorating weather pattern, which is compounded by the official onset of a La Niña episode. Summer Extends into Mid-October Oklahoma is experiencing temperatures significantly …
Oct 10
Friday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Oct 09
Choice Boxed Beef Drops 94 Cents to $365.22 on Thursday
On Thursday, October 9, 2025, the Choice boxed beef cutout closed at $365.22, down $0.94 from the previous day, while the Select cutout dropped $0.91 to $344.33. The Choice/Select spread held nearly steady at $20.89 on 137 loads. Among the primals, the Rib declined slightly to $618.22 from $618.93, and the Chuck softened to $300.50 …
Oct 09
Lankford Discusses the Ongoing Government Shutdown and President Trump’s Historic Middle East Peace Deal
On CBS News: “…Shutdowns are like wars. They’re easy to start. They’re hard to stop because once they’re actually in a shutdown and we are now for over a week now, it becomes the – what is it that changes, that actually gets us out of this… “We have a continuing resolution that’s clean in front of us. …
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