Aug 06
The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has opened registration for its annual Equipment Manufacturers Conference (EMC), to be held Nov. 5-7 in Rancho Mirage, Calif. This year’s theme is “Winning Strategies for Workforce Protection and Management.” “EMC is a unique forum for feed industry professionals to come together to discuss opportunities and challenges, foster camaraderie …
Aug 06
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays was at the 580 Cattle Conference in northwestern Oklahoma, where Dr. Derrell Peel, livestock market economist, discussed how the cattle industry has been using various strategies—or “tricks”—to stretch limited cattle supplies, particularly at the feedlot level. “It makes sense for them to do that. It’s …
Aug 06
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Derrell Peel, Mark Johnson, and Beck. Today, Beck discusses Supplementation Strategies for Stocker Calves Grazing Summer Pasture. Late summer …
Aug 06
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Aug 06
After a pleasant, unseasonably mild stretch of weather, Oklahomans are being reminded that it is, in fact, still August. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, the state is transitioning back to a more typical weather pattern after a “burst of late-September weather” that saw temperatures drop over the past week. “Yesterday marked a transition from …
Aug 05
Associate Farm Editor Carli Davenport spoke with Dr. Jerry Dunn from Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), who shared insights into their relatively new agriculture business degree. “Southwestern does have a business in agriculture degree. It kind of surprises people, because we have not had one in the past, nor do we have a history of …
Aug 05
Ten innovation-driven enterprises will go head-to-head for the top prize of $100,000 in the 2026 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. The American Farm Bureau Federation, in partnership with Farm Credit, continues to encourage agricultural innovation through the Challenge. “With the world around us changing at a rapid pace, there’s a near-constant need for folks to …
Aug 05
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) released numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture today showing there are 526,263 farmers in the U.S. growing corn. NCGA has long said it represents the interest of over 300,000 corn growers. But that number, published by USDA, is the number of farms in the country, not the number of farmers making …
