Jul 29
As solar energy projects continue to grow across the U.S., a fact sheet from the Center for Rural Affairs outlines how new development can be designed to protect soil health, reduce erosion, and maintain long-term agricultural productivity. The newly released fact sheet, “Soil Health in Solar Development,” provides practical guidance for developers, landowners, and communities …
Jul 29
A series of new trade deals between the United States and countries around the world will directly benefit America’s farmers and ranchers. American Farm Bureau economists analyzed the importance of trade for rural America in the latest Market Intel. “Trade is essential to the success of America’s farmers and ranchers,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. …
Jul 29
Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Derrell Peel, Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson discusses Expected Beef Yield from a Butcher Calf. Producers who finish their own calves or consumers who …
Jul 29
Casey Matzke, the president-elect of the American National CattleWomen (ANCW), shared that she didn’t come from a traditional agricultural background, telling Oklahoma Farm Report’s Carli Davenport, “My grandparents had some cattle when we were little,” she explained, but it wasn’t until college that her passion truly formed. “I ended up taking an animal science class …
Jul 29
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jul 28
The US Winter Wheat Harvest is 80% complete as of July 28, 2025, versus 73% completed a week ago and versus the 81% five-year average. Spring crop conditions nationally show the US Corn crop is at 73% good to excellent one point lower than last week. The US Soybean crop is at 70% good to …
