May 15
Farm Director KC Sheperd is talking with Oklahoma State University State Extension Beef Veterinarian, Dr. Rosslyn Biggs about Equine Herpesvirus and biosecurity. “We did have an incident of equine herpes myeloencephalopathy that occurred in Tulsa County, and that occurred at a show,” Biggs said. “Kudos to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture for their response to that …
May 15
By Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) staff The increase in dairy farm productivity over the past 15 years is helping preserve the environment. It’s also helping preserve the overall well-being of the dairy farmer, 97% of whom are involved in family-owned farms where the line between work and play is blurry, at best. “It doesn’t …
May 15
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 13
Between ceiling-high stacks of seed and against a backdrop of multi-colored combines, House Agriculture Chairman Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (PA-15) and U.S. Representative Tracey Mann (KS-01) conducted a food and agriculture listening session in early May. The remarks revealed support for the future of market development programs, food aid assistance and the continued reliability of the U.S. wheat supply. The …
May 12
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is quickly ramping up hiring of new team members to help implement $19.5 billion from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for conservation programs, which is part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. For example, NRCS opened job announcements this week for soil conservationists in Oklahoma and elsewhere across …
May 12
The USDA released the May WASDE (World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimates), which contained the first estimates for the 2023/24 wheat marketing year. Also released were the 2023 wheat production estimates. After the reports were released, Oklahoma wheat prices increased 35 cents. The Pond Creek Oklahoma harvest wheat price ended the day at $8.37. The …
May 12
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective! Read Below: Don’t be alarmed, but we have a lot of work to do. By 2050 it’s estimated that there will be roughly 9.8 billion people on the globe, more than in the entire history of our species. That is a scary thought when you …
May 12
Nationwide: Winter wheat: Production is forecast at 1.13 billion bushels, up 2 percent from 2022. As of May 1, the United States yield is forecast at 44.7 bushels per acre, down 2.3 bushels from last year’s average yield of 47.0 bushels per acre. Area expected to be harvested for grain is forecast at 25.3 million …
