May 12
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with Allendale’s Rich Nelson and talked about the numbers in the latest WASDE report. “Biggest issue we were kind of watching for today was on the wheat side,” Nelson said. “I think the trade was a bit relieved to see that USDA did not hit the export sale numbers …
May 12
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with the Animal Agriculture Alliance president and CEO, Hannah Thompson-Weeman, about the Supreme Court ruling to uphold California’s Proposition 12, which mandates a wide array of animal production standards and would specifically ban the in-state sale of pork from hogs not raised in accordance with …
May 12
On May 9, at the 2023 Sirloin Gallery of Grands, the Sirloin Club of Oklahoma announced their five award winners for the 2023 agriculturalists under 40. The Sirloin Club of Oklahoma is a group of agriculture enthusiasts who gather each year to support Oklahoma’s 4-H and FFA students. The Sirloin Club supports exhibitors at the …
May 12
While at the National Association of Farm Broadcaster’s Washington Watch event in Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd talked with the United Soybean Board executive committee, communication and education chair, Laurie Isley, about the latest work in the soybean industry. “We are excited about a couple of different things,” Isley said. “One is the many, …
May 12
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) was joined by Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) to introduce the Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act, which would support financially vulnerable rural hospitals facing risk of closure. “It is not sustainable or safe for patients in rural Oklahoma and around the nation to be forced to drive hours to get to their …
May 12
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, is back talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. Rodenberger said runs this week were steady. Normally runs in May are up around 10,000 head, Rodenberger said, but the shortage of wheat to graze has impacted those numbers. …
May 12
OSU provides extensive support for wheat producers through the Small Grains and Wheat Improvement Team programs. This site is designed to serve as a resource for anyone interested in small grains production in the Southern Great Plains. Oklahoma farmers sow approximately 4 million acres of winter wheat each year, making wheat Oklahoma’s largest cash crop. …
May 12
While in Washington, D.C., for Washington Watch, the National Association of Farm Broadcasters group had the chance to visit with Congressman Brad Finstad. Farm Director KC Sheperd is featuring comments from the Minnesota Republican talking about his priorities for the 2023 Farm Bill, as a farmer himself. “One of the things that I just keep …
May 12
Acting State Conservationist for the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Oklahoma, Tina Jerome is announcing a sign-up for the Organic Transition Initiative (OTI) through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). This Oklahoma NRCS sign-up follows a recent national announcement detailing the USDA’s multi-agency approach to assist producers beginning …
May 12
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott, Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow, and Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member John Boozman, released the following statement today following a meeting at the White House about the 2023 Farm Bill: “Today, the four leaders of the Agriculture Committees had a conversation …
