May 10
On today’s cow-calf corner, Paul Vining, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service OQBN Coordinator, talks about preconditioning practices while yeilding multiple performance benefits. Calves enrolled in the OQBN Vac-45 Program attained an average market premium of $18.67/cwt in 2022 and an average of $13.06/cwt over the past 12 years, compared to similar nonpreconditioned calves in …
May 10
A fourth-generation, family-based business in Idaho offers a product that solves the problem for big agriculture by supplying a revolutionary nutrient called Chicken Soup for the Soil®. It brings dead soil back to life and supplies all the nutrients most fertilizers neglect. Since WWII large chemical companies have persuaded American farmers to use high doses of …
May 10
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 10
The Sirloin Club hosted an evening of celebration after a successful 2023 Oklahoma Youth Expo back in March- as well as publicly recognizing five high achievers in their corner of the ag world with the 2023 Agriculturalists Under 40 Awards- and raising some money for next year’s OYE. After a couple of years of working …
May 09
Each week, Beltway Beef brings you the latest policy news affecting the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Hear from subject-matter experts, producers, and industry leaders on the topics that impact the business viability of farms and ranches across the country. On this episode, we are joined by NCBA Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Bacus …
May 09
Regardless of ranch size or management methods, stockmanship serves as a cornerstone of ranching. For more intensively managed operations utilizing regenerative grazing methods, however, proper livestock handling and close observation are essential, and in turn drive and inform many herd-management decisions. “Stockmanship becomes a priority, because your animals will tell you when they’re content, and …
May 09
While in Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd talked with the president of The Fertilizer Institute, Corey Rosenbusch, about the latest in the fertilizer industry. “We represent the entire fertilizer supply chain,” Rosenbusch said. “Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, and we make sure we advocate for policy that helps ensure farmers get the fertilizer supply they …
May 09
Oklahoma innovators have until Friday, May 19, to apply for an opportunity to receive business support and resources as part of the inaugural Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators cohorts. The program is coordinated by Oklahoma Farm Bureau along with state and national partners and consists of two unique business development pipelines that will …
May 09
This weekend, moms all over the nation will receive bouquets of flowers for their special day. But what if you could give mom flowers she could enjoy day and night? Researchers in the Oklahoma State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture are studying how flowers can shine as bright in the night as they …
