Apr 11
The Office of Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) is now accepting student entries for the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. The Artistic Discovery competition, sponsored by the Congressional Institute, is a nationwide high school visual art competition to recognize and encourage artistic talent in the nation and in each congressional district- including Oklahoma’s Third Congressional District. The competition is open …
Apr 11
On Monday, April 10, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and a coalition of agriculture and conservation organizations sent a letter to congressional appropriations leaders requesting at least $1.2 billion for NRCS Conservation Operations and full authorized funding for farm bill conservation programs in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24). More than 50 organizations signed the …
Apr 11
The 19th Annual Oklahoma City Farm Show is set to feature the latest agricultural machinery, equipment, technology, and services from hundreds of exhibitors representing more than 1000 products and services. The show is coming up this week, April 13, 14 & 15, at the Bennett Event Center, located on the OKC Fairgrounds Complex in Oklahoma …
Apr 11
Farm Director KC Sheperd is visiting with State Climatologist Gary McManus about upcoming weather conditions and trends in the state. The Southeastern half of the state, McManus said, has received some pretty good weather recently, but those Northwest of I-44 may be in some trouble in terms of moisture. “The Northwestern half of the state …
Apr 11
USDA on Tuesday released its April Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. In a report with few changes to U.S. corn and soybean numbers, USDA lowered Argentina’s corn production 3 million metric tons (mmt) to 37 mmt, but held pat on Brazil’s production, at 125 mmt, despite expectations that Brazil’s …
Apr 11
During the month of April, the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and Oklahoma Farm Report are spotlighting the 17 Area Stars of Oklahoma FFA that are among the highest achievers in the organization. The stars come from the five areas in four categories- Star in Ag Placement, Star in Agriscience, Star in Agribusiness, and Star in …
Apr 11
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with Mark Nichols, a cotton grower from Altus, Oklahoma, about the upcoming Denim Ball to be held this weekend (April 14-15) at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. “When we say ‘Denim Ball,’ it is truly denim,” Nichols said. “We encourage everybody to wear denim. You don’t have to …
Apr 11
Latest Angus University webinar discusses key grazing management strategies. Grass — vital to producers’ cattle and their profit. With factors like stocking rates, input costs and soil vigor all play a part in pasture management, how do cattlemen decide where to place their focus? “We’re not going out there trying to change what you’ve already …
Apr 11
Farmers have countless options when it comes to products and techniques promising yield bumps, but AgriGold Agronomist Joe Stephan says farmers’ first priority should be uniform stands. “Getting a uniform stand is the closest thing to a silver bullet we have,” he says. Stephan conducted emergence trials during 2022 with a group of farmers …
Apr 11
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Kansas State University Extension Livestock Market Economist, Dr. Glynn Tonsor, talking about why cash cattle prices have been moving stronger over the last couple of months. One of the contributing factors, Tonsor said, is the pullback on corn, but the biggest driver of those …
