Mar 09
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott delivered the following statement at today’s hearing “Rising Risks: Managing Volatility in Global Commodity Derivatives Markets.” [As prepared for delivery]Thank you, Chairman Thompson, for convening today’s hearing, “Rising Risks: Managing Volatility in Global Commodity Derivatives Markets.” Global commodities markets help consumers and producers manage price risk and protect …
Mar 09
To view the Oklahoma Drought Map, click here. For the third week in a row, exceptional drought remains at 8.86 percent and extreme drought or worse remains at 36.64 percent. Rains this week will hopefully be reflected in next week’s report. According to State Climatologist, Gary McManus, there is no guarantee that the current drought in …
Mar 09
Attorney General Gentner Drummond today named as his first assistant attorney general Amie Ely, a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. In her new role, Ely will oversee the agency’s solicitor general, general counsel, and the heads of the office’s civil and criminal divisions. “Amie is …
Mar 09
In today’s cow-calf corner, Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist, and Kellie Curry Raper, Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist talk about the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network Cattle. Oklahoma Quality Beef Network producers in Fall 2022 enjoyed the second highest average premiums in program history. OQBN is a third-party certified VAC-45 preconditioning …
Mar 09
The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands, Case IH and New Holland, signed a memorandum of understanding today that provides farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU follows a similar agreement AFBF entered into with John Deere earlier this year. “Our members urged us to find …
Mar 09
Join Us for 2023 National 4-H Conference Bringing hundreds of 4-H’ers to the nation’s capital each spring, National 4-H Conference is the flagship youth development opportunity of USDA, hosted by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). From April 14-19, 2023, the nationally recognized event is developing the next generation of leaders alongside more …
Mar 09
Vermont, New York and Maine are the top producing states, and produce about 80% of the maple syrup in the nation, with Vermont the overwhelming top producing state. In 2021, the three states produced more than 4 million gallons of maple syrup in 2021 valued at more than $100 million, according to USDA’s National Agricultural …
Mar 09
The agricultural press is all aflutter over the earth-shattering news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is going to redefine the standards for affixing a voluntary “Product of the USA” or “Made in the USA” label on meat, eggs, and poultry in a newly proposed rule. The stated purpose of the new voluntary standards …
Mar 09
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 09
Braden Rexford of Frontier claimed top honors at the 2023 Oklahoma Youth Expo Ag Mechanics contest and he is no stranger to hearing his name called at this contest as he has had one of the best projects of the show all four years. Rexford’s 51 foot trailer is the best project out of 205 …
