Category: Ag News
Feb 23
Kim Anderson Talks Estimates of More Planted Wheat, Corn, Soybeans, and Less Cotton
This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist Kim Anderson. During this week’s edition, Anderson talks about planted acreage estimates and the grain markets. The big talk in the markets this week, Anderson said, is the war in Russia and Ukraine. There are export agreements coming up in March, Anderson said, …
Feb 23
Cole, Meeks, Bera Introduce the Countering Economic Coercion Act of 2023
Representatives Tom Cole, Chairman of the House Rules Committee (R-OK), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Ami Bera (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific, released the following statement announcing their introduction of H.R. 1135, the Countering Economic Coercion Act of 2023, which …
Feb 23
Megan Williams with Kansas City Fed Explains Why Higher Interest Rates Should Eventually Boost Economy
At the 118th American Farmers and Ranchers state convention in Norman, Oklahoma, Farm Director, KC Sheperd had the chance to visit with Megan Williams, Associate Economist and Manager in the Regional Affairs department at the Kansas City Fed’s Oklahoma City Branch office. Sheperd and Williams talk about higher interest rates and Oklahoma’s economy. The economy is continuing to …
Feb 23
OALP International Experience Leaves Members with New Outlook on Agriculture and Different Ways of Life
As Class XX of the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program finishes up their international travels in Israel, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with OALP member, Meg Stangl of Okarche, Oklahoma, about the experience. “The thing that stuck out in my mind more than anything probably is the community sense in the Kibbutz- …
Feb 23
Dairy MAX: Preparing for the Unpredictable
Dairy MAX’s Issues and Crisis Team expanded to meet challenges head-on. Issues and crises are unfortunate realities not localized to agriculture, a specific region, or even a country. The threat to dairy farming and the reputation of dairy is an ever-changing landscape; with this in mind, Dairy MAX recently expanded the Issues and Crisis Team …
Feb 23
Exceptional and Extreme Drought Categories Decline This Week, While Remaining Categories Improve
After drought conditions showed improvement in each category last week, this week’s Oklahoma drought monitor shows slight increases in the exceptional drought and extreme drought categories. As for the other three categories of drought, those continue to show improvement. To view the Oklahoma Drought Map, click here. Exceptional drought increased slightly from last week’s 8.07 percent …
Feb 23
NCBA’s Kent Bacus Says it is time for U.S. Beef Trade to Get Back in the Game
At the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, had the chance to visit with the Executive Director of Government Affairs at National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Kent Bacus, about the state of U.S. beef trade deals. The 2023 Cattle Industry Convention coverage is being powered by Performance Ranch, a part of Zoetis, …
Feb 23
Farm Journal Names Jimmy Emmons Senior Vice President of Climate-Smart Programs
Nationally recognized no-till farmer, regenerative rancher and soil-health expert leads Trust In Food’s national programs to accelerate the adoption of conservation agriculture. Farm Journal’s Trust In Food™ is proud to welcome Jimmy Emmons as senior vice president of climate-smart programs. Emmons will lead Trust In Food’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Connected Ag Project, America’s Conservation …
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