Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), announced on January 31, the results of the company’s first-ever consumer transparency research study. At the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron …
Category: Ag News
Feb 02
National Cattlemen’s Foundation Announces 2023 CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship Recipients
Ten students pursuing careers in the beef industry were awarded $1,500 scholarships by the National Cattlemen’s Foundation (NCF) and recognized during the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans. The CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship program recognizes talented and thoughtful students emerging as industry leaders. The 2023 CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship recipients are: …
Feb 02
Cotton Incorporated’s “Blue Jeans Go Green” Program Recycles Denim to Help Communities Thrive
With Cotton Incorporated’s “Blue Jeans Go Green” program, you can recycle any denim that you no longer want or need to help communities thrive around the country! Just visit https://bluejeansgogreen.org for more details! In the loop,out of the landfill Authentic denim is made from natural, sustainable cotton, which means it can be reworn, refashioned, and …
Feb 02
Lankford, Capito, All Republican Senators Formally Challenge Biden WOTUS Rule through Congressional Review Act
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and all of their Senate Republican colleagues in introducing a formal challenge to the Biden administration’s Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule through a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval. The resolution comes after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US …
Feb 02
Semiannual Cattle Inventory and Cattle Contract Library Set the Tone for the 2023 Marketing Year
Jan. 31 proved to be an important day for cattle producers as the cattle contract library pilot website went live on the same day USDA released its semiannual cattle inventory report. Each of these provides important market information that can help cattle producers in 2023 and sets the tone for the cattle market in 2023 …
Feb 02
John Deere Operations Center users can now import SmartApply System sprayer data
John Deere announced today that SmartApply® Intelligent Control System users can now seamlessly flow their SmartApply data into the John Deere Operations Center™ to monitor and manage work, and to maximize profits of their farms. This change helps growers easily and efficiently analyze past work, helps guide future business decisions, and can help them document …
Feb 02
CattleFax Forecasts Producer Profitability in 2023 with Potential Drought Relief for the West
The popular CattleFax Outlook Seminar, held as part of the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans, shared expert market and weather analysis today. Prices and profitability will again favor cattle producers in 2023. The cattle industry is entering 2023 with the smallest cattle supply since 2015 as drought caused the …
Feb 02
Growing A Wheat Breeding Program – RDA Episode 201
The Red Dirt Agronomy Podcast is back for season 2! Hear an update on the wheat crop from Dr. Brian Arnall; then, they talk with Oklahoma State University Wheat Geneticist and Wheat Breeder Dr. Brett Carver. Learn about Dr. Carver’s journey to Oklahoma State University, his time working with soybeans, becoming the OSU wheat breeder, …
Feb 02
Lance Zimmerman Sees Big Cattle Inventory Declines Coming to Impact Beef Demand
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention visiting Lance Zimmerman of Rabobank about the latest cattle inventory report released by the USDA. The 2023 Cattle Industry Convention coverage is being powered by Performance Ranch, a part of Zoetis, and by Farm Data Services located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. “When you look at …
Feb 02
Oklahoma Drought Monitor Finally Shows Improvements in Each Drought Category
This week’s drought monitor in Oklahoma is finally showing some improvements overall after recent moisture in parts of the state, but many parts of the state still appear to be in need of some good moisture. To view the Oklahoma Drought Map, click here. Exceptional drought is at 10.17 percent, down from last week’s 11.7 percent. …



















