Category: Ag News
Dec 07
Do you run cattle in the Southern Plains? If you do, USDA needs your help
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective by Clay Pope. Read Below! How has the 2022 drought affected your forage production in the Southern Plains? That’s the question the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) are asking agriculture producers in the region to help …
Dec 07
October Pork Exports Largest in 16 Months; Beef Exports Already Top $10 Billion
October exports of U.S. pork were the largest in more than a year and beef export volume also increased from a year ago, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Pork exports reached 238,198 metric tons (mt) in October, up 5% from a year ago and the …
Dec 07
Creative feed strategies for wintering cows are helpful but costly
With hay in short supply, producers are trying to avoid cattle herd liquidation this winter by feeding their cattle alternative feedstuffs. Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension specialist in beef nutrition, said there are several ways concentrate feed can be used to meet a cow’s nutrient requirements. Although these other feed resources are available, all …
Dec 07
Holiday Shoppers—Watch Out For Text Scams
If you get a phone call or text message warning there may be fraudulent activity on your account, take a moment and pause: The fraud may very likely be the alarming call or message itself. Fraudsters are hoping, in your panic, you will click on a link that can potentially download malware or trick you into revealing …
Dec 07
Bayer WestBred Offers Exceptional Portfolio for Wheat Producers
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, visited with Bayer WestBred’s Jeff Koscelny about wheat seed varieties at Bayer WestBred. Because 2022 was a tough year for anyone producing seed in the wheat industry, Koscelny said many of WestBred’s seed suppliers planted optional acres to ensure they there was enough supply. “We have done a …
Dec 07
Livestock Marketing Association in Favor of More Competition in Cattle Markets
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Vice President, Government and Industry and Affairs at the Livestock Marketing Association, Chelsea Good, about improving the marketplace for cattle producers. “I think that the livestock sector has been more on center stage in Capitol Hill the last two years than they have been my …
Dec 07
Slow is Fast and Fast is Slow: Safe Cattle Handling
In today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Addie Womack, OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences Graduate Research Assistant talks about the proper way to handle cattle. An old cowboy once told me “If you work cattle like you gotta be done quick, it takes all day; but if you work like you got all day, you get …
Dec 07
Alyson Friesen earns National Junior Angus Association’s Bronze and Silver Awards
Alyson Friesen, Arnett, Okla., has earned the National Junior Angus Association’s (NJAA) Bronze and Silver awards, according to Caitlyn Brandt, events and junior activities director of the American Angus Association® in Saint Joseph, Mo. Friesen is the 18-year-old daughter of Lisa Friesen and attends Arnett Public School and is a member of the NJAA and the …
Dec 07
NCGA Consider Corn Challenge Winner Gets Another Step Closer to Commercialization
ExoPolymer, Inc., a winner of the Consider Corn Challenge II, recently announced a new partnership with CP Kelco, which takes ExoPolymer’s technology one step closer to commercialization. The partnership with CP Kelco will help ExoPolymer scale up production of a polysaccharide-based biopolymer. ExoPolymer is creating a new profile of customizable, polysaccharide-based hydrocolloids that are domestically produced by …
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