Category: Ag News

Feeder Steers and Heifer Steady at Joplin Regional Stockyard on Monday

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 03:12:16 CST

Joplin Regional Stockyards
Mon Dec 5, 2022

   

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Feeder Steers and Heifers Unevenly Steady, Steer Calves Higher, Heifer Calves Unevenly Steady to Higher at Oklahoma National on Monday

Tue, 06 Dec 2022 03:07:41 CST

Oklahoma National Stockyards
Mon Dec 5, 2022

   

AUCTION
This Week               14,000
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Market Wrap-Up with Justin Lewis for December 5, 2022

Oklahoma Cash Grains for December 5, 2022

ARA Recognizes Gary Vogen with Distinguished Service Award

Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recognized Gary Vogen, vice president of corporate and regulatory affairs at Yara North America, with the ARA Distinguished Service Award during the ARA Conference & Expo. “Gary has served on the ARA Board of Directors for several years and acts as an insightful resource when the ARA policy team …

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Growth of Specialty Crops Highlights Need for Expanded Risk Management Tools

Specialty crops including fruits, vegetables and nuts make up almost one-third of total crop sales in the United States, but a large number of specialty crop acres remain uninsured. American Farm Bureau Federation economists examined specialty crop coverage in the latest Market Intel, and found that more than 80% of the acreage of hazelnuts, kiwifruit, …

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Growth Energy ’s Chris Bliley Excited about Opportunities Biofuels can Provide for Agriculture in 2023

KC Sheperd, Farm Director, is visiting with Growth Energy’s Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Chris Bliley, about efforts in the ethanol industry to improve access to E15 all across the country.   “We saw the sort of unrest in Europe, and we saw what is happening with gas prices, and really biofuels have been a …

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Ag in the Classroom, O Christmas Tree Lessons

We hope that the next three weeks or so go by very quickly for you and your students!  During the business of this time of year, take a minute to check out our lessons about Christmas trees!  Yes, there is an agricultural connection to Christmas trees.  Our agency is the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, …

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Lucas Cattle Co. donates beef to Polk County Christian Social Ministries for 39th ‘Share Your Christmas’

Ground beef will feed 450 Bolivar area families as food prices are highest in 40 years and more than 34 million Americans are food insecure. In a year with nearly 70 percent of American families living paycheck to paycheck due to high inflation, organizations and individuals that distribute food to those in need are being …

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Feeder Cattle Markets Jump into December with Derrell Peel

Mondays, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks about the feeder cattle markets. Oklahoma feeder cattle auction …

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