Oct 12
Hildago County resident, Erasmo Anguiano, was arrested for Criminal Mischief on Oct. 2. The charges filed are the result of an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Joe Aguilar Jr.In September, Special Ranger Aguilar received a call from a rancher in Hildago County reporting damages to fences at ranches along …
Oct 12
Statewide Discussion: While most of Oklahoma did receive rainfall in the last 10 days. Some areas received well over 1.5”while others did not accumulate wetting amounts. Many locations are now 7 days separated from wetting rain while extreme northwest, parts of southwest and some western counties are now 22-30 days separated. Fire danger in recent …
Oct 12
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Oct 11
Last week’s 628,000 head total inspected slaughter featured a bit of recovery from the prior week’s exceptionally small 612,000 head. Packers remain disciplined with production as fed cattle prices remain in a low to mid-$180’s trading range and boxed beef values continue to seek their fall price bottom. Focusing on fed cattle slaughter, the past …
Oct 11
2023 Farm Bill prospects dim with Congress mired in tense partisanship and upheaval The combination of high interest rates and a strong U.S. dollar is beginning to take a disproportionate toll on rural industries like agriculture, forest products, mining and manufacturing. Most international transactions are still conducted in dollars, and a strong dollar makes U.S. …
Oct 11
Oklahoma Farm Bureau is set to host the final Cultivating Healthy Minds webinar featuring Dr. Shannon Ferrell of Oklahoma State University Friday, Oct. 13 at noon on the Zoom webinar platform. The final webinar will be centered on resilience in agriculture, where Dr. Ferrell will explore the idea of “toxic grit” and offer tools farmers …
Oct 11
At the 2023 Rural Economic Outlook Conference, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with Texas A&M’s Bart Fischer and talked about the next farm bill. Aside from his role as Research Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the Agricultural and Food Policy Center at Texas A&M University, Fischer is also the former Chief …
