Apr 16
OKC West in El Reno had 1,500 head of Calves and Stockers on Tuesday, April 15 2025. Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold fully 20.00 higher from last week’s lighter test. Demand very good. For today’s Yearling Run- EXPECTING 4,300 1,500 Feeder Heifers 2,800 Feeder Steers
Apr 16
RON’s Jacquelyn Farris reports from the State Capitol
Apr 15
Teachers will leave with tools and techniques, generous supplies, and equipment to teach all the new things they learn. Award-winning instructors and past AITC TOY’s Debra Wood and Amber Bales will be presenting the June 17th, 2025, Workshops. Chick-A-Doodle-Do Workshop “Everything about the Chicken and the Egg. When teachers leave this workshop, they will be …
Apr 15
The Oklahoma Conservation Historical Society (OCHS) invites you to join us for two special events in April marking the 90th anniversary of two pivotal moments in American conservation history: the catastrophic Black Sunday dust storm of April 14, 1935, and the subsequent creation of the Soil Conservation Service on April 27, 1935. To commemorate the …
Apr 15
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Air and Radiation (OAR) submitted a demand for information to a start-up company calling themselves “Make Sunsets,” which is launching balloons filled with sulfur dioxide (SO2) seeking to geoengineer the planet and generate “cooling” credits to sell. This issue was initially identified in 2023 during the last Administration, but …
Apr 15
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke L. Rollins joined Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today as the Governor submitted a waiver to USDA to ban soda and candy from and include hot rotisserie chicken in Arkansas’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “Governor Sanders is confronting childhood disease head on, and it starts with what …
Apr 15
For decades, Big Ag corporations have leveraged illegal practices to control livestock markets, squeeze producers and gouge consumers; industry lawsuit seeks to greenlight abuse. Today, Food & Water Watch filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit on behalf of Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Latino Farmers …
Apr 15
Castration is a routine but critical management practice in cattle operations, used to reduce aggression, prevent unnecessary breeding, improve safety, and enhance meat quality. Approaches to castration should be made with operational objectives and animal welfare in mind. Producers should consult with their herd veterinarian for a castration protocol that includes consideration for animal age, …
