National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) President Duane Stateler, a pork producer from McComb, Ohio, released the following statement after U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Roger Marshall (R-KS) introduced the Food Security and Farm Protection Act, which averts a disastrous patchwork of contradictory state-by-state farm regulations that would hit hardest small and medium-sized …
Category: Ag News
Apr 09
Cotton Incorporated Executive Cotton Update
U.S. Macroeconomic Indicators & the Cotton Supply Chain April 2025 Macroeconomic Overview: Although an announcement regarding changes to tariff rates was known, the reciprocal tariff increases that were introduced by the U.S. administration on April 2nd generated a reaction that spanned financial markets. After details were released, stock markets around the world suffered significant losses and several …
Apr 09
Major Players in US Trade and Grain Market Volatility
Searching for “Trump” and “grain market volatility” on Google will yield numerous results. While much of a grain marketer’s attention is paid to weather, production forecasts, seasonal trends, and supply and demand fundamentals, the “on-again, off-again” nature of tariffs under the current administration has added to an already volatile price environment. Instead of analyzing how …
Apr 09
Advancing Peanut Genomics and Biotechnology: AAGB 2025 Conference
As the second edition following the AAGB conference in 2008, AAGB-2025 served as a vital platform for bringing together a global community of scientists, researchers, and industry experts to explore cutting-edge developments in groundnut (peanut) genomics and biotechnology and the innovations aimed at enhancing crop resilience, productivity, and nutritional quality. The conference saw participation from …
Apr 09
Pre-Finishing Nutrition’s Impact on Beef Quality from Paul Beck
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Derrell Peel, Mark Johnson, and Beck. Today, Beck talks about pre-finishing nutrition’s impact on beef quality. Last week we …
Apr 09
Wednesday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Apr 09
Ag Groups and More Urge Governor- Back Off Any Effort to Diminish Oklahoma Forestry Service
A coalition of groups sent a letter earlier this week to Governor Kevin Stitt urging he back away from any thought of dismantling the Oklahoma Forestry Service. The letter states “On behalf of the undersigned organizations with a collective interest in public and property safety in the State of Oklahoma, we write to express our …
Apr 09
Radio Oklahoma Network State Capitol Report for Wednesday, April 9, 2025
RON’s Jacquelyn Farris reports from the State Capitol
Apr 08
Administrator Zeldin Releases Statement on POTUS’ New Energy Related EO Signed Today
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a statement today on the heels of President Trump’s latest Executive Order, “Reinvigorating America’s Beautiful Clean Coal Industry,” affirming that the agency is committed to help unleash American energy to Power the Great American Comeback. EPA has already taken steps to do so by reconsidering several actions …
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