The American Hereford Association (AHA) launched a new publication in August — Baldy Advantage — highlighting the experiences and insights of commercial cow-calf producers using Hereford-sired baldy cattle to their benefit. “Heterosis is tough to beat and harder to ignore in commercial cow-calf production,” says Bill Goehring, AHA president. “Commercial producers’ firsthand experience across decades backs up …
Category: Ag News
Aug 02
NCBA Pushes Back Against Rulemaking Attempts from Animal Activist Groups
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s CEO, Colin Woodall, about agendas that do not support animal agriculture. While many recognize groups such as PETA and the Humane Society of the U.S. for their agendas against animal agriculture, Woodall said one group that has come to the forefront …
Aug 02
Yield10 Bioscience Announces Positive Results in the First Field Test of Stacked Herbicide Tolerance Traits in Camelina
-Findings demonstrate a key advancement in the development of proprietary Camelina varieties tolerant to application of broadleaf weed control as well as to Group 2 soil residual herbicide chemistries -Yield10 RSR filing pending under USDA-APHIS’s SECURE Rule for stacked herbicide tolerant Camelina Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. (Nasdaq:YTEN) (“Yield10” or the “Company”), an agricultural bioscience company, today …
Aug 02
Value, taste and health outweigh price for chicken purchases
Ninety-five percent of consumers said that price per pound and overall price are more important or as important compared to a year ago when purchasing fresh chicken, according to research presented today at the 2023 Chicken Marketing Summit. Fresh chicken is the protein of choice because it delivers value, taste and contributes to a healthful …
Aug 02
Truterra Announces New Flexible and Farmer-Friendly Programs Beyond Carbon
Programs include long-awaited solution for long-term adopters, Truterra’s first cotton-specific and nitrogen management programs and more Truterra, LLC, a leading agricultural sustainability business that offers consultation, tools and solutions for the ag and food value chain, today announced the launch of four new data-driven regional and crop-specific programs to support farmers as they adopt regenerative …
Aug 02
Value, taste and health outweigh price for chicken purchases
Ninety-five percent of consumers said that price per pound and overall price are more important or as important compared to a year ago when purchasing fresh chicken, according to research presented today at the 2023 Chicken Marketing Summit. Fresh chicken is the protein of choice because it delivers value, taste and contributes to a healthful …
Aug 02
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Welcomes New Communications Director Andrea Sission
The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association announces a new Communications Director. Sisson graduated from Oklahoma State University in 2021 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. While at OSU she majored in Animal Sciences and Agricultural Communications. Sisson also owns her own photography business, Andrea Dawn Imaging, specializing in livestock imaging and communications freelance. …
Aug 02
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.
Aug 01
Canola meetings to be held on August 9 in Oklahoma and Kansas
The recent announcement that the grain processing company Scoular will reopen its oilseed crushing plant in Goodland, Kansas, renewed producer interest in winter canola and has increased demand for opportunities to learn more about the crop. To set the stage for the upcoming growing season, Oklahoma State University and Kansas State University Research and Extension …
Aug 01
Oklahoma Wheat Commission Host Chilean Trade Delegation in Southwest Oklahoma
The Oklahoma Wheat Commission hosted a Chilean trade delegation last week in Southwest Oklahoma. This delegation sought information to understand all levels of the marketing chain of the Southern Plains region of the US, particularly looking at locations to source Hard Red Winter Wheat. The group was greeted at Will Rogers Airport and then toured …
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