Tuesday, February 25th 6:00 – 7:00 CST Creating and managing a biosecurity plan in a stocker operation requires a collaborative team effort to effectively address both financial and health risks. By working together, team members can anticipate and mitigate potential threats to cattle health and business stability. Dr. Kenny Burdine will discuss business considerations for …
Category: Ag News
Feb 24
Dr. Derrell Peel gives a Review of Feedlot Structure and 2024 Marketings
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Dr. Peel discusses feedlot structure and 2024 marketings. The latest USDA-NASS Cattle on …
Feb 24
Navigating the Roller Coaster: Congressman Lucas Addresses Budget Battles and Farm Bill Uncertainties
At the 2025 AFR Convention held in Norman this past weekend. Congressman Frank Lucas set in on a Panel with National Farmers Union President Rob Larew to talk about current issues farmers are facing throughout the Nation. After the panel, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Congressman Lucas to talk about the upcoming March …
Feb 24
AFR Holds Annual Convention, Elects Leadership
American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) hosted the organization’s 120th annual state convention at the Embassy Suites & Conference Center – Norman Feb. 21-23. The event features educational speakers and entertainment, the annual business meeting of Oklahoma Farmers Union and American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance Company, discussion and adoption of AFR legislative policy and …
Feb 24
Center calls on Lawmakers to Uphold Federal Contracts and Obligations
The Center for Rural Affairs calls on members of Congress to uphold federal funding obligations. Last month, President Trump ordered a federal spending freeze that halted payments for federal grants and loans, jeopardizing the financial stability of agencies, organizations, programs, and projects that serve rural communities across the country. Despite a judge’s order stopping the …
Feb 24
Dairy Defined: Milk-Drinking is Having a Moment
The good news keeps coming for fluid milk. According to year-end USDA data, fluid milk consumption, in a slow decline for the past five decades, increased in 2024. The 0.6% increase to 42.98 billion pounds is the first year-over-year gain since 2009. And unlike that year, it didn’t happen because low prices and a bad dairy …
Feb 24
Chung-Ang University Uncovers Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus’s Impact on Swine Immunity
Understanding the immune responses triggered upon infection with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) will facilitate vaccine development and disease management, protecting the swine industry and associated economy. Scientists in Korea reveal changes in immune cell composition in lungs during infection with PRRSV of varying severity. They identified regulators of cell death in severe …
Feb 24
Monday 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.
Feb 24
Radio Oklahoma Network State Capitol Report for Monday, February 24, 2025
RON Capitol Reporter Jacquelyn Farris reports from the State Capitol
Feb 23
OALP’s Class XXI Hitting Midpoint of their Kenyan International Travel Experience
We continue to share comments from the Director of the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program Edmond Bonjour as Class XXI travels across parts of Kenya for their International Capstone study experience. These comments are from the Saturday tour stops for Class XXI as they hit the half way point on their Kenyan travels. “The OALP visited …
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