Category: Ag News

New Iconic Sculpture Coming to Bricktown

Visit OKC and Inasmuch Foundation Commission Public Art Project  An exciting new public art installation is coming to the Bricktown Entertainment District. Visit Oklahoma City and Inasmuch Foundation are partnering with the City of Oklahoma City to reimagine United Way Plaza at Reno and Walnut Ave.   Currently, this pedestrian plaza is the site of the …

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Meristem Announces First-ever $40/A. Replant Program for HOPPER THROTTLE MAXSTAX™ Soybeans

Meristem Crop Performance today announced a first-ever $40/A. Replant Protection Program for HOPPER THROTTLE™ MaxStax™ for Soybeans, a revolutionary combination of 16 crop inputs delivered seamlessly through an advanced planter box seed fluency system powered by Meristem’s patented BIO-CAPSULE® Technology.  “We are the only company NOT in the seed business to offer a $40 per acre replant program, …

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Thursday 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.

Oklahoma Cattlemen Cheer Attorney General Drummond’s Efforts to Push Back on Biden Dietary Guidelines

The Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association is pleased that Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined AGs from 22 other states in attacking the Dietary Guidelines recommended by the Biden Administration’s Advisory Committee. OCA’s Michael Kelsey says- “OCA greatly appreciates Attorney General Drummond’s letter to USDA and DHHS regarding the need for science based Dietary Guidelines not …

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Radio Oklahoma Network State Capitol Report for Wednesday, February 13, 2025

RON News Director Ken Johnson reports from the State Capitol

Feeder Steers Lower, Feeder Heifers and Steer and Heifer Calves Lightly Tested at OKC West – El Reno

Oklahoma House Committee Passes REINS Act

The Oklahoma House Appropriations and Budget Committee today approved legislation that would reform the state’s administrative rulemaking process—the system through which state agencies draft regulations to implement laws passed by the Legislature. House Bill 2728, authored by Rep. Gerrid Kendrix, would establish the Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2025, …

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Klobuchar Statement on House Republican Budget Resolution

U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee, released the following statement on the budget resolution released by House Republicans earlier today: “These proposed cuts come at a time when we should be focused on helping our farmers and ranchers, children, seniors, and rural Americans tackle rising costs, not …

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Oklahoma Cash Grains Report from February 12, 2025

Bice Introduces Legislation to Stop U.S. Farmland From Being Sold to Foreign Adversaries

Yesterday, Congresswoman Bice reintroduced the Stop China’s Continuous Purchase (CCP) of Land Act, legislation designed to safeguard American agricultural land from foreign adversaries. Foreign land ownership in the United States has surged over the past decade. This legislation incentivizes states to prohibit countries such as China and Russia from acquiring U.S. farmland, ensuring that critical resources remain under American ownership. Congresswoman Bice issued …

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