Category: Ag News

Jan 14

Cattle needs rise as temperatures drop

Cattle producers need to follow recommended livestock-care checklists to mitigate significant dangers that arctic blasts bring to animal health and production, said Oklahoma State University experts. Ranchers might not typically think about frozen water sources during a mild winter, for example. So it’s important to remember that cattle in southern Great Plains states are relatively …

Jan 14

Foreign Footprints: Trends in U.S. Agricultural Land Ownership

Foreign ownership of U.S. agricultural land, which includes timberland, remains a widely debated and often controversial topic, fueled by concerns about the implications of foreign investments — especially those from nations viewed as adversarial to the U.S. Since our previous analysis, Foreign Investment in U.S. Ag Land – The Latest Numbers, two additional years of data …

Jan 14

USDA Finalizes Third New Regulation Under the Biden-Harris Administration to Create Fairness and Transparency for Contract Farmers

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the third installment in a series of regulatory reforms under the Packers and Stockyards Act that, in combination with other updates finalized under the Biden-Harris Administration, is intended to level the playing field for farmers who raise chicken, turkeys, hogs, cattle, and sheep under contract or for sale to …

Jan 14

TSA PreCheck® Enrollment Event Coming to AAA Norman as Air Travel Continues at Record Levels

With the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA), reporting a record 904 million airline passengers screened at U.S. airports in 2024, airports across the nation have been busy and security lines have been long. In fact, TSA’s top 10 highest passenger screening days in the agency’s history all took place last year, so air travel is …

Jan 14

Improved Residue Flow and Frame Strength Highlight New John Deere High-Speed Disk Series

John Deere (NYSE: DE) announced today the release of a new lineup of high-speed disks (HSD), a dual-season tool that will provide excellent field finish and residue management and comes autonomy ready from the factory. The new HSD line replaces the largest models from the 2680H series. Available in widths ranging from 25’ to 45’, …

Jan 14

Blast of Cold Weather with Frigid Temps Headed this Way

Well, it feels like we just wrapped up a cold spell, with at least 4 days of below-freezing temps throughout the state, but it looks like another bout of Frigid temps is on the way. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, we can expect highs in the teens and 20s, lows in the single digits, …

Jan 14

Mark Johnson Discusses Retained Placenta in Beef Cattle

Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Derrell Peel, Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson talks about when cows fail to expel the placenta after calving. Retention of fetal membranes, or retained …