Dec 31
KC Sheperd caught up with David Misener of U.S. Custom Harvesters to discuss their annual convention coming up from January 30 – February 1 in Des Moines, Iowa. Misener is happy that the event could return to Des Moines as it has not been held there since 2021 when attendance was much reduced due to …
Dec 31
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 valuable New Year’s Resolutions for commercial cow/calf operations. Low cow inventories, little evidence of replacement …
Dec 31
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Dec 30
In a far-reaching, and transformative effort to modernize the Oklahoma House of Representatives, Rep. Tom Gann, R-Inola, has sponsored a reform package – House Resolution 1001 – designed to distribute power, promote transparency and reinvigorate the legislative process. His reforms aim to end the culture of opacity and concentration of authority that he says has hindered the …
Dec 30
The Swine Health Information Center (SHIC) is for the enhancement of swine health and to protect them from emerging diseases through preparedness, disease monitoring, communications, and targeted research. Oklahoma Farm Report’s Maci Carter spoke with Dr. Lisa Becton, the organization’s Associate Director, to get the details. Currently, the Center is researching H5-N1 and Weaned-to-Harvest Biosecurity. …
Dec 30
On today’s Beef Buzz, Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays features comments from a recent conversation that Farm Director KC Sheperd had with Luke Bowman, Director of SimGenetic Development with the American Simmental Association to talk SimGenetics at Cattlemen’s Congress. Eight hundred fifteen cattle are entered at Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City with either purebred or …
Dec 30
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 the year in review. Looking back, 2024 was mostly a …
