Nov 11
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 and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel discusses beef export and import data. Total beef exports increased 3.6 percent year …
Nov 11
Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the planning and management organization that oversees the national dairy checkoff program on behalf of America’s dairy farmers and importers, has posted its 2023 annual report at https://dairycheckoff.com/about-us/annual-report. The report provides checkoff funders and other members of the dairy community an audited financial report and highlights from 2023, including: The report …
Nov 11
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) concluded its annual strategic planning conference in Tucson, Ariz., Friday with the election of officers for 2024-25. Steve Hanson, a rancher and cattle feeder from Elsie, Neb., is the new USMEF chair, succeeding Minnesota pork and grain producer Randy Spronk. Hanson has previously held many beef industry leadership roles, …
Nov 11
Originally from eastern Asia, the Asian longhorned tick, Haemaphysalis longicornis, has successfully established itself in countries around the world and now the United States. In the summer of 2024, the tick was identified on cattle in northeast Oklahoma counties. The Asian longhorned tick parasitizes multiple species including humans, pets, livestock and wildlife, including birds. Relatively …
Nov 11
Congratulations to President-Elect Donald J. Trump on his election as the 47th President! House of Representatives At the present time, Republicans have secured a majority in the Senate, while the House remains close, but still un-called. This morning, Republicans have secured 212 seats, and but need 218 seats to have the majority for the House. …
Nov 11
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Nov 11
Delegates at the 2024 Oklahoma Farm Bureau Annual Meeting worked through a wide range of policy positions that was presented to them by the Resolutions Committee of the organization that had come from County Farm Bureaus back earlier in the fall. After the several hours of debate and approval- Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays talked …
Nov 10
While attending the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Convention, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays had the opportunity to visit with Congressman Frank Lucas about many things including the AFBF Distinguished Service Award he was presented with at the 2024 National AFBF Convention, a farm bill update, and the outlook for President-Elect Trump’s second term in …
