The Emergency Drought Committee met Friday to review the recently announced emergency drought assistance program following recent rainfall across Oklahoma. In the last 10 days, 56 of 77 counties have received four or more inches of rain, according to the Oklahoma Mesonet. All but two Oklahoma counties have received at least one inch of rain …
Category: Ag News
Nov 08
Roll of Victory Winners Awarded at the 2024 Angus Convention
Angus cattle have a tradition of excellence in the show ring, and that history continues across the country each year. The American Angus Association® created the Roll of Victory (ROV) Show Program in 1984 to recognize show-winning animals, their sires, dams, breeders and owners on a per year basis. The ROV Show Heifer of the …
Nov 08
American Agri-Women Congratulate President-Elect Trump & VP-Elect JD Vance
CROOKSTON, Minnesota (AgPR) November 8, 2024 | American Agri-Women (AAW), the nation’s leading coalition of women in farming, ranching, and agribusiness, congratulates President-Elect Donald J. Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance on their victory in the 2024 presidential election. AAW extends its best wishes to the incoming administration and looks forward to advancing the needs of …
Nov 08
Multi-County Grand Jury indicts four for robberies of cash, marijuana
The Multi-County Grand Jury has indicted four men in a pair of robberies for allegedly stealing cash and marijuana from two Oklahoma marijuana grow operations. Geane Johnson Jr., 25, Herbert Lee Morris Jr., 20, Anthony Jermaine Rainger, 21, and Ameil Jordan Elijah Rainger, 20, each face multiple felony counts for allegedly robbing Butter Cookies LLC …
Nov 08
Harrison Kircher Named President and CEO of National Chicken Council
The National Chicken Council’s (NCC) Board of Directors today announced that Harrison Kircher has been named NCC President and CEO, effective January 1, 2025. “On behalf of the NCC Board of Directors, I congratulate Harrison on his appointment as the new President and CEO,” said NCC Chairman Bill Griffith, Peco Foods. “Harrison’s dedication, expertise and …
Nov 08
Analyzing 2023 ARC-CO and PLC Payments
The Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs are two commodity programs under Title I of the farm bill that provide income support to farmers. Title I is explained in greater detail in a previous Market Intel. For both programs, payments begin in October after the crop years end. This Market Intel and the tables …
Nov 08
Republicans Take Control of White House, Congress
What happened: In addition to Donald Trump’s return to the White House, Tuesday’s elections saw Republicans gain control of the U.S. Senate and will likely hold power in the House of Representatives, giving them leadership of committees important to agriculture. At press time, the GOP had 53 seats in the Senate, while Democrats held 47. Arizona …
Nov 08
USMEF Elects New Officer Team, Details Market Diversification Efforts
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 08
Drought Commission Clarifies Aid Distribution Amid Recent Rains in Oklahoma
At today’s, November 8, 2024, Emergency Drought Commission Meeting, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur to talk about the major goals of the meeting. Arthur related that clarification was a big focus. She said, “We realize that we are responsible to the taxpayers and these …
Nov 08
Latest Crop Production Report Shows Decline in Yields of All Summer Crops Except Cotton
On November 8, 2024, the USDA released the latest Crop Production report. This report is a forecast of where summer crops looked as of November 1. It will be the last look of the series before the final summer crop data is released in January. Associate Farm Editor Stevie White had the chance to talk …
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