Category: Ag News

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:07:08 CDT

Hay is getting tighter. Farmers and hay producers are beginning to get creative with baling up their milo, soybeans, and corn stalks.

The rain did come across the parts of the state which brought cooler …

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:45:59 CDT

Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced the application window for its spring 2023 internship programs is now open.

These unique internship programs provide opportunities for student…

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:43:06 CDT

In a win for producers across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency recently announced changes to two crop insurance programs-Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and…

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:41:12 CDT

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) is now accepting nominations for the second cohort of the Advanced Training for Animal Agriculture Leaders program. Nominations are due November 1.

I…

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:39:10 CDT

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Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with international consultant, PJ Budler, about making Cattlemen’s Congress the premier destination for …

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:25:19 CDT

Bob LeValley, Oklahoma Beef Quality Assurance Coordinator, provides guidelines for producers for using antimicrobials in cattle. This is part of a
weekly series published electronically by Paul Beck called…

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:09:35 CDT

Oklahoma State University and the Oklahoma Water Resources Center are researching how to improve water availability in southwest Oklahoma.

Water scarcity is a challenge in the region, according to Al…

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:06:02 CDT

Summer droughts. Limited resources. Only the most resilient cattle make it through such harsh challenges. Roy Lee Criswell of Pep, New Mexico trusts Hereford-cross cattle to do it best.

“These Hereford Bulls on these black cows, getting that F1 cross, is putting more feed efficiency along with more hybrid vigor into these calves,” Criswell says. “The longevity of these bulls is in their feet. They don’t break down. Out here in this desert country, they’ve got to have good feet to be able to travel. Getting on top of these cows and coming off on these rocks, we need these bulls to keep going. We don’t want them to need a lot of feed to get them to breed back.”

In the Southwest, where rainfall is scarce and feed costs are climbing, ranchers and feeders prefer calves that gain weight more efficiently, like Criswell’s F1 cross cattle.

“At the end of the day, the yield grades are a lot higher, which is more beneficial to our pocket and our feeding operation at the yard,” says Chris Adkins of Adkins Cattle Co. “When you get higher yields and better quality carcasses, you get dividends. Here we are, seven months later and they’re weighing 1,350 and 1,400 pounds. That’s what’s fun – when you drive by their pens every morning and see the growth in them.”

Black baldy cows consume two pounds less of voluntary forage intake per day than straight-bred black cows. That’s according to an Oklahoma State University study that shows a $50 savings per cow, per year.

“They’re the easiest to work with, the easiest to get on feed, and they’re probably some of the best converting cattle,” Adkins says. “And if you can keep them calm and laying down, especially in times like these where it’s 101 degrees, they’re just going to continue to convert feed and gain. And man, it pays on the back end.”

For more information about Hereford genetics and upcoming sales, visit Hereford.org.

Hereford Genetics Sustain Through the Dry Season from American Hereford Association on Vimeo.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 08:51:28 CDT

This coming Friday- the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association will honor six alumni of OSU with their 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. This award recognize alumni who attain distinctive success in his or her chosen field or profession, perform outstanding service to their community or both. Service and contributions to the advancement of the university, the OSU Alumni Association or both may be considered.

The 2022 honorees will be recognized at a public reception Friday, September 9 inside the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. All are welcome to attend, and registration is requested- click here to register.

The Ferguson College of Agriculture is well represented as three of the six honorees are from the College of Ag. One of the six is 1967 Ag Education graduate- former State Senator Ron Justice.

From the OSU Alumni Association News Release:

The Honorable Ronald Justice graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education in 1967. He went on to earn his master’s degree in agricultural education from OSU in 1968.

After graduation, Justice moved to Kansas City, Kansas, where he served as the Wyandotte County 4-H agent for three years. He then returned to Oklahoma where he served as a 4-H agent in Muskogee County, county agriculture and 4-H agent in Alfalfa County, and agriculture agent and county director in Grady County. He served 24 years in Grady County and retired in July 2003 after a total of 33 years in county extension work. Justice then decided to continue serving Oklahoma and spent 12 years as the Oklahoma State Senator for District 23. He later served as vice president of public policy at Oklahoma Farm Bureau.

In addition to his career, Justice has been an active member of several county and state organizations, including the Grady County Cattlemen’s Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Mineral Owners’ Association and the Alfalfa Hay Association. He was a member and former president of the Chickasha Lion’s Club. He is also a member of the Chickasha Chamber of Commerce, past president of the Oklahoma Association of Extension Agriculture Agents and member of the Epsilon Sigma Phi National Honorary Extension Fraternity. Justice is currently serving on the Oklahoma Water Resource Board and the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation Board.

He was recognized with both the Oklahoma and national Epsilon Sigma Phi Friends of Extension Awards in 2020, the OSU DASNR Distinguished Alumni Award in 2016 and the OSU Agricultural Education Graduate of Distinction Award in 1998.

Justice and his wife, Darlene, have three children: Greg, Yvonne and Yvette. Along with their three children, they also have nine grandchildren.

Justice is a life member of the OSU Alumni Association.

From 2016- click on the video below to see more about Senator Justice’s life- this is the video from the OSU Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources when he was honored as a DASNR Distringuished Alum.

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 07:42:48 CDT

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RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets.

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