Dec 17
Meghan Filbert introduces her role as the community and partnerships manager for NoFence to intern Karleigh Erramouspe and explains how the company’s virtual fencing technology works. Filbert describes the system as GPS-enabled collars for cattle, sheep, and goats that connect to a phone app to set and adjust boundaries. As she puts it, the collars …
Dec 17
As digital technology becomes essential across modern farming, Oklahoma Farm Report’s Maci Carter caught up with John Deere’s Erin Jost to discuss how the Operations Center is empowering producers with clearer, faster insights. Jost described it as “our data hub for the farming operation,” where both agronomic and machine information flows together. Jost emphasized that …
Dec 16
Governor Kevin Stitt is back in Oklahoma City after his Tuesday visit to Westville in northeastern Oklahoma. The Governor says he wanted to show support for poultry producers and other agricultural families facing what he called a serious threat to their livelihoods. Speaking after meeting with roughly 300 chicken farmers and cattle ranchers to senior farm and …
Dec 16
Global trade pressures and shifting political dynamics are reshaping how U.S. grains and bio products move into key international markets. Our Own Maci Carter caught up with Andrew Brandt, Director of Trade Policy for U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council, who says current U.S. trade policy is being shaped most heavily by North American relationships, pointing …
Dec 15
At the Oklahoma National Stockyards during the final sale of the year on Monday, attention turned to a special rollover sale of a single calf that supported the All American Beef Battalion’s Steaks for Troops program. The calf was sold multiple times, with over $44,000 raised (with donations still being accepted)- that will push the …
Dec 11
At the busy 32nd Annual Tulsa Farm Show, newly elected Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Stacy Simunek shared insights from his first weeks leading the state’s largest general farm organization. Simunek said the transition from the farm to leadership has been brisk, explaining he has been “trying to get my feet underneath me” but feels momentum …
Dec 11
Farmers are navigating one of the most uneven market years in recent memory, with soaring livestock prices on one side and tightening grain margins on the other. Maci Carter, Oklahoma Farm Report intern, spoke with Megan Roberts, principal quantitative and economic analyst with Compeer Financial, about the unusual dynamics shaping this year’s agricultural markets. Roberts …
Dec 10
The Tulsa Farm Show is quickly approaching its 32nd year, and Scott Guttormson of Midwest Farm Shows reflected on how far the event has come. When told it was hard to believe the show had reached its 32nd edition, Guttormson agreed, saying, “Wow, yeah, it goes by fast, doesn’t it.” He emphasized the consistency of …
Dec 09
Oklahoma Cotton Oklahoma Winter Wheat Condition: Nationwide stats for crop Production: Corn production Corn production for grain is forecast at 16.75 billion bushels, up 1 percent from last month and up 12 percent from 2024. If realized, this would set a new U.S. production record. Based on conditions as of December 1, yields are expected …
