Apr 23
During the month of April, the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and Oklahoma Farm Report are spotlighting the 18 Area Stars of Oklahoma FFA, who are among the highest achievers in the organization. The stars come from the five areas in four categories- Star in Ag Placement, Star in Agriscience, Star in Agribusiness, and Star in …
Apr 23
Today, in honor of Earth Day 2024, Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is funding more than 700 clean energy projects to lower energy bills, expand access to domestic biofuels and create jobs and new market opportunities for U.S. farmers, ranchers and agricultural producers. Many of the projects are …
Apr 23
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Oklahoma State University Livestock Market Economist, Derrell Peel about the April Cattle on Feed Report released on April 19, 2024. “This April Cattle on Feed Report put placements in the Month of March down 12 percent from a year ago,” Peel said. “Marketings in the …
Apr 23
Lower milk prices and higher production costs are leaving many dairy farmers with low—or non-existent—profit margins, making modernization to the Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) Program critically important to farmers across the country. But in some regions, without changes that put dairy farms on sounder financial and competitive footing, dairy itself may not have a …
Apr 23
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. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson talks about management on an operation. In comparison to the Purebred Seedstock, Stocker or Finishing segments of …
Apr 23
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Apr 22
U.S. Crop Progress: Winter wheat headed reached 17 percent, up 1 percentage point from the previous year and up 4 points from the five-year average. Winter wheat conditions rated 50 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair and 16 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s ratings were 55 percent good to excellent, 32 percent …
