Nutrien, a leading crop inputs and services provider, recently committed $1 million over four years to support sustainable agriculture practices for rice growers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas and California. Through the USA Rice and Ducks Unlimited decade-long Rice Stewardship Program, we have built a field team of partners who have worked on more than …
Category: Ag News
Jun 24
Scotland’s Livestock Industry with OSU’s Derrell Peel
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 talks about livestock production in Scotland. Sheep production is the largest livestock industry in …
Jun 24
Monday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jun 21
NFU President Larew and FUE Leaders Attend World Farmers’ Organization Annual Meeting in Rome
NFU President Rob Larew, along with Farmers Union Enterprises (FUE) representatives Darin Von Ruden, Wisconsin Farmers Union President; Walter Schweitzer, Montana Farmers Union President; Mark Watne, North Dakota Farmers Union President; Gary Wertish, Minnesota Farmers Union President; and Dave Velde, FUE CEO and NFU General Counsel, this week attended the World Farmers’ Organization (WFO) General …
Jun 21
OKFB YF&R 2024 Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser registration now open
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers will host their annual Shotgun Shoot Fundraiser Friday, August 9, at Silverleaf Shotgun Sports near Guthrie. The fundraiser features a sporting-clays-style shoot with proceeds benefitting the work of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. Registration is now open through Friday, August 2, on the OKFB website for sponsors, teams …
Jun 21
Panda Biotech celebrates Grand Opening of the Panda Hemp Gin of Wichita Falls, Texas
On Wednesday, June 12, Panda Biotech, along with Panda Hemp Gin equity partner, The Southern Ute Indian Tribe, celebrated the grand opening of its Wichita Falls, Texas industrial hemp facility. Friends and colleagues from around the world gathered for an official hemp denim ribbon-cutting ceremony and celebratory barbeque lunch inside of the 500,000 square foot …
Jun 21
Ag Secretary Blayne Arthur touches on Consumer Engagement, Historic Panhandle Rains and NASDA
At the Ranchers Sustainable Tour hosted by Clay Burtrum, Oklahoma Farm Report Intern Kate Munson spoke with Ag Secretary Blayne Arthur following her welcome address at the Sustainable Ranchers Tour in Stillwater on June 20. One focus of the Sustainable Ranchers Tour is to teach producers how to interact with and meet consumers’ needs in …
Jun 21
On Our Latest Ag Perspectives Podcast- Lance Zimmerman with Rabobank Talks Global and US Beef and Beef Cattle Outlook
Rabobank’s senior beef analyst, Lance Zimmerman, talked in depth with Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays about the Global and Domestic beef and beef cattle marketplace- they covered topics like current price outlook, heifer retention, consumers and their current love affair with the high quality beef that is being produced by the US Cattle Producer and …