Apr 01
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) announced applications for financial aid through the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund remain open for those cattle raisers impacted by wildfires in the Texas Panhandle and Western Oklahoma. The TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting ranchers and landowners impacted by disasters, will distribute financial assistance to reduce …
Apr 01
U.S. winter wheat condition was rated 56 percent good to excellent as of Sunday, March 31, up significantly from 28 percent at the same time last year, according to USDA NASS’ first weekly national Crop Progress report of the year released Monday. Aside from Kansas, the Southern Plains (Oklahoma and Texas) have improved winter wheat …
Apr 01
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 cow slaughter and more. One of the principal ingredients in many ground …
Apr 01
The statewide candidate filing period is scheduled for April 3, 4, and 5, Oklahoma State Election Board Secretary Paul Ziriax announced today. Candidate filing hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the three-day period. Candidates filing for federal, state, and legislative offices will file with the Secretary of the State Election Board at the …
Apr 01
On March 29, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) and a coalition of agriculture and conservation organizations sent a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate appropriations committees requesting at least $1.2 billion for NRCS Conservation Operations and full authorized funding for farm bill conservation programs in Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). More …
Apr 01
Its one of those days in Oklahoma, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus, “EVERYBODY should be aware of the enhanced severe weather risk today, with large hail being a very likely hazard today, as well as the above-mentioned.(in the graphic) tornadoes and severe winds. Sure, tornadic winds are also severe, but remember not all severe …
Apr 01
Purchases outside of China are driven more by mill-demand, and the steep year-over-year decreases indicate global mill purchasing has been weak this crop year. The USDA releases the first official estimates for a crop year in May. As the crop year has progressed, forecasts for global cotton mill-use have fallen due to slow downstream orders. …
Apr 01
In the eastern half of the U.S., a rare emergence of both 13-year and 17-year periodical cicadas will begin as early as late April, and eastern Oklahoma will notice the abundant, loud insects. Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to talk with Wyatt Hoback, a professor in the Oklahoma State University Department of …
