Apr 01
Younger generations of U.S. pet owners are fueling growth of the fresh pet food category, opting for frozen or refrigerated products with wellness claims or attributes similar to the foods they buy for themselves. Millennials and GenZ are beginning to dominate the pet owner landscape and are now as likely to have a pet as …
Apr 01
Senor Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is talking with Donnell Brown, rancher at the R.A. Brown in Throckmorton, Texas, about Expected Progeny Differences (EPD’s). At the 2024 Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Convention, Brown led a session on the value of EPD’s. Brown said his passion for utilizing EPD’s to make better selections and …
Apr 01
Beef and pork exports of $18.1 billion in 2023 had a significant impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study conducted by The Juday Group and released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). The study quantified the returns that beef and pork exports brought to corn and soybean producers nationally …
Apr 01
The National Milk Producers Federation, the largest U.S. dairy-farmer organization and the industry’s premier policy voice in Washington, submitted its final, formal legal “brief” on their behalf for Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) modernization to USDA. The NMPF brief, which was submitted March 29 and hand-delivered to USDA today, emphasized that those farmers are the …
Apr 01
A look at prospective plantings and grain stocks as we enter planting season With ARC/PLC selections made, crop insurance sales closing dates passed and now the annual Prospective Plantings Report published – the 2024/25 planting season has officially arrived. Between Feb. 28 and March 16, USDA surveyed nearly 72,000 farms about planting intentions. As expected, due to …
Apr 01
The Week After an early spring surge, the national average for a gallon of gas spent the past week drifting up and down by a fraction of a cent before settling equal at $3.53. However, the break may be temporary, as gas pump prices will likely resume a spring increase. In Oklahoma, the gas average …
Apr 01
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 31
The official name of the arena that will turn sixty years old next year on the OKC Fairgrounds is the Jim Norick Arena- but most folks out across Oklahoma know it as the Big House. It has housed hundreds of horse shows, events annually at the State Fair, high school basketball and wrestling and of …
Mar 31
This past Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Food & Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a joint statement regarding the detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows. Here is the latest update from the agencies(as of Saturday): The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Drug …
