Hello Oklahoma agriculture enthusiasts! Recently, Oklahoma has experienced wildfires in the western part of the state. Although I pray this year has limited damage caused by wildfires, it never hurts to prepare. Ask your local FSA office about both the Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) and the Emergency Conservation Program (ECP). Both of these programs are …
Category: Ag News
Mar 14
Bayer pilots unique generative AI tool for agriculture
Bayer today announced the pilot of an expert GenAI system to benefit farmers and up-level agronomists in their daily work. The company has been using proprietary agronomic data to train a large language model (LLM) with years of internal data, insights from thousands of trials within its vast testing network, and centuries of aggregated experience …
Mar 14
Domestic Retail Demand for Beef Rises while Food Service Demand Slips
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Kansas State University Extension Livestock Market Economist, Dr. Glynn Tonsor, about the latest Meat Demand Monitor released on February 29, 2024. In a summary comparing February data to January data, Tonsor said demand was up for domestic retail for six of the evaluated products. Looking at food …
Mar 14
Abnormally Dry or Worse Conditions See Jump in This Weeks Oklahoma Drought Monitor
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. According to the latest Oklahoma drought monitor report, exceptional drought remains at zero percent, unchanged from the start of the calendar year. Extreme drought or worse remains at zero percent, unchanged from the past 11 weeks. Severe drought or worse is unchanged from the past four weeks at .19 percent. Moderate …
Mar 14
P&K Equipment Supplies Tractors to OSU Student Farm
P&K Equipment is lending a helping hand to the Oklahoma State University Student Farm on its mission to feed the community. On Feb. 26, the company delivered two tractors for operational use at no cost to the farm. P&K Equipment is a premier John Deere dealership and owned by Dr. Barry Pollard, an OSU alumnus …
Mar 14
Thursday 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.
Mar 13
Dual Office Holder Spat Escalates as Governor Vetoes Senate Bill 1196
It all started with a request by the Democratic Senator from Norman, Mary Boren, who asked Attorney General Gentner Drummond for an opinion on Tim Gatz having the legal right to hold dual posts in state government. Before the ruling, he was Governor Stitt’s Secretary of Transportation, the Director of the Department of Transportation and …
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