Four-legged friends often play a vital role on family farms and ranches, prompting Farm Bureau to launch the Farm Dog of the Year contest several years ago – now a popular feature of the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Convention. The winner of the 2024 Farm Bureau Farm Dog of the Year award is Skippy, owned …
Category: Ag News
Jan 22
ASA’s 56th Annual Meeting and Board of Trustees Election
The American Simmental Association (ASA) held its 56th Annual Meeting the first week of January, 2024. The Annual Meeting highlighted each committee’s minutes for the previous year, and reflected on the successes of 2023, including the continued expansion of ASA research projects, data collection, funds raised by the American Simmental-Simbrah Foundation (ASF), the breed’s presence …
Jan 22
2024 Winter Wheat Production Prospects
Recent reports from USDA provide insight into the supply prospects for the 2024 winter wheat crop. The Winter Wheat and Canola Seedings publication on January 12, 2024, showed U.S. farmers planted 34.425 million acres of winter wheat for 2024, down about 6 percent from the 36.699 million planted for 2023. This is still the second-highest winter …
Jan 22
Southern Plains Perspective: El Niño is here!
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective. The Southern Plains Perspective is authored by Clay Pope- who farms with his wife Sarah. Read Below! If you follow the weather news (and if you live in Oklahoma and the Southern Plains you should) you already know that since about mid-summer we have been …
Jan 22
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.
Jan 22
Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas Presented with AFBF Distinguished Service Award at 2024 National Convention
Oklahoma Third District Congressman Frank Lucas was presented with the Distinguished Service Award by the nation’s largest general farm organization on Sunday during their annual convention in Salt Lake City. AFBF established the Distinguished Service Award in 1928 to honor individuals who have devoted their careers to serving the national interest of American agriculture. Lucas …
Jan 21
Oklahoma Farm Bureau Honored for Capitol Camp at AFBF Convention in Salt Lake City
The American Farm Bureau convention opening session on Sunday, January 21st included the presentation of an AFBF New Horizon Award to Oklahoma Farm Bureau. The New Horizon Award is presented to one State Farm Bureau in each AFBF membership category, and OKFB’s award recognizes the OKFB Capitol Camp, a legislative experience for Oklahoma 4-H and …
Jan 21
American Farm Bureau Unveils Online Mental Health Initiative at 2024 AFBF Convention
A landmark alliance is launching free, anonymous, online mental health and wellbeing services to provide a nationwide safety net of confidential and on-demand support to farmers, ranchers and farm families. Unveiled at the American Farm Bureau Federation 2024 Convention, Farm Family Wellness Alliance’s groundbreaking solution harnesses the best resource to build farm family wellness—access to …
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