Jan 15
At the 2024 Superior Livestock Bellringer Sale held live in Oklahoma City last week, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with the President of Superior Livestock, Danny Jones, and talked about the year 2023 and what 2024 holds for the cattle industry and Superior. This year’s Bellringer Sale has been a success, …
Jan 15
Farmers and ranchers share what they learned in Noble’s first year of regenerative courses as the initial 2024 class offerings are announced, starting with New Braunfels, Texas, this February. As Noble Research Institute expands its educational programs this year, with a wider range of regenerative courses delivered across several states in the Southwest, Midwest and …
Jan 15
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 hay production. The Crop Production 2023 Summary recently released by USDA …
Jan 15
The third Ring of Champions Major PTP Show, Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, wrapped up last week. Luke Bowman, Director of SimGenetic Development, summarized the event saying, “Cattlemen’s Congress is always a premiere exhibition venue for SimGenetics producers and a great way to kick off the new year. With more than 500 entries checked in …
Jan 15
What happened: California Proposition 12 (Prop. 12) has come into full effect as of Jan. 1, mandating that all covered pork shipped to California must abide by the state’s arbitrary production standards. Pork producers across the country continue to voice their concerns over how California’s overregulation could negatively impact family farms and are looking to Congress for a solution. …
Jan 15
Register again at the updated webinar links. Due to unforeseen technical difficulties with our hosting platform, the following events currently on the NIFA Events Calendar are being rescheduled or revised with new registration links. Updated links are noted below where available; additional links to follow in the days ahead. If you have already registered for …
Jan 15
The current IRS tax code is 74,600 pages long. In book form it would stretch 36 feet high, in case you want a climbing challenge! But according to Tyler Bruch, founder and CEO of Boa Safra Ag, there’s one paragraph in that code that has the potential to save some farmers thousands of dollars through …
Jan 15
Do you or a student you know want to advocate for family farmers and their communities through your career? NFU Foundation wants to help! Learn more about our three scholarship opportunities and apply by April 1 at nfu.org/scholarships
Jan 15
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Jan 13
Oklahoma State University Extension has recognized Brad Bain, McCurtain County Extension director and agriculture educator, with its annual Distinguished Educator award. He was honored at an awards ceremony during the OSU Extension Biennial Conference Jan. 11 in Stillwater. “We are grateful that Brad’s experiences in 4-H as a youth helped bring him to a career …
