Flour millers and bakers in the Philippines have a strong preference for U.S. wheat, and U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) has spent many years building relationships in the important market. ‘Spotlight on the Philippines’ Provided Opportunity Because of USW’s work there, USDA invited USW to participate in “Spotlight on the Philippines,” a webinar held in December …
Category: Ag News
Jan 13
Payne County’s Dea Rash receives OSU Extension Distinguished Educator award
Oklahoma State University Extension has named Dea Rash a recipient of the Distinguished Educator Award. Rash is the family and consumer sciences/4-H educator for Payne County Extension and was honored Jan. 11 at the OSU Extension Biennial Conference in Stillwater. Extension has played a significant role in Rash’s life since her youth. She was an …
Jan 12
Southern Plains Responsible for Bulk of Wheat Acre Declines in Latest WASDE
USDA on Friday released its January Crop Production, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) Dec. 1 Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings reports. USDA pegged final national average corn yield at a record 177.3 bushels per acre (bpa), well above the range of pre-report expectations. Production was pegged at 15.34 billion bushels (bb). Soybean …
Jan 12
Cattlemen’s Congress Vendor Spotlight: Showstring USA Embroidery
At the 2024 Cattlemen’s Congress, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Maci Carter had a chance to visit with one of the vendor’s, Randy Baker and Dwayne Baudino of Showstring USA Embroidery. Showstring USA is out of Frederick, Oklahoma and attends many shows, mostly around the state of Oklahoma. They do mostly embroidery and carry lots …
Jan 12
USDA Winter Wheat Seedings Report Analysis from OSU’s Kim Anderson
The USDA released the Winter Wheat Seedings report which contained estimates of 2024 winter wheat planted acres. Pryor to the report, market analysts estimated 2024 hard red winter (HRW) wheat planted acres 2.4% lower (25.1 million acres (ma) vs. 25.7 ma) than was planted for the 2023 crop. Soft red winter wheat planted acres were …
Jan 12
Sale Barns Announce Date Changes for Upcoming Week Due to Weather
After considering the forecast for the upcoming days and the dangerous temperatures approaching, there will be no sales on Monday at ONSY, Joplin, or Tulsa as everyone prepares for the cold temps and winter weather. Also OKC West will not sell cattle on Monday or Tuesday but will have a single day where all cattle …
Jan 12
Oklahoma Sorghum Production for 2023 up 108 Percent from 2022 in USDA’s Annual Crop Production Summary
On January 12, 2024, USDA NASS released the Annual Crop Production Summary for 2023. To view the full report, CLICK HERE. U.S. Crop Production 2023 Summary: Corn for grain production in 2023 was estimated at a record high 15.3 billion bushels, up 12 percent from the 2022 estimate. The average yield in the United States …
Jan 12
Lucas Passes Bill to Hold China Accountable
Today, Congressman Frank Lucas’s (OK-03) Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act, or the PROTECT Taiwan Act, passed on the House floor. Currently, under the Taiwan Relations Act, the President is required to notify Congress if China poses an immediate threat to Taiwan’s security. If this notification is triggered, H.R. 803 states that it …
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