Jan 05
At the 2024 Cattlemen’s Congress, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, caught up with the President of the American Angus Association and Oklahoma Rancher, Barry Pollard. Pollard wears many hats, as he is also the owner of P&K equipment and a retired neurosurgeon. Pollard said it has been a busy week as a trade …
Jan 05
With rounds of accumulating snow forecast to impact parts of the Sooner State over the next several days – late this week and early next week – AAA Oklahoma is urging drivers to be prepared for the conditions and to remain cautious if out on the roads, while the auto club’s roadside rescue fleet prepares …
Jan 05
Oklahoma Agritourism has launched the Oklahoma Wine Trails passport program. The program will include nine regional wine trails with collectable stamps and prizes. “Our new passport program is the perfect ‘bite-sized’ adventure to get folks out to our vineyards and wineries,” said ODAFF Viticulture and Enology Coordinator Madi Franklin. “We hope by breaking up our …
Jan 05
The National Cotton Council and its cooperating partners welcome all to the 2024 Beltwide Cotton Conferences January 3 through 5 in Fort Worth, Texas for three days of individual reports, panel discussions, hands on workshops and seminars are designed to provide attendees with information they need to help producers make key cotton production/marketing-related decisions. A dynamic program, …
Jan 05
Farm Director KC Sheperd is back talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. After the holiday, Rodenberger said the feeder cattle market came back stronger, and the market for grazing calves is tremendous. “We are still at record-level highs,” Rodenberger said. Although there is …
Jan 05
Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, today called for an independent investigation of the Oklahoma Department of Corrections to address his claims of an increase in violent assaults against inmates and staff. Humphrey chairs the House Criminal Justice and Corrections Committee. “The Department of Corrections within the past year has seen an increase in violence against inmates …
Jan 05
Soy growers are asking Congress to support inland waterways in the upcoming 2024 Water Resources Development Act. Lawmakers are in the process of developing the 2024 WRDA, a critical piece of legislation that will shape U.S. waterway policies for the next two years. The House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee recently issued guidance for WRDA 2024 …
Jan 05
Declining tax revenue from oil and gas production continues to push total gross receipts revenues down. Treasury receipts for the last 12 months total $16.96 billion, a decrease of $480 million, or 2.7 percent, when comparing revenue from the previous year. All tax sources in December total $1.41 billion. Continuing recent trends, revenue is down …
Jan 05
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
