Dec 18
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is talking with the Vice President of the Livestock Marketing Association, Mike VanMaanen, about changes in the beef cattle business he and fellow cattle auction owners have seen. LMA represents around 800 auction facilities across the United States. VanMaanen owns an auction barn, Eastern Missouri Commission, in Bowling …
Dec 18
Winter holidays are upon us, and consumers across the country are decking out their tables to celebrate. But will high food prices put a damper on all that merriment? In this post, we share results from the Gardner Food and Agricultural Policy Survey to unpack how consumers are keeping costs of their holiday meals down. …
Dec 18
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! They say history repeats itself—it sure seems that way when it comes to the end of the year and global temperature records. It’s become almost an annual right …
Dec 18
For Kate and Travis Fogler, nothing encourages loved ones to come home for the holidays like … cows. Their home is Stonyvale Farm, a 4,200-acre, fifth-generation dairy in Exeter, Maine, that they share with 1,000 milking cows, about 200 dry cows and 800 youngstock. On top of that, they farm 2,500 acres of cropland, growing …
Dec 18
A strong desire to travel has been driving holiday travel volume all year, and the end of the year holiday season is no exception. Airports across the nation will be especially busy this year with record-breaking numbers. “If there is one thing we have seen throughout the year, it is pent-up demand for travel,” says …
Dec 18
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Dec 16
It’s been a non stop six months for the new Vice President and Dean of the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources Dr. Jayson Lusk, after assuming his position at OSU in July of this year. Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays caught up with Dr. Lusk at the Christmas Party hosted by Alumni of the …
Dec 15
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, issued the following statement praising the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for sustainable aviation fuel. The announcement allows the use of the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model to measure lifecycle emissions from sustainable aviation fuels. “Today’s …
