Dec 04
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced Tuesday that it granted a 90-day extension for trials at six pork packing plants with faster harvest line speeds. The harvest capacity facilitated by higher line speeds at the six trial plants represents over three percent of national capacity. Extending and making permanent …
Dec 04
Recognizing the increased emphasis consumers are placing on nutrition, the Wheat Foods Council (WFC) launched a social media campaign that educates fitness professionals and trainers about the benefits of incorporating wheat foods into healthy diets. U.S. Wheat Associates and the WFC are both U.S. farmer-led organizations that promote the value and benefits of U.S. wheat. International customers …
Dec 04
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Dec 04
USDA, EPA and FDA release draft strategy to prevent the loss and waste of food and increase recycling of organics to support a circular economy for all, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save households and businesses money, and build cleaner communities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Food and …
Dec 01
Dairy farmers dedicate themselves to ensuring each drop of milk not only provides families with optimal nourishment but also reaches the consumers in the most ethical and sustainable manner. While farmers focus on production, state, regional, and national checkoff programs were created by dairy farmers to build trust and sales of dairy through research, product …
Dec 01
As the 2024 Cattlemen’s Congress edges closer, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays is visiting with the Vice President of the show, Bray Haven. The show will run from December 30, 2023, through January 11, 2024, at the Oklahoma City Fairgrounds. “It is really hard to believe we are rolling around on number four …
Dec 01
Farm Director, KC Sheperd is talking with Jesse Wells about his family’s Christmas Tree Farm. The Wells Christmas Tree Farm is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and offers Christmas tree cuttings, events, activities, photo opportunities, and shopping for the whole family. Wells Christmas Tree Farm is currently open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the …
Dec 01
Kitchen table math can be a chore this time of year, as U.S. wheat farmers shovel their crop production costs into calculators, hoping the numbers they scoop out next year will be magically heavier than those they tossed in this year. But here’s a secret about the math of farming: it isn’t really magic. “There’s …
