The U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Global Ethanol Summit (GES) concluded today with a variety of concurrent panel discussions with experts on various topics within the biofuel industry. GES, Oct. 16-18, is an education and trade forum that seeks to elevate bioethanol’s international visibility and ongoing successful initiatives as a viable decarbonization solution within the transportation …
Category: Ag News
Oct 18
USDA Extends Milk Loss Program Assistance Deadline to Oct. 30
The U.S Department of Agriculture (USDA) is extending the application deadline for the Milk Loss Program (MLP) to Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, allowing more time for eligible dairy farmers to apply for much-needed, weather-related disaster recovery assistance. Administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), MLP compensates dairy producers who, because of qualifying weather events, dumped or removed …
Oct 18
OSU’s Rosslyn Biggs and Dana Zook: Open or Not?
On this edition of Cow-Calf Corner, Rosslyn Biggs, DVM, OSU Cooperative Extension State Extension Beef Cattle Veterinarian, and Dana Zook, OSU Cooperative Extension Northwest Area Livestock Specialist, talk about evaluating pregnancy status in cattle. The three primary methods to evaluate pregnancy in cows include rectal palpation, reproductive tract ultrasound, and blood testing. In 2017, the …
Oct 18
U.S. Grains Council’s Global Ethanol Summit Wraps Up With Seven Concurrent Sessions, Preparation For Trade Team Visits
The U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Global Ethanol Summit (GES) concluded on October 17th, 2023, with a variety of concurrent panel discussions with experts on various topics within the biofuel industry. GES, Oct. 16-18, is an education and trade forum that seeks to elevate bioethanol’s international visibility and ongoing successful initiatives as a viable decarbonization solution …
Oct 18
Wednesday Preopening Market Update with Dave Lanning
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Oct 17
OKFB members explore “toxic grit” in final mental wellbeing webinar
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members wrapped up the webinar portion of the Cultivating Healthy Minds series with a look at resilience in agriculture on Friday, Oct. 13. The finale of the three-part webinar series featured Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Shannon Ferrell as he led members through an exploration of agriculture’s unique stressors and risks when it …
Oct 17
Oklahoma’s Best Beef Competition Welcomes the Public This Saturday in Stockyards City
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, had the chance to visit with the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation, Mariah Reimer, about Oklahoma’s Best Beef Competition coming up on October 21st in Historic Stockyards City at 11 a.m. next to Langston’s. Visitors are invited to watch local ranches grill their own steaks with Oklahoma celebrities. The …
Oct 17
Survey: Agriculture Industry Confident about Future Profitability; Businesses Prioritizing Efficiency to Drive Growth
Agriculture leaders anticipate the overall economic conditions of the U.S. will improve in the next 12 months despite lingering economic concerns. They are keenly focused on managing profitability by taking command of the business areas they have control over such as increasing efficiencies through automation, adding new products and services with higher profit margins, and …