Oct 17
The answer: it depends on how much money you have. USDA’s Economic Research Service has just issued a chart on how much countries worldwide spend on food on average as a percent of their total expenditures. As a general rule: As incomes rise with economic development and urbanization, the share of income spent on food …
Oct 17
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
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are invited to submit their concerns about the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed herbicide strategy before the Oct. 22 comment period deadline. EPA released the Draft Herbicide Strategy Framework in July in response to extensive litigation from environmental groups about EPA’s noncompliance with the Endangered Species Act. The proposed framework is EPA’s …
Oct 17
Noble received one of six grants from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to improve soil health, support biodiversity and increase carbon sequestration. Noble Research Institute announced today that the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and partners awarded the independent nonprofit agricultural research organization one of six grants to improve grassland health, support biodiversity and …
Oct 17
Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson talks about feeding efficiency. From a nutritional standpoint, cattle basically need protein, energy, vitamins, minerals and water. Assuming …
Oct 16
SOUTHERN PLAINS WINTER WHEAT: In Oklahoma, winter wheat planted reached 64 percent, up 13 points from the previous year and up 1 point from normal. Winter wheat emerged reached 31 percent, up 2 points from the previous year but down 12 points from normal. In Kansas, winter wheat planted was 70 percent, ahead of 62 …
Oct 16
Attendees of the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) Global Ethanol Summit settled in for the first full day of programming today, which was packed with four general sessions focused on different challenges and opportunities facing the biofuel industry. GES, Oct. 16-18, is an education and trade forum that seeks to elevate bioethanol’s international visibility and ongoing …
