May 23
At Cattlemen’s Conference, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays had the chance to visit with Executive Director of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Allison Rivera, about expectations for the 2024 Farm Bill ahead of the scheduled markup. The markup of the 2024 Farm Bill is scheduled for 11 a.m. ET on …
May 23
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. According to the latest Oklahoma drought monitor report, exceptional drought and extreme drought remain at zero percent, unchanged from the start of the calendar year. Severe drought or worse is unchanged from the past two weeks at 5.91 percent. Moderate drought or worse is now at 11.37 percent, improved from last week’s 12.13 percent. …
May 23
In today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Rosslyn Biggs, DVM, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Beef Cattle Specialist provides information about USDA’s move to electronic identification tags. Animal disease traceability (ADT), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they’ve been, and when. ADT does not prevent …
May 23
Emphasizing the quality and consistency of U.S. red meat is the key to expanding the international customer base, according to the impressive lineup of opening day speakers on Wednesday at the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference in Kansas City. USMEF members from throughout the nation also learned about additional resources available to promote …
May 23
State leaders released the following statements Wednesday after an agreement was reached on the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. Senate Majority Leader Greg McCortney, R-Ada: “I’m appreciative of everyone who has provided input on this year’s budget as our cooperative efforts ensured the needs of Oklahomans have remained at the forefront of our conversations and negotiations. …
May 23
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 4763, the “Financial Innovation and Technology for the 21st Century Act, by a margin of 279-136. FIT21 provides the robust, time-tested consumer protections and regulatory certainty necessary to allow digital asset innovation to flourish in the United States. “Clarity in digital assets is crucial. Today’s bipartisan passage of FIT21 is …
May 23
In his April 24 Drovers opinion, “Protectionism’s Persistent Misunderstandings,” Nevil Speer states this is his third-in-a-series foray into claims about international trade. This is my third response (see one and two). Speer now asserts R-CALF USA exemplifies a group that “condemns the presence of international trade.” No, we don’t! But we do condemn stupid …
May 23
There was a time when agricultural economists who focus on farm policy didn’t take a position on a farm bill proposal. At least the authors of this article were taught by our mentors…just describe what’s in a policy proposal and don’t take a position…that’s not your job. Good and bad was for others to decide…primarily elected officials …
May 23
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 23
— Forever Feed Technologies today announced an investment coalition of fifteen leading dairy and beef producers from California, Texas, Indiana, and Michigan to accelerate the technology development and complete the world’s largest enterprise scale on-farm feed mill growing highly nutritious Automated Sprouted Grain™(ASG). As future installations of the technology are complete, the group envisions saving …
