May 13
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks about heifer dynamics in the cattle industry. There are numerous unique factors that …
May 13
Way back in the 1930s, one of the original motivations behind creating the Federal Milk Marketing Order system was to provide incentives for farmers to produce better milk. Much of the milk at the time was Grade B, which was lower quality than the Grade A milk earmarked for fluid consumption. To ensure an adequate …
May 13
Oklahoma State University Agriculture will host its annual Lahoma Wheat Field Day this week for producers to learn about wheat varieties, breeding, fertility, disease and pest and weed management. OSU Agriculture Field Days are educational events presented by OSU Ag Research and OSU Extension to share research-based information and resources with Oklahomans. Field days showcase …
May 13
AAA projects 43.8 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Memorial Day holiday travel period*. This year’s total number of travelers is a 4% increase over last year and comes close to matching 2005’s record of 44 million Memorial Day travelers. “We haven’t seen Memorial Day weekend travel numbers like …
May 13
The Oklahoma Wheat needed a drink of water over the weekend, and a LOT of the state did get some rain. In fact, according to State Climatologist Gary McManus, 77 counties in Oklahoma did receive *Some* form of precipitation, but others didn’t get that much “77-county rains,” technically, that’s correct, although some got a lot, …
May 13
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is talking with Dakota Moss of Livestock Risk Services about the advantages of utilizing Livestock Risk Protection (LRP). As the cattle markets can be described as “choppy” lately, Moss talks about factors impacting the markets and how LRP can give producers peace of mind. “Over the past few …
May 13
Five students join Angus operations across the country for the summer. Five students have been paired with Angus ranches across the United States to expand their knowledge of the cattle industry, as part of the Angus Foundation’s 2024 Talon Youth Education Learning Program The Talon Youth Education Learning Program internship is the legacy of the …
May 13
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 11
There are four OSU wheat plot tours planned for this week across north central Oklahoma. First up- Oklahoma Wheat Commission board member Don Schieber will host his annual wheat tour breakfast meeting- Don writes on Facebook “Monday, May 13, is the date for the Kildare field day at Don Schieber Farm beginning with breakfast at …
