Category: Ag News

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:27:36 CDT

14th Annual Banquet in New Orleans on Jan. 31

Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame inductees and industry award winners will be honored on Jan. 31, 2023, during the 14th annual banquet, which precedes the…

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:24:03 CDT

Mondays, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series kn…

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:39:05 CDT

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Low water levels in the Mississippi River have caused grain barge rates to increase, which causes grain buyers at local grain elevators to reduce their bids for grain delivered. Whe…

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:11:43 CDT

A cow that can have a calf all on her own has become so commonplace it’s a trait that’s easy to take for granted.

“One of our biggest success stories is calving ease. Obviously…

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 09:04:21 CDT

State Climatologist, Gary McManus says we may see some big drought improvements as an upper low moves into the West and kicks up our southerly winds, bringing lots of Gulf Moisture (and warmer air) up our way. McManus says “We’ll have a dryline and front to deal with as we get into Thursday and Friday, so a focus for severe storms. Then as that upper low swings out over us, the threat turns more towards heavy rain on Saturday.”

Severe potential appears most likely across portions of the TX    Panhandle into northwest OK and western KS beginning Thursday evening into the overnight hours as stronger height falls and increasing ascent spreads eastward into western portions of the central/southern Plains. Forecast soundings indicate thermodynamic and shear profiles favorable for organized cells capable of all severe hazards. On Friday, the surface front is forecast to move slowly eastward across western TX/OK. A combination of heavy rain and severe potential is expected, with greatest relative severe    potential likely focused across southern portions of OK into western/central TX near and south of a surface low.

McManus says there’s still a lot to sort out, but we will have another week of temperatures 10-15 degrees above normal as that wind machine kicks in, and the added moisture should help us stay pretty warm in the mornings.

As the storm system moves closer, he says things could and probably will change, but so far the rainfall map looks wet for this weekend possibly bringing some Soaking rain into the state starting Thursday and ending on Sunday.

Current rain projections show widespread 2″-4″ of rain which would hopefully bring some Big drought improvement across the state. We may see Severe Weather, so McManus says to prepare for that, but so far maps look hopeful for a good rain.

Keep Praying for Rain!

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:54:21 CDT

American farmers make sure that Halloween decorations across the country include everyone’s favorite orange gourd, annually producing about 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins on 66,000 acres each year.

Farmers in Illinois grow the most pumpkins of any state, and other top producers include California, Indiana, Michigan, Texas, and Virginia. So, if you’re looking for the Great Pumpkin, there’s a good chance it came from one of those six states, as 40% of U.S. pumpkin production comes from them.

USDA is tracking weekly pumpkin prices and more at this link

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:27:38 CDT

The United Sorghum Checkoff Program selected 15 members to Leadership Sorghum Class VI, a program designed to develop the next generation of sorghum leaders and industry advocates.

Leadership Sor…

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 08:22:40 CDT

Dave Nichols, K-State University Animal Science & Industry professor emeritus, has been awarded the 2022 Mark and Eva Gardiner Innovation and Excellence Faculty award. Arguably one of the most recogni…