Category: Ag News

Winners of National Land & Range Judging Contest Announced

APRIL 30 – May 2, 2024 | WINNERS ANNOUNCED Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 6, 2024 – The 73rd Annual National Land & Range Judging contest attracted students from across the nation to the Oklahoma City area from April 30th through May 2nd, 2024. There were over 700 contestants, 194 teams, from 34 states.  Teams traveled from …

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Producers to be paid grid premiums for AngusLinkSM Beef Scores

The American Angus Association®; National Beef Packing Co., LLC; IMI Global; and U.S. Premium Beef, LLC announces new grid premiums to take effect in August and December, based on genetic merit data. For the first time, cattlemen can earn grid premiums based on the genetic merit of their cattle, stemming from their investment in superior …

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Justin Lewis Market Wrap-Up for May 6, 2024

NMPF Galvanizes Dairy Response to HPAI as Animal Health Concern Evolves

NMPF helped lead the dairy community in responding to rapidly evolving circumstances around the spread of the H5N1 virus among dairy cows while advocating for farmers before the federal government and reassuring consumers about the safety of milk throughout April. With the National Dairy FARM Program available as a resource for best practices and communications …

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NASDA Staff Prioritizes Effective Messaging to Producers and Consumers Regarding HPAI

At the National Association of Farm Broadcasters (NAFB) annual Washington Watch event in Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to talk with the Senior Director of Public Policy at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA), RJ Karney, about policy and legislative updates. “One of the main priorities for NASDA …

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Beef Trade Update from OSU’s Derrell Peel

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 the latest in the beef trade. The latest trade data shows …

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Rabo AgriFinance Names John Steeves as Head of Rural Business North America

Rabo AgriFinance, a subsidiary of the global food and agriculture bank Rabobank, today announced John Steeves as its new Head of Rural Business Economics, North America, effective May 1, 2024. Steeves, a financial services veteran with more than thirty years of experience, will relocate from Edmonton, Canada, to Rabo AgriFinance’s headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. …

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Monday 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.

Oklahoma State Capitol Report from the Radio Oklahoma News Network for Monday, May 06, 2024

98th Annual Convention of the Oklahoma FFA Kicks Off Tuesday in Tulsa

Thousands of FFA members in their Blue and Gold will be descending on downtown Tulsa May 7th and 8th for the 98th Convention of the Oklahoma FFA. The Convention officially kicks off Tuesday morning with the Opening General Session at the BOK Center- and many of the events will also be happening at the Cox …

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