Jun 25
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) announced today an investment of $70 million in seven creative and visionary agricultural projects to transform the U.S. food and agricultural system and sustainably increase agricultural production in ways that also reduce its environmental footprint. This Fiscal Year 2023 investment is part …
Jun 25
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 protecting your assets during the summer months. The U.S. beef cowherd has been in liquidation since …
Jun 25
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced a significant expansion of its efforts to address agricultural issues, with a plan to increase staffing dedicated to civil and criminal enforcement in the sector. Michael Kades, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the DOJ Antitrust Division, made this announcement at R-CALF USA’s 2024 Annual National Convention …
Jun 25
Jeremy Leister of Fairmont, Oklahoma, represented the Angus breed at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) 2024 Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC), May 30 through June 6. Each year, a young Angus breeder is chosen and sponsored by the Angus Foundation to attend the conference. Leister was one of the 67 chosen to be a part …
Jun 25
Eight students will be celebrated as the first cohort of students in Oklahoma for the Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program at a signing ceremony this Wednesday, June 25, from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City’s STEM Technologies Building. FAME, a national, highly successful hybrid academic and training program originally created …
Jun 25
Today, Clean Fuels filed a formal petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2024 and 2025. The agency set biomass-based diesel and overall advanced volumes significantly below actual production of the fuels, ignoring available data on the rapid build out of production capacity. The low volumes are discouraging production, …
Jun 25
Many analysts expect the beef cattle industry to expand the cowherd in 2025. This won’t be confirmed until the release of the January 2026 Cattle Inventory Report. When herd expansion begins, replacement heifers and bred cows will become increasingly valuable. As one might expect, replacement heifer and bred cow prices are correlated with feeder cattle prices. …
Jun 25
This is day 7 of the Kansas Wheat Harvest Reports, brought to you by the Kansas Wheat Commission, Kansas Association of Wheat Growers, Kansas Grain and Feed Association and the Kansas Cooperative Council. According to the June 23, 2024 USDA/NASS Kansas Crop Progress and Condition Report, winter wheat harvested was 53%, well ahead of 17% …
Jun 25
What makes milk, milk? The white liquid from cows that you can pick up in stores is jam-packed with proteins, fat, vitamins and minerals. For the Kennetts, awareness of these various milk components is very important for their business, Liberty Hill Farm near Rochester, VT. “Well, it doesn’t pay to haul water, unless you’re in …
Jun 25
Today, Clean Fuels filed a formal petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider Renewable Fuel Standard volumes for 2024 and 2025. The agency set biomass-based diesel and overall advanced volumes significantly below actual production of the fuels, ignoring available data on the rapid build out of production capacity. The low volumes are discouraging production, …
