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07/30/2024

Hold your horses; this week's auction calendar is here! 🎉🐴

Auction Calendar •July 25-Selling trucks, trailers, welders, generators, saws, floor jacks, fuel tanks, trackhoe buckets, etc. Located at 4468 W. 620 Road, Chouteau, Okla. Bank of Eufaula, owners. Chupps Auction & Real Estate, auctioneers. Sale starts at 8:31 a.m.•July 26-Selling tractors, equip...

07/30/2024

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07/29/2024

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed a July 1 feedlot inventory of 11.304 million head, fractionally higher year over year at 100.5 percent of last year. June marketings were about as expected at 91.3 percent of one year ago...

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report showed a July 1 feedlot inventory of 11.304 million head, fractionally higher year over year at 100.5 percent of last year. June marketings

07/28/2024

We have all stayed at a hotel with at least one of these! Comment your craziest hotel experience below! 🐭🐭

1. The plasticware breaks cutting an egg

07/27/2024

Enteric methane from rumen fermentation accounts for more than 50% of the greenhouse gas emissions from beef production. Cattle consuming forage diets have approximately twice the methane yield (6.5 vs 3.0% of feed intake) compared to cattle on high-grain diets...

Enteric methane from rumen fermentation accounts for more than 50% of the greenhouse gas emissions from beef production. Cattle consuming forage diets have approximately twice the methane yield (6.5 vs

07/26/2024

Reuters’ Tom Polansek and Brijesh Patel reported recently that “Oklahoma has become the 13th U.S. state to detect bird flu in dairy cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on Monday, though the state said the infection happened months ago.”

Reuters’ Tom Polansek and Brijesh Patel reported recently that “Oklahoma has become the 13th U.S. state to detect bird flu in dairy cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed on

07/25/2024

Poison hemlock is a commonly found toxic plant in the United States that many farmers and ranchers must manage to provide a safe grazing environment for their livestock. 🌼🌼

Forage-one of the most critical components of our livestock’s diet. Whether in the form of a delicious hay bale or grazing on long, lush grasses in a pasture, forage is

07/24/2024

Located on the outskirts of town, a large barn is overflowing with large fresh hay bales. Outside, countless rows of round bales packed tightly surround the barn and fill the nearby pasture. This is the home of the Southwest Missouri Hay Auction. The one and only hay auction in the state. 🌾🌾

On the first Saturday of every month in Golden City, Missouri, a one-of-a-kind event in the state is held.

07/23/2024

There's plenty to do this summer, so y'all come check it out! 🤠🤠

Mostly sunny early with isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 93F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%..

07/22/2024

Beef demand usually slows between the July 4 and Labor Day holidays as both summer grilling and high-end restaurant traffic slows in the heat of the summer. 🐮🌭🥩

Here in Oklahoma and a lot of other parts of the country we have reached the dog days of summer. That was once described to me as a hot summer

07/21/2024

The mice are unionized? 🐭🐭🐭

1. They have 1 ply toilet paper

07/20/2024

Farm Progress’ Joshua Baethge reported at the end of last week that “it’s hard to find anyone optimistic about passing a new farm bill this year. While the two political parties don’t agree on much, there’s a growing consensus that nothing is going to happen this year.

Farm Progress’ Joshua Baethge reported at the end of last week that “it’s hard to find anyone optimistic about passing a new farm bill this year. While the two political

07/19/2024

Four years ago, a sudden dive in the cattle market had serious consequences for Freddie Keaton, a cow-calf and stocker operator from Salem, Missouri.
“So, the cattle were already standing in the yard when the market started crashing. You sure don’t want to bring them back home if you don’t have to. We were stuck.”

Four years ago, a sudden dive in the cattle market had serious consequences for Freddie Keaton, a cow-calf and stocker operator from Salem, Missouri. In August of 2019, he was

07/18/2024

Josh Umholtz, Farm Talk’s general manager and advertising director, has been promoted to the role of publisher of the paper and its digital components. 🥳🥳🥳

Josh Umholtz, Farm Talk’s general manager and advertising director, has been promoted to the role of publisher of the paper and its digital components.

07/17/2024

On July 12, the University of Missouri Extension hosted the second annual sheep and goat field day in Mount Vernon, Missouri. 🐑🐏
“We want to keep our diseases from leaving the farm and also keep from introducing new diseases to our farm,” said Dr. Morris.

On July 12, the University of Missouri Extension hosted the second annual sheep and goat field day in Mount Vernon, Missouri.

07/17/2024

Is it Christmas already?? 🚜🛻

Mostly sunny early with isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 93F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%..

07/15/2024

With the first half of 2024 in the books, it’s worth evaluating the first six months and what to expect for the remainder of the year. 🐮

With the first half of 2024 in the books, it’s worth evaluating the first six months and what to expect for the remainder of the year.

07/14/2024

Beware of werewolves on the farm! 🐺

1. The county w**d department does not sell marajuana

07/13/2024

Tar spot has been confirmed in 19 counties in 2024, says University of Missouri Extension plant pathologist Mandy Bish. Corn growers in nearly half of the state’s counties have reported tar spot since Missouri’s first confirmed case in 2018. 🌽🌽
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A yield-robbing corn disease, tar spot, is gaining ground in Missouri.

07/12/2024

The Pest Monitoring Network has been capturing Japanese beetle adults since the first week of June, and their numbers have increased in the past two weeks. We also have been finding adults in corn and soybeans in several locations. 🦗🦗

The Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica Newman) is an invasive species in the United States. This species has one generation per year in Missouri, and adults feed on foliage of several

07/11/2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced loan interest rates for July 2024, which are effective July 1, 2024. USDA Farm Service Agency loans provide important access to capital to help agricultural producers start or expand their farming operation, purchase equipment and storage structures or meet cash flow needs.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced loan interest rates for July 2024, which are effective July 1, 2024. USDA Farm Service Agency loans provide important access to capital to help

07/10/2024

At the conclusion of the first-ever Miss Rodeo Fort Scott Pageant, recent high school graduate Liz Thompson was named the inaugural Miss Rodeo Fort Scott, beginning a legacy for young horsewomen to chase their dreams. ⭐️
"I’m first-generation rodeo,” said Thompson. “I started from the bottom and worked my way up."

Often, one of the first faces many rodeo fans recall when looking back is that of the Rodeo Queen gracefully making her way around the arena holding an American flag.

07/10/2024

You know what time it is! 🤩

Mostly sunny early with isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 93F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%..

07/08/2024

Over 80 percent of land in Ireland is used for pasture and hay production, with under 10 percent used for arable crop production. 🌾🌾

The 2024 Ferguson College of Agriculture Study Abroad group crossed from Scotland to Ireland by ferry to finish up the two-week experience. The island of Ireland is just slightly larger

07/07/2024

old in age but young at heart 👩‍🌾🧑‍🌾

1. Your children are all retired

07/06/2024

Starting soybeans off w**d free is always ideal. Even if a harvest aid was applied to get the wheat crop off, additional herbicide applications may be needed to clean up w**ds that were hard to get below the wheat canopy or even large, rank w**ds like crabgrass, pigw**ds, and marestail. 🌱

One of the first questions wheat farmers should ask themselves is what herbicides have been applied in their fields. Common wheat herbicides, namely group 2 ‘SU’ or ‘IMI’ products can

07/05/2024

Researchers are continuing to build a defense against one of the most debilitating fungal diseases affecting soybean production, recently reporting a breakthrough on the value of increasing phosphorus levels for managing disease. 🌱🌱

Kansas State University researchers are continuing to build a defense against one of the most debilitating fungal diseases affecting soybean production, recently reporting a breakthrough on the value of increasing

07/04/2024

The U.S. Department of Agriculture will begin accepting applications through its updated Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to provide financial assistance to eligible dairy producers. 🐮🐮

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin accepting applications starting on Monday, July 1 through its updated Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-raised Fish Program (ELAP) to provide

07/03/2024

On Thursday, June 27th, 2024, the Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics hosted a webinar outlining an estimate of Kansas’s net farm income for 2024 and a prediction of 2025 farm income.

On Thursday, June 27th, 2024, the Kansas State University Department of Agricultural Economics hosted a webinar outlining an estimate of Kansas’s net farm income for 2024 and a prediction of

07/03/2024

Looking for a deal? 😉

Mostly sunny early with isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 93F. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 30%..