This week on SUNUP:

We visit the OSU Extension Biennial Conference and talk to: Damona Doye, associate vice president of OSU Extension; Monte Randall, president of the College of the Muscogee Nation; and Carrie Castille, director of the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. 

Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist, has an overview of cattle markets as we begin 2022. He also previews cattle inventory and price increase projections.

Wes Lee, OSU Extension Mesonet agricultural data specialist, has an east versus west comparison of Oklahoma for rainfall and plant available water. 

Then, Gary McManus, state climatologist, analyzes the latest drought monitor. Eighty-eight percent of the state is moderate drought and 41 percent of the state is in extreme drought. 

Kim Anderson, OSU Extension crop marketing specialist, reviews the latest USDA crop reports released this week and discusses their potential price impact.

Mark Johnson, OSU Extension beef cattle breeding specialist, gives an overview of the three stages of calving.

Gary Strickland, Jackson County OSU Extension director, and Aaron Henson, Tillman County OSU Extension director, tell viewers about the upcoming Red River Crops Conference. 

Finally, we begin a new series featuring information from the Oklahoma Beef Quality Assurance program. Coordinator Bob LeValley explains how it works. Then, OSU Extension Beef Cattle Specialists Paul Beck and Dave Lalman demonstrate the best ways to safely and successfully install ear tags.

 

Join us for SUNUP:

Saturday at 7:30 a.m.& Sunday at 6 a.m. on OETA-TV