As agriculturists our jobs haven’t changed much from generation to generation but the way we do them sure has! Our roles as providers of the nation’s food and fiber and stewards of the land remain the same but just as we rely on new technologies to become more efficient as producers, we find we now need to find new ways to use them to communicate with each other.
That’s why we have created this blog. Almost 60 percent of the population now depends on the internet for news and other information. The daily and weekly newspapers are still out there (and we still depend on them to reach thousands of Oklahomans) but for all of you who prefer the speed and convenience of electronic communications, this blog is for you.
Let us know what you think and please interact on this site with your thoughts and comments. We are counting on you to let us know what you think and suggest things and ideas that will improve this site and provide you with the information you are looking for.
Terry Peach, Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture
Posted by carson4575 on June 29, 2009
Back in early April we blogged about the plans Lost Creek Mushroom Farm had to bring two African agriculturists here to learn about mushroom farming. Here’ the link to the earlier blog.
The trip went well and Oklahoma Horizon television featured their story this past week. Here’s a link to the story of how an Oklahoma family farm is helping improve the living conditions of people 6,000 miles away.–Jack Carson
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Posted by carson4575 on June 29, 2009
Oklahoma’s inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2009, was estimated at 2.28 million head, down 3 percent from both March 1, 2009 and June 1, 2008. The breeding inventory of 400,000 head remained unchanged from last year.
The Market hog inventory was down 4 percent from the previous year and totaled 1.88 million head. Weight group breakdowns consisted of 860,000 pigs in the under 60-pound group; 300,000 in the 60-119 pound group; 210,000 in the 120-179 pound group; and 510,000 pigs in the 180 pound plus group.
The March – May 2009 pig crop totaled 1.62 million head, down 7 percent from last year, and down 4 percent from last quarter. The 180,000 sows farrowed were unchanged from the number farrowed during the previous quarter.
United States:
The U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2009, was 66.1 million head. This was down 2 percent from June 1, 2008 but up 1 percent from March 1, 2009. Breeding inventory, at 5.97 million head, was down 3 percent from last year and down slightly from the previous quarter.
Market hog inventory, at 60.1 million head, was down 2 percent from last year but up 1 percent from last quarter.
The March – May 2009 U.S. pig crop, at 28.5 million head, was down slightly from 2008 but up 2 percent from 2007. Sows farrowing during this period totaled 2.97 million head, down 3 percent from 2008 and down 2 percent 2007. The sows farrowed during this quarter represented 50 percent of the breeding herd.
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