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Rig Count Report

News Staff
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
eport The latest Baker Hughes Co. rig count showed a gain of two rigs in Oklahoma while the nation’s count fell by two to 586 rigs.Oklahoma gained two rigs for a total of 37, according to the Baker Hughes rig count released on Friday. It compared to 38 rigs reported one year earlier.The U.S.

Energy/Business Briefs

News Staff
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
• A century-old rail lift bridge that crosses the U.S.-Canada border near the cities of International Falls, Minnesota, and Fort Frances, Ontario, has collapsed, and it’s unclear when the area will reopen to water traffic along the Rainy River.
Recurrent Energy’s 120-megawatt solar photovoltaic power generation North Fork Solar Farm near Snyder, is now online. Located in Kiowa County, the 1,012-acre solar farm is the largest to join the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority and the largest in the Southwestern Power Pool. Recurrent Energy

Recurrent Energy’s 120-megawatt solar photovoltaic power generation North Fork Solar Farm near Snyder, is now online. Located in Kiowa County, the 1,012-acre solar farm is the largest to join the Oklahoma Municipal Power Authority and the largest in the Southwestern Power Pool. Recurrent Energy

Solar farms cropping up in southwest Oklahoma

Debi Desilver Southwest Ledger
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
SNYDER – There’s nothing new under the sun about farming in southwest Oklahoma, but using large swaths of land to harness the sun’s energy seems to be the newest cash crop.

Economist predicts tough times ahead for feedlots

From Staff Reports
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Kansas State University Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Glynn Tonsor commented Aug. 9 on his most recent feedlot return study, which doesn’t look good for the beef cattle industry.Tonsor warned of red ink for feedlot businesses beginning in September and continuing through next spring.
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