Jan 26
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend the organization’s 2024 Leadership Conference Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center in Oklahoma City. The one-day event will give Farm Bureau members the opportunity to hone their leadership skills, hear about the latest Farm Bureau news, and learn about legislative and regulatory issues that …
Jan 26
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with Kansas State University’s Dr. Bob Weaber about the future of genomics in beef cattle. At Kansas State, Weaber said there is continued work on direct measures of dry matter intake, and carcass data. Weaber said carcass data is incredibly important to the cattle business, although …
Jan 26
Farm Director KC Sheperd is back talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. Rodenberger said that the cattle markets started out this week higher than the week prior, and all markets have been higher than 2023 in general. “Yesterday, at our market at Apache, …
Jan 26
As a member of the Ag Biotech Alliance, ASA drafted a letter from the coalition in response to USDA’s open comment period on proposed regulatory exemptions for certain plant modifications resulting from genetic engineering. The letter drew 60 co-signers. While generally supportive of USDA’s proposed exemptions, the coalition offered several recommendations to foster a more …
Jan 26
On November 2, 2023, USDA published the final rule to amend organic livestock and poultry production standards. According to USDA, the purpose of the final rule is to “clarify aspects of the existing USDA organic regulations that are not interpreted or enforced in a consistent manner” and to “better assure consumers that organic livestock products meet a …
Jan 26
Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC)’s Eco-Harvest is one of only two agricultural carbon programs to achieve 3rd party SustainCERT validation and verification for project Impact Units. SustainCERT conducted a rigorous audit of Eco-Harvest project outcomes for greenhouse gas (GHG) reductions and removals to be used for corporate partner agricultural supply chain reporting. Eco-Harvest Impact Units, and …
Jan 26
On this episode of Cow-Calf Corner, Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, talks about upcoming extension events at OSU: We have some excellent Extension events coming soon to help keep everyone updated on current technologies, management, and economic conditions throughout the region. The Oklahoma State University Beef Cattle Extension team has announced …
Jan 26
E. Michael Castle II has been appointed chief operations and financial officer at Alltech. Castle has been with Alltech for 19 years, most recently serving as chief operating officer and CEO of the Alltech Feed Division. He has deep experience in the business globally, having also served as chief administrative and legal officer, among other …
