Category: Ag News
Jan 08
Tractor Restoration Projects keep past alive on Enid Farm
Joe Peeper gets a gleam in his eye whenever he sees the distinctive color combination of flambeau red, desert sunset and battleship gray or the metal insignia of Old Abe, the American eagle mascot that embellished every Case tractor in the early days before the company merged with International Harvester. “These original tractors are neat …
Jan 08
Stan’s Beef Jerky out of Yukon Makes Appearance at Cattlemen’s Congress
This week, the Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is wrapping up. The event hosted cattle exhibitors from across the nation and many types of vendors. Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Maci Carter, had the opportunity to talk to Cheryl Johnson of Stan’s Beef Jerky about her business and their experience at Cattlemen’s Congress. “Stan …
Jan 08
USDA Announces Appointments to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)announced the appointment of 26 members to serve on the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board. Twenty-five members will serve three-year terms and one member will serve a one-year term. The term of board members appointed to three-year terms start February 2024 and end February 2027. Two of those members …
Jan 08
USDA Announces Market Development Program Investments for Fiscal Year 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is awarding more than $203 million to nearly 70 agricultural organizations to help expand export markets for U.S. food and agricultural products via the Market Access Program (MAP) and Foreign Market Development (FMD) program. “Over the years we have seen the tremendous impact both MAP and …
Jan 08
Cow-Calf Producers: Are you on offense or defense in 2024?
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks about production costs, cattle markets and more. The majority of the cow-calf …
Jan 08
Representative Annie Menz Files HB2968 Regarding Unpaid Tolls
Under current law, if a person owes toll money, they are prohibited from renewing their vehicle registration until they pay their toll. Representative Annie Menz, D-Norman, filed HB2968, which would remove the ability of Service Oklahoma to deny renewal vehicle registration for unpaid tolls. Menz says her office has received feedback from constituents about this …
Jan 08
OSU’s Dr. Jayson Lusk Talks About OSU’s Plan to Adapt for the Future of Agriculture
At Cattlemen’s Congress, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with the Vice President and Dean of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Dr. Jayson Lusk. Hays and Lusk talk about the show, his time at OSU, and more. “It is a great place to come see some of our current …
Jan 08
Shorthorn Cattle Provide Carcass Quality and Maternal Strength to Beef Industry
At the fourth Cattlemen’s Congress, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays had the chance to talk with the Executive Secretary and CEO of the American Shorthorn Association, Montie Soules, about the strengths of the Shorthorn breed. “It has been a great event for our breed this year,” Soules said. “We are right here within …
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