Attorney General Gentner Drummond today opened nominations for the 2026 Officer of the Year Awards program, inviting law enforcement around Oklahoma to recognize officers who have gone above and beyond in service to their communities. A statewide winner and four regional winners will be recognized at a special ceremony to be held in October. “Oklahoma’s …
Category: Ag News
Jun 01
Senator Chuck Hall & Representative John Kane Honored with OCA Legislative Appreciation Award
Senator Chuck Hall, District 20, was recently honored with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s (OCA) 2026 Legislative Appreciation Award. OCA annually honors legislators who have worked hard to protect and promote the Oklahoma beef cattle industry in the Oklahoma Legislature. OCA is at the Capitol every day of the legislative session working with legislators to pass …
Jun 01
OSU students partner with healing center to create real-world impact
It was another late night for Carson Holmes on the third floor of Legacy Hall on Oklahoma State University’s campus. Holmes, a sophomore landscape architecture student at OSU, was surrounded by crumpled-up piles of scratch paper. He’d spent the past three weeks tweaking his design, trying to nail down a final one he liked. “I remember Carson …
Jun 01
Cow Calf Corner Dr. Derrell Peel: Cattle Cycle Expansions: Lessons from History
The U.S. cattle industry has been characterized by cycles of inventory and prices since the modern ranching industry developed in the late 1800s. There have been twelve cyclical inventory peaks in the last 129 years, with the first in 1890 and most recently in 2019 (Figure 1). Cycles have been persistent regardless of whether the …
Jun 01
Dietary effects on muscle synthesis and metabolism
Most individuals equate feeding horses to gain muscle or to achieve high performance with feeding protein. But there is much more to the protein equation than just how much is consumed in the diet. Muscle protein synthesis is regulated by a system called mTOR, which itself is activated by dietary amino acids, insulin and exercise, …
Jun 01
How High Is Too High for Today’s Beef Consumer?
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays features comments from three leading beef economists — Dr. Derrell Peel, Don Close, and Nevil Speer — about one of the biggest questions facing the cattle business today: at what point, if any, will consumers back away from beef prices that continue climbing higher? …
Jun 01
Crossroads Conference Returns to Enid with Focus on Ranching, Crops, and Small Acreage Agriculture
Agricultural producers across Oklahoma will once again have the opportunity to gather, learn, and connect this summer as the Oklahoma Conservation Commission prepares for the fourth annual Crossroads Conference, returning to Enid after a year on the road. Associate Farm Reporter Carli Davenport recently spoke with Meg Greski of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission about the …
Jun 01
Three Horses Stabbed During Incident at NBHA Vegas Super Show
The 2026 NBHA Professional’s Choice Vegas Super Show, held May 29–31 at the South Point Casino in Las Vegas, experienced an isolated incident during the early morning hours of Saturday, May 30, involving the mistreatment of a limited number of equine athletes by an event competitor. The situation was addressed immediately in coordination with the …
Jun 01
Cover Crops in the United States: Trends, Benefits, and Considerations for Farmers
Cover crops are plants typically grown by farmers to improve soil health, help with carbon sequestration, weed suppression, and reduce erosion. Unlike cash crops, cover crops are not intended to be sold for a profit, but rather, to serve as a natural complement to the production of cash crops (typically corn and soybeans). As such, …
Jun 01
Op-Ed: Farm Bill: Progress or More of the Same?
R-Calf USA writes: We typically measure the current state of our livestock industries by comparing them to conditions that existed a bit over a generation ago, in 1980, and we evaluate the industry trends that have materialized since then. Several events occurred in the 1980s that profoundly influenced the trajectories of our livestock industries. In …
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