Category: Ag News
Nov 28
AMVAC Prepares to Launch Cotton Herbicide Featuring Quick Control of Broadleaf and Grass
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, recently had the chance to talk with AMVAC Marketing Manager, Mark Foster, and talk about new products that can help cotton production and a few other crops. “We are American-based, and our head office is in California,” Foster said. “We have four manufacturing plants located here in the U.S., and are …
Nov 28
Ohio Auctioneer Awarded Top Honors at World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Qualifier
Nine others punch their tickets to semifinals. After a day of competitive bid-calling in Paris, Kentucky, 10 more auctioneers have advanced to the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship. The qualifiers, led by Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland, Ohio, will next compete in the semifinals, to be held at the Oklahoma National Stockyards in June. The bid-caller from the …
Nov 28
Congressman Josh Brecheen To Host Final Telephone Town Hall of the Year on December 5th at 7 PM CT
Congressman Josh Brecheen will be hosting the final telephone town hall of the year on Tuesday, December 5th at 7 PM CT. During the call, Congressman Brecheen will provide an update on some of the most pressing policy issues facing our country, including our more than $33 trillion national debt, and answer live questions from …
Nov 28
Bayer Carbon Program to Help Growers Earn Income While Improving Their Soils
At the recent National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Kansas City, Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk had the chance to visit with Bayer Director of Communications Brian Leake about Bayer’s carbon program. “Our Bayer Carbon program is really a program that we have designed to help growers adopt some of these regenerative ag practices,” Leake …
Nov 28
Tedford Explores Ways to Improve Oklahoma’s Workforce Participation Rate
Rep. Mark Tedford, R-Tulsa, recently held an interim study to explore ways to improve Oklahoma’s workforce participation rate. IS23-092 was held before the House Business and Commerce Committee. “In my short time as a state representative, workforce issues have dominated discussions nationwide,” Tedford said. “As of 2020, Oklahoma ranked 3% behind the national average in …
Nov 28
Rep. Cole’s Column: Another Expensive Holiday Season
Last week, Americans unfortunately felt the crushing weight of inflation once again as they prepared Thanksgiving dinners for their family, friends and loved ones. Already forced to get by on tight budgets, continued inflation is causing holiday cooking and shopping to still be a stressor on households nationwide. While the Consumer Price Index (CPI) did …
Nov 28
Lauren Wolter crowned 2023-2024 Miss American Angus
Illinois junior selected to serve the Angus breed for the upcoming year. In a notebook holding dreams penned by a younger version of herself, 18-year-old Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Illinois, now makes a check mark next to an important goal after being named the 2023-2024 Miss American Angus. Wolter was crowned during the annual American Angus …
Nov 28
Jimmy Taylor Emphasizes the Value of Producer’s Dollars for the Beef Checkoff
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Oklahoma rancher and Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board, Jimmy Taylor. The Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board is responsible for collecting and investing the dollar/head at beef checkoff. Taylor has been Chairman of the board for nearly a year. Taylor said his favorite part of …
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