Category: Ag News
Nov 21
Oklahoma Well Owner Network adding libraries to its mix
The Oklahoma Well Owner Network has expanded to libraries after receiving the USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture Rural Health and Safety Education grant. One in eight Americans get their drinking water from a private well, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but privately owned wells are not regulated by federal or …
Nov 21
OKFB Legal Foundation files court protest to protect Oklahoma’s agricultural and rural economies
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Legal Foundation joined efforts with The State Chamber to file a protest with the state’s highest court Monday, Nov. 20 against Initiative Petition 446, which would establish a state question to raise Oklahoma’s minimum wage. The initiative seeks to double the minimum wage by 2029 and increase it annually beginning in …
Nov 21
Drummond urges Corporation Commissioners to side with ratepayers over Biden Administration agencies in today’s hearing
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging Corporation Commissioners to side with Oklahoma ratepayers over federal agencies after the Biden Administration filed a brief yesterday in support of higher rates for residential customers. The matter is set for a hearing this afternoon. “After presiding over the worst raft of inflation since the 1970s, the Biden Administration …
Nov 21
Representatives Visit U.S. Southern Border
– A group of Oklahoma House Republicans this week visited the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, on the border between the United States and Mexico. Reps. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane; David Hardin, R-Stilwell; and Danny Williams, R-Seminole, said they were invited by the sheriff in Eagle Pass who wanted to personally show the reality of …
Nov 21
Growth Energy Advocates for Conversion of U.S. Grains into Bio-Friendly Products
Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to visit Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor about converting U.S. grain into bio-friendly products. “Growth Energy is the leading trade association representing ethanol producers across the country,” Skor said. Skor represents 96 ethanol plants around the country, which take the abundance of grain in the U.S. and convert …
Nov 21
USDA Announces United Sorghum Checkoff Program Board Appointments
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of six members to serve on the United Sorghum Checkoff Program’s Board of Directors. Five of the appointees will serve three-year terms and one member will serve a two-year term. The terms of the members appointed to three-year terms start December 2023 and end December 2026. …
Nov 21
USDA’s Joe Prusacki Stresses the Importance of U.S. Census of Agriculture for Producers
At the 2023 National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention, Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to visit with the National Operations Division Director at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Joe Prusacki, about the latest agriculture survey data from the Census of Agriculture. Prusacki said the 2022 Census of Agriculture data is scheduled to be …
Nov 21
OSU’s Giving Tuesday efforts to focus on OSU Student Farm
The Oklahoma State University Student Farm grew more than 54,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables in 2023 for Oklahomans facing food insecurity. The farm’s dedicated effort to address local hunger issues is the primary focus of the OSU Foundation’s Giving Tuesday campaign, which falls on Nov. 28 this year. The project’s multi-disciplinary approach to real-world …
Nov 21
NCGA Joins Letter Expressing Concern with Ad Hoc Disaster Relief Changes
NCGA and 16 corn state affiliated associations recently joined with over 140 allied national, regional, and state commodity organizations in sending a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack relaying their concerns with the design of the Emergency Relief Program for 2022. While the group expressed appreciation for the allocation of $3.74 billion in much needed …
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