Sep 27
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with Brandi Herndon about the 2023 Tulsa State Fair coming up on September 28 through October 8. “We are excited to welcome our guests to 11 days of awesome,” Herndon said. “We are starting out this first weekend with a lot of our open shows.” Numbers in the open …
Sep 27
By Laney Reasner Oklahoma State University Extension will host a Plant Materials Conference Oct. 19 in Oklahoma City. Who and What: Plant experts from across the state will host workshops for anyone interested in gardening, landscaping and more. Lunch and refreshments will be provided throughout the day. Featured topics at the conference include: When: Thursday, …
Sep 27
Rep. Jim Olsen, R-Roland, today release a statement following the shooting at the Oklahoma State Fair and advocating to allow Oklahomans to protect themselves by open carry. “The tragic shooting this past weekend at the Oklahoma State Fair underscored the need for law-abiding citizens to be able to exercise their Second Amendment rights at the …
Sep 27
As the pending government shutdown looms in our Nation’s Capital, the Organization for Competitive Markets, Competitive Markets Action, and Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association (ALCPGA), applauded U.S. Reps. Victoria Spartz, R-IN, and Thomas Massie, R-KY, for introducing an amendment (#76) to H.R. 4368, the FY24 Agriculture Appropriations Act that would fund the U.S. Dept. of …
Sep 27
The New ERA clean energy program will reduce costs for rural Americans while improving grid reliability. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA received record demand for funding to advance affordable and reliable clean energy in rural America under key programs made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, the …
Sep 27
At the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation Women’s Seminar, titled, “Confidence Meets Purpose,” Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk talked with keynote speaker, Joni Nash about her message. Based in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, Nash is a charity event auctioneer, motivational speaker, and author. At the seminar, Nash talked about the definition of one’s “purpose” and how to go about …
Sep 27
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that agricultural employers can begin to apply for a pilot program designed to improve the resiliency of the food and agricultural supply chain by addressing workforce challenges farmers and ranchers face. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), in coordination with other federal agencies, is announcing up to $65 million in grants …
Sep 27
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing a second round of payments for dairy producers through the Organic Dairy Marketing Assistance Program (ODMAP), providing an additional $5 million to help dairy producers mitigate market volatility, higher input and transportation costs, and unstable feed supply and prices that have created unique hardships in the organic …
Sep 27
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Jarold Callahan of Express Ranches about the Express Ranches Fall Bull Sale coming up on October 2 in Yukon, Okla. “The whole foundation for any purebred operation should be the commercial business,” Callahan said. “What keeps us going is the sale of bulls and females …
Sep 27
Tar spot’s impact hinges on the timing of rain – that was one of AgriGold Agronomist Kevin Gale’s main takeaways this season. “For tar spot to have an economic impact, we learned you have to have pounding, spore-splashing rain early – in late May or early June,” he says. “That infection early in the growing …
