Aug 28
Oklahoma Angus breeder to receive prestigious award during North American International Livestock Expo. What do purple banners, board room gavels and steno pads have in common? They’re all items that epitomize Jarold Callahan’s significant influence on the beef industry. Aptly, the Edmond Oklahoma cattleman has been chosen as 2023 inductee into the Saddle & Sirloin …
Aug 28
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 and Kellie Curry Raper, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist talk about value-added …
Aug 28
Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program has launched a new customized development program with six Oklahoma companies in the inaugural cohort. The customized development program provides tailored resources and mentorship plans in the form of three to four action items for companies that have already completed at least 60% of …
Aug 28
By Trisha Gedon As a young girl, Trinity Brown remembers a pile of freshly picked green beans stacked so tall on the table that she couldn’t see her cousins sitting on the other side of it. At the time, Brown didn’t realize the food preservation skills she was learning from her grandmother would become an …
Aug 28
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Farm Director KC Sheperd’s visit with Steve Swaffar of the Noble Research Institute about improving pasture conditions. For the past few years, Swaffar said it has been a challenge to exceed 50 percent good to excellent pasture and range conditions across the Southern Plains. …
Aug 28
Funding to benefit nearly 480,000 people and advance President Biden’s Investing in America agenda – a key pillar of BidenomicsInvestment includes $78 million for lead pipe remediation, furthering the Biden-Harris Administration’s Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that USDA is investing $808 million to help …
Aug 28
The results of a checkoff-initiated smoothie program pilot showed increased consumption of milk and yogurt and will be offered to more schools this fall. Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) pitched the smoothie program concept in 2022 to Chartwells K12, a food management company that serves more than 2 million meals in 4,500 schools representing 665 districts …
Aug 28
The merger of Farm Credit of New Mexico and American AgCredit Farm Credit cooperatives will be effective Oct. 1, 2023, creating one Farm Credit Association with enhanced marketplace stability, increased funding capacity, and better access to technology. The voting stockholders of Farm Credit of New Mexico re-voted for the proposed merger after a reconsideration process …
Aug 28
The 24th Annual R-CALF USA National Convention themed “American Spirit” ended last week in Rapid City, South Dakota, after two impactful days of remarkable speakers, a producer-aimed trade show and a variety of networking opportunities. Hundreds of American cattle and sheep farmers and ranchers from across the nation gathered in the Black Hills to learn …
Aug 28
AAA expects Labor Day weekend travel to be busier this year than in 2022, on the road, in the air and for those who are cruising as well. As usual, most Labor Day travelers will drive to their holiday destinations, closing out the summer with one more Great American Road Trip. Gas prices, which have …
