Aug 21
Rate IncreaseDue to continued increases in inflation and the cost of doing business the previous three years, the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) Board of Directors have approved a modest increase in registration fees that will become effective September 1, 2023. Non-Lim registrations will increase $3.00 per head and LIMS registrations will increase $1.00 per …
Aug 21
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 talks about forage production in Oklahoma. Although drought persists north and south of Oklahoma, …
Aug 21
The Oklahoma Beef Council is pleased to announce an online payment system for the Beef Checkoff. The payment process is facilitated by the Bank of Oklahoma through its partnership with Transfund, one of the leading ATM networks and debit, credit, and merchant payments processors in the nation. A secure system for credit card and ACH …
Aug 21
On the second night of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association’s Annual Ranch Rodeo at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk caught up with announcer Dr. Lynn Phillips and talked about the event. Phillips has been in the announcer’s stand for all 39 years of the OCA Ranch Rodeo. “All of these …
Aug 21
Funding is Part of President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development and Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced today $67.6 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners across rural Oklahoma to affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect Program, funded by President …
Aug 21
– In case you missed it, Congressman Josh Brecheen published the below op-ed in the McCarville Report after hosting 60 in-person town halls in his first eight months in office. The Oklahoma City Sentinel’s Patrick McGuigan also wrote about the town halls, which you can check out here. You can read the op-ed here or …
Aug 21
As you may have already heard, the United States Department of State is currently experiencing significant backlogs and delays in issuing both new and renewal passports. Due to this, if you plan to travel abroad in the coming weeks or months, please use the information and tips below to ensure you have an up-to-date passport. …
Aug 21
This Presidential disaster declaration allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can be used to meet various recovery needs including the replacement of essential items such as equipment or livestock, reorganization of a farming operation, …
Aug 21
NSP Takes Part in Pair of Farm Bill Roundtables National Sorghum Producers Past Chair Kody Carson from Olton, Texas, CEO Tim Lust and Policy Analyst Sydney Lundberg attended farm bill roundtables in the Texas Panhandle this week, including an Amarillo event hosted by Congressman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Congressman Ronny Jackson (R-TX), both meeting with …
Aug 21
The American Society of Agricultural Consultants will hold its 2023 Annual Conference in Fresno, Calif., beginning with a reception on Sunday, November 5. Conference sessions will begin on Monday and continue through Tuesday morning. That afternoon, attendees will be touring local agriculture from noon to 6 p.m. The venue for the conference is the Wyndham Garden Fresno Airport, …
