Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuels trade association, marked the one-year anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) by releasing new data on the economic, employment, and agriculture market potential of the bill’s Section 45Z clean fuel production tax credit. “45Z represents an historic opportunity for the American bioeconomy, but the bill’s final impact will …
Category: Ag News
Aug 16
Mullin it Over Column – “Two Years Later, No Accountability”
On August 15th, 2021, Kabul fell to the Taliban following the Biden administration’s near-total withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. Two years ago, the world watched as our commander in chief, Joe Biden presided over some of the most tragic and deadly policy decisions in American history. Yet in the years since that fateful withdrawal, …
Aug 16
The GROWMARK Foundation Announces 2023 Scholarship Recipients
Fifty-five students have been selected to receive scholarships totaling $2,000 each through the GROWMARK Foundation. More than 500 students from across the United States and Ontario, Canada, applied for the scholarships. Students who received the scholarships will have those funds available for the fall 2023 semester. “At GROWMARK, we recognize the value of investing in …
Aug 16
Introducing Goats to Your Operation Can Improve Land Management, Profitability, and More
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to visit with Langston University Goat Extension Leader Dr. Terry Gipson, about the benefits of adding small ruminants to a property or operation. Right now, Gipson said, the market prices for goats are incredible. Looking at an economic analysis of goat production, Gipson said there is a …
Aug 16
Reading, Writing and Road Rules: AAA Offers Lessons in Back-to-School Traffic Safety
With the 2023-24 school year getting under way and students returning to campuses and classrooms, transportation will undoubtedly be impacted. Back-to-school transportation affects not only students and parents, but also other motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians using the roads. “This time of year is particularly dangerous. Young, inexperienced drivers heading to high school, school buses, commuters, parents doing …
Aug 16
Smithfield Foods Partners with Kroger to Donate 30,000 Pounds of Food to Gleaners Food Bank
Smithfield Foods, in partnership with Kroger, donated 30,000 pounds of protein to Gleaners Food Bank to help fight hunger in central Indiana. The donation, which included Smithfield bacon and ham, will provide 120,000 servings to food insecure individuals in Gleaners’ 21-county service area. Aric Almirola, driver of the No. 10 Smithfield Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas …
Aug 16
Weaning From a Calf’s Point of View
On this edition of Cow-Calf Corner, Paul Vining, Oklahoma Quality Beef Network Program Coordinator, talks about weaning calves. Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) Vac-45 sales will continue, beginning in November. Like many certified calf preconditioning programs, the OQBN Vac-45 program requires that calves be weaned a minimum of 45 days before sale. This 45-day period …
Aug 16
NCBA Thanks EPA for Rejecting Environmental Activist Groups’ Petitions
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) thanked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for supporting farmers and ranchers by rejecting two petitions from environmental activist groups. “NCBA appreciates the EPA recognizing that America’s farmers and ranchers are committed to ensuring clean water and investing in a sustainable future,” said NCBA Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart. “By …
Aug 16
New Beef Checkoff Campaign Focuses on Milestones in the Lives of Consumers
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back visiting with the senior vice president of global marketing and research at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Jennifer Nealson, about the Beef Checkoff’s marketing strategy and a new campaign. Earlier, in 2023, a brand-new beef industry marketing campaign was rolled out called “Together, We Bring More.” …
Aug 16
Free Kerr Center Elderberry Workshop September 14
The Kerr Center for Sustainable Agriculture will hold a free elderberry workshop on September 14, 2023, from 4 – 7 P.M., at the Kerr Center offices in Poteau, Oklahoma. Attendees will tour the elderberry research plots at the Kerr Center Horticulture Farm. The plots contain twelve different selected elderberry varieties in a scientific design, and …
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