Category: Ag News
Jul 31
Pro Tem Treat Responds to Gov. Stitt’s Press Conference
Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City, today released the following statement after the House of Representatives successfully overrode the final veto of the tribal compact bills and Governor Kevin Stitt’s media availability announcing his lawsuit against the House Speaker and the Senate Pro Tem. “First, I applaud our House counterparts for coming in today …
Jul 31
Crop Conditions in Oklahoma Fall in This Week’s Crop Progress Report- Cotton Down 15 Percent
U.S. corn and soybean conditions both fell last week, according to USDA NASS’ weekly Crop Progress report released Monday. U.S. CROP PROGRESS: Corn silking for the U.S. reached 84 percent, up 7 percentage points from the previous year and up 2 points from the five-year average. Corn dough reached 29 percent, up 5 points from …
Jul 31
Draft Guidance Not Enough to Prevent Misleading Labeling, NMPF Tells FDA
While the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft guidance on plant-based beverages acknowledges the public health concern regarding nutritional confusion, it falls woefully short of ending the decades-old problem of misleading plant-based labeling using dairy terminology, the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) said in comments submitted to the agency this week. As the leading voice …
Jul 31
2023 Cattle Raisers Roundup concludes
Cattle Raisers Roundup, hosted by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, wrapped up Friday, July 28, with six students receiving more than $4,500 in awards from program donors. Award winners were selected from 26 sophomore to senior level high school students who attended Cattle Raisers Roundup, a five-day camp where select emerging agricultural leaders explored …
Jul 31
2023 Oklahoma Fumigation Workshop Coming up in Stillwater
The 2023 Oklahoma Fumigation Workshop will be held on August 17 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the OSU Greenhouse Learning Center in Stillwater. If you need CEUs for Fumigation, Category 7C, several will be offered during this workshop. To keep your 7C certification active, you need 10 CEUs by Dec. 31, 2025 if …
Jul 31
Garfield County’s Madison Nickels inducted into 4-H Hall of Fame
Garfield County 4-H’er Madison Nickels believes the most important job as a leader is to inspire others. Through her 4-H project work and leadership roles in fabrics and fashions, breads, community service, and foods and nutrition, she has done just that. The hard work and dedication Nickels devoted to her nine-year 4-H career culminated in …
Jul 31
July Cattle Update: Inventory Still Falling, Drought Conditions Improve
Cattle prices have come a long way in the first half of 2023. In fact, the weighted average market price for a steer this July is 27% higher than it was in July 2022. Drought and high input costs have driven many producers to market animals that would have been held back to grow their …
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