Jul 31
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the president and CEO of the United States Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, about global demand for U.S. beef. While the cutout is higher and supplies are shorter, Halstrom said the global demand for U.S. beef remains strong. “For the most part, price has not been …
Jul 31
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with the Oklahoma State Director of USDA Rural Development, Kenneth Corn, and talked about grants totaling more than $4.6 million to assist 12 communities in expanding access to healthcare as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. “One of the things the president has talked to us about …
Jul 31
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is again accepting applications for the Community Wildfire Defense Grant program. Now in its second year, this competitive program funded by President Biden’s historic Bipartisan Infrastructure Law is designed to assist at-risk communities, including Tribal communities, non-profit organizations, state forestry agencies and Alaska …
Jul 31
Today, House Democrats voted to extend current compacts with Oklahoma tribes by voting to override Governor Kevin Stitt’s veto of SB26X, which allows for the extension of Tribal Compacts Tobacco Product Sales Tax until December 31, 2024. The Oklahoma House of Representatives voted 72-16 to override the veto. The Senate voted 34-7 on July 24 …
Jul 31
Oregon junior awarded the Jim Baldridge Outstanding Leadership Award at the 2023 National Junior Angus Show Developing leaders is fundamental to the National Junior Angus Association (NJAA), and this year’s Jim Baldridge Outstanding Leadership Award recipient exemplifies what it means to be a leader, both inside and outside of the NJAA. During the National Junior …
Jul 31
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuels trade association, applauded the introduction of new legislation today that would maximize the benefits of low-carbon biofuels under federal tailpipe standards. Authored by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), the Flex Fuel Fairness Act would allow automakers to earn credit toward Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tailpipe standards by manufacturing Flex Fuel …
Jul 31
Southern root-knot (SRK) nematode is a major problem for Southern soybean farmers. In fact, researchers ranked it as the No. 2 threat to the southern soybean crop in 2022, costing farmers more than 13 million bushels that year.1 In an effort to increase awareness about the pest, researchers have, for the first time, mapped the distribution …
Jul 31
Since Republicans took back the majority in the House, one of our commitments was to finish the appropriations process in a timely manner, rein in Democrats’ excessive spending and accomplish real policy changes for the American people. As we approach the critical government funding deadline of September 30, the House Appropriations Committee has worked to …
Jul 31
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 the scarcity of beef replacement heifers. The average price of 500-pound steers …
