Feb 18
Today, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) had lunch with Ponca City local leaders at the Standing Bear Park Museum and Education Center. While in town as part of a busy in-state tour, Senator Mullin spoke with 24 local leaders, including Ponca City Mayor Kelsey Wagner, City Manager Craig Stephenson, Phillips 66 Plant Manager Jim Baron, …
Feb 18
Join the National Pork Producers Council at the National Pork Industry Forum, March 4-6, in Kansas City, where national pork producer leaders, state executives, and NPPC subject matter experts will be on hand to talk pork priorities, policy developments, and more. We encourage you to reach out ahead of time to set up interviews, but …
Feb 18
Rep. Aletia Timmons, D-Oklahoma City, passed HB 2977 out of the House Public Safety Committee. The measure authorizes Service Oklahoma to place a hidden disability indicator on the driver license or identification card upon the voluntary election of an applicant in order to improve law enforcement interactions.The measure states that the hidden disability indicator must be discreet …
Feb 18
Early-bird registration pricing and official hotel room blocks for the 2026 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo will close Feb. 20. The annual event, hosted by the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, will take place March 27-29 in downtown Fort Worth and is open to all ranchers, landowners, farmers and wildlife managers. The convention weekend …
Feb 18
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, alongside U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, and U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., together are taking historic actions to hold chronic companion animal welfare violators accountable and prosecute those who fight dogs to the highest extent …
Feb 18
Newly elected Rep. Dillon Travis, R-Maramec, took his oath of office Wednesday in the Oklahoma House of Representatives. He was elected in a special election Feb. 10 to represent House District 35, which includes portions of Pawnee County and parts of Creek, Noble, Osage and Payne counties. “I am honored to be sworn in as …
Feb 18
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Ted McKinney praised U.S. House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson for releasing the Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 in the following statement: “NASDA applauds Chairman Thompson for beginning the process of finalizing the Farm Bill 2.0,” McKinney said. “With the release of the legislative …
Feb 18
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays talked recently at CattleCon26 with Sigrid Johannes, Senior Director of Government Affairs For NCBA, about the growing concern surrounding New World screwworm and what government and industry are doing to keep it out of the United States. Johannes says that even in winter, the …
Feb 18
Oklahoma Wildfires Burn 150,000+ Acres; Gary McManus Warns of New Red Flag Danger The wildfire crisis in Oklahoma has reached a critical threshold, with state officials and meteorologists sounding the alarm as the destruction mounts. According to Oklahoma State Climatologist Gary McManus, the toll is staggering: over 150,000 acres have already been consumed, resulting in …
Feb 18
As Oklahoma livestock groups unite to take a more proactive role in shaping the conversation around food, Kylee Deniz with the Oklahoma Pork Council joins senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau leadership conference to discuss the launch of the new All For Food coalition, an effort that brings multiple …
