Category: Ag News
Jun 08
Attorney General Drummond challenges California truck ban
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has joined a coalition of 19 states challenging the Environmental Protection Agency decision allowing California to illegally ban trucks. The ban forces truckers to buy electric trucks and regulates trucking out of existence through mandating net-zero emissions standards. The Biden Administration gave California the authority to force most buses, vans, trucks and tractor-trailers to be electric by 2035. Currently, only 2 percent …
Jun 08
Broad-Based Growth for April Pork Exports; Beef Exports Trend Lower
April exports of U.S. pork achieved gains in a wide range of markets, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were below the very large totals posted a year ago, but export value per head of fed slaughter was the highest in eight months. Pork …
Jun 08
Sorghum United Paves Way for Continued Innovation and Education in Sorghum Industry
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to visit with the head of Sorghum United, Nate Blum, about innovations in the sorghum industry and the Global Sorghum Conference taking place this week in France. With around 70 active members on every continent, Blum describes Sorghum United as a grassroots organization that involves each part …
Jun 08
County Farm Bureaus partner with OKFB to donate nearly $20,000 to food assistance programs
Forty-six county Farm Bureaus and four county Women’s Leadership Committees across the state along with Oklahoma Farm Bureau donated nearly $20,000 to food banks, food pantries, meal assistance programs and after school programs in Oklahoma. The OKFB Community Food Assistance Matching Program, which is in its third year, connects county Farm Bureaus with their communities …
Jun 08
Exceptional Drought Looks Scarce in Oklahoma This Week
According to the Oklahoma Mesonet, the Climate Prediction Center has issued an “El Nino Advisory,” which means that El Nino conditions have been observed and are expected to continue. Recent rains the state has received don’t have anything to do with El Nino, said State Climatologist Gary McManus. To have a full El Nino declaration, …
Jun 08
LMA Works to Stay Ahead of the Needs of Today’s Consumer
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with the president of the Livestock Marketing Association, Mark Barnett, about marketing to today’s consumer. Barnett has one more year as president of the LMA, as he is serving a two-year term. He operates a cattle livestock auction market on the Kentucky-Tennessee line. “The best thing …
Jun 08
Southern Plains Perspective:Dam Safety Awareness Day
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective. Read below: We had a special day last week. May 31 doesn’t get the attention of other noteworthy days like “Christmas” or “Independence Day.” It’s not a Federal or State Holiday. As a general rule, there are no parades or major celebrations to …
Jun 08
The Importance of Hay Moisture with Paul Vining
On today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Paul Vining, OSU Department of Animal and Food Sciences Graduate Research Assistant talks about moisture impacts on hay quality. Cutting and bailing hay sometimes becomes a “hurry up and wait” process, while waiting on passing rain showers. Hay should be baled when it has dried to the point of containing approximately …
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