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Category: Ag News
May 18
Wheat Quality Council’s HRW Wheat Crop Tour Day Two Sees 27.5 Bushels Per Acre in Fields Likely to Be Harvested
On Wednesday, approximately 106 people on the Wheat Quality Council’s 2023 winter wheat tour made their way from Colby to Wichita, Kansas, stopping in wheat fields along six different routes. Wednesday’s wheat tour scouts made 276 stops at wheat fields across western, central and southern Kansas, and into northern counties in Oklahoma. The wheat in …
May 17
Kansas Corn’s Roe to House Oversight Subcommittee: Include Biofuels as Climate Solution
Testifying at a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on vehicle emissions rules and electric vehicle transition, Kansas Corn Growers Association CEO Josh Roe said biofuels like ethanol should not be ignored as a climate solution. Roe told the subcommittee the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed standards for new vehicles limit greater use of low carbon liquid fuels …
May 17
AFIA Applies Pressure to Protect Animal Feed Exports
While in Washington, D.C., Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, talked with Mallory Gaines and Constance Cullman of the American Feed Industry Association about the 16-4 veterinary services form. As the Director of Market Access and Trade Policy, Gaines was able to give an update on the 16-4 veterinary services form, and how changes to this …
May 17
Bipartisan Group of Members of Congress Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Common Name Protection in Upcoming Farm Bill
A coalition of American agricultural organizations hail introduction of legislation to proactively establish protections for foods and beverages using common terms in export markets. The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF), U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC), Consortium for Common Food Names (CCFN) and allied organizations commend today’s introduction of the Safeguarding American Value-Added Exports (SAVE) Act …
May 17
How to Find Tenants Who Will Take Care of Your Soil
Shared goals and long-term mindsets make the best partnerships for regenerative management of leased land. Whether you’re an owner-operator, tenant, or landlord, the success of regenerative management rests upon adopting a long-term mindset, Noble Research Institute livestock consultant Robert Wells says. “It’s looking at everything you do as a lifelong journey — actually, more than …
May 17
Students Selected to Attend OKFB Youth Conference
Twenty incoming high school seniors were selected to attend the 2023 Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture conference June 13-16 in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma Youth Leading Agriculture conference is hosted by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers committee to instill leadership skills and provide attendees a deeper look into Oklahoma agriculture. The conference features …
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