May 11
On May 9, at the 2023 Sirloin Gallery of Grands, the Sirloin Club of Oklahoma announced their five award winners for the 2023 agriculturalists under 40. The Sirloin Club of Oklahoma is a group of agriculture enthusiasts who gather each year to support Oklahoma’s 4-H and FFA students. The Sirloin Club supports exhibitors at the …
May 11
The Departments of Agriculture and the Interior today announced a proposed $2.8 billion in funding for fiscal year 2024 authorized by the Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) to improve infrastructure, recreation facilities, federal lands access, and land and water conservation. Enacted in August 2020, GAOA established the National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund, …
May 11
Truth Allen Stephens of Guymon, Oklahoma was arrested May 4 on felony charges for a writing a fraudulent check. The arrest is the result of an investigation led by Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Special Ranger Bart Perrier and the Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office. In March, Stephens allegedly wrote a check from a closed …
May 11
While in Washington, D.C., Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk talked with the Vice President of Policy and Communications at the National Association of Wheat Growers, Jake Westlin, about 2023 Farm Bill priorities. Westlin is based in Washington, D.C., where his primary focus is policy. Because it is a farm bill year, Westlin said the 2023 …
May 11
The Oklahoma Broadband Office’s statewide broadband listening tour will be making several tour stops in the coming weeks across the state, and Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend. The “Let’s Get Digital: Oklahoma Broadband Tour” will pass through 17 cities and towns to gather public input for a five-year plan to connect the …
May 11
There’s still time to apply for the third class of the NCGA Women and Mentors Program to be held in St. Louis on June 22-23. In addition to networking with other women committed to their success, participants learn how to quiet their inner critic, explore what they can learn from another woman’s leadership journey, and develop an …
May 11
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is featuring comments from Farm Director KC Sheperd’s visit with Oklahoma State University State Extension Beef Veterinarian, Rosslyn Biggs about the upcoming regulatory changes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is making regarding antimicrobials. Starting on June 11, The FDA will be changing the status of over the …
May 11
To view the Oklahoma Drought Map, click here. According to the latest Oklahoma Drought Map, Exceptional drought is unchanged from last week, remaining at 10.09 percent. Extreme drought or worse has decreased only minimally, changing from last week’s 33.47 percent to this week’s 33.10 percent. Severe drought or worse also saw minimal changes, improving slightly from …
May 11
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
May 11
Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, Blayne Arthur, recently re-appointed Michael Peters to a five-year term on the Oklahoma Wheat Commission Board. Peters, a wheat producer from Okarche, will represent District III, which includes Beckham, Blaine, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher, Roger Mills and Washita counties. “We are excited that Michael Peters has been re-appointed to the Oklahoma …
