May 08
American Farmland Trust has named Sam Smidt as National Director of Land Use and Protection Research to develop and implement the organization’s land use protection research agenda. Among his duties, Smidt will lead the Land Use and Protection Research Initiative, which includes and builds upon the existing Farms Under Threat projects. He will also be …
May 08
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) today praised the passage of House Bill (HB) 2308, the Texas Rural Right to Farm Bill. The legislation protects Texas agricultural operations from unwarranted nuisance and other legal and governmental actions. “Texas is growing at a rapid pace and bringing with it new pressures to cattle raisers across …
May 08
Following the latest Oklahoma Emergency Drought Commission meeting, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Ag Secretary Blayne Arthur and talked about the highlights from the meeting. “Our last meeting was in January, and certainly, we have gotten some moisture across different parts of the state, which we are very excited about, but Trey Lam …
May 08
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is featuring comments from Farm Director KC Sheperd’s interview with the National Cattlemen’s Association executive director of government affairs, Kent Bacus. Bacus talks about trade issues in the beef industry. “Over the last several years, we have seen a very aggressive approach from the U.S. government as far …
May 08
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 is talking about beef demand. May is upon us with all the weather …
May 08
At the 2023 Oklahoma WIRED event hosted at the Payne Ranch and Growing Paynes in Mustang, Oklahoma, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Oklahoma CattleWomen president, Cheyenne Sparks and talked about the Region IV ANCW (American National CattleWomwn, Inc.) meeting and Saturday’s WIRED festivities. “Oklahoma was excited to host the Region IV meeting for …
May 08
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, co-host for the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit, today announced during the Summit’s opening plenary that AIM for Climate partners from around the globe are increasing investment in, and support for, climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation. “Climate change continues to impact longstanding agricultural practices …
May 08
It would seem daunting that the highly diverse dairy community, which ranges from small, 20 cow farms to 20,000+ animal operations using state-of-the-art equipment for everything from housing to enhanced sustainability, would be able to reach a unanimous consensus on a comprehensive proposal to modernize milk pricing, which is both incredibly important and incredibly complicated …
May 08
For many, May celebrates Beef Month! While a month isn’t long enough to celebrate beef’s great taste, nutrition, and sustainability, we encourage you to highlight beef this month. Be sure to share your posts in the MBA Facebook group and tag Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. in your social media posts. Read more below for …
May 08
The Senate Agriculture Committee’s Subcommittee on Commodity Programs, Risk Management and Trade hosted two hearings this week. The first hearing, entitled, “Producers Perspectives on the Farm Safety Net”, featured the leaders of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) and the National Farmers Union (NFU), along with 10 producers representing sorghum, wheat, dry beans, dairy, rice, …
