Category: Ag News
May 09
Beltway Beef Podcast: Cattle Diplomacy: How Farm and Ranch Tours Educate Foreign Ag Officials on U.S. Production Methods
Each week, Beltway Beef brings you the latest policy news affecting the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Hear from subject-matter experts, producers, and industry leaders on the topics that impact the business viability of farms and ranches across the country. On this episode, we are joined by NCBA Executive Director of Government Affairs Kent Bacus …
May 09
How To Use Your Best Stockmanship When Moving to Greener Pastures
Regardless of ranch size or management methods, stockmanship serves as a cornerstone of ranching. For more intensively managed operations utilizing regenerative grazing methods, however, proper livestock handling and close observation are essential, and in turn drive and inform many herd-management decisions. “Stockmanship becomes a priority, because your animals will tell you when they’re content, and …
May 09
Corey Rosenbusch Pushes for More Regulatory Certainty in Fertilizer Industry
While in Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd talked with the president of The Fertilizer Institute, Corey Rosenbusch, about the latest in the fertilizer industry. “We represent the entire fertilizer supply chain,” Rosenbusch said. “Manufacturers, distributors, and retailers, and we make sure we advocate for policy that helps ensure farmers get the fertilizer supply they …
May 09
Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators 2023 program application deadline is May 19
Oklahoma innovators have until Friday, May 19, to apply for an opportunity to receive business support and resources as part of the inaugural Oklahoma Grassroots Rural & Ag Business Accelerators cohorts. The program is coordinated by Oklahoma Farm Bureau along with state and national partners and consists of two unique business development pipelines that will …
May 09
OSU researchers bringing more flower power to special occasions
This weekend, moms all over the nation will receive bouquets of flowers for their special day. But what if you could give mom flowers she could enjoy day and night? Researchers in the Oklahoma State University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture are studying how flowers can shine as bright in the night as they …
May 09
Emergency Drought Commission Works to Ensure Drought Relief Needs of Producers are Met
At the Oklahoma Emergency Drought Commission meeting on Monday, Farm Director KC Sheperd visited with the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Trey Lam, about the meeting highlights and the needs of producers in Oklahoma due to the dry conditions. “We had over 6,000 applications originally and with the maximum of 7500 dollars per producer,” Lam …
May 09
Rep. Cole’s Column: Countering Coercion
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for quite some time has used malign economic coercion tactics to intimidate its neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region and manipulate them to surrender to various types of political, economic and other demands. The U.S. has an interest in countering such economic coercion in order to retain our influence on the …
May 09
Viticulture and Enology Fund Now Available in Oklahoma
Funding opportunities to advance the grape and wine industry within Oklahoma are now available through the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Fund. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, government agencies (state or subdivisions of Oklahoma), and trade groups promoting grape and wine production in Oklahoma. Applications that only benefit an individual grower or business are not …
May 09
Friedt Joins the AHA as North Central Region Field Representative
Aaron Friedt, Mott, N.D., joined the American Hereford Association (AHA) as the North Central region field representative May 8. As an AHA field representative, Friedt represents Association members in the region and assists with AHA activities and services. In addition to attending Hereford sales and events, he serves as a resource for Hereford breeders interested …
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