Mar 29
By Kirsten Hollansworth Renee Albers-Nelson, baking and milling specialist with the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University, is set to host All You Knead to Know, an artisan and grain workshop, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 17 at FAPC. Anyone from a chef to a farmer, as …
Mar 29
An interdisciplinary team of research and extension students, staff and faculty is bringing a 5-year research project focused on identifying causes of mortality on U.S. sow farms to a close with encouraging results. Improving Pig Survivability is funded by NPB and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and has been working to understand …
Mar 29
Pork and Partners, a community for nutrition professionals, was launched by NPB last week to build strategic and mutually beneficial relationships with health professionals, to help build their skills and knowledge while being a credible resource. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) present a large opportunity to reach thousands of consumers each year. NPB is committed to …
Mar 29
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 28
Hack, cough, and sneeze…allergy season is getting longer (thank you changing climate). The headline that was in my inbox earlier this week pretty well sums up this entire blog. “Allergy season is ‘earlier, longer and worse’ in these US cities, report finds.” If droughts, floods, cold snaps, and heat stress weren’t enough, now it seems …
Mar 28
There is an abundance of agritourism opportunities across the state of Oklahoma to take advantage of this Spring and Summer. Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk caught up with the Agritourism and Farmers Market Coordinator at the Oklahoma Department of Ag, Micaela Halverson, and talked about some fun venues in Oklahoma and what they have to …
Mar 28
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Soybean Board, Rick Reimer, talking about soybean success throughout Oklahoma. For years, Reimer said northeast Oklahoma held the greatest soybean producing counties in the state. “For the last five years, none of those have been the number one county,” …
Mar 28
Global hunger and malnutrition pose significant threats to U.S. national security, underscoring the need to invest in international agricultural research and development, according to a new report commissioned by Farm Journal Foundation. The report, authored by researchers from Texas A&M University, examines how global food insecurity is linked to numerous geopolitical risks, including immigration, radicalization, …
