Jan 03
At the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress, the Oklahoma Beef Council is offering opportunities to receive or renew Beef Quality Assurance certification in the Super Barn Sales Arena. Today, Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, got the chance to attend the first training and met up with OSU’s Dr. Rosslyn Biggs afterward to talk about the value of …
Jan 03
The Oklahoma Senate Tuesday re-elected Sen. Greg Treat as president pro tempore and adopted rules for the upcoming 59th legislative session that begins February 6. Today’s vote marks the fifth consecutive session that Treat will serve in this leadership role. Senate members also approved rules for the 59th Legislature and approved committee membership. The votes …
Jan 03
Oklahoma Farm Bureau will send five voting delegates to represent OKFB members at the business session of the 2023 American Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Puerto Rico. Farm Bureau delegates from around the country will gather on Tuesday, Jan. 10 to discuss and vote on policy proposals to determine AFBF policy for the coming year. …
Jan 03
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers released a final rule on December 30 that determines what constitutes Waters of the United States, or WOTUS, under the Clean Water Act. The rule was released as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to decide a case, Sackett vs. EPA, which will provide more clarity …
Jan 03
The Gelbvieh Association of Oklahoma held its 2nd annual Cattleman’s ball on Sunday, where over 300 attendees, along with friends and family, gathered together to raise money to benefit the Way out West Classic (WOW Classic), which is the American Gelbvieh Junior National show to be held in Woodward coming up in July of 2024. …
Jan 03
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), the largest and oldest livestock association based in Texas, announced the opening of registration for the 2023 Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo®. The annual event, which will be held March 24-26 in downtown Fort Worth, is the largest gathering of livestock producers in the Southwest, drawing more than …
Jan 03
At the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Conference in Kansas City, Farm Director, KC Sheperd talked regional sales manager for Agoro Carbon Alliance out of South Dakota, Jerry Stephens. Sheperd and Stephens talk about encouraging producers to partake in climate-smart agriculture. “I work with producers every day in these carbon markets, developing carbon credits,” Stephens …
Jan 03
Following a two-month decline and a year of weak sentiment, the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer closed out the year on a more positive note, rallying 24 points in December to a reading of 126. U.S. farmers were more optimistic about both their current situation and expectations for the future. The Current Conditions Index …
Jan 03
As the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress is underway, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, talks with the Executive Director of the American International Charolais Association and former animal science department head at Oklahoma State University, Clint Rusk, about the Charolais breed. Two dozen breeds are showing at the third annual Cattlemen’s Congress held at the …
