Mar 24
After considering more than 40 candidates from across the nation, the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board has voted unanimously to hire former Oklahoma State Representative Mike Sanders as executive director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office. “I’m honored to be asked to serve in such an important role to benefit the state of Oklahoma,” Sanders said. “This …
Mar 24
By Gail Ellis This time of year, strong, spring winds whip across the prairie, and the smell of a grass fire may be detected in the air. John Weir, Oklahoma State University Extension fire ecology specialist, said March is the windiest month, driving wildfires in the dormant season before the brown, dead grass gives way …
Mar 24
Chapter 12 was introduced in bankruptcy law as a temporary measure in 1986 and became permanent in 2005. With 169 filings, farm bankruptcies in 2022 were the lowest since Chapter 12 became permanent in 2005. This comes just three years after the third-highest number of farm bankruptcy filings – 595 in 2019. According to data …
Mar 24
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, the largest livestock association in the Southwest, today unveiled its new member center to more than 3,500 attendees at the Cattle Raisers Convention & Expo in Fort Worth. The member center serves as a centralized platform for TSCRA members looking to manage their membership, access member-only benefits, and explore …
Mar 24
Shows importance for plant breeding programs to incorporate human health traits into crop improvement strategies. New research on waxy starch in sorghum by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers shows that waxy starches can have undesirable effects on the human gut microbiome. The gut microbiome is an ecosystem of microorganisms living in the gastrointestinal tract. The Nebraska …
Mar 24
National livestock groups have come together to support Congressional efforts to expand opportunities for industry to invest in meat packing capacity. The American Farm Bureau Federation, American Sheep Industry Association, Livestock Marketing Association, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Pork Producers Council, and United States Cattlemen’s Association sent a letter to the Chairpeople and Ranking Members …
Mar 24
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is visiting with the president and CEO of the United States Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom about headwinds on beef exports. Because of high levels of beef exports throughout most of 2022, Halstrom said those numbers were expected to take a hit at some point. “There are some headwinds …
Mar 24
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with the president of the Oklahoma CattleWomen’s Association, Cheyenne Sparks, and talked about the upcoming WIRED event and about her participation in the Cowgirl 30 Under 30 weekend. “It (Cowgirl 30 Under 30 Weekend) was absolutely a humbling experience because I could not fathom, number one, the honor of …
