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Category: Ag News
Apr 05
NCBA Statement Correcting Internet Falsehoods About mRNA Vaccines in Cattle
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released a statement in regard to false information circulating on social media about the use of mRNA vaccines in cattle: “There are no current mRNA vaccines licensed for use in beef cattle in the United States. Cattle farmers and ranchers do vaccinate cattle to treat and prevent many …
Apr 05
Revisiting Title IV of the Farm Bill – Nutrition
Title IV of the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (2018 farm bill, PL 115-334) is the nutrition title. Title IV reauthorizes several nutrition and domestic food assistance programs including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). SNAP, formerly known as the food stamp program, is responsible for the majority of all farm bill outlays and has been authorized in the …
Apr 05
National Sorghum Producers Opens 2023 Sorghum Yield Contest
National Sorghum Producers will now begin accepting entries for the 2023 National Sorghum Yield Contest. State and national winners are selected from contestants split into east and west regions for each division, which includes irrigated, dryland no-till, dryland tillage and one overall winner for food grade. The entry deadline for the 2023 National Sorghum Yield …
Apr 05
Congressman Lucas Announces April Town Hall Meetings in Central Oklahoma
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) will hold town hall meetings in Canadian, Kingfisher, Blaine, Garfield, and Grant Counties on Wednesday, April 12th and Thursday, April 13th. Residents around the locations are invited to attend and share their thoughts on current events in Washington, DC and across Oklahoma. Lucas will be discussing recent work in Congress, taking questions …
Apr 05
Oklahoma Edges Closer to Broadband for 98 Percent of the State by 2028
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with Oklahoma State University’s Brian Whitacre, as he gives an update on broadband progress in the state. After a long selection process, Whitacre said the Oklahoma Broadband Governing Board has voted to hire former Oklahoma State Representative Mike Sanders as the executive director of the Oklahoma Broadband Office. …
Apr 05
Web-based watershed assessment tool is a global resource
By Brielle Prock The Oklahoma Water Resources Center has partnered with Texas A&M University and the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to improve water quality and quantity assessments and forecasting in the state. The Oklahoma Hydrologic and Water Quality System (OK-HAWQS) is a web-based tool for anyone to use. Texas A&M and the United States Department of Agriculture developed …
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