U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced today that USDA will accept applications starting on April 1 for $1 billion in grants to help agricultural producers and rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and make energy-efficiency improvements. USDA is making the $1 billion in grants available under …
Category: Ag News
Mar 31
Kelli Payne Offers Insight on How to Diversify Your Operation
At the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation Spring Seminar, Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk had the chance to catch up with one of the featured speakers, Kelli Payne. Payne gave a captivating presentation about her personal experience of diversifying her own operation and provided advice and insight on how to take the first steps. “A lot of times, …
Mar 31
Joint Statement from Growth Energy, U.S. Grains Council, Renewable Fuels Association Regarding Japan’s New Rule on Ethanol
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor, U.S. Grains Council President and CEO Ryan LeGrand, and Renewable Fuels Association President and CEO Geoff Cooper jointly issued the following statement after Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) finalized a rule that will allow U.S. ethanol producers more access to the Japanese biofuel market: “The U.S. ethanol …
Mar 31
Bob Rodenberger Emphasizes the Importance of Locking in a Profit
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, is back talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. Runs have been lighter compared to 30 days ago, Rodenberger said, but the market is good. “Most of the cattle are going to grass, you know, your 500-pound calves …
Mar 31
Cattlemen’s Conference to Help Producers Improve Profit Potential
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is back visiting with Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, Dr. Mark Johnson for more details about the upcoming Cattlemen’s Conference set to take place on May 24-25 in Stillwater, Oklahoma. In the late 1980s, cattle industry leaders came together and held the Blue Print for …
Mar 31
Joint Statement From U.S. Grains Council, Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association Regarding Japan’s New Rule On Ethanol
Joint Statement From U.S. Grains Council, Growth Energy, Renewable Fuels Association Regarding Japan’s New Rule On Ethanol Background:Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) released its final proposed rule for partial amendment of the Act on Sophisticated Methods of Energy Supply Structures on March 30, 2023 – in place through 2028 – that allows …
Mar 31
OSU graduate to honor mentor in New Frontiers building
By Mandy Gross The New Frontiers campaign to build a state-of-the-art teaching, research and Extension facility for Oklahoma State University Agriculture is providing opportunities for major gift donors to name a space in the building. For Terry Tippens, of counsel at Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey and Tippens and a 1968 OSU agricultural economics graduate, becoming …
Mar 31
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announces 2023 Cattle Raisers Roundup
Application now available for youth educational program. Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is now accepting applications for the 2023 Cattle Raisers Roundup, a one-of-a-kind opportunity for select high school students to explore the beef industry from pasture to plate. The Cattle Raisers Roundup is scheduled July 24-28 across Austin, Victoria, Corpus Christi and San …
Mar 31
BASF celebrates black-owned rice mill; invests in diversity in agriculture
BASF Agricultural Solutions continues to work towards supporting diversity, equity and inclusion in agriculture by supporting black farmers across the country. Recently, several BASF employees visited Arkansas River Rice Mill, the only black-owned rice mill in the country, to learn more about their operation. The company’s visit also allowed employees to plan for participation in …
Mar 31
NCBA and PLC Denounce BLM’s New Public Lands Rule
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) expressed serious concern with the Bureau of Land Managment’s (BLM) proposed rule titled “Strengthening the Stewardship of America’s Public Lands” that would completely upend BLM’s multiple-use mandate and jeopardizes the agency’s ability to be a good partner to the ranchers who manage millions of …
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