One Noble Research Institute ranch manager learned regenerative grazing doesn’t have to add to one’s work time – it just changes what you do with it. And the rewards are many. When it came time to transition from conventional to regenerative grazing practices on Noble Ranches’ Red River Ranch in southern Oklahoma, ranch manager Kevin …
Category: Ag News
Mar 09
Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma Returns a Record of $11 Million Back to Customers in 2023
March 7, 2023 – Customers of Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma (FCWO) will soon bereceiving their patronage refund payments totaling $11 million. “We experienced sound financial performance last year and are honored to return a record amount toour customer-owners that is almost double what we returned in 2022. Patronage is the foundation ofour cooperative business …
Mar 09
USDA Announces More Than $43M Investment in Meat and Poultry Processing Research, Expansion and Innovation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today an investment of more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in support of its ongoing efforts to transform the food system at every stage along the supply chain. This investment is funded through the American Rescue Plan and the Agriculture and …
Mar 09
Ranking Member David Scott Opening Statement at Hearing “Rising Risks: Managing Volatility in Global Commodity Derivatives Markets”
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott delivered the following statement at today’s hearing “Rising Risks: Managing Volatility in Global Commodity Derivatives Markets.” [As prepared for delivery]Thank you, Chairman Thompson, for convening today’s hearing, “Rising Risks: Managing Volatility in Global Commodity Derivatives Markets.” Global commodities markets help consumers and producers manage price risk and protect …
Mar 09
Lower Intensity Drought Levels Continue To Show Improvements This Week
To view the Oklahoma Drought Map, click here. For the third week in a row, exceptional drought remains at 8.86 percent and extreme drought or worse remains at 36.64 percent. Rains this week will hopefully be reflected in next week’s report. According to State Climatologist, Gary McManus, there is no guarantee that the current drought in …
Mar 09
Attorney General Drummond names Amie Ely as first assistant attorney general
Attorney General Gentner Drummond today named as his first assistant attorney general Amie Ely, a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York. In her new role, Ely will oversee the agency’s solicitor general, general counsel, and the heads of the office’s civil and criminal divisions. “Amie is …
Mar 09
Strong Premiums for Oklahoma Quality Beef Network Cattle in 2022
In today’s cow-calf corner, Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist, and Kellie Curry Raper, Oklahoma State University Livestock Marketing Specialist talk about the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network Cattle. Oklahoma Quality Beef Network producers in Fall 2022 enjoyed the second highest average premiums in program history. OQBN is a third-party certified VAC-45 preconditioning …
Mar 09
AFBF Signs Right to Repair MOU with Case IH and New Holland
The American Farm Bureau Federation and CNH Industrial brands, Case IH and New Holland, signed a memorandum of understanding today that provides farmers and ranchers the right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU follows a similar agreement AFBF entered into with John Deere earlier this year. “Our members urged us to find …
Mar 09
Registration Deadline today for National 4H Conference
Join Us for 2023 National 4-H Conference Bringing hundreds of 4-H’ers to the nation’s capital each spring, National 4-H Conference is the flagship youth development opportunity of USDA, hosted by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). From April 14-19, 2023, the nationally recognized event is developing the next generation of leaders alongside more …
Mar 09
Northeast Maple Syrup Season Off to Very Early Start
Vermont, New York and Maine are the top producing states, and produce about 80% of the maple syrup in the nation, with Vermont the overwhelming top producing state. In 2021, the three states produced more than 4 million gallons of maple syrup in 2021 valued at more than $100 million, according to USDA’s National Agricultural …
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