Mar 09
The agricultural press is all aflutter over the earth-shattering news that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is going to redefine the standards for affixing a voluntary “Product of the USA” or “Made in the USA” label on meat, eggs, and poultry in a newly proposed rule. The stated purpose of the new voluntary standards …
Mar 09
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 09
Braden Rexford of Frontier claimed top honors at the 2023 Oklahoma Youth Expo Ag Mechanics contest and he is no stranger to hearing his name called at this contest as he has had one of the best projects of the show all four years. Rexford’s 51 foot trailer is the best project out of 205 …
Mar 08
During a regular meeting March 6, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission received an update on federal and state efforts to control feral swine across the state. Scott Alls, Oklahoma state director of Wildlife Services for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), told Commissioners that any thought of eradicating …
Mar 08
Senate Bill 910 by Sen. Blake “Cowboy” Stephens was unanimously approved by the Senate Tuesday. SB 910 authorizes the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission to declare an open season to hunt and harvest velvet bucks in Oklahoma. “Oklahoma’s tourism industry would greatly benefit from introducing a velvet buck season as only a few states offer this …
Mar 08
Youth using Angus genetics in commercial operations can apply until May 1. The Angus Foundation offers a variety of scholarship opportunities, including to youth beyond the seedstock industry. Applications are open for the Foundation’s Commercial Cattlemen Scholarship, which awards $1,500 to four outstanding youth in the beef industry. This scholarship is unique from others offered …
Mar 08
From NMPF President and CEO Jim Mulhern: “The National Milk Producers Federation applauds the bipartisan members of the House of Representatives who today re-introduced the DAIRY PRIDE Act, which adds momentum to legislation that saw Senate re-introduction last week and needs to pass Congress this year. “With proposed FDA guidance that acknowledges the problem of …
