Jan 30
By Congressman Tom Cole Earlier this month, the United States hit its debt ceiling, which is currently at $31.4 trillion. After raising the debt limit by $2.5 trillion just two years ago in 2021, this sobering news should serve as a wakeup call that we must reduce our nation’s spending and implement meaningful fiscal reforms …
Jan 30
At the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association 2023 winter policy meeting, Farm Director, KC Sheperd caught up with the Director of Operations for Oklahoma Prairie Beef Solutions, Sydnee Gerken, about what 2023 looks like for OPBS. “We have just in the past week had over ten calls just to discuss and kind of get a feel for …
Jan 30
Mike Durkin, president and chief executive officer of the Leprino Foods Company, was elected chair of the board of directors of the checkoff-founded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy at its first meeting of 2023. Durkin replaces Schreiber Foods Chair Mike Haddad, who served as the Innovation Center’s chair for five years. Durkin joined Leprino in …
Jan 30
Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to remove an illegal regulation from federal law that allows the World Health Organization (WHO) to exert its authority over the United States. Filed last week in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of Texas, the lawsuit notes …
Jan 30
John Deere is now offering HarvestLab™ 3000 Grain Sensing on 2018 or newer John Deere S700 Series Combines. Grain Sensing continuously measures and monitors protein, starch and oil values in wheat, barley or canola in real time as the combine is harvesting. This site-specific data can then be viewed in the combine, or in the …
Jan 30
Farmers have long relied on herbicides to control weeds in row cropping systems. But as consumer preferences change, many farmers are seeking to eliminate or reduce their use of synthetic herbicides where possible. Managing weeds without herbicides can be daunting, and it requires producers to understand the biology and behavior of problem weeds in order …
Jan 30
Building trust and demand for dairy in 2023 Programs from the Midwest Dairy Association are reaching more consumers than ever in the 10-state region with 39 million consumers. Already, the year is off to a running start with dairy products playing a key role in consumers’ resolutions for a healthier version of themselves. “Our accomplishments …
Jan 30
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Oklahoma State Director, Kenneth Corn, today announced the Department is investing $50 million to assist the Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative Corporation expand and modernize the nation’s rural electric grid and increase grid security for Leflore and Sequoyah Counties. This RD investment will allow the cooperative to build and improve …
Jan 30
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Chair of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Live Cattle Marketing Committee, Troy Sander. Located in Oklahoma City, Sander is also the Chief Operating Officer of Heritage Beef, overseeing feedlots in southwest and southeastern Kansas. The 2023 Cattle Industry Convention coverage is being powered by …
Jan 30
AgriGold agronomists can be a resource as farmers ready for spring The equipment might be parked in the shed, but you can rest assured farmers aren’t twiddling their thumbs over the winter months. Far from it. There’s data to analyze, decisions to be made and equipment to ready for the coming growing season. Comparing …
