Jan 19
Over 18 months ago, on June 1, 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register to list the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. With the final rule released, implications of the listing on agriculture in the affected region are becoming more clear. Today’s Market Intel …
Jan 19
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back speaking with the operator of the Ashland Veterinary Center, Dr. Randall Spare. Today, Hays and Spare talk about mitigating stress in the beef cow herd. In the wintertime, Spare said that sometimes a windbreak is not enough to keep cattle healthy. Taking the time to put down …
Jan 19
Not much change this week in the drought monitor report, and according to the Oklahoma Mesonet, warmer temperatures and below-normal precipitation can be expected through April. There is a chance for some snow in the Oklahoma panhandle this weekend, and northwest Oklahoma may see some precipitation (rain/snow mix) on Saturday. Exceptional drought is unchanged from …
Jan 19
On today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Kellie Curry Raper, Livestock Marketing Specialist at the OSU Department of Agricultural Economics is talking about strategies for creating value at the ranch. If you are like me, your New Year’s Resolution process doesn’t necessarily have a hard deadline of 12:01 am on January 1st. I confess that my New Year’s …
Jan 19
Pregnancies sold at Cattlemen’s Congress and National Western Stock Show raise funds to support Angus Foundation’s mission. The Angus Foundation started the year with strong support for its mission, raising $61,000 through the sale of four heifer pregnancies at Cattlemen’s Congress and the National Western Stock Show. The pregnancies sold in Oklahoma City at the …
Jan 19
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President-Elect Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota cattle producer and chairman of the NCBA traceability working group, today released the following statement regarding the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed rule on electronic identification for cattle moving interstate: “As USDA has worked toward a nationally significant animal disease traceability program, NCBA has …
Jan 19
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on AFBF’s legal challenge to the new Waters of the United States rule. AFBF joined 17 other organizations representing agriculture, infrastructure and housing, as well as county and state Farm Bureaus in filing suit. “Farmers and ranchers share the goal of protecting the resources we’re entrusted …
Jan 19
State group represented Kansas at the recentAmerican Agri-Women national convention Members of Kansas Agri-Women (KAW) represented the state at the 48th national convention of American Agri-Women (AAW), held recently in Bozeman, Mont. Jean Goslin of Dwight, Kan., was elected vice president of education for a two-year term. AAW promotes the welfare of our national security through a …
Jan 19
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the Biden administration’s final “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. “The Biden administration’s WOTUS definition is an attack on farmers and ranchers and NCBA will be fighting back in court,” said NCBA Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart. “The rule removes …
Jan 19
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are disappointed with the conclusion reached by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma today finding in favor of the state of Oklahoma and holding poultry companies liable for high phosphorous levels causing pollution in the Illinois River Watershed. For decades, Oklahoma poultry farmers have been regulated by …
