Jan 13
On Tuesday, 50 cattle, farm, rural and consumer groups sent a joint letter to U.S. Senate and House members who, during the last session of Congress, cosponsored the American Beef Labeling Act that restores mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef. The letter expressed the groups’ gratitude for the congressional members’ leadership and support of the American …
Jan 13
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) today announced an addition to his District Office staff following the hiring of Pilar Cipollone as a Field Representative. Since moving to Oklahoma City in 2005, Pilar has served on various community boards, including as the Hispanic Liaison & Director of Family Services for Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity. She currently …
Jan 13
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, is visiting with the County Executive Director for the Jackson County Farm Service Agency about different FSA programs available to ag producers. One deadline Josefy said producers need to be aware of is that January 17 is the final date for producers to report their small grains acreage. Many producers are …
Jan 13
Brett Carver, regents professor and wheat genetics chair in the Oklahoma State University Department of Plant and Soil Sciences, received the Eminent Faculty Award last month for his contributions to instruction and service. “As leader of the Wheat Improvement Team, Dr. Carver has unparalleled success in the development of plant variety cultivars with a record …
Jan 13
Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Blayne Arthur has been named President of the Food Export Association of the Midwest USA. Arthur had previously served on the Food Export–Midwest Board of Directors. Food Export–Midwest is a non-profit organization that assists U.S. companies looking to start or expand export sales. The organization is composed of agricultural promotion agencies …
Jan 13
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has published the official rule for Phase II of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP). As it stands today, this is the methodology used to determine a Phase II payment. ERP Phase 2 Payment Calculation Although producers will be able to apply for both the 2020 and 2021 disaster years, …
Jan 13
The cattle market started off strong on Monday, with roughly 17,500 being sold at Oklahoma National Stockyards. Bob Rodenberger at Stockman’s said the morning started well, and ended well, “Good demand, a tremendous run of quality cattle, cattle stayed good all day, and we had good demand on them weighing 300-900 pounds.” Rodenberger said if …
Jan 13
At this week’s Beltwide Cotton Conferences, BASF sponsored two prestigious professional awards: Cotton Specialist of the Year and Cotton Marketer of the Year. Dr. Murilo Maeda, assistant professor and extension cotton specialist from Texas A&M University AgriLife Extension, in Lubbock, Texas, was named the 2023 Cotton Specialist of the Year, and Arkansas cotton grower Joe …
Jan 13
Statewide Discussion: A brief warming trend through the weekend into Monday will support some increased fire danger leading to potential for increasing initial attack occurrence. No critical fire weather is expected over dormant fuels limiting large fire occurrence potential. The strongest alignment of fuels and fire weather will develop each afternoon generally along, north and …
Jan 13
Members of the North American Limousin Junior Association attract attention out at the 2023 National Western Stock Show Junior Show. The Show was held Wednesday, January 11 in Denver, Colo. Judge Taylor Graham evaluated the junior animals. In the Junior Lim-Flex Show, Grand Champion Lim-Flex Female was J6 Caitlyn 685K ET exhibited by Ben Spencer. …
