Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 15:47:35 CDT
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture are now putting the Daily Cash Grain Report into a PDF format – we are saving that PDF and archiving them for today’s specific report. To see today’s update, click on the PDF report link at the bottom of this story.
In addition to the PDF of the daily report, you can also listen to the Cash Grain Report by calling 405-621-5533. Push 2 for the grain report.
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:49:15 CDT
Listen to today’s report with Justin Lewis, by clicking or tapping on the LISTEN bar
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:17:13 CDT
Read an accurate Ag book Week kicked off for Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom. The Event runs September 6th through September 9th and features guest readers from across the state
A program of Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom, agriculture leaders across the state will have the opportunity to join together in telling the agriculture story and sharing the importance of agriculture.
This week has featured some fantastic Agriculture readers and some excellent books on Agriculture.
Representative Dell Kerbs participated in the Event reading “How to Grow a Monster.” Author Stephanie White read one of her books, “The Pig in My Barn,” Amanda Radke, Author and fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, S.D, who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s beef producers, read one of her excellent books, “Levi’s Lost Calf.” Laramie Sparks, 2023 Oklahoma Future Little Miss United States Agriculture read “B is for Buckaroo.” Rose Bonjour read about George Washington Carver, And our very own KC Sheperd enjoyed reading about DIRT with “The Dirt Book, Poems about Animals That live Beneath our feet.”
More Great readers are lined up for the rest of the week. Past Readers include Ag Secretary Blayne Arthur, Secretary of Education Ryan Walters, President of Oklahoma National Stockyards Kelli Payne, Former Miss United States Agriculture Cambrey Jo Hull, State Representative Anthony Moore, Congressman Frank Lucas, and more!
To find out more about the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom program, click here:
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 13:05:24 CDT
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) urged the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to approve the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act.
“American cattle produc…
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:28:37 CDT
One of the new faces in Oklahoma State University Agriculture this fall semester is Wade Thomason, head of the OSU Department of Plant and Soil Sciences.
Thomason began his role at OSU in August after a 19-…
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:23:23 CDT
The 54th Annual Butter Sculpture at the New York State Fair has come down, but it isn’t going to waste.
American Dairy Association North East, in conjunction with Cornell Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners and Noblehurst Farms, dismantled the 800-pound sculpture at the New York State Fairgrounds. Ultimately, the butter – which was provided by O-AT-KA Milk Products in Batavia, N.Y., and was unsuitable for sale or consumption for a variety of reasons – will return to Western New York, less than 15 miles away from where it was originally produced, to be recycled at a local dairy farm.
Noblehurst Farms in Pavilion, N.Y., (Livingston County) will combine the butter with other food waste from local food manufacturers and educational institutions and run it through the farm’s digester, converting it into energy. The digester breaks down the material and creates enough electricity to power the farm, the farm’s on-site creamery and about 350 homes for a year. Specifically, the butter from the Butter Sculpture alone will be able to power one house for three days.
“We are honored to be recycling the New York State Fair Butter Sculpture for the seventh year in a row,” said dairy farmer Chris Noble of Noblehurst Farms and Craigs Creamery. “We will mix the butter sculpture with other food waste and convert it to energy over the course of about 28 days. That energy will be created into electricity which will power homes in the local community.”
In recent years, Noblehurst Farms has been recognized nationally for achievements in sustainability and community partnerships to divert food waste from local landfills. The result of Noblehurst’s efforts have led to diverting 200 tons of food waste from local landfills on a weekly basis.
“Our awareness of the role that dairy farmers are playing in addressing the global food waste problem has definitely heightened,” said Noble. “We are hopeful that our innovative food waste reduction practices will bring additional value as New York State focuses on reducing methane and sequestering carbon in the coming years.”
This year’s sculpture, “Refuel Her Greatness – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Title IX,” spotlighted female athletes and how today’s athletes refuel with chocolate milk.
To listen to Chris Noble with Noblehurst Farms talk about the conversion process, click here.
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:15:05 CDT
Water moves and is recycled from one form or one storage area to another in the process we call the water cycle. This cycle is the mechanism by which water moves around the globe and in our atmosphere. And a…
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:08:51 CDT
**EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:00 AM, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2022**
Written Testimony for the Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
Legislative Hearing on S. 1475, the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act o…
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 11:07:08 CDT
Hay is getting tighter. Farmers and hay producers are beginning to get creative with baling up their milo, soybeans, and corn stalks.
The rain did come across the parts of the state which brought cooler …
Sep 07
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 09:45:59 CDT
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association announced the application window for its spring 2023 internship programs is now open.
These unique internship programs provide opportunities for student…
