Apr 27
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing $52 million to help state and tribal governments encourage private landowners to allow public access to their land for hunting, fishing and other wildlife-dependent recreation through the Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentive Program (VPA-HIP). USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications through June 8, …
Apr 27
Leaders of Dairy Management Inc. (DMI), the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board (NDB) and the United Dairy Industry Association (UDIA) announced newly elected officers who will help guide national dairy checkoff strategies and programs aimed at protecting and growing dairy sales. “I’m honored and excited to continue working alongside dairy farmers nationwide to strengthen …
Apr 27
The Noble Research Institute is preparing to host its annual Pecan Strategy Research workshop from Wednesday, May 5, to Friday, May 7, at its campus in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Farm Director KC Sheperd recently sat down with Laura Putman of the Noble Research Institute to discuss the ongoing Pecan Strategy Research and the collaborative nature of …
Apr 27
As total beef production falls and beef prices increase to record levels, demand for ground beef increases. In 2025, a 3.6 decrease in beef production was offset by increased net beef imports to hold total per capita beef consumption steady with the previous year. Per capita beef consumption for 2025 was estimated at 59.8 pounds …
Apr 27
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today announced the hiring of Danielle Griffin as Communications Manager, effective April 27, 2025. Griffin joins NCFC as the organization launches a new strategic plan with enhanced advocacy communications as a core goal. “Danielle brings exactly the kind of strategic communications experience we need as NCFC moves into …
Apr 27
Oklahoma cattle producers looking to manage winter feed costs may find one of their best tools already in the field. According to Oklahoma State University Extension Forage Specialist Brian Pugh, in a recent conversation with associate farm reporter Carli Davenport, small-grain grazing systems are a valuable option for adding gain to stocker cattle, stretching forage …
Apr 27
In today’s Beef Buzz, senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Tom McDonald, Senior Vice President for Environmental Affairs and Sustainability for Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC who has been named the new chairman of the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Excited to Lead the Organization McDonald said he is honored to step …
Apr 27
In the first article of this series, we explored how farmers describe their relationships with lenders, identifying three general types of relationships: trusting and collaborative, strained and tense, and transactional and unstable. In this second article, we focus on the challenges that can disrupt or strain relationships. Drawing on 74 interviews with 98 farmers and ranchers across four …
Apr 27
Rodney B. Holcomb, McLaughlin Family Endowed Chair and assistant director of Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center and professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, received the Lifetime Achievement Awards from the Southern Agricultural Economics Association. Holcomb was recognized during the association’s 2026 annual meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this year. “It’s both …
Apr 27
Stewardship is a deeply engrained value among dairy farmers that’s also good for economic success, NMPF’s Nicole Ayache says in the latest Dairy Defined Podcast. Ayache, who leads the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Programs’ Environmental Stewardship initiative, notes how sound management of resources and a focus on efficiency has boosted dairy productivity …
