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May 28
Legislators comment on the passage of marijuana Guardrails
In the final days of the legislative session, the Senate and House passed additional reforms to Oklahoma’s medical marijuana industry through Senate Bills 437 and 813. Sen. Jessica Garvin, R-Duncan, and her House authors released the following statements Friday. If signed by the governor, SB 437 would go into effect immediately while SB 813 would …
May 07
Ghost Cattle Operations in Kentucky and Texas at the Center of Major Fraud Allegations
The cattle industry is wondering how wide of an impact the apparent cattle marketing fraud unfolding this spring will have in cattle country. According to reports from Drovers and Beef Magazine online, upwards of 80,000 cattle may have been involved- and based on the bankruptcy filings of the companies connected to Brian McClain of Benton, …
Apr 18
Tough Environments Require Tough Cows
Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson is talking about achieving benchmarks in the cow herd. Recently I had the opportunity to interview James Henderson …
Mar 30
State agriculture departments applaud bipartisan passage of WOTUS CRA
NASDA CEO Ted McKinney released the following statement regarding the bipartisan passage the Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval for Waters of the United States (WOTUS). “NASDA applauds the bipartisan passage of H.J.Res.27 – the Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval for the WOTUS rule both in the House and the Senate. We thank the bipartisan …
Mar 28
Gardeners, don’t be fooled by magic beans
By Trisha Gedon While Jack may have gotten lucky with the magic beanstalk beans he received when he traded his cow, gardeners may not be so lucky when purchasing seeds for their gardens. Casey Hentges, host of Oklahoma State University Agriculture’s television program “Oklahoma Gardening,” has a word of caution for gardeners purchasing seeds this …
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