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Mar 17
Oklahoma Youth Expo Sale of Champions Sale Order Available Here- Sale Set for 4 PM Friday
Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:50:57 CDT The lineup for the final event connected with the 2023 Oklahoma Youth Expo has been set- the Sale of Champions will feature 211 animals owned and shown by 4-H and FFA members from across Oklahoma. The four Grand Champions selected during the Grand Drive on Thursday evening will lead …
Mar 15
Composites Simplify Reproductive Management
Composite breeds like Lim-Flex provide hybrid vigor in a straightbred system. By Burt Rutherford What’s the big deal with composite bulls? And why should I use them? Two good questions, says Dr. Bob Weaber, a geneticist and head of Kansas State University’s Eastern Kansas Research and Extension Centers. For answers, he says look at the …
Feb 28
Oklahoma Wheat Crop in Slightly Better Shape Than a Year Earlier
The 2023 Oklahoma winter wheat crop is ending February in better condition than the 2022 crop was facing. The USDA’s Crop Condition report released on Monday afternoon for Oklahoma shows the 2023 crop in 36% good to excellent condition(only one percent rated excellent) and is called 41% in poor to very poor condition. The 2022 …
Feb 10
Register now for the 2023 Grape Management Course
The goal of this course is to familiarize present and potential Oklahoma grape growers with grape management requirements throughout the growing season. Course is limited to first 50 registrants. Registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Registration deadline is February 17, 2023. Course will be held over several sessions from March – September …
Feb 03
South Dakota Cattleman Becomes New NCBA President
Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota native, cow-calf producer and cattle feeder became the new NCBA president during the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention, held this week in New Orleans. Wilkinson, along with his son, operates Wilkinson Livestock in De Smet, South Dakota. He has also practiced law for almost four decades and specializes in business transactions, …
Feb 02
The Good Times are Rolling in New Orleans
Annual Cattle Industry Convention Kicks Off Nearly 7,000 cattle producers, industry partners and stakeholders have gathered in New Orleans for the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show. The convention, the largest in the beef industry, offers education, engagement and entertainment through February 3. This year’s event kicked off with Franki Moscato, winner of …
Feb 01
Canada Must Abide by USMCA Dairy Commitments
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the latest U.S. Trade Representative investigation into Canadian dairy imports. “We’re pleased USTR continues to put pressure on Canada to live up to its commitments under the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. America’s hardworking dairy farmers deserve the opportunity to sell their products to Canada, but they have …
Jan 27
USDA and USTR Meet With Mexican Government Over Biotech Restrictions
On Monday, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis Taylor and U.S. Trade Representative Chief Agricultural Negotiator Doug McKalip met with government officials in Mexico regarding the country’s proposed biotech restrictions on genetically modified corn. The visit is in response to Mexico’s presidential decree, which would essentially ban genetically …
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