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Farm and Ranch News for Wednesday, December 28, 2022
In today’s farm and ranch news, Ron Hays features parts of a conversation he held earlier this year with Rodd Moesel of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau as he saluted Senator Jim Inhofe as he ends his career in the US Senate this week.
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Dec 27
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Cheyenne Leach, got the chance to visit with the Director of Business Development at Evoia, Keith Vodrazka, and the Evoia Commercialization Lead, Stephanie Gable, about how Evoia is paving the way for innovative and climate-friendly agriculture. “Evoia is a startup company in the bio-stimulant space,” Vodrazka said. “Our focus is …
Dec 27
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members ages 35-50 are encouraged to attend the second-annual Generation Bridge Winter Conference January 27-28, 2023, at the Hilton Garden Inn and Conference Center in Edmond. The conference will provide a chance for farmers and ranchers across the state to network with fellow agriculturalists, grow their professional and leadership skills and learn more about …
Dec 27
To listen to this episode of the AFBF’s Podcast on advocacy in the new year, click here. Smith: Resolutions are all about making a point to do something in the upcoming year. Isabella Chism chairs the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’s Leadership Committee and talks about why agricultural advocacy should be among the top resolutions for 2023. …
Dec 27
Oklahoma’s annual student enrollment for public schools increased for the second year in a row during the 2022-23 school year. Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) data shows 701,258 public school students enrolled in Pre-K through 12th grade, up from 698,696 in 2021-22 and 694,113 in 2020-21. Enrollment is approaching the 2019-20 count of 703,650. …
Dec 27
In today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, looks back on the cattle industry in 2022. Ahh, the year of 2022! It was full of challenges for those of us in the cattle business. Drought, high input cost, excessive heat ……. and more drought! As much as I …
Dec 27
One-party Democratic rule in Washington has led to several unprecedented crises in our country and around the globe. However, next week, lawmakers will return to Washington, D.C. where the U.S. House of Representatives will begin a new legislative session with Republicans in the majority. With this new majority, we can work on policies to address …
Dec 27
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back visiting with Oklahoma State University Livestock Market Economist, Dr. Derrell Peel, about the cattle inventory report, which will be released by the USDA at the end of January. “It is pretty clear that total female slaughter in 2022 was over 51 percent of all of the …
Dec 27
Canines could potentially detect disease that is the greatest challenge to the cattle industry A Texas A&M AgriLife researcher is taking a page out of human disease research to see if dogs might be able to sniff out bovine respiratory disease, BRD, one of the largest health challenges for the feedlot cattle industry. Courtney Daigle, Ph.D., an animal …
