Feb 14
The 2022 Census of Agriculture data has been released, and Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, had the chance to talk with USDA’s Troy Marshall about the results and how that data compares to the 2017 Census of Agriculture. Marshall said one of the biggest highlights from the census was 10.4 percent decrease in farm numbers …
Feb 14
Oklahoma House Representative and Co-Chair of the Disability Caucus Ellyn Hefner, D-OKC, said the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority joined the first meeting for the Disability Caucus. “It was great to have OTA at the first Disability Caucus to explain the Mobility Management Program and how it helps Oklahomans who have a disability,” Rep. Hefner said. “Meeting …
Feb 14
Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $20 million to support federally recognized Tribes and Alaska Native corporations and villages as part of President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. The funding, made possible by President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act and distributed through competitive grants administered by the USDA …
Feb 14
House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott today delivered the following statement at a full Committee hearing with U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Watch the full hearing here. [As prepared for delivery] Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing today. The last time Secretary Vilsack sat before this Committee as a witness in March …
Feb 14
Stabilized enzyme technology is ready for its debut in side-dress fertilizer applications in 2024. Helena Agri-Enterprises is announcing today the expansion of its Zypro® soil amendment label to include the common practice, which produced an 83 percent win rate and 5.8 bushel/acre yield increase in research trials in corn. Mike Powell, Senior Brand Manager of …
Feb 14
Surtain™ herbicide, ™ the first solid encapsulated premix formulated product on the market, has received registration from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and is now approved for use, subject to state approvals. Surtain herbicide’s innovative technology offers growers a wide application window ranging from pre-plant through early post-emergence with control or suppression of 79 key …
Feb 14
Yesterday, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) recognized winners of national service awards at the closing event of the association’s 78th Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. Hugh Hammond Bennett National Awards for Conservation Excellence The National Conservation Planning Partnership’s (NCPP) Hugh Hammond Bennett Awards for Conservation Excellence honor the legacy of Hugh Hammond Bennett, known …
Feb 14
At the 2024 CattleCon held in Orlando, Florida, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays talked with the president and CEO of the United States Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, about beef exports in 2024. Our coverage from the 2024 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in Orlando is being powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. While …
Feb 14
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (H. Res. 863) and hold him accountable for his purposeful refusal to uphold his oath of office, the laws of the United States, and responsibility to the American people: “The raging crisis at our southern border was calculated. …
Feb 14
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (H. Res. 863) and hold him accountable for his purposeful refusal to uphold his oath of office, the laws of the United States, and responsibility to the American people: “The raging crisis at our southern border was calculated. …
