May 09
At the Oklahoma Emergency Drought Commission meeting on Monday, Farm Director KC Sheperd visited with the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Trey Lam, about the meeting highlights and the needs of producers in Oklahoma due to the dry conditions. “We had over 6,000 applications originally and with the maximum of 7500 dollars per producer,” Lam …
May 09
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for quite some time has used malign economic coercion tactics to intimidate its neighbors in the Indo-Pacific region and manipulate them to surrender to various types of political, economic and other demands. The U.S. has an interest in countering such economic coercion in order to retain our influence on the …
May 09
Funding opportunities to advance the grape and wine industry within Oklahoma are now available through the Oklahoma Viticulture and Enology Fund. Eligible applicants include higher education institutions, government agencies (state or subdivisions of Oklahoma), and trade groups promoting grape and wine production in Oklahoma. Applications that only benefit an individual grower or business are not …
May 09
Aaron Friedt, Mott, N.D., joined the American Hereford Association (AHA) as the North Central region field representative May 8. As an AHA field representative, Friedt represents Association members in the region and assists with AHA activities and services. In addition to attending Hereford sales and events, he serves as a resource for Hereford breeders interested …
May 09
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is back featuring comments from Farm Director KC Sheperd’s interview with the National Cattlemen’s Association executive director of government affairs, Kent Bacus, talking about tax policy. “I think we have a lot of concerns with this administration’s approach to tax policy,” Bacus said. “They want to, in the …
May 09
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 talks about replacement heifer selection and RTS. In a normal year in Oklahoma, sometime during the spring, …
May 09
BASF is excited to support a safe growing season in 2023 with the launch of the BASF Safety Scouts program for U.S. farm families. The BASF Safety Scouts program supports children in learning about the value and importance of farm safety by providing safety kits to families free of charge. The kits contain a high-visibility …
May 09
Annual fund campaign encourages 1,000 donors to continue the Angus legacy in 2023. The Angus Foundation recently announced a new challenge for its supporters: 1,000 donations to the Legacy Built campaign by December 31, 2023. With 2023 marking 150 years since the arrival of the Angus breed in the United States, the Foundation launched the …
