Category: Ag News
May 08
Winter Wheat Drops to 7 Percent Good to Excellent in Oklahoma This Week
Parts of Oklahoma received rainfall and experienced warmer temperatures last week. Rainfall totals in the state averaged 0.52 of an inch. The warmer temperatures caused small grains to progress quickly. Producers are continuing to cut small grains for hay, due to little grain development. U.S. Crop Progress: Winter wheat headed for the U.S. reached 38 …
May 08
2023 Summit keynote speakers discuss strategic attack on animal agriculture
A recording pass to the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 Stakeholders Summit is available through May 19 to those who were not able to attend in person. Purchase your pass here! The event, themed “Partners in Progress: Building a Sustainable Future for Animal Ag,” was held in Arlington, Va. May 4-5 and attracted nearly 320 attendees. …
May 08
Sam Smidt Named AFT’s New Director of Land Use and Protection Research
American Farmland Trust has named Sam Smidt as National Director of Land Use and Protection Research to develop and implement the organization’s land use protection research agenda. Among his duties, Smidt will lead the Land Use and Protection Research Initiative, which includes and builds upon the existing Farms Under Threat projects. He will also be …
May 08
Cattle raisers applaud Texas Legislature for passage of strengthened Right to Farm provisions for rural Texas
Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) today praised the passage of House Bill (HB) 2308, the Texas Rural Right to Farm Bill. The legislation protects Texas agricultural operations from unwarranted nuisance and other legal and governmental actions. “Texas is growing at a rapid pace and bringing with it new pressures to cattle raisers across …
May 08
Blayne Arthur Talks Highlights from the Latest Emergency Drought Commission Meeting
Following the latest Oklahoma Emergency Drought Commission meeting, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Ag Secretary Blayne Arthur and talked about the highlights from the meeting. “Our last meeting was in January, and certainly, we have gotten some moisture across different parts of the state, which we are very excited about, but Trey Lam …
May 08
Kent Bacus Hopes to See U.S. Empowering Beef Demand by Leading More Trade Conversations
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is featuring comments from Farm Director KC Sheperd’s interview with the National Cattlemen’s Association executive director of government affairs, Kent Bacus. Bacus talks about trade issues in the beef industry. “Over the last several years, we have seen a very aggressive approach from the U.S. government as far …
May 08
Summer Grilling Season is Near
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel is talking about beef demand. May is upon us with all the weather …
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