Category: Ag News
Apr 24
State Vet UPDATE: Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Case at Tulsa County Show
Below is an update on the case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy that was confirmed in a horse at the Tulsa County Show on April 20, 2023, from State Veterinarian, Dr. Rod Hall: To see the original post, click here. You may or may not be aware that we had a case of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy …
Apr 24
Congressman Lucas Announces May Town Hall Meetings in Western Oklahoma
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) will hold town hall meetings in Dewey, Major, Alfalfa, Woodward, and Woods Counties on Thursday, May 4th, and Friday, May 5th. Residents around the locations are invited to attend and share their thoughts on current events in Washington, DC and across Oklahoma. Lucas will be discussing recent work in Congress, taking questions …
Apr 24
Peanut Acreage Projected to Increase in 2023
In 2022, the U.S. had a sizable decrease in peanut acreage, as farmers shifted cropland to more cotton acres across the region. This was likely due to price pressure from other crops around planting time in 2022, most notably cotton. However, with the average peanut price received by farmers projected to reach a ten-year high …
Apr 24
Tulsa Horse Show Concludes with Zero New Cases of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry confirmed negative test results for Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy (EHM), the neurologic disease linked to Equine Herpes Virus (EHV-1), in all the horses that were deemed likely to be exposed to an infected horse at the National Reining Breeders Classic in Tulsa, OK. All horses at the NRBC …
Apr 24
Introducing Jana Stacy of the Oktaha FFA Chapter, Your 2023 Northeast Area Star in Agricultural Production
During the month of April, the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and Oklahoma Farm Report are spotlighting the 17 Area Stars of Oklahoma FFA that are among the highest achievers in the organization. The stars come from the five areas in four categories- Star in Ag Placement, Star in Agriscience, Star in Agribusiness, and Star in …
Apr 24
Families Deserve Truth in Food Labeling
America’s families deserve to know what they’re buying when shopping in the dairy aisle. The American Farm Bureau Federation today filed comments with the Food and Drug Administration calling on the agency to enforce food labeling standards for dairy substitute products and enforce existing prohibitions on the misleading labeling of nut- and other plant-based beverage …
Apr 24
The Rich Legacy of the Florida Beef Cattle Industry
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 talks about the beef industry in Florida. The first cattle to arrive in what …
Apr 24
OSU Agriculture field days begin April 26
By Alisa Boswell-Gore Oklahoma State University Ag Research and Extension officials invite producers, allied industry representatives and lawmakers to this year’s series of annual field day events, beginning this week in Tipton and Chickasha. “Our experts will talk about new wheat varieties that have emerged and how different varieties have performed in different locations,” said …
Apr 24
USDA’s Hubert Hamer Conveys How the Census of Agriculture Provides a Structure for Agricultural Decisions
While in Washington, D.C., Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to visit with USDA NASS Administrator Hubert Hamer about the Census of Agriculture. “We have had a strong push to get more information collected online,” Hamer said. “In fact, I think we doubled the 2017 rate that we are completing online. It is a …
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