Apr 21
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with national and state-level partners, is proud to launch the Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators, a rural economic development initiative designed to spur innovation, diversify opportunities for farmers and create jobs in rural Oklahoma. The core of the initiative is two separate business development pipelines that will connect rural …
Apr 21
Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Michael Kelsey, tells the Oklahoma Farm Report that the OCA office has had multiple calls from state lawmakers as well as consumers in regard to mRNA Vaccine technology and cattle. Kelsey has shared with us a sample of a letter that he has been sending to the …
Apr 21
By Trisha Gedon A few lucky Oklahoma gardeners with picturesque water gardens will be featured on “Oklahoma Gardening” later this summer. Gardeners in Oklahoma are encouraged to enter their water gardens in the “Oklahoma Gardening” contest by emailing 5-10 photos, along with a brief description of the garden, by May 1. Include in the description …
Apr 21
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Mike Deering of the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association about the rumors about the cattle industry using mRNA technology. Deering clears up misinformation going around on social media about livestock industries using mRNA vaccines as a way to give the meat-eating population messenger RNA- or mRNA-based COVID-19 …
Apr 21
With Earth Day tomorrow placing a spotlight on environmental stewardship, dairy cooperatives are a critical link in ensuring dairy-farmer leadership in meeting ambitious sustainability goals, said Lindsay Reames, executive vice president of sustainability and external relations for Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association. “Sustainability does have a number of different meanings, and I think …
Apr 21
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Apr 20
Sen. Shane Jett spent Thursday back in his district surveying the damage after a tornado struck his hometown of Shawnee and the nearby community of Bethel Acres. “It was just devastating. So many businesses that I grew up with were impacted, and my alma mater, Oklahoma Baptist University (OBU), suffered significant damage,” said Jett, R-Shawnee. …
Apr 20
Beware of contractor fraud The Emergency Price Stabilization Act is in effect in five Oklahoma counties impacted hardest by tornadoes and severe weather last night. The five counties are Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie. The law, also referred to as the price gouging statute, prohibits an increase of more than 10 percent for the price …
