Mar 29
Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined his colleagues on the House Agriculture Committee for a hearing with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack. Lucas questioned Secretary Vilsack on USDA’s administration of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and how the Agency’s adjusted coverage negatively impacts farmers and ranchers across the United States. USDA changed the eligibly …
Mar 29
The seminar will focus on tools to help small and medium sized as well as underserved producers. As part of their ongoing commitment to help production agriculture in Oklahoma and the Southern Plains region of the United States, the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub (Climate Hub), in partnership with the City of Clearview, Langston University, …
Mar 29
Dairy MAX expands its mini-video docuseries, Dairy Up Close, to feature a Colorado dairy farm family. Real. Transparent. Sustainable. Community. These are just a few of the words we hear daily that matter most to today’s consumers, especially when it pertains to foods and beverages. Knowing the importance of these few words to today’s consumer, …
Mar 29
By Kirsten Hollansworth Renee Albers-Nelson, baking and milling specialist with the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center at Oklahoma State University, is set to host All You Knead to Know, an artisan and grain workshop, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 17 at FAPC. Anyone from a chef to a farmer, as …
Mar 29
An interdisciplinary team of research and extension students, staff and faculty is bringing a 5-year research project focused on identifying causes of mortality on U.S. sow farms to a close with encouraging results. Improving Pig Survivability is funded by NPB and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR) and has been working to understand …
Mar 29
Pork and Partners, a community for nutrition professionals, was launched by NPB last week to build strategic and mutually beneficial relationships with health professionals, to help build their skills and knowledge while being a credible resource. Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) present a large opportunity to reach thousands of consumers each year. NPB is committed to …
Mar 29
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Mar 28
Hack, cough, and sneeze…allergy season is getting longer (thank you changing climate). The headline that was in my inbox earlier this week pretty well sums up this entire blog. “Allergy season is ‘earlier, longer and worse’ in these US cities, report finds.” If droughts, floods, cold snaps, and heat stress weren’t enough, now it seems …
