Category: Ag News

Connor Anthony of Bethel FFA Takes Grand Champion Market Lamb Honors at 2023 OYE

The Grand Drive of the 2023 Oklahoma Youth Expo had the market lambs following the market goat Champion Drive- after over a thousand market lambs were looked at by judge Marvin Ensor of Texas. The Grand Champion Market Lamb for 2023 is the Champion Hampshire lamb- shown by Connor Anthony of Bethel FFA. Reserve Grand …

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Cara Cummins of Hollis FFA Shows Grand Champion Market Goat at 2023 OYE

The Grand Drive of the 2023 Oklahoma Youth Expo had the market goats following the barrow drive- after over 650 market goats were looked at by judge Skylar Scotten of Missouri. The Grand Champion for 2023 is the Division 4 Champion- shown by Cara Cummins of the Hollis FFA. Reserve Grand Champion was the Division …

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Ringwood 4-Her Brigham Bunt Wins Grand Champion Barrow Drive at 2023 OYE

The Grand Drive of the 2023 Oklahoma Youth Expo kicked off with the Grand Champion Market Barrow selection- this after three days of showing over 2,200 barrows in Barn 6. The Grand Champion for 2023 is the Hampshire Champion- shown by Brigham Bunt of the Ringwood 4-H Club. Reserve Grand Champion was the Champion Dark …

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Drummond files lawsuit against Biden administration’s EPA over rejected plan on ozone emissions

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a federal lawsuit against the Biden administration’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its rejection of Oklahoma’s plan regarding ozone emissions. The petition to review the disapproval was filed March 2 with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. In addition to disapproving Oklahoma’s state implementation plan (SIP) …

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USDA Awards Funding to Protect U.S. Cattle Herd From FMD

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced this week that they are awarding the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) with $445,396 in funding to advance the Secure Beef Supply Plan (SBS) in the event of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the U.S.  “NCBA thanks USDA for awarding this critical …

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Oklahoma Cash Grains Report for March 16, 2023

Justin Lewis Market Wrap-Up for March 16, 2023

Beef specialists warn of bloat on wheat pasture

By Gail Ellis Varying degrees of drought across the state have caused cool-season grasses to grow a little later than usual this year, and Oklahoma State University Extension specialists have received reports of bloat in calves grazing wheat and other small grain pastures. Growing conditions improved for these pastures, which have been grazed short this …

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NCGA Partnership Grant Will Increase Cover Crops, Mitigate Risk

The National Corn Growers Association looks forward to seeing the next steps that will be taken as a part of the Farmers for Soil Health. NCGA is a founding member of FSH, which was awarded the $95 million grant from the USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program that makes this work possible. “This grant provides technical and financial …

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USGC Holds In-Person Conference In China To Discuss Feed Grains, Proteins

The U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) office in Beijing, China, hosted its second in-person conference of 2023 in late February. The event – Feed Grains & Proteins Conference – covered the current changes, challenges and opportunities in the grain industry and was a joint effort by the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), the China Chamber of …

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