Feb 06
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Kevin Good and Randy Blach from CattleFax about a beef market outlook for 2023. The 2023 Cattle Industry Convention coverage is being powered by Performance Ranch, a part of Zoetis, and by Farm Data Services located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. “First of all, supply will be substantially tighter as …
Feb 06
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 cow numbers in Oklahoma. Oklahoma has been impacted by drought more than …
Feb 06
Producers, advocates, students and organizations representing the best of the beef industry were recognized through a variety of scholarship and award programs during the annual Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show, held Feb. 1-3, 2023, in New Orleans. 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award Program Regional WinnersThe Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP), which annually recognizes outstanding …
Feb 06
There it was, #5 on a New York Times list of “10 Nutrition Myths Experts Wish Would Die.” “Plant Milk is healthier than dairy milk.” “It’s just not true,” said Kathleen Merrigan, professor of sustainable food systems at Arizona State University and a deputy secretary of agriculture under President Barack Obama, in the article. But …
Feb 06
This month, FFA members around the country will celebrate agriculture and FFA during National FFA Week. Today, FFA provides the next generation of leaders who will change the world. As the nation’s top school-based youth leadership development organization, FFA helps young people meet new agricultural challenges by encouraging members to develop their unique talents and …
Feb 06
March ’23 wheat futures ended the week little changed. CBOT soft red winter (SRW) futures were up 9 cents on the week, closing at $7.57/bu. KCBT hard red winter (HRW) futures were up 4 cents, at $8.73/bu. MGE hard red spring (HRS) futures were unchanged at $9.22/bu. CBOT corn futures were down 5 cents, at …
Feb 06
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor of the Beef Checkoff, announced the winners of the 2023 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Awards, sponsored by Cargill. The National BQA Awards, funded in part by the Beef Checkoff, annually recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers, marketers, and educators. “The 2023 winners exemplify high-quality animal care and handling …
Feb 05
Sun, 05 Feb 2023 14:40:31 CST
Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Friday his intent to file a lawsuit against the Biden administration if it does not withdraw a rule by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFW) that designates the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species.
The rule, which is scheduled to take effect March 27, would place burdensome restrictions on Oklahoma ranchers needing to graze livestock, as well as unnecessarily impede development of energy pipelines, oil drilling, wind farms, and roads.
Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays talked with AG Drummond about the litigation- which will be filed in cooperation with Attorney Generals from the other states impacted by the ruling.
“This is yet another example of federal overreach by the Biden administration,” Drummond said. “Environmental activists wielding the authority of the federal government can have disastrous consequences for farmers, ranchers and energy producers. As a fifth-generation cattle rancher, I am committed to protecting our way of life, which feeds our state and nation with minimal environmental impact.”
In the Feb. 2 letter to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland and USFW Director Martha Williams, Drummond noted that the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) has worked closely with federal agencies, industry leaders, private landowners, conservation groups and other stakeholders to protect the lesser prairie chicken and its habitat.
The letter provides a 60-day notice of the intent to file litigation for failing to follow Section 4 of the Endangered Species Act with regard to the Final Rule the USFW issued Nov. 25, 2022.
Drummond expressed his appreciation for the three major ag groups have quickly voiced their support for his efforts. Oklahoma Farm Bureau, American Farmers & Ranchers and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association have all issued their thanks to the Attorney General for his expected legal action.
Feb 05
AFR Cooperative President Scott Blubaugh: “AFR stands with AG Drummond and his lawsuit against U.S. Fish & Wildlife in regards to the listing of the Lesser Prairie Chicken as an endangered species and the regulations and restrictions that accompany that listing. Oklahoma’s farmers and ranchers are the ultimate conservationists; no one knows about best conservation …
Feb 04
The U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) board of directors elected new officers for the organization’s 2023/24 (July to June) fiscal year at their meeting Feb. 3, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The board elected Jim Pellman of McClusky, N.D., as Secretary-Treasurer; Clark Hamilton of Ririe, Idaho, as Vice Chairman; Michael Peters of Okarche, Okla., as Chairman; and …
