Dec 15
Leaders of a local pork producing company, Seaboard Foods, delivered more than 1,725 pounds of pork to a variety of Oklahoma City-based charity organizations this holiday season. The generous pork donations were part of Oklahoma pig farmers’ viral donation campaign known as the Give-A-Ham Challenge. Joe Locke, senior director of operations at Seaboard Foods, led …
Dec 15
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, sat down with the President of the National Corn Growers Association, Tom Haag, and talked about the state of the corn industry in the U.S. and the nation’s corn crop. The most important thing Haag said he would like to see regarding the 2023 Farm Bill, is to protect crop insurance. …
Dec 15
Don’t forget to complete your Today’s Agriculturalist Under 40 award nomination! The categories are: -Ag Educator (Extension, Ag Teacher, Professor, Administrator) -Crop Farmer -Livestock Producer -Ag Professional (Policy, Law, Non-profit) -Ag Business (Works at or owns an agribusiness outside of directly farming and ranching) Nominations are due this Friday! Click here to fill out the …
Dec 15
The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives (NCFC) today applauded legislation introduced by Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) that would address the labor crisis being faced by farmers and ranchers across the country. The bill, titled the Safe and Affordable Food Act, provides stability for our existing workers and makes key reforms to the H-2A program, the …
Dec 15
When cattlemen and women gather in Oklahoma City for Cattlemen’s Congress, Jan. 1-16, 2023, to showcase and market their elite cattle genetics, they will also have three opportunities to receive their Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification or re-certification and attend a special Commercial Cattlemen’s Luncheon for free. BQA training and certification is common sense cattle …
Dec 15
Wheat Letter shares just some of the ways USW has been working recently to build a preference for U.S. wheat in an ever more complex world wheat market. For example, USW Beijing participated in the USDA FAS “Discover U.S. Baking Ingredients and Trends” hybrid virtual promotion in August 2022. The purpose was to raise Chinese …
Dec 15
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture has been awarded $925,000 through the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Emerging Markets Program. The Emerging Markets Program helps organizations promote exports of U.S. agricultural products to developing countries with strong growth potential. “We are excited for NASDA members to engage in critical discussions to …
Dec 15
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director, Kenneth Corn today announced that USDA is investing more than $500,000 in critical infrastructure to combat climate change and expand access to clean energy for people across rural Oklahoma. USDA also announced the Department will be making an additional $300 million available for the Rural …
Dec 15
Department Makes Funding Available Under the Inflation Reduction Act to Expand Renewable Energy in Rural Communities U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced USDA is investing $285 million in critical infrastructure to lower energy costs, expand access to clean energy for people across rural America, and combat climate change (PDF, 920 KB). …
Dec 15
The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts, in partnership with the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, the Oklahoma Black Historical Research Project, the Choctaw Nation Conservation District, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Conservation District, and the Oklahoma Department of Forestry was awarded a $4.9 million grant. Secretary Thomas Vilsack of the United States Department of Agriculture made the announcement …
