Dec 14
The Missouri Corn Growers Association and Missouri Corn Merchandising Council are continuing the longstanding tradition of awarding seven deserving students $1,000 scholarships in 2023. Applications for the Missouri Corn Scholarship Program are now available for high school seniors and college juniors pursuing a degree in agronomy or related area of agriculture. “Missouri Corn is always …
Dec 14
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, got the chance to visit with the OSU Extension Northeast Area Livestock Specialist, Earl Ward, about efficiently feeding livestock through the winter. Ward said it is important for producers to identify which supplement works best for the hay or standing forage available to them. Choosing the wrong supplement will only …
Dec 14
On today’s Cow-Calf Corner, Barry Whitworth, DVM, OSU Eastern Oklahoma Area Food/Animal Quality and Health Specialist talks about the importance of Vitamin A. According to Dr. Greg Hanzlicek, with the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (KSVDL), Kansas had an unusually high number of stillbirth cases and weak born calves in the spring of 2019. After …
Dec 14
The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Disaster Relief Fund (TSCRA DRF) today announced donations to 37 volunteer fire departments in wildfire disaster declared counties in Texas. The donations, totaling $182,000, support resources, equipment, and training for volunteer fire departments to ensure the departments can quickly and more efficiently suppress rangeland wildfires. “Volunteer fire departments …
Dec 13
After five years of outreach and education by farm groups, a new poll shows increased awareness and willingness to talk about the opioid crisis among rural adults, compared to 2017. Sixty percent say adults in their community are more aware of the crisis than they were five years ago, and nearly 8 in 10 adults …
Dec 13
Earlier today, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) appeared on Bloomberg Crypto to discuss the bipartisan House Financial Services Committee hearing related to the collapse of digital asset trading platform FTX. Click here to watch the full interview. On need for congressional action: “I wish I could say that, but clearly this is a multibillion-dollar mess that’s …
Dec 13
The Federal Communications Commission has updated its national broadband service map with a detailed list of internet providers available at both household and business locations. The Oklahoma Broadband Office strongly encourages the public to review the map for accuracy and submit challenges to the data if needed by Jan. 13, 2023. Challenge information collected through …
Dec 13
Pork variety meat exports were particularly strong in October at 55,271 metric tons (mt) – up 33% from a year ago and the second largest volume on record. Pork variety meat export value was record high at $126.2 million, up 29%. While growth was driven primarily by record volume exports to China/Hong Kong (up …
