Dec 12
The Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) congratulates the second group of organizations selected to receive funding through USDA’s Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities Program. The projects announced today will provide meaningful opportunities for small and underserved producers to participate in innovative climate programs. One of FACA’s key tenets is ensuring federal climate programs offer equitable …
Dec 12
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director, Kenneth Corn today announced that the Oklahoma State Office is now accepting Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) Applications. An RBDG is a competitive grant, which is designed to aid small and emerging private businesses in rural Oklahoma. Assistance can be purchasing or renovating real estate, …
Dec 12
Mondays, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner” published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks about global beef production. Global beef production is …
Dec 12
By Senator James Lankford (R-OK) Rather than a typical editorial, let us shift from the anger and struggle in our world to a focus on the only One who can calm the storm and give real Christmas cheer. Would you join me in prayer? Lord, we come to You with grateful hearts because we know …
Dec 12
The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) has partnered with Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever for the second year to help increase pollinator habitat on agricultural lands. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever is a non-profit conservation organization with a 40-year history of working with private landowners to help them meet their on-farm habitat goals. With over 250 field staff providing technical assistance to …
Dec 12
The U.S. Meat Export Federations strategic planning conference took place last month in Oklahoma City, where they named Dean Meyer the new Chairman. Meyer is a corn, soybean, and livestock producer from Rock Rapids, Iowa. Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Meyer, who said the conference provided great information that brings something to everyone …
Dec 12
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Congress board of directors and president of Express Ranches, Jarold Callahan. Regarding last year’s show, Callahan said he was pleased with how everything came together. “The sales were fantastic, the participation was really good, and it just continued to grow,” …
Dec 12
State Climatologist Gary McManus says a storm system is approaching from the West, “That system will drag a cold front through the state that will not only help propagate storms eastward through the state but also bring us back down to actual winter!” McManus says we will see the coldest weather around the Christmas Holiday, …
Dec 12
Holiday giving season is under way, and NMPF’s National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program is a worthy beneficiary for anyone who cares about a better industry future, explains Nicole Ayache, who leads the program at NMPF, in the latest Dairy Defined podcast. The scholarship supports graduate students, enrolled in master’s or doctoral programs, who are actively …
Dec 12
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective, by Clay Pope. Read below! I thought I had a great idea in mind for my blog this week….I’m not kidding. But, as with all the best-laid plans of mice and men, they often go awry (and so did my blog idea). So …
