Dec 08
According to the Oklahoma Mesonet, the state sees a couple more chances of rainfall into the weekend and early next week. In Oklahoma, exceptional drought is up just slightly from last week’s 19.77 and is now at 19.88. Extreme drought or worse is unchanged from last week at 64.01 percent. Severe drought or worse is …
Dec 08
Rain showers have been falling the past few days, and we have seen some pretty good rain totals across the state. Unfortunately, most of the Panhandle still missed out on the rain. State Climatologist Gary McManus said, “The Drought Monitor continues with way too much color on it, from the yellow (Abnormally Dry conditions…which is …
Dec 08
Yesterday, the House Republican Steering Committee elected Congressman Glenn “GT” Thompson (PA-15) as Chairman of the House Committee on Agriculture for the 118th Congress. Mr. Thompson will be the first Chairman from Pennsylvania in nearly 170 years. After the vote, Mr. Thompson issued the following statement: “I am honored to lead the Committee on Agriculture and build on the accomplishments of the …
Dec 08
The Oklahoma House of Representatives High School Page Program is now accepting applications for the First Regular Session of the 59th Legislature, announced Rep. Brian Hill, R-Mustang. Every year, hundreds of students from across the state have the opportunity to take part in the House High School Page Program at the State Capitol in Oklahoma …
Dec 08
Labor demands continue to tax the bottom lines of farmers and ranchers, with rising wage rates and record usage of the H-2A visa program. Meaningful reforms to the federal government’s guest worker program must be a priority for Congress by the end of the year. The American Farm Bureau Federation, along with more than 350 …
Dec 08
USB elects new Chair, Executive Committee and announces Tom Oswald Legacy Award. Farmer-leaders of the United Soybean Board (USB) elected Meagan Kaiser from Missouri as 2023 Chair and nine additional farmer-leaders to serve on the Executive Committee during the USB December Meeting in St. Charles, Missouri. “During my tenure at United Soybean Board, I’m proudest …
Dec 08
For the 9th time in its 31-year history, the annual National No-Tillage Conference is returning to St. Louis. It’s hosted by No-Till Farmer, one of several properties operated by Wisconsin-based agricultural publisher Lessiter Media. The event will be held January 10-13 at the Hyatt Regency St. Louis Arch Hotel in St. Louis, Missouri. The content …
Dec 08
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Dec 07
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective by Clay Pope. Read Below! How has the 2022 drought affected your forage production in the Southern Plains? That’s the question the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub and the National Drought Mitigation Center (NDMC) are asking agriculture producers in the region to help …
