Category: Ag News
Nov 21
Optimistic Keynote Slated for 2023 American Farm Bureau Convention
Bert Jacobs, co-founder and Chief Executive Optimist of the $150 million lifestyle brand Life is Good®, will address attendees as general session keynote speaker during the 2023 American Farm Bureau Convention. When Jacobs and his brother John started the company in 1994, they had $78 in their pockets, lived out of their van and sold …
Nov 21
Oklahoma House Delegation Restores Veterans’, Service Members’ Access to Pharmacies
Today, Representatives Frank Lucas (OK-03), Tom Cole (OK-04), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Kevin Hern (OK-01), and Stephanie Bice (OK-05) announced that Express Scripts (ESI), the pharmacy benefits manager for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), will extend an additional opportunity for independent and community pharmacies to join the TRICARE Pharmacy 5th Generation (TPharm5) network. On December …
Nov 21
2022 Census of Agriculture out This week
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, caught up with the director of NASS’s National Operations Division in St. Louis, Joe Prusacki, and talked about why it is important for ag producers to take time to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The 2022 Census of Agriculture will be mailed in phases, starting with an invitation to respond …
Nov 21
Producers Encouraged to Mitigate risk, take advantage of Drought Relief
Welcome rains have fallen across the state in recent weeks, but much of Oklahoma is still in a drought. Oklahoma State University Extension has rounded up the following drought relief funding channels that are currently available to producers and noted some of the most important drought policies in effect during this challenging season. Water availability …
Nov 21
A Season of Thankfulness By Congressman Tom Cole
This week, Americans will gather around their dinner tables with family and loved ones to reflect upon and count our blessings. As one of our most unifying American traditions, it is important to join in collective gratitude. Indeed, since the first pilgrims arrived on Plymouth Rock in 1621, our nation has long celebrated the tradition …
Nov 21
Farmland to Normalize in 2023 as Fed Raises Rates
By Jason Burbage, President, National Land Realty The Federal Reserve has increased interest rates in June, July, September, and November. This has slowed real estate markets as the borrowing rate has reached 4%. Buyers now have significant additions to cost, which means they are seeking lower prices overall. Sellers are now adjusting to this market …
Nov 21
Residue Management Critical to Warding off Corn Diseases Like Tar Spot
Tar spot has spread across much of the Corn Belt, and while it arrived too late in 2022 to have a major impact for most farmers, farmers know its spores can overwinter in corn residue. That has heightened attention on residue management, particularly for corn-on-corn acres that are more prone to diseases like tar spot, …
Nov 21
Wisconsin Singer Wins 10th Annual National Anthem Contest
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announces that Franki Moscato of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is the winner of the 10th annual National Anthem Contest, sponsored by Norbrook®. Moscato will sing the “Star-Spangled Banner” at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans during the Opening General Session as well as at the …
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