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Hay is getting tighter. Farmers and hay producers are beginning to get creative with baling up their milo, soybeans, and corn stalks. The rain did come across the parts of the state which brought cooler temperatures and which we might possi…

This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans….

With food inflation, hunger and nutrition insecurity at all-time highs, low-income families are challenged to keep nutritious meals on home menus while staying within their budgets.

In August of 2021, the USDA announced a 21% increase in benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The extra benefits are based on USDA’s review of the Thrifty Food Plan, which estimates the cost of a healthy diet to feed a family of four.

This means more families will have better access to foods that satisfy their nutritional needs. NPB is working to ensure protein-packed pork is at the top of their grocery lists.

Pork has a huge role to play as a high-quality, affordable and nutrient-dense protein that satisfies many taste and cultural preferences.

NPB has assembled experts with roles in academia, government-adjacent organizations, and non-profits in the food policy sector to update dietitians and others in health professions on what this increase in benefits means for their patients and clients in a September webinar.

“Pork is a high-quality, affordable, and nutrient-dense protein that satisfies many taste and cultural preferences.” says Kara Behlke-Ungerman, NPB Director of Nutrition and Dietetics.

Pork producers are invited to register and tune in as these experts share insights generated from menu modeling research funded by Pork Checkoff dollars. They’ll talk about what it takes to put an optimized, affordable and nutrient-dense eating plan into practice.

Webinar: Insights from Food Modeling Research – Putting the Thrifty Food Plan into Practice

When: Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. CT

To register, Click Here.

Allendale, Inc. a Chicago area agricultural commodity brokerage and analysis firm projected the US corn crop at 14.108 billion bushels and a soybean crop of 4.435 billion bushels.

The 33rd annual Nationwide Producer Yield Survey was cond…

As farmers ready their combines to roll, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) reminds them of one important step – submitting yield results of your contest entries in the 2022 National Corn Yield Contest. While harvest may see…

Peter Laudeman has joined U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) as Director of Trade Policy. He is a government affairs professional with more than four years of experience in trade association and corporate policy advocacy. He joined USW August 20,…

Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically b…

Hay is getting tighter. Farmers and hay producers are beginning to get creative with baling up their milo, soybeans, and corn stalks. The rain did come across the parts of the state which brought cooler temperatures and which we might possi…

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Farm Director, KC Sheperd, visited with OSU Extension Specialist, Courtney Bir, about how to start your own beekeeping operation.

“We have a really great fact sheet that is available online that…