Category: Ag News

The Oklahoma CattleWomen, Inc. (OCW) recognized its 2022 award recipients at the Oklahoma Cattle Convention, July 22 and 23 in Norman, Okla. The most prestigious award given by OCW is the Lifetime Achievement Award. While not given every ye…

Today, Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee, Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, issued the following statement ahead of this week’s expected consideration of Democrats’ partisan spending bill on the House floor:

“Once again, Democrats in Washington are jamming through more reckless, partisan legislation without a single hearing or markup and absent public input from stakeholders. Billions in misguided spending and tax increases are not solutions for skyrocketing inflation, high fuel and fertilizer prices, and the regulatory burdens facing for our nation’s agriculture sector.

“Congressional Democrats’ partisan power grab picks winners and losers and vastly expands funding for unvetted priorities. This creates unnecessary complication and even greater uncertainty for our entire agriculture community as we begin the 2023 Farm Bill reauthorization process.”

Oklahoma National Stockyards     

Monday August 8, 2022

AUCTION

This Week           7,500
Last Reported    9,112
Last Year &…

Joplin Regional Stockyards     

Monday August 8, 2022

AUCTION
This Week            4,013
Last Reported     7,386
Last Y…

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Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays got the chance to visit with the Chief Executive Officer of the National Pork Producers Council, Bryan Humphreys, talking about Proposition 12 in California and …

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Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) will hold town hall meetings in Canadian, Kingfisher, Blaine, Dewey, and Major Counties on Wednesday, August 17th and Thursday, August 18th. Residents around the locations are invited to attend and share thei…

The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced appointees who will serve on the Oklahoma USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee.

Members of the FSA state committee are appointed by Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and a…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has processed more than 255,000 applications for the new Emergency Relief Program (ERP). USDA has made approximately $6.1 billion, to date, in payments to commodity and specialty crop producers to h…

Today, House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott announced the next in a series of listening sessions entitled “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field.” The House Agriculture Committee has conducted a…