Jan 19
Oklahoma Farm Bureau members are encouraged to attend the organization’s 2024 Leadership Conference Tuesday, Feb. 13, at the Embassy Suites Downtown Medical Center in Oklahoma City. The one-day event will give Farm Bureau members the opportunity to hone their leadership skills, hear about the latest Farm Bureau news, and learn about legislative and regulatory issues that …
Jan 19
In an effort to grow the industry’s global relationships to drive exports, the American Pecan Council (APC) conducted its first reverse trade mission this week with Indian nut importers in key growing regions. The mission gave importers an up-close, educational look at the U.S. pecan industry and how the full value chain can offer a …
Jan 19
Farm Director KC Sheperd is back talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. Although the weather was not ideal, Rodenberger said there was a sale at Apache, and runs were just shy of 1,000 head. “We had a lot of good cattle, and had …
Jan 19
Sounding Property Rights Alarm–Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA Some say, “Knowledge is suffering” and others “Ignorance is bliss.” Either way, it means we can feel comfortable while we’re not aware of potential threats against us. Well, and unfortunately, I’m likely to make you uncomfortable. This has to do with a progressive threat that …
Jan 19
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04), Vice Chairman of the Appropriations Committee, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 2872, the Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024. “This continuing resolution is a responsible step forward to ensure Congress finishes the appropriations process and avoids a …
Jan 19
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to avert a government shutdown and extend the funding for Military Construction-Veterans Affairs, Transportation-Housing-Urban Development, Agriculture, and Energy and Water until March 1st and the other eight appropriations bills until March 8th. Congresswoman Bice issued the following statement: “Shutting the government down does not solve the border …
Jan 19
According to USDA’s 2017 Ag Census, about 97% of the United States’ 2.1 million farms are considered family farms and 88% of all U.S. farms have a gross cash farm income of less than $350,000 annually, putting them in the small family farm category. This means that most farms in the U.S. are small, family-owned businesses …
Jan 19
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with the Director of Supply Management and Analysis at Certified Angus Beef, Paul Dykstra, about his perspectives on building back the cow herd. Dykstra says building back the cow herd will not be an easy process as many replacement heifers are not being kept back, …
Jan 19
To help combat the issue of illegal roadside dumps, Oklahoma State University Extension is partnering with the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development to host an Oklahoma Environmental Law Enforcement Training Seminar in Stillwater, Oklahoma. What: Law enforcement professionals, city officials, tribal environmental representatives, county commissioners and anyone interested …
Jan 19
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is commending the New York Stock Exchange for listening to him and his fellow attorneys general by withdrawing a proposed rule change that would have allowed the listing of “Natural Asset Companies” (NACs) on the exchange. NACs are a novel corporate structure designed to take land off the market to prohibit productive economic uses, which would …
