The North American Limousin Foundation President makes appointments to several committees each year. These committees exist to ensure certain aspects of the association run properly. They give a voice to the membership by bringing their needs and concerns to the board. The following is a description of the ten committees and a list of their …
Category: Ag News
Mar 26
Bill to Establish Year-Round Standard of Time in Oklahoma Failed in the House
Rep. Kevin West, R-Moore, on Tuesday lost his fight to lock the state into standard time and stop the twice-yearly time change to daylight saving time. House Bill 1223 would have established year-round standard of time in Oklahoma after daylight saving time ends Nov. 2. The bill failed to pass the House and advance to the …
Mar 26
AFBF Testimony for House Transportation Committee
Mr. Chairman and members of the Committee, I am Dan Glessing, a fifth-generation dairy farmer from Waverly, Minnesota. My wife, Seena, and I, along with our four children, milk 70 Holsteins and grow corn, soybeans, alfalfa, and oats on our family farm. I am President of the Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation, and I am pleased …
Mar 26
State Treasurer Todd Russ and State Leaders Celebrate Oklahoma’s Credit Rating Upgrade by S&P Global Ratings
Treasurer Todd Russ, along with Governor Kevin Stitt, Pro Tempore Lonnie Paxton and Speaker Kyle Hilbert, today celebrated Oklahoma’s strong financial standing after S&P Global Ratings upgraded the state’s credit rating. S&P Global Ratings raised Oklahoma’s issuer credit rating to ‘AA+’ from ‘AA,’ marking the state’s highest rating in decades. Additionally, the agency upgraded its …
Mar 26
Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholder Summit: Activists using Legislation and Litigation to Target Animal Agriculture
Animal rights and activist groups are increasingly using legislation and litigation to impact how (and if) animals can be raised and processed for food. Oftentimes, these efforts focus on raising the cost for farmers and ranchers to stay in business – and raising costs of animal-based foods in the grocery store. Three experts with unique …
Mar 26
No Hay Field Day Set for April 4th, Newkirk
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Mar 26
BASF Launches Real Results Yield Challenge to Boost Fungicide Use
Over the last 20 years, BASF fungicides have protected an estimated 30 billion bushels and 260 million acres of corn and soybeans. As commodity prices and environmental pressures increasingly factor into farmer decision-making, only an estimated 45% of corn and soybean acres were protected by fungicide applications in 2024. As a result, BASF is launching …
Mar 26
Optimizing Health Qualities of Beef: MSU Scientists Analyzing how Nutrients in Beef are Impacted by What Cattle Eat
Instead of answering, “Where’s the beef?” Michigan State University scientists are gaining a deeper understanding of what’s in the beef. A paper recently published by two MSU researchers highlights new data on how the nutrient composition and healthfulness of beef is impacted by what beef cattle feed on. Jenifer Fenton, a professor in the Department of …
Mar 26
Beef Advocacy Strengthened With New Trailblazers
After a competitive application process, 10 new Trailblazers have been selected for the program’s fourth cohort of beef community spokespeople. The Trailblazers program, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, takes advocacy to an unprecedented level by giving participants the tools and training they need to promote beef …
Mar 26
Breedr’s Platform: Empowering Ranchers with Data-Driven Decisions
Ian Wheal is founder and CEO of Breedr, which turns real-world livestock data into actionable insights, improving farmer profit and promoting sustainable meat production. Senior Farm & Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Wheal to hear about the innovative platform. Wheal was raised on a cow calf operation in Australia. His father spent a lot …
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