RON’s Jacquelyn Farris reports on the latest from the State Capitol
Category: Ag News
Mar 12
BASF Launches Real Results Yield Challenge to Show farmers Firsthand the Benefits of Performance-Driven Fungicides
Over the last 20 years, BASF fungicides have protected an estimated 30 billion bushels and 260 million acres of corn and soybeans1. 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 20242. As a result, BASF is …
Mar 12
Statement of NCFC President Chuck Conner on EPA’s WOTUS Announcement
-“The EPA’s announcement today on WOTUS marks a significant step toward regulatory clarity for America’s farmers and ranchers. By aligning with the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA, the coming new rule will eliminate the ambiguous ‘significant nexus’ test, ensuring that only wetlands with a continuous surface connection to navigable waters fall under federal …
Mar 12
Certified Angus Beef: Chuck and Round Cutout Contribution Increases
Total beef cattle harvest last week was up 12,000 head from the prior week at 578,000 head, 6,000 head fewer than the same week last year. In the past three years, federally inspected cattle harvest has increased from March 1 through the middle of June. This corresponds with increasing beef demand as grilling season develops. …
Mar 12
The Probability of Significant Wildfire Potential Increased into the ‘High’ Category
Statewide Discussion: Predominantly dry conditions today across Oklahoma will continue to prime wildland fuels, supporting increasing wildfire occurrence coupled with enhanced resistance to control. While a few rain/storm opportunities appear in the near-term forecast, those opportunities will be reserved for the southeastern counties and extreme eastern Oklahoma. Otherwise, concern continues to increase as a powerful …
Mar 12
OMES Teams Recognized for Contributions to Post-Tornado Recovery at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf
Yesterday, the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) honored the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) Risk Management and Construction and Properties teams as 2024 Agency Partners of the Year during the 31st-annual People with Disabilities Awareness Day, held at the Oklahoma History Center. The award recognizes OMES’ outstanding efforts to assist the Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD) following a …
Mar 12
Administrator Zeldin Takes Action to Decrease Risk of Future Catastrophic Wildfires (“Exceptional Events”)
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin took action to decrease the risk of future catastrophic wildfires. Specifically, he directed EPA staff to revisit the Obama-Biden Administration’s Exceptional Events rulemaking and prioritize the allowance of prescribed fires within State and Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs/TIPs). This announcement comes in the wake of expeditiously completing …
Mar 12
EPA to Accept Nominations for Science Boards
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced that a notice will be published in the Federal Register seeking nominations for the Science Advisory Board (SAB) and Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC). Nominations will be accepted for 30 days following publication of the Federal Register notice. “Reconstituting the Science Advisory Board and …
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