To view the Oklahoma Drought Map, click here. According to the latest Oklahoma drought monitor, exceptional drought is still at zero, unchanged from the past three weeks. Extreme drought or worse is unchanged from last week at 2.58 percent. Severe drought or worse conditions have increased from last week’s 6.64 percent and are now at 7.58 …
Category: Ag News
Aug 03
Beef Industry Puts Big Focus on Market Fairness When it Comes to Labeling Cell-Based Proteins
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s CEO, Colin Woodall, about cell-based proteins. Our coverage from the 2023 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in San Diego is being powered by Farm Data Services of Stillwater. “This is not necessarily about being afraid of cell-based protein, but it is …
Aug 03
Coming to a TV station near you-Severe Wildfire warnings
There is a new blog post out at the Southern Plains Perspective. Read below! The Southern Plains Perspective is authored by Clay Pope- who farms with his wife Sarah and is a contractor for the USDA Southern Plains Climate Hub in the area of outreach. Read below! You can always tell where a person is from …
Aug 03
Plains Ginners Association 2023 Annual Meeting – August 21
The Plains Ginners Association Annual Meeting will be held at the FiberMax Center for Discovery (1121 Canyon Lake Drive, Lubbock, TX 79403) on August 21, 2023. Lunch will be provided for attendees. The speaker lineup consists of Clovis Horse Sales Auctioneer Steve Friskup, National Cotton Council President and Chief Operating Officer Gary Adams, Texas Tech …
Aug 02
Goodman and Sorenson to share engagement tips
Ryan Goodman, also known online as “The Beef Runner,” and Jen Sorenson, former president of the National Pork Producers Council, will mentor 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) participants as they compete for scholarship awards and build resume experience. The 2023 program kicks off on September 11. Registration is now open for undergraduate, graduate, and PhD …
Aug 02
Managing for Upland Game Birds on Your Regenerative Ranch
Providing a welcoming habitat for quail and other upland game birds can benefit soil health and your bottom line. The first sharp, upward trill of a bobwhite quail in southern Oklahoma marks the sure sign of a new season. It’s a signal that marks time and fond memories for Noble Research Institute Ag Consultant Will …
Aug 02
Oklahoma 4-H members compete in state food showdown contest at FAPC
By Kirsten Hollansworth Oklahoma State University’s Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center staff hosted the Oklahoma 4-H Food Showdown on July 27 in which teams of two or three 4-H members created their own dishes using four secret key ingredients and items from the common pantry. The 4-H Food Showdown has been a …