Category: Ag News
Jan 13
Limousin & Lim-Flex Show in Stadium Arena for the 2025 NWSS Junior Show
Members of the North American Limousin Junior Association hit Stadium Arena with their Lim-Flex and Limousin entries in the 2025 National Western Stock Show junior show. The show was held Sunday, January 12, 2025 in Denver, Colo., with judge Lance Sennett, Waynetown, Ind. In the junior Lim-Flex show, grand champion Lim-Flex female was CELL Lady 3165L ET exhibited by …
Jan 13
Recent Corn Grower Win Shows How to Move the Needle in Washington
The following is an op-ed by Brooke Appleton, vice president of public policy at the National Corn Growers Association. It’s January in the nation’s capital, and the city is abuzz as we prepare for the state funeral of a former president and the swearing-in of a new presidential administration. All of this as a winter …
Jan 13
Mark McCully and the Cattlemen’s Congress: Showcasing Angus Industry Innovations
Mark McCully has served the American Angus Association as Chief Executive Officer since 2019. He was a former vice president of production for Certified Angus Beef and previously led the beef improvement program and value-added feeder cattle marketing programs for cattlemen within a 22-state region for Southern States Cooperative. Of course, the Cattlemen’s Congress is …
Jan 13
OSU Extension’s Claude Bess Receives Prestigious OSU Mentoring Award
Oklahoma State University honored OSU Extension southeast district director Claude Bess with the Leave the Ladder Down Award at its annual convocation ceremony in December. OSU’s Leave the Ladder Down Award is reserved for individuals in the university system who have successfully mentored and encouraged those with whom they work or instruct to reach their fullest potential. “Claude’s legacy …
Jan 13
Exciting New Initiatives for Ag in the Classroom: Seed Survivor Mobile Classroom and More
Are you a retired, part-time, or currently a teacher who works four days a week? Are you an extension agent who would like to get more connected with the schools in your area? If so, Ag in the Classroom has an opportunity for you! Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is working with Nutrien to bring …
Jan 13
EPA Announces $2.4 million in Funding to 24 Small Businesses for the Development of Environmental Technologies
Today, Jan. 13, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $2,400,000 for 24 small businesses to develop technologies to address public health and environmental challenges. These companies are using innovative approaches that include treating PFAS in biosolids, reducing the amount of greenhouse gas emissions from building materials, and developing chemical alternatives that are safer for our …
Jan 13
Training Resort Chefs in Honduras
U.S. Meat Export Federation Corporate Chef Germán Navarrete recently traveled to Honduras to train chefs from resorts and restaurants on how to develop new U.S. beef and pork dishes to feature on their menus. Chef Navarrete, who is based in Mexico City but conducts educational seminars in a wide range of markets, taught the chefs about cutting and …
Jan 13
Swope announces Departure from Legislature, Outlines Future Plans to Continue Serving Tulsa
Oklahoma House Rep. Amanda Swope, D-Tulsa, announced her final day in the Oklahoma Legislature will be January 28, 2025. Swope will start work as the Director of Tribal Policy & Partnership in the administration of Tulsa Mayor Monroe Nichols. “It has been an honor to serve Oklahoma and the City of Tulsa throughout these few …
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