Today, Chandler Goule, CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), provided the following statement: “NAWG opposes any continued resolution that does not include economic assistance for farmers. We are disappointed that leaders in Congress couldn’t find common ground to provide relief to farmers experiencing a financial crisis and urge them to continue working …
Category: Ag News
Dec 14
Ag Community in an Uproar Over Farmers Being Left Out of Spending Package- Urge Defeat of CR
Congress is failing to come together on an economic-aid package because both parties remain locked in a standoff over funding. At this point, the two sides appear so locked in their positions that $10 billion to $12 billion in potential economic aid could be scrapped as a result. The impasse prompted Zippy Duvall, president of …
Dec 13
Drummond issues Warning to Phone Companies that Allowed Robocalls to Bombard Oklahomans
Attorney General Gentner Drummond has issued warnings to four voice service provider companies that transmitted suspected illegal robocall traffic on their networks for one or more of their customers. Drummond and 50 other attorneys general who comprise the Anti-Robocall Multistate Litigation Task Force have investigated a variety of providers. They sent warning letters this week …
Dec 13
Pro Tem-Elect Paxton Comments on Federal Electric Energy Corridor Project Being Canceled
Pro Tem-Elect Lonnie Paxton, R-Tuttle, today released the following statement after the proposed 645-mile long, 18-mile-wide federal energy corridor was canceled. The Delta-Plains National Interest Electric Corridor would have resulted in the seizure of private property for electric transmission lines. “No landowner should be subjected to this kind of federal overreach,” Pro Tem-Elect Paxton said. …
Dec 13
Speaker-Elect Applauds Decision to Halt Controversial Energy Transmission Line
House Speaker-Elect Kyle Hilbert today applauds the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) confirmation that the proposed Delta-Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) will not proceed in its designation process. This decision marks a significant victory for Oklahoma communities and reinforces the power of grassroots advocacy and local input. “This announcement is a testament to …
Dec 13
Sen. Tom Woods commends Oklahomans who Opposed Proposed Federal Electric Transmission Corridor
Sen. Tom Woods, R-Westville, released the following statement commending Oklahoma landowners who stood in opposition to the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposed electric transmission corridor that would have spanned hundreds of miles across the state. “No private property owner in our state should be fearful that the federal government will force them to surrender their …
Dec 13
Murdock comments on Feds Scrapping Plans for Electric Transmission Corridor
Sen. Casey Murdock, R-Felt, on Friday celebrated the federal government’s decision to scrap plans for an energy transmission corridor through Oklahoma. In light of news that the Delta Plains National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor won’t move forward, Murdock said he stands with local landowners in opposition to federal land grabs. The proposed transmission corridor would …
Dec 13
Bayer Westbred Varieties Dominate Wheat Yield Contest
Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with Bayer WestBred’s Marketing Manager Carrie Mitchell Roach to discuss this year’s National Wheat Yield Contest winners, as 12 of the 26 winners are WestBred varieties. “It really shows that when you take high-performing growers and pair them with high-performing products, a lot can happen in the field,” Roach …
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