Nov 18
What happened: NPPC, the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association on Tuesday joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit seeking a broad interpretation of the requirements for reporting emissions from animal waste. Animal and environmental activist groups …
Nov 18
The OWRB is proposing to amend its administrative rules relating to dam safety application fees, the process for dam construction and modification, rules related to permitting of groundwater and stream water, and updates to the rules related to financial assistance. The proposed text and rule impact statement for each chapter is included below. To view …
Nov 18
At the U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) Strategic Planning Conference in Tucson, USMEF Latin America Representative Homero Recio updated members on promotional activities for U.S. red meat in South America. His report included details on an exciting new product recently launched in Colombia – a U.S. pork burger derived from the Boston butt, developed through support from …
Nov 18
While attending the National Association of Farm Broadcasters Convention, Farm Director KC Shepard caught up with American Farm Bureau Foundation’s Vice President of Public Policy Sam Keiffer to talk about the recent presidential election. According to Keiffer, industry leaders are keenly focused on who Trump’s appointees will be. “There are a lot of appointments that …
Nov 18
Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel discusses rising calf prices. Calf and stocker prices jumped sharply last week in …
Nov 18
The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) issued the following statement after the unveiling of Senate Democrats’ 2024 Farm Bill text by U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI). “Though America’s pork producers appreciate Chairwoman Stabenow’s efforts to publish Farm Bill text, this is simply not a viable bill, as it fails …
Nov 18
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database that could reduce illegal robocalls. He is working with 46 other attorneys general to close a loophole in the database that allows bad actors to have access to the U.S. telephone network. Registration on the FCC’s Robocall Mitigation …
Nov 18
The dairy checkoff has launched the Dairy Conservation Navigator, an online resource hub designed to provide farm advisors, stakeholders and conservation professionals with science-based information on sustainable farming practices and technologies. The Navigator aggregates science-based information from more than 70 experts, helping users make informed decisions that enhance farm profitability and sustainability efforts. Dairy checkoff …
Nov 18
The Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission recognized their Executive Director Dr. John Chancey at their regular November meeting for his appointment to the board of the Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI). Chairman Keith Sanders congratulated him on behalf of the Commission. “That is quite an honor,” Sanders said. He also recognized Dr. Chancey for his …
Nov 18
Rabobank’s senior beef analyst, Lance Zimmerman, talked in depth with Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays about producer attitudes towards the beef market and the importance of filling out surveys. Overall, he says that most producers are quite satisfied with the current market conditions. “If you would have told producers at the beginning of 2024 that we …
