Aug 29
The Oklahoma Farm Bureau Young Farmers and Ranchers Charles L. Roff Award application is now open through Wednesday, Oct. 15. The Charles L. Roff Award recognizes the top county YF&R committee that works to improve their local committees while strengthening the Farm Bureau organization. Each county YF&R committee is encouraged to participate by describing the …
Aug 29
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Aug 29
Alyssa Walsh reflected on her role as keynote speaker at the Agherculture college event held at the governor’s mansion in Oklahoma City. “We just had an incredible night here with women across Oklahoma, around 100–150 young women chose to spend their first Friday night back on campus here with us to grow, not only in …
Aug 29
Associate farm reporter Carli Davenport spoke with Alex Cox, Farm to School Coordinator for the Oklahoma Department of Food and Forestry, who shared exciting news about new state support for schools. “We are really excited to have this state funding that has come down for our local schools,” Cox said, noting that $3.2 million has …
Aug 28
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced a commitment to new actions (PDF, 1.2 MB) to increase the number of rural food animal veterinarians across the U.S. and recruit new veterinarians to join the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in their role to protect American ranchers, animals, and our food supply. Secretary Rollins …
Aug 28
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on a federal court decision that vacates a burdensome and unfair disaggregation labor rule, which is part of the 2023 Adverse Effect Wage Rate Rule. “Farm Bureau is pleased that the Department of Labor and a federal judge recognized that elements of the 2023 labor rule …
Aug 28
USMEF Statement on National Pork Board CEO Announcement The National Pork Board announced the appointment of David Newman, Ph.D., as its new chief executive officer. U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) President and CEO Dan Halstrom issued the following statement: The National Pork Board has made an outstanding choice, and USMEF congratulates Dr. Newman on his …
Aug 28
his week, the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) continued to raise alarm about the economic crisis hitting rural America, as commodity prices drop at a time when input costs remain at near-record highs. As NCGA urges Congress and the administration to act to drive increased demand for corn, such as higher blends of ethanol and increased foreign market …
