May 01
Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after visiting Sulphur, Ardmore, and Marietta, Oklahoma after a series of tornadoes ripped through these areas on April 27, 2024: “This week, I have been on the ground in Oklahoma assessing the damage from the tornadoes, getting a status update on the storm clean-up, and attending meetings …
May 01
At the Oklahoma State University Wheat and Forages Field Day held in Chickasha, Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk had the chance to talk with OSU’s Dr. Liberty Galvin about herbicide resistance issues. Galvin is the extension weed scientist and precision week management at OSU. Galvin said when talking with growers around the state, herbicide resistance …
May 01
FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Oklahoma to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes and flooding beginning on April 25, 2024 and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Hughes, Love and Murray counties. Assistance can include grants …
May 01
An announcement this week by the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the final guidance on eligibility for the Sustainable Aviation Fuel tax credits enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act was met with concern from leaders at the National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) who say they are now committed to ensuring that the updated guidelines for the credit are …
May 01
For most prescribed fire practitioners in the Southern Great Plains, burns are conducted during winter and early spring (December to March). This burning season has become commonplace because most of the fuels (grasses and leaf litter) are dead and burn easily, and a large portion of prescribed burns are conducted close to spring green-up to …
May 01
Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) along with Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), and Josh Brecheen (R-OK) sent a letter of support to President Joe Biden to formally request disaster relief funding after 22 tornados and storms crossed the state starting on April 27, 2024. The …
May 01
Since 2006, the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists (IFAJ) and Alltech, a global leader in agriculture and animal nutrition, have partnered to support the Young Leaders in Agricultural Journalism Awards that recognize the leadership potential of young members (under 35 years of age). As young agricultural journalists and communicators, they have the important role of …
May 01
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds agricultural producers that Farm Loan Programs can be used to support a variety of climate-smart agriculture practices, which build on many practices that farmers and ranchers already use, like cover cropping, nutrient management and conservation tillage. “Farmers and ranchers are already doing their part to …
May 01
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement in response to the decision by Agriculture Committee Republicans to reject a bipartisan farm bill compromise.”Agriculture Committee Democrats presented a farm bill counterproposal to our Republican colleagues as part of an ongoing, years-long bipartisan process that could invest tens of billions of dollars …
May 01
Entrepreneurs encouraged to apply for beef industry grant program through May 31. The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) Leadership Development Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization committed to future generations of land and livestock stewards and leaders, announced today the opening of the first-ever application window for the TSCRA Leadership Development Foundation Working Grant Program. …
