Aug 11
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the call for nominations to serve on the USDA Tribal Advisory Committee. A total of four appointments will be made by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins and Ranking Member Angie Craig of the House Committee on Agriculture. “President Trump charged USDA to advance our unique …
Aug 11
Oklahoma State University, the Great Plains Canola Association, and the Oklahoma Oilseed Commission will host a regional winter canola meeting in Enid, OK on Aug 14. Josh Bushong, OSU Extension Area Agronomist said the meeting is an an opportunity to learn about canola variety performance from the past year, as well as future varieties. Specialists …
Aug 11
Dave Price writes in American Farmland Owner that Agricultural producers, their families, investors, the medical community, researchers, and the legal system continue to watch Bayer’s defense against thousands of claims that its highly effective weed killers can make people seriously ill. Bayer’s CEO Bill Anderson told investors on Wednesday that it has been working to …
Aug 11
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, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Dr. Peel discusses cattle market factors. Cattle and beef markets are very complex …
Aug 11
Oklahoma Farm Bureau has created “Farm in a Bag,” a new program to share the agriculture story with elementary-aged school children. OKFB’s Farm in a Bag program combines a wide variety of agriculture- and food-themed plush squeeze toys, an agriculture-accurate book and facts about the agriculture industry. Farm Bureau members, leaders and other agriculturalists can …
Aug 11
In today’s Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays speaks with Vice President of Marketing for Express Ranches, Donnie Robertson. “This is our 29th year to have the big event,” Robertson said, regarding the sale this Friday and Saturday. “ Bob’s motto was, it’s never done till it’s overdone, and Bob always wanted to …
Aug 11
“Our three pillars are beef education, legislation and promotion,” said Amarie Bartel, president of the Oklahoma CattleWomen’s Association. “We are promoting the industry from pasture to plate making sure that all folks, whether it be an agriculturist themselves or a consumer, are very aware that beef is a healthy, sustainable protein.” She explained, “On the …
Aug 11
A recently announced trade and investment agreement between the U.S. and Japan is being met with a sense of relief and optimism by the U.S. meat industry, as it solidifies access to one of the country’s most valuable export markets. The deal was finalized during a visit by Japan’s chief tariff negotiator to Washington, D.C., …
Aug 11
Oklahoma is experiencing what State Climatologist Gary McManus calls a “Bizarro Summer,” with weather patterns more common in spring than mid-August. This has led to a significant threat of flooding, particularly in the northern part of the state, from “training thunderstorms” that have been repeatedly passing over the same areas. According to McManus, the unusual …
Aug 11
National FFA Organization, a nationally recognized school-based student leadership development organization, announced today that its new membership number reflects more than one million FFA members nationwide, including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Membership reached 1,042,245 this year with 9,407 chapters. “It’s exciting to watch the interest in agricultural education and FFA continue to grow,” said …
