As you sit down with family and friends this Thanksgiving, you may not realize how key our nation’s Land-grant Universities are to making sure you have a bounty of food to enjoy. Since 1887, researchers at these public institutions have been conducting research to improve the nutrition and quality of the food we eat. Learn …
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Nov 22
AFBF President Zippy Duvall Talks about What Farm Bureau wants in the Farm Bill and what is expected in 2023
At the National Association of Farm Broadcasters, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with American Farm Bureau president Zippy Duvall to talk about this year’s cost of Thanksgiving dinner, obstacles they have faced this year, and what they would like to see in the 2023 Farm Bill. Duvall says it seems like every year the …
Nov 22
NFU Releases 2022 Farmer’s Share of Thanksgiving Food Dollar
Today, National Farmers Union (NFU) released the 2022 Farmer’s Share of the food dollar for several items typically served for the Thanksgiving holiday. “Corporate profits and consumer food costs continue to go up and up, but the share of the farmer’s share of the food dollar remains low,” said NFU President Rob Larew. “Thanksgiving is …
Nov 11
Cold Front Enters the State bringing some Showers, Cooler Temps and Maybe even Snow
State Climatologist Gary McManus says the Blue Norther that crashed into the state has brought down the temperatures. “Temperatures have crashed from a lovely fall/spring day yesterday all the way down to January levels,” said McManus. With the temperatures dropping following the cold front, McManus says so goes the moisture as well. We did see …
Nov 11
U.S. Thanksgiving Office And Publication Schedules
Thanksgiving in the United States is a time set aside as a national holiday the last Thursday of November each year.To celebrate the holiday, the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) Headquarters and West Coast Offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 24 and Friday, Nov. 25. In addition, the next Wheat Letter newsletter will be sent December 1 but …
Nov 10
Ag in the Classroom’s Geography of Thanksgiving Dinner
Don’t miss the opportunity to explore the source of common Thanksgiving foods. Students can also discover what their Thanksgiving dinner might look like if they only had locally grown foods available. Did You Know? Background Agricultural Connections Thanksgiving is a traditional American holiday celebrated in November. The holiday has historical roots to the early pilgrims …
Nov 08
OSU Extension offers tips to cut cost of Thanksgiving meal
Getting roasted turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, green bean casserole and pie on the table this Thanksgiving is going to cost consumers more than it did in 2021. Rodney Holcomb, Oklahoma State University Extension food economics specialist, said consumers can expect to pay 35%-45% more for their turkey this year, which typically is the …