The long-standing battle over the Illinois River Watershed took a dramatic turn on Wednesday as Oklahoma state leaders and poultry producers face a new wave of uncertainty. In an interview on Wednesday afternoon with senior farm broadcaster Ron Hays, State Republican Representative David Hardin of Sallisaw detailed the fallout from a federal court’s decision to …
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Feb 16
OKFB, Ag Groups, Poultry Growers and State Legislators Seek to File Friend-of-the-Court Brief for Stay on State of Oklahoma Poultry Case Judgment
Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with a coalition of fellow agricultural organizations, individual poultry producers and numerous Oklahoma state legislators have filed a motion seeking leave to file a friend-of-the-court brief asking for a stay of the judgment issued by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma in the decades-long State of Oklahoma v. …
Feb 02
NCBA To Support Poultry Growers With Amicus Brief Against State Of Oklahoma
Farm and ranch leaders gathered at CattleCon 2026 as Oklahoma cattlemen joined policy, checkoff, and federation meetings amid winter weather delays. Senior farm and ranch broadcaster Ron Hays caught up with Michael Kelsey, executive vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association at CattleCon26, who outlined why this meeting mattered for Oklahoma and why recent developments …
Dec 30
2025 in Review- A Six Pack of Stories Impacting Oklahoma Agriculture
Lots of stories were important to our farm and ranch community- but here are a half dozen stories that mattered to many in our region- they are in no particular order. New World Screwworm in Mexico- Heading North This story actually started in November of 2024, with the announcement by the Mexican government and the …
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