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Thursday, March 25, 2021

New Southern Plains Post On The good dirt on W.O.R.M.S. (Working On Regenerative Management Systems)
We have a new blog post up at the Southern Plains Perspective.

In this post we talk about the Working On Regenerative Management Systems or W.O.R.M.S. program-a recently launched initiative by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to help producers track soil health improvement on the land and to spotlight soil health/regenerative ag work state-wide.

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Host Ron Hays talks with Oklahoma Third District Congressman Frank Lucas about two recent pieces of legislation that he voted against- HR 1, the Democrat's Voting Rights Bill that would strip power away from the states on how to register and verify voters- and also the Budget Reconciliation Bill that the Biden Administration is calling the American Rescue Plan. Hays and Lucas also talked about confirmation of Tom Vilsack to be USDA Secretary- Lucas saying he is "relieved" that Vilsack was President Biden's choice to be Secretary.

Rep. Lucas also talked about the CFAP money that is being held up by the Biden USDA- saying that Congress offered explicit instructions on funds to be spent to compensate cattle producers who sold cattle at a loss April 15 thru May last year as COVID devastated the market.

The Congressman also talked about the groundwork ahead of a 2023 Farm Bill and what he is working on in the Science Committee to help research back on track after a year of dealing with the Pandemic.

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