Category: Ag News
Apr 26
Landowners’ Right of First Refusal Bill Sent to Governor
A measure granting landowners the right of first refusal in eminent domain sales has been sent to the Governor’s desk. House Bill 3159, authored by Eric Roberts, R-Oklahoma City, would give landowners the right of first refusal if the state or any person who acquired the land through eminent domain authority decides to sell the …
Apr 26
Noble Research Institute Offers Resources for Producers to Improve Regenerative Ranching Efforts
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Hugh Aljoe of the Noble Research Institute about the latest on regenerative ranching efforts and courses offered to empower producers to improve their regenerative agriculture efforts. “Over the last couple of years, we have transitioned our own ranches, which is about 13,500 acres, some native …
Apr 26
Statement on USDA’s Final Rule to Require EID Eartags in Cattle
T oday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued an advance copy of the agency’s final rule, “Use of Electronic Identification Eartags as Official Identification in Cattle and Bison,” that will soon be published in the Federal Register. The advance copy states that 180 days after such publication, all official eartags sold for or applied to …
Apr 26
Letter from James Lankford
Dear Oklahoma friends and neighbors: Last week marked the 29th anniversary of the domestic terrorist bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in which we tragically lost 168 of our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters. We will always remember. It’s also time for graduation ceremonies across our great state. …
Apr 26
Premium Pork Steaks Hit The Meatcase
Coppa-Style Pork Steaks Debut at Walmart Select Walmart stores are selling a new pork cut, the Coppa-Style Steak. This cut, also known as the “ribeye of pork” is available at 151 locations across Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana and Kentucky. NPB has partnered with Chicory, an online platform that places advertising within recipes on sites like …
Apr 26
Severe Weather Risk Throughout the Weekend-Be Weather Aware
It looks like Oklahomans will have to be weather-aware this weekend as storms can possibly enter the state. State Climatologist Gary McManus says Saturday will be one of ‘those’ days in Oklahoma, “We have several ways to get severe weather tomorrow…along the dryline from Kansas down through western OK into Texas, along the warm front …
Apr 26
Details Shaping up for American Society of Agricultural Consultants (ASAC) 2024 Annual Conference
Rusty Rumley, JD, LL.M, National Ag Law Center; Chrissy Wozniak, North American Ag; and Don Tyler, Tyler and Associates, are among the speakers slated to make presentations at the 2024 Annual Conference of the American Society of Agricultural Consultants (ASAC) in Fort Myers, Fla., November 3-5. Rumley, back by popular demand, will give attendees an …
Apr 26
NCBA Statement on USDA Final Traceability Rule
Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Mark Eisele, a Wyoming rancher, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final traceability rule: “USDA’s final traceability rule updates the existing requirement for animal identification that has been in place since 2013, switching from solely visual tags to tags that are both …
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