Apr 15
Attorney General Gentner Drummond and a coalition he is leading have filed a motion to stay the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) new methane emissions rule. Filed Friday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, the motion follows a petition introduced last month by Drummond and the coalition of 24 state attorneys …
Apr 15
Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), and Representatives Frank Lucas (R-OK), Tom Cole (R-OK), and Stephanie Bice (R-OK) sent a letter to the United States Postal Service Postmaster General Louis DeJoy regarding reports regarding a proposal to have mail from Tulsa, Oklahoma to go through a processing center in Oklahoma City. The Members are …
Apr 15
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is talking with Rick Machen of the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management. Machen is the institute’s executive director and served the institute for many years before taking on this position. The impact of King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management stretches from coast to coast, sustaining ranching heritage …
Apr 15
During the month of April, the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and Oklahoma Farm Report are spotlighting the 18 Area Stars of Oklahoma FFA, who are among the highest achievers in the organization. The stars come from the five areas in four categories- Star in Ag Placement, Star in Agriscience, Star in Agribusiness, and Star in …
Apr 15
On April 11, the Environmental Protection Agency published the latest edition of the Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2022. The report has been published annually since 1990 and provides an annual estimate of all man-made greenhouse gas emission sources in the U.S. as well as estimates of the amount of carbon trapped in forest …
Apr 15
2024 Young Cattlemen’s Conference Angus representative selectedLeister selected to represent the Angus breed at the NCBA’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference. The Angus Foundation selected Jeremy Leister of Fairmont, Oka. to represent the Angus breed at this year’s National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC). Each year, the Foundation selects and sponsors an individual to …
Apr 15
Spring is in the air and so are murmurs of farm bill progress! A couple of key developments this week give us some indications that the House and Senate Agriculture Committees are ramping up their farm bill discussions. First, Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) introduced a proposal making changes to crop insurance, the FARMER Act. His bill …
Apr 15
Attorney General Gentner Drummond is warning Oklahomans about a new scam where imposters are calling citizens to tell them they have won money. The caller claims to be an agent with the Attorney General’s office and tells recipients they need to pay a fee to collect their winnings. Drummond said the Attorney General’s office does …
Apr 15
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 and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks about carcass weights, quality grade and yield grade. Fed steer carcass weights …
Apr 15
Over the weekend, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), hosted U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), the Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, on numerous Oklahoma military installations to better understand current needs and future readiness of the installations and their units. On Friday, Senator Mullin accompanied Chairman …
