Category: Ag News
Apr 08
Oklahoma’s Winter Wheat Conditions Drop While Pasture and Range Sees Improvements in This Week’s Crop Progress
U.S. Crop Progress: Winter wheat headed reached 6 percent, down one percentage point from the previous year and up one point from the five-year average. Winter wheat conditions rated 56 percent good to excellent, 32 percent fair and 12 percent poor to very poor. Last week’s conditions rated 56 percent good to excellent, 33 percent …
Apr 08
Roberts Appointed to Energy & Environment Committee for CSG Southern Office
Rep. Eric Roberts, R-Oklahoma City, was recently appointed to the Energy & Environment Committee for the Council of State Governments (CSG) Southern Office by House Speaker Charles McCall, R-Atoka. Roberts was elected to the Oklahoma House of Representatives in 2020 after nearly three decades as a business owner and developer. He served on the MAPS …
Apr 08
Long-time American Angus Association employee retires
Long-time American Angus Association employee, Jerry Cassady, retires April 30. Jerry Cassady’s name became synonymous with service long before he took up the helm in the Member Services department at the American Angus Association®. “Serving the members, over the years, has been a highlight and primary focus,” said Cassady. “It truly has been where my …
Apr 08
Ranchers Slam Regressive Endangered Species Act Rulemakings
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) condemned the Biden Administration’s three finalized Endangered Species Act (ESA) rulemakings that significantly expand federal overreach and roll back reforms that previously provided some relief to farmers and ranchers. “The Biden Administration’s goal should be to improve the broken ESA process, and …
Apr 08
Biden Administration Invests $12 Million with Indian Electric Cooperative
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Oklahoma State Director Kenneth Corn announced today that the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $12 million with Indian Electric Cooperative to assist qualified consumers implement energy efficiency measures. Funding is made available through USDA’s Rural Energy Savings Program, which provides loans to rural utilities and other companies who provide …
Apr 08
Celebrate MIO Month by Showing Support for Made In Oklahoma Products!
April is MIO (Made In Oklahoma) Month! Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk had the chance to visit with the Executive Director of the Made In Oklahoma Coalition, Emily Shuping, about all of the exciting things happening this month to showcase MIO Coalition members and their products. “The Made In Oklahoma Coalition is a public/private partnership …
Apr 08
Cattlemen’s Conference Part Two Set for May 22nd and 23rd in Stillwater, Oklahoma
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is talking with Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, about the Cattlemen’s Conference, which will be held on May 22nd and 23rd in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Last May, the Cattlemen’s Conference, in collaboration with Oklahoma State University and the Noble Research Institute, made significant strides …
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