Category: Ag News
Jun 20
Wheat Harvest Nearing Finish Line at 91% with Rain Setbacks in Panhandle and Northern Oklahoma
Oklahoma wheat harvest made good progress in most areas at the beginning of the week, but harvest has been hindered in the Panhandle portions and parts of North Central Oklahoma due to heavy rains in the Panhandle and lighter rains in North Central Oklahoma late Tuesday evening, early Wednesday morning. Minor cutting still continues in …
Jun 20
Master Gardeners plant seeds for the future at Tulsa Boys’ Home
A gardening endeavor spearheaded by the Oklahoma State University ExtensionTulsa County Master Gardeners program provides residents at the Tulsa Boys’ Home with skills they can use throughout their lives. Brian Jervis, Oklahoma State University Extension horticulture and 4-H youth development educator in Tulsa County, had been looking for an organization to involve Tulsa County Master Gardeners. When …
Jun 20
New Get Biofuel Campaign: Nature Will Thank You for Choosing Unleaded 88
Growth Energy, the nation’s largest biofuel trade association, kicked off a new ad campaign today, inviting consumers across the Midwest to lower their emissions and their costs by picking Unleaded 88 at the fuel pump. Launched under the banner of Growth Energy’s consumer marketing initiative Get Biofuel, the campaign lets drivers know that “nature will …
Jun 20
Nearly 71 Million People Expected to Travel Over July 4th Week
AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Independence Day holiday travel period*. For the first time, AAA looked at the entire July 4th week, plus the Saturday before and the Sunday after the holiday. This year’s projected number of travelers for that time period is a 5% …
Jun 20
USDA Releases Updated Climate Adaptation and Resilience Plan
Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) joined more than 20 federal agencies to release its updated Climate Adaptation Plan and expand the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to ensure federal operations are increasingly resilient to climate change impacts. The updated adaptation plans advance the Biden-Harris Administration’s National Climate Resilience Framework, which helps to align climate resilience investments across …
Jun 20
This Week’s Oklahoma Drought Monitor Sees Increases in Some Categories
To view the latest Oklahoma drought map, CLICK HERE. According to the latest Oklahoma drought monitor report, exceptional drought and extreme drought remain at zero percent, unchanged from the start of the calendar year. Severe drought or worse is now at 1.20 percent, unchanged from last week. Moderate drought or worse is now at 20.82 percent, up from last week’s 15.79 percent. Abnormally dry …
Jun 20
Bid On Beef- First of Its Kind Auction Platform Launched
On June 1, CK6 Consulting, along with strategic partners Texas Beefhouse, launched the first-of-its-kind auction platform for beef sales. Bid on Beef is the vision of Chris Earl, owner of Reverse Rocking R Ranch and CK6 Consulting in New Mexico. Working with beef cattle producers across the nation. CK6 Consulting has conducted $150 million in sales through price discovery in auctions, and now the team is taking that same concept directly to the consumer. “The vertically integrated beef supply food chain is not working for every cattleman and woman in America,” says Bid on Beef founder, Chris Earl. “We believe getting closer to the consumer retail dollar, through the free market, will directly impact ranchers’ bottomline and help create pathways of profitability back to the families we serve Bid on Beef will carefully vet sellers on our platform and our focus will be delivering consistently high-quality Angus and Wagyu beef to our customers. …
Jun 20
John Stika Applauds Certified Angus Beef for Being Valued by Consumers As They Crave Flavor and Taste
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with the President of Certified Angus Beef, John Stika, about domestic beef demand and the taste and quality that CAB brings to the table. “I think we are all probably very pleased with the position that beef in general is in at the moment,” Stika said. “Grade …
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