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Category: Ag News
Jun 20
Governor Stitt Pulls Mike Holder Nomination to A&M Board of Regents- and Nominates Jennifer Callahan
Governor Kevin Stitt continues to work on getting the seat on the A&M Board of Regents that has been held by Rick Davis of Guthrie filled. His efforts have brought him back around to attorney and rancher Jennifer Callahan. A little more than a week after appointing Mike Holder to the board of regents, Stitt withdrew the …
Jun 19
Checkoff Investments Capitalize on Nutritional and International Value of U.S. Beef
In this episode of Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is back talking with the CEO of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board, Greg Hanes, about key investments of the Beef Checkoff. To listen to part one of the conversation with Greg Hanes talking about the Beef Checkoff’s Return on Investment study, click here. …
Jun 19
Useful Apps for Regenerative Ranching
For many ranchers, sale day is their primary marker of progress. But the price called after the gavel drops or you shake hands on the deal doesn’t always tell the full story. Noble Research Institute’s regenerative ranching manager Josh Gaskamp says a handful of simple, free smartphone applications can help streamline monitoring and measurement efforts …
Jun 19
LMA Board Member Jake Parnell Talks about Producer Profitability
At the Livestock Market Association convention, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern Kate Munson spoke with LMA board member Jake Parnell about advocating for the agriculture industry and producer profitability. With an emphasis on producers telling their story, the Galt, California-native talked about how as a united front, cattle producers can come together to face the …
Jun 19
Randy Gilbert to be Inducted into Oklahoma Career Tech Hall of Fame
The Oklahoma CareerTech Foundation has opened ticket sales for its Hall of Fame banquet in October, when the foundation will honor six inductees. This year’s Oklahoma Career and Technology Education Hall of Fame inductees are Tom Friedemann, Randy Gilbert, Velta Reed-Johnston, Denise Morris, Joe Robinson and Jack Staats. Banquet tickets and sponsorships are available at https://form.jotform.com/241424586226154. …
Jun 19
R-Calf, No Farm Bill Without MCOOL
South Dakota Sen. Mike Rounds is inviting other senators to join him on a letter calling on Congress to include mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef in the 2024 Farm Bill. We would like everyone reading this message to call their two U.S. senators to urge them to cosign Sen. Rounds’ letter. And …
Jun 19
Bipartisan, Bicameral NEPA CRA will Provide Relief to Ranchers
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) praised Senate and House introduction of paired Congressional Review Act resolutions that would nullify the Biden Administration’s Phase 2 National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) rule. “The Biden Administration blatantly ignored Congressional authority and took NEPA processes to new levels of inefficiency with their …
Jun 19
Wade Leist Wins World Livestock Auctioneer Championship
When Wade Leist first came back to the family’s stockyards from auctioneer school in 2004, his dad didn’t exactly turn the auctions over to him — and he says that’s a good thing. Instead, the elder Leist started his son out selling a few baby calves here and there, and spending plenty of time working …
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