Mar 01
Voters head to the polls Tuesday for the Presidential Preferential Primary and several nonpartisan elections. The State Election Board offers these tips and reminders to Oklahoma voters ahead of the March 5 Election. ELECTION DAY VOTINGPolls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Lines at the polls are typically longest before …
Mar 01
Wildfire can leave a ranching operation without forage, requiring a sudden and radical change in management to maintain animals immediately after the event. Fortunately, the ruminant animal is resilient and can adapt to a wide range of diet composition and feeding management levels. David Lalman, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle specialist, and Dana Zook, …
Mar 01
Onion burgers are a uniquely Oklahoma experience! Onions are either diced and smashed into the beef patties or sliced and cooked alongside the patty on the flat-top grill until caramelized and then placed on the burger. These burgers have A TON of flavor! We have put 21 of the best Oklahoma onion burgers on …
Mar 01
An estimated 80% of world trade is transported via ship. Maritime trade is most vulnerable to disruption at a series of geographic chokepoints across the globe (Figure 1). Some chokepoints are human-built canals, which provide extremely valuable shortcuts to connect the world’s oceans, and others are naturally narrow points between bodies of water. In recent …
Mar 01
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced it will again extend time-limited trials at six pork packing plants operating with faster harvest line speeds. The latest extension runs through Jan. 15, 2025. USDA in late 2019 established the New Swine Inspection System (NSIS), allowing packing plants to determine their own line speeds …
Mar 01
Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor issued the following statement today in response to reports that the Biden administration would be delaying the release of its carbon modeling updates for the 40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) tax credit: “The administration made a clear commitment to finalize this guidance no later than March 1. This delay is …
Mar 01
Recently, Farm Director KC Sheperd had the chance to visit with Oklahoma State University associate professor of agricultural economics, Dr. Amy Hagerman, about programs to help producers whom the recent wildfires in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandles have impacted. “There are still some flare-ups happening out there and we have got some conditions happening this …
Mar 01
Today, House Agriculture Committee Ranking Member David Scott released the following statement in celebration of the establishment of the Office of Agriculture and Rural Affairs at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which expands engagement opportunities with agricultural and rural communities. “I applaud the Biden-Harris Administration’s decision to elevate the Agriculture Advisor position into the first-ever …
