Dec 15
Oklahoma Farm Bureau applauds Attorney General Gentner Drummond for his efforts to uphold Oklahoma’s constitutional process to determine fair wages through his opposition to Initiative Petition 446, which would be put to a vote of the people as State Question 832. Drummond filed a brief Thursday with the Oklahoma Supreme Court in support of the …
Dec 15
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Biden administration’s adoption of the Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation (GREET) model for the sustainable aviation fuel tax credit, which will allow crop-based feedstocks, including ethanol, to be used for sustainable aviation fuel production. “Today’s announcement to expand the types …
Dec 15
Following the conclusion of COP28 in Dubai, House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson issued the following statement: “Amid global concerns about climate change, there’s a pressing need to recognize and commend the progress made by U.S. agricultural producers in addressing environmental challenges. The U.S. agriculture industry makes up just 11% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions …
Dec 15
What happened: The country’s top pork producers convened at NPPC’s annual Pork Action Group (PAG) meeting in Marco Island, FL, held Dec. 13-15. The event provided a platform for insightful discussions on critical issues within the industry, featuring expert insights on retailer and foodservice dynamics, as well as the continuing challenges facing the industry throughout the …
Dec 15
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has issued long-awaited guidance on the Sustainable Aviation Fuel Credit (40B) established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and the news is positive for U.S. soybean farmers. “America’s soybean farmers are always innovating in an effort to expand our markets and provide even more benefits to consumers,” said Josh …
Dec 15
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays recently had the chance to catch up with Western Oklahoma Farmer and Vice President of No-till on the Plains, Jimmy Emmons, about their winter conference coming up in January. On January 22, the 28th annual conference of No-till on the Plains will take place in Wichita, Kansas. Registration …
Dec 15
Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America welcomed guidance from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on the new §40B Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Credit established by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The guidance enables companies currently producing SAF under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) to access the base value of the …
Dec 15
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for the USDA 1890 National Scholars Program, which aims to encourage students at 1890 land-grant universities to pursue food and agriculture career paths. The application deadline is March 1, 2024. Young people around the country are invited to complete and submit their applications online through an …
Dec 15
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, is talking with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockmans Livestock Marketing, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. Runs compared to a year ago are at about 1000 or less, Rodenberger said, and at Apache, he said numbers are down 12 percent from a year ago. Rodenberger said the market …
Dec 15
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with Oklahoma State University Livestock Market Economist, Derrell Peel, about beef cow herd numbers. The USDA will release the next set of beef cow inventory numbers in a little over a month. The expectation is that those numbers may be less than they were in January …
