Dec 11
Late last month, 2022 ERP payments were suspended as USDA began an investigation into the number of applications with an “underserved producer” status and/or change to a standard beneficial interest (SBI) status. That suspension has been lifted and payments are again being issued. Today, we’ll provide an update on the program’s status plus Congress and …
Dec 11
OCA Policy Development Meeting January 18, 2024 Hilton Garden Inn Edmond/Oklahoma City North 2833 Conference Dr, Edmond, OK Share your thoughts, exercise your membership voting power and help chart the course for a successful Oklahoma beef industry! • OCA membership is required to attend • Registration begins at 8:30 am • Program beginning at 9:30 …
Dec 11
RON’s Dave Lanning has a pre-opening look at today’s agricultural Markets. Click the audio tab below for today’s report.
Dec 11
Airports expected to be busiest they’ve ever been for the holiday season, with second highest year-end travel forecast since AAA began tracking in 2000 AAA projects 115.2 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the 10-day year-end holiday travel period.* This year’s total number of travelers is a 2.2% increase over last year …
Dec 10
Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays caught up with News on 6 Meteorologist Travis Meyer at the 2023 Tulsa Farm Show- and they talked the status of El Niño as we near the end of 2023. Meyer says the El Nino that we are starting to see develop out in the Pacific is what he calls …
Dec 09
Annual Toy Drive, Organized by 4-H’er Reed Marcum, Spreads Holiday Cheer to Families Across Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas On Saturday, December 9, the annual 4-H Toy Giveaway organized by Reed Marcum, an 18-year-old 4-H teen from Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, distributed more than 10,000 toys to children and families in need across Oklahoma, Texas and Arkansas for the …
Dec 08
This week, Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) joined Rep. Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS), and other House and Senate colleagues on a letter to the Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Tom Vilsack. The letter urges USDA to follow Congressional intent of the Emergency Relief Program (ERP) and ensure support goes …
Dec 08
Alexis Main, an Oklahoma State University student, and Les Voyageurs, a Louisiana State University club, took home the top prizes in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship program. Throughout the nine weeks, $20,000 was awarded in scholarships to participating students and clubs. The 2023 CAO program had 344 registered individuals, the …
