Nov 29
Oklahoma Farm Bureau invites OKFB members and agriculture community friends to attend the 2023 OKFB Ag Defense Fundraiser at the Mayo Hotel in Tulsa Saturday, Dec. 9. The event begins with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. with a dinner beginning at 7 p.m. in the Mayo Hotel Parlor Room featuring author Ray Starling, who will discuss his book …
Nov 29
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 12 members, 12 alternate members, and two advisors to serve on The Cotton Board. All appointees will serve three-year terms starting January 1, 2024, through Dec. 31, 2026. Newly appointed members: Matthew Cauzza, Producer – CA; Kent Smith, Producer – NC; Michael Popp, Producer – …
Nov 29
At the U.S. Custom Harvesters booth at the 2023 NAFB Convention, Farm Director KC Sheperd talked with custom forage harvester Mark Anderson. “We take the whole crop and chop it into pieces to make cattle feed for feedlots, dairies, and farms and ranches,” Anderson said. Anderson talked about why utilizing custom harvesting can aid farmers …
Nov 29
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored Mid Kansas Cooperative (MKC) with its Retailer of the Year award in front of more than 600 attendees during the 2023 ARA Conference & Expo. MKC believes the keys to success lie in four core values: safety, courtesy, image, and innovation. With these values at the center of their approach …
Nov 29
Regional Agricultural Promotion Program was designed to help American producers maintain and develop markets for their commodities. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the first tranche of funding under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Regional Agricultural Promotion Program (RAPP). USDA is providing up to $300 million in …
Nov 29
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) honored Joe Hodges with the Jack Eberspacher Lifetime Achievement Award for his decades of leadership in ag retail. Hodges received ARA’s highest individual honor during ARA’s Conference & Expo general session attended by more than 600 agricultural professionals. “Joe is an outstanding example of a genuine, creative, productive and ethical leader …
Nov 29
Today the Agricultural Retailers Association (ARA) recognized Toby M. Hlavinka, president and CEO of American Plant Food (APF), with the ARA Distinguished Service Award during the ARA Conference & Expo in front of more than 600 ag retail industry professionals. “Toby has set the bar in his role as ARAPAC Committee chair,” says ARA President and …
Nov 29
Living in rural America should never hinder the outcome of your health and well-being. However, for many individuals in rural Oklahoma and Tribal communities, access to reliable high-speed internet is a necessity they have gone too long without. Reliable broadband increases access to telehealth opportunities – including mental health and behavioral health care, and improvements …
Nov 29
Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) is accepting applications for the second cohort of Dairy Runway, an entrepreneurship program for food innovators with value-added dairy products at the ideation stage. Launched earlier this year in partnership with the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center (NDFRC), the program offers a free, virtual curriculum that focuses on product concept and …
Nov 29
The National Corn Yield Contest Harvest Entry deadline has been extended to Tuesday, December 5. After considering the unique challenges that growers across the country have faced during the 2023 harvest season, the National Corn Growers Association has extended the deadline from Thursday, November 30 to Tuesday, December 5. Contest participants can submit a harvest entry from now …
