Jun 07
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) condemned a Department of Defense (DOD) sponsored research grant that will fund the development of lab-grown meat products by manufacturing company BioMADE. “It is outrageous that the Department of Defense is spending millions of taxpayer dollars to feed our heroes like lab rats. U.S. cattle producers raise the highest-quality …
Jun 07
Yes, Chinese companies have financial interests in the overall food supply in the United States. But their ownership of American farmland is dramatically overstated by politicians, according to a new research report. These three researchers led the study: “Mapping and Contextualizing Foreign Ownership and Leasing of U.S. Farmland” pushes back on political assertions that Chinese …
Jun 07
The Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center (OCPARC) Livestock, Forage and Pasture Management Research Unit (LFPMRU), formerly the Southern Great Plains Field Station (SGPFS), was established by the USDA in 1913 in Woodward, Oklahoma. At the founding, the stated reason for choosing the location for research and development of plant cultivation techniques couldn’t have …
Jun 07
Farm Director KC Sheperd is talking with the Vice President of Communications and Public Relations at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Justin Mielke, about upcoming summer events. “At Farm Bureau, we used to say summer is when things slow down, and of course, that doesn’t happen anymore,” Mielke said. “We have tons of stuff going on …
Jun 07
Combines are rolling again in Texas and Oklahoma after rain delays and harvest has begun in southern Kansas. The firstHRW samples arrived at the lab this week for analysis. SRW harvest is also slowly progressing due to rain delays; thefirst quality samples arrived this week. HRS and durum farmers are planting their last fields with …
Jun 07
The National Milk Producers Federation Board of Directors has selected five graduate students researching in areas that benefit dairy cooperatives and producers to receive scholarships as part of the 2024 NMPF National Dairy Leadership Scholarship Program. Scholarship recipients include: Agustin Olivo, a doctoral candidate in Animal Science at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Olivo’s research …
Jun 07
Farm Director KC Sheperd is visiting with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock, as he gives the latest on the cattle markets. Together, discussed the impact of recent weather patterns on the livestock industry in Oklahoma, with mixed results of improved crop yields and livestock conditions but potential challenges from an upcoming heatwave. …
Jun 07
In this special “Best Of” edition of Beef Buzz, Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster Ron Hays is featuring his conversation from back in March with the Director of Sustainability at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Samantha Werth, talking about sustainability in the beef industry. NCBA launched sustainability goals in November of 2021, Werth said, and …
