Nov 28
Rep. Mark Tedford, R-Tulsa, recently held an interim study to explore ways to improve Oklahoma’s workforce participation rate. IS23-092 was held before the House Business and Commerce Committee. “In my short time as a state representative, workforce issues have dominated discussions nationwide,” Tedford said. “As of 2020, Oklahoma ranked 3% behind the national average in …
Nov 28
Last week, Americans unfortunately felt the crushing weight of inflation once again as they prepared Thanksgiving dinners for their family, friends and loved ones. Already forced to get by on tight budgets, continued inflation is causing holiday cooking and shopping to still be a stressor on households nationwide. While the Consumer Price Index (CPI) did …
Nov 28
Illinois junior selected to serve the Angus breed for the upcoming year. In a notebook holding dreams penned by a younger version of herself, 18-year-old Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Illinois, now makes a check mark next to an important goal after being named the 2023-2024 Miss American Angus. Wolter was crowned during the annual American Angus …
Nov 28
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is visiting with Oklahoma rancher and Chairman of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board, Jimmy Taylor. The Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion Board is responsible for collecting and investing the dollar/head at beef checkoff. Taylor has been Chairman of the board for nearly a year. Taylor said his favorite part of …
Nov 28
Smithfield Foods donated truckloads of food to food banks in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area in November through its Helping Hungry Homes® hunger relief program, and donated Smithfield hams and cash to support nonprofit organizations in Virginia and North Carolina to fight hunger during the holidays. “At Smithfield, we feel a tremendous responsibility to give …
Nov 28
The Oklahoma State University Student Farm grew more than 54,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables in 2023 for Oklahomans facing food insecurity. The farm’s dedicated effort to address local hunger issues is the primary focus of the OSU Foundation’s Giving Tuesday campaign, which falls on Nov. 28 this year. The project’s multi-disciplinary approach to real-world education embodies …
Nov 28
Mark Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Breeding Specialist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the “Cow Calf Corner,” published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, and Paul Beck. Today, Johnson talks about weaning weight and reproductive efficiency. Economic analysis of cow-calf operations shows a strong relationship between …
Nov 28
Best-selling author and former associate athletic director of student counseling at the University of Michigan, Greg Harden, will address attendees as closing general session keynote speaker during the 2024 American Farm Bureau Convention on Monday, Jan. 22. Harden counseled more than 400 student athletes who would go on to careers in the four major professional …
Nov 28
Does an individual, organization or group come to mind that’s left a lasting mark on the soybean industry and the soy checkoff? United Soybean Board (USB) announces today a call for nominations for the Tom Oswald Legacy Award. In its second year, this annual award honors the late Tom Oswald, who will always be remembered …
Nov 28
The United States Secretary of Agriculture has an absolute statutory duty to “strengthen [America’s] family farm system” of agriculture (7 U.S.C. 2204b(c)(2)(D)), including to develop solutions to problems faced by “small- and moderate-sized family farming operations.” (7 U.S.C. 2204(b). But there’s a prominent agency within the department that doesn’t think writing regulations that directly harm …
