Category: Ag News

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:08:32 CDT

Krishna Jagadish leads a team of researchers looking to improve grain sorghum.

Krishna Jagadish, a professor and the Thornton Distinguished Chair in the Department of Plant and Soil Science, received $1…

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:05:25 CDT

By the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM)

Agriculture is among the last major industries to become digitized. It’s doesn’t come as a major surprise, seeing as how off-road, rural e…

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 10:01:16 CDT

Weekly, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as t…

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 09:56:48 CDT

Growth Energy filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to intervene in support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2020, 2021, and 2022 Renewable…

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:40:42 CDT

Fire Situation Report for October 3, 2022

Statewide Discussion: Warm afternoon temperatures and low afternoon relative humidity values encouraged very receptive fine fuels each day through the weekend and…

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 08:02:02 CDT

Each week, Beltway Beef brings you the latest policy news affecting the U.S. cattle and beef industry. Hear from subject-matter experts, producers, and industry leaders on the topics that impact the business viability of farms and ranches across the country.

On this episode, NCBA CEO Colin Woodall joins to provide his perspective as an attendee at the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Woodall also provides an update on key issues NCBA is focused on, including new Packers and Stockyards rules from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the “Waters of the U.S.” Supreme Court case of Sackett v. EPA, and the overreaching Securities and Exchange Commission climate disclosure rule. Finally, Woodall highlights some significant policy wins from the past year and explains NCBA’s focus for this fall.

Listen below or CLICK HERE to listen and visit the NCBA Beltway Beef Podcast Channel.

Mon, 03 Oct 2022 07:30:54 CDT

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack has proclaimed October 2-8, 2022, as National 4-H Week! You can read and download the Proclamation on National 4-H Week, 2022 – United States Department of Agriculture.

4-H engages, enables and empowers more than 6 million young people every day, and this year’s annual 4-H Week is celebrating access and equity for all young people with a theme of #Opportunity4All. NIFA is celebrating all week long with a variety of events and social media campaigns.

Schedule of Events
•    Sunday, October 2, 4-H Flag-raising at USDA Headquarters: The 4-H flag will be raised at the USDA Headquarters on Washington, D.C., and will fly all week long.

•    Tuesday, October 4, 2:00-3:00pm EST, 4-H History Webinar: In collaboration with USDA’s National Agricultural Library (NAL) Special Collections, NIFA will host a webinar on the history of 4-H. USDA’s NAL Special Collections selects, preserves, describes and provides access to items of enduring historical value related to the history of agriculture. This includes materials related to the history of USDA and some of its affiliated groups, such as 4-H. In this talk, Sara Lee, Lead Librarian for NAL Special Collections, will highlight some of the library’s major collections and selected materials related to the history of 4-H. Join the Webinar

•    Friday, October 7, 9:00am-2:00pm EST, 4-H Day at the USDA Farmers Market: NIFA staff members will be joined by 4-Hers from Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland for 4-H Day at the USDA Farmers Market. Located outside the USDA Headquarters on the corner of Independence Avenue and 12th Street SW, we will have interactive activities and 4-H information available while you shop with farmers market vendors. 4-H alums, wear green!

•    Friday, October 7, 2:00pm EST, Class of 2022 National 4-H Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: In 2002, the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals, National 4-H Council and 4-H National Headquarters partnered to create the National 4-H Hall of Fame to recognize 4-H volunteers, Extension professionals, staff employees, donors and others who made a significant impact on the 4-H program and/or 4-H members through the contribution of time, energy, financial resources, etc. at the local, state or national level. Approximately 15 laureates are inducted annually. NIFA is pleased to share that Dr. Carol Benesh has been selected as this year’s inductee on behalf of the organization. Before her retirement in 2016, Dr. Benesh served as our National Program Leader for 4-H. Her journey in 4-H spanned almost three decades as a county 4-H educator (Idaho and Washington state), state 4-H specialist (Idaho and Montana) and state 4-H program leader (Nevada). The Ceremony will be broadcasted live at 2:00pm EST from Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University in Washington, DC.

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 16:43:56 CDT

The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture are now putting the Daily Cash Grain Report into a PDF format – we are saving that PDF and archiving them for today’s specific report. To see today’s update, click on the PDF report link at the bottom of this story.

In addition to the PDF of the daily report, you can also listen to the Cash Grain Report by calling 405-621-5533. Push 2 for the grain report.

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Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:07:36 CDT

Below is a statement from House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott following the confirmation of Vincent Garfield Logan to serve as a member of the Farm Credit Administration Board.

“Congrat…