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The U.S. Department of Agriculture canceled a couple of programs providing tribal governments, states, schools and food banks money to buy locally produced food. Some farmers involved in the projects are looking to pivot their operations.

El Reno hosted its 37th Fried Onion Burger Day Festival and cut the ribbon on a Route 66 visitor center over the weekend. While listening to live music, thousands of people sauntered around the city’s downtown to visit vendors, shops and watch a massive fried onion burger sizzle on a massive grill.

The James Beard Awards honor people and restaurants that contribute to American food culture. Receiving a prize from the organization is one of the culinary world’s highest honors — and some Oklahomans could do just that.

A bill banning lab-grown meat passed the Oklahoma House of Representatives and is on the way to the Oklahoma Senate.

Oklahoma lawmakers filed dozens of agriculture-related bills for this upcoming session, from changing food ingredients to who can own land. Here are a few bills introduced for the 2025 legislative session.

The award honors the people who contribute to American food culture. The Oklahoma slate features familiar spots and people in the Oklahoma City and Tulsa dining scenes.

Oklahoma State University is getting almost $500,000 in federal funds to provide food safety training and technical support to small and medium-sized food businesses in the state.

Yellow morels are prized for their rich, nutty taste — they sell for $20 a pound. These honeycomb-looking mushrooms usually spring up in forested areas starting in March or April. But this year, Oklahoma foragers started finding morel mushrooms in late February — about a month ahead of schedule.

Canning — once a necessity so families could have fruits and vegetables through the winter — has turned into a hobby. A look at how canning evolved from the home to factories, and why people are returning to the practice.

Over 100 billion pounds of food goes to waste every year in America. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm to Food Bank is trying to cut down on that waste by connecting local farmers and food pantries, but its future depends on how much funding is included for the program in the next farm bill.