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The state Senate advanced legislation aimed at increasing the anonymity of producers who sell homemade foods earlier this week.
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The only raw milk allowed to be advertised for on-farm sales in Oklahoma is goat milk, but Senate Bill 1963 would add donkey milk to the list.
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Every year, an Oklahoma farmer or rancher gets the Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award from the governor and is inducted in the Oklahoma Agriculture Hall of Fame. This year, the hall will welcome its first female inductee.
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Thistles, the literal thorns in landowners’ sides, are the only plants listed on Oklahoma’s Noxious Weeds Law. But that might change.
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The Local Food for Schools Program began in 2023 and as of January, almost 250 Oklahoma school districts have received grants through the project. Officials say because of its success, there is no more available funding.
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Inside the broken negotiations that led to Oklahoma’s 20-year case against several poultry companiesOklahoma has blamed the chicken industry for polluting one of the state’s greatest attractions, the Illinois River. As a two-decade lawsuit is finally on the cusp of resolution, newly uncovered records show the private negotiations.
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In a court filing, Attorney General Gentner Drummond says it would have negative impacts on the state’s pork producers. The law bans other states from selling or shipping pork to the state if they do not meet Massachusetts hog-housing requirements.
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The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture Food, and Forestry and the American Farmers and Ranchers Cooperative gathered to honor the late farmer advocate Mona Lee Brock with a bronze sculpture and display case of mementos.
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A measure to prohibit water rights protests passed both chambers, but its author says it’s still awaiting revisions that aren’t likely to meet deadlines, according to reporting from the Tulsa World.
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A new school meal program will allow some Oklahoma school districts to provide more nutritious meals to students by partnering with local farmers and ranchers.