Oklahoma lacks oversight of puppy mill industry 9 hr ago | Comments 4 With no state oversight, animal welfare groups say Oklahoma has become a haven for unscrupulous puppy breeding operations. They describe puppy mills where dogs are packed into cramped, unsanitary...

Broken Arrow wildlife sanctuary to reopen 19 hr ago | Add a comment BROKEN ARROW -- The owner of a wildlife sanctuary that closed after a big-cat handler was fatally mauled last month plans to reopen the facility next week. Lori Ensign had said she likely would...

Broken Arrow sanctuary will keep liger after killing Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment BROKEN ARROW — Federal officials are still investigating last month’s fatal liger attack at a wildlife sanctuary east of Broken Arrow. Peter Getz, 32, was attacked while feeding the...

Pecan harvest in Oklahoma likely less than half of last year Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 15 TULSA -- The Oklahoma pecan crop is expected to be down significantly this year because of last year's ice storm, spring rains and the biology of pecan trees. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Hunger rising among children Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — About 691,000 children went hungry in America sometime in 2007, while close to one in eight Americans struggled to feed themselves even before this year’s sharp economic...

Grants available for improving agricultural businesses in Oklahoma Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Grants available for improving agricultural businesses The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry wants to grant and loan money to people and groups in Oklahoma that are trying to...

Ag opportunities show expansion Sat, Nov 15, 2008 | Add a comment The farm bill, food safety issues, and weather disasters have been among the topics making headlines during Ed Schafer’s run this year as the secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture....

Tech Bytes: Farm bill talk planned Mon, Oct 27, 2008 | Add a comment OKLAHOMA Farm bill talk planned American Farmers & Ranchers will hold a Farm Bill informational meeting Nov. 11. The meeting will be held at the American Farmers & Ranchers Building, 800...

Agriculture Department announcing meat recall rule Wed, Apr 30, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Next time there's a meat recall, you may be able to find out if your local grocery store received any of the tainted meat. Prodded by fallout from the nation's...

Mugabe blames West for Zimbabwe's food shortages Tue, Jun 3, 2008 ROME (AP) -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe, whose authoritarian rule has brought widespread hunger to his country, defended his policy of seizing land from whites on Tuesday, saying...

Congress enacts $290B farm bill over Bush veto Thu, May 22, 2008 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress enacted a massive farm bill Thursday with new and bigger subsidies for farmers, plus more food stamps for the poor. But first Democrats had to eat a little...

20 Million Chickens Held Because of Feed Fri, May 4, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal officials on Friday placed a hold on 20 million chickens raised for market in several states because their feed was mixed with pet food containing an industrial...

Heat's toll mounts as respite arrives Wed, Aug 2, 2006 TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Excessive heat continued to take a toll on people, crops and livestock in Oklahoma, but some areas might see a break in triple-digit weather gripping the state. On Wednesday,...

Farmers eligible for drought aid Mon, Jul 31, 2006 Oklahoma farmers and ranchers may be considered for low-interest loans from the federal government because of drought conditions the past two years, the governor's office announced today....

Organic options abound Tue, Jul 18, 2006 The next time you’re in a large supermarket, take a few minutes in just one of the aisles to look for food items labeled organic. What you’ll likely discover is that organic options are...

European bees killed Great Dane Thu, Jun 15, 2006 SAND SPRINGS -- The state Agriculture Department confirms today that testing by the U.S. Department of Agriculture confirms the bees that killed a 140-pound dog here last month were common...

sr1- ranchers get fed help- op+vo Wed, Jun 14, 2006 The following is a script from a News9 broadcast --OTOP OP+VO-- ((ED)) Governor Brad Henry is asking the U-S Department of Agriculture to help Oklahoma ranchers and farmers. Our state's hay...

Low wheat harvest prompts call for disaster designation Wed, Jun 14, 2006 With Oklahoma wheat farmers harvesting their smallest wheat crop in 50 years because of drought and severe weather, Gov. Brad Henry is asking for a federal disaster designation for all 77 Oklahoma...

Q&A with Dr. Becky Brewer Wed, Jun 14, 2006 Today's Q&A is with the state veterinarian with the Animal Industry Services Division at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. How are these most recent cases of mad cow...

Africanized bees found in Hughes County Wed, Jun 14, 2006 HOLDENVILLE - Agriculture officials confirmed Monday that more than 3,000 bees removed from a Holdenville home Friday were the first case of Africanized bees discovered in Hughes County. More on...