WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Alisha Schwertner, ex-chair of the Young Farmers and Ranchers Committee of the American Farm Bureau Federation, form a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and members of the House Agriculture Committee, I am truly grateful for the opportunity to testify today on the state of the farm economy. My name is Alisha Sc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Terrain Executive Head John Newton form a Feb. 11, 2025, hearing entitled "Examining the Economic Crisis in Farm Country": * * * Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify before you today. My name is John Newton, and I am the Executive Head of Terrain. I am honored to appear before the Committee to provide insights on factors contributing  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Feb. 17 -- Oklahoma State University posted the following news: * * * OSU Wheat Improvement Team feeds the world Media Contact: Alisa Boswell-Gore | Office of Communications & Marketing, OSU Agriculture | 405-744-7115 | alisa.gore@okstate.edu In 1892, A.C. Magruder initiated a soil fertility study to evaluate Oklahoma wheat production. In 1930, H.J. Harper established 10 separate fertilization treatments on these plots. The rest is history. Wheat research on the Magrud  more