Press Releases: Press Release

08.20.2020 — ODAFF Encourages Horse Owners to Vaccinate Against West Nile Virus 08.18.2020 — 195 Meat Processing Grant Applicants Received for $10 Million 07.28.2020 — Unsolicited Seeds from Foreign Countries Impacting Oklahomans 07.23.2020 — Dr. Barry Pollard named Annual Agriculture Hall of Fame Inductee 07.16.2020 — Meat Processing Grant Funding Now Available Through CARES 07.07.2020 — Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Confirmed in Oklahoma Equine 07.01.2020 — USMCA Takes Effect Today 06.25.2020 — All Rabbit Exhibitions Banned in Oklahoma for Ninety Days 06.24.2020 — Rabbit Exhibition ban within Oklahoma 06.22.2020 — RECALL ALERT: Swan Bros. Dairy, Inc. Raw Milk Products 06.16.2020 — Education for Meat Processing Workforce Development Now Offered in Oklahoma 06.05.2020 — Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Comments on Ninth Circuit’s Dicamba Ruling 05.26.2020 — Tyson Foods Impacts Oklahoma Communities with Protein Donations 05.20.2020 — 2020-2021 Agriculture Youth Council Members Announced 05.12.2020 — Gov. Stitt Amends E.O. to Allow ODAFF to Assist Processing Plants 05.11.2020 — Oklahoma Forestry Services Delivers Medical Supplies to Healthcare Workers 04.27.2020 — Emerging Risk Notice for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus 04.07.2020 — Oklahoma Educator Receives 2020 National Excellence in Teaching Agriculture Award 01.27.2020 — Specialty Crop Grants Now Available 01.27.2020 — Oklahoma Awarded Farm Bill Dollars for Disease Preparation 01.08.2020 — Three Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Courses Set to be Held Soon

11.05.2019 — Public Invited to Hear Tree Canopy Survey Results 10.24.2019 — Oklahoma-Azerbaijan Agriculture Forum Coming to OKC 10.11.2019 — Holdenville Man Grows 25.2 Pound Sweet Potato 09.17.2019 — Cheri Long Named State Farm to School Coordinator 09.06.2019 — Porter School District Receives Planning Grant to Increase Agricultural Opportunities for Students 09.05.2019 — Swine Garbage Feeding Prohibited in Oklahoma After November 1 07.19.2019 — Michael Hooper Selected as ODAFF Agriculture Investigative Services Chief Agent 07.16.2019 — Presence of Sudden Oak Death Disease Uncovered 06.14.2019 — Sec. Arthur Announces Support of ERS and NIFA Location Change 06.14.2019 — ODAFF Encourages Horse Owners to Vaccinate Against West Nile Virus 06.11.2019 — Agricultural Grants and Loans Available; Apply by July. 1 04.30.2019 — 2019-2020 Agriculture Youth Council Members Selected 04.25.2019 — Press Release: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 04.24.2019 — Chronic Wasting Disease Confirmed in One Oklahoma Elk 04.18.2019 — Commercial Hemp Bill Signed into Law 03.29.2019 — Overview of PEDv Outbreak at Oklahoma Youth Expo 03.21.2019 — Meriruth Cohenour Named Director of Market Development 03.12.2019 — Scott Yates Named Oklahoma State Director of Food Safety 03.06.2019 — OKLAHOMA EDUCATOR JOHNNIE KEEL RECEIVES 2019 NATIONAL EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING ABOUT AGRICULTURE AWARD 02.21.2019 — Agriculture Youth Council Applications Available 02.20.2019 — Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course to be held in Edmond 02.19.2019 — Oklahoma Agriculture Board of Directors Vote on Poultry Operation Setbacks 02.19.2019 — Specialty Crop Grants Available 02.15.2019 — Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course to be held in Lawton 02.15.2019 — Secretary of Agriculture Seeks First-hand Industry Insight 02.10.2019 — Western Oklahoma Braces for Very High Fire Danger 02.06.2019 — ODAFF explains the Industrial Hemp Pilot Program in relation to the new Farm Bill 02.04.2019 — Christie Puckett named 2019 Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year 02.01.2019 — Increased fire danger for Panhandle and Western Oklahoma on Sunday 01.18.2019 — Governor’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Agriculture Nominations Sought 01.15.2019 — Forest Heritage Center offers scholarship program 01.08.2019 — Oklahoma Forestry Services reports 2018 wildfire numbers 01.02.2019 — Unwanted Pesticide Disposal Programs See Success 01.02.2019 — Made in Oklahoma: Agriculturalist brings the farm to the city in unique way 01.01.2019 — Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course to be held in Sulphur

12.12.2018 — Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture comments on Farm Bill 12.07.2018 — Significant Women in Oklahoma Agriculture Highlight: Angela Brooks-Brown 12.04.2018 — State Board of Agriculture to Consider Emergency Rules 11.06.2018 — EPA extends dicamba registration for two years 10.30.2018 — Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course to be held in Stillwater 10.19.2018 — Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course to be held in Shawnee 10.08.2018 — Informational meeting regarding Imported Fire Ants scheduled 10.01.2018 — Celebrate National Farm to School Month in October 10.01.2018 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue visits Oklahoma FFA and 4-H members 09.13.2018 — Unwanted Pesticide Disposal Program to be Held in Woodward 09.06.2018 — Grant Application Now Open for Promotion of Grape or Wine Production 08.27.2018 — Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese comment on proposed United States-Mexico Trade Agreement 08.17.2018 — Scott Alls named Oklahoma State Director of USDA APHIS Wildlife Services 08.13.2018 — Made in Oklahoma: U-We Designs brings gift ideas to life 08.07.2018 — Made in Oklahoma: Dulce de Donké offers health products through unusual commodity 07.17.2018 — Andy James Named Oklahoma Forestry Services Fire Chief 07.01.2018 — Mayer Appointed to State Board of Agriculture 06.29.2018 — Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese Elected as President of Regional Ag Organization 06.07.2018 — Hemp Planting Can Begin with License Approval 05.28.2018 — Oklahoma Agriculture loses long-time leader in cattle production and Ag policy 05.24.2018 — Applications for Hemp Pilot Program Licenses Available 05.15.2018 — Mark Goeller named State Forester and Director of Oklahoma Forestry Services 05.09.2018 — Keith Kisling receives the Governor’s Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award 05.09.2018 — 2.8 Million Combined Scholarship Gifts to Benefit Oklahoma FFA and 4-H Students 05.09.2018 — Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy caution 05.02.2018 — Horse Owners Encouraged to Vaccinate Against West Nile Virus 04.18.2018 — Red Imported Fire Ant 04.13.2018 — Wildfire Relief Efforts 04.09.2018 — Two Oklahoma Teachers Receive CHS Foundation Scholarships to attend National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference in Maine this June! 04.06.2018 — Winners of the 2018 Oklahoma Ag Day Contests named 03.30.2018 — Governor’s Excellence in Agriculture Awards to be presented at state capitol April 10 03.27.2018 — Forestry youth camp registration is open 03.20.2018 — Fuels and Fire Behavior Advisory Extended 03.18.2018 — Extreme Fire Danger Prompts Activation of Additional Resources 03.13.2018 — Fire Behavior Advisory Issued 03.12.2018 — A friendship forged from wildfires 03.10.2018 — Tammy Will named 2019 Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year 02.23.2018 — Significant Women in Oklahoma Agriculture Highlight: Clara Wichert 02.20.2018 — Johnnie Keel named 2018 Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year 02.15.2018 — Oklahoma Farmers Market & Agritourism 2018 Conference and Expo 02.06.2018 — Nominations Sought for Governor’s Outstanding Achievement Award in Agriculture 02.01.2018 — Specialty Crop Grants Available 01.23.2018 — Wildlife Services surpassed 2017 goal for elimination of feral swine 01.18.2018 — Significant Women in Oklahoma Agriculture Highlight: Dr. Rebekah Hartfield 01.09.2018 — Oklahoma Excellence in Agriculture Awards Nominations Sought 01.04.2018 — Significant Women in Oklahoma Agriculture Highlight: Bobbie Steenbergen

10.08.2017 — Suspension on Acceptance of Applications for New or Expanding Poultry Feeding Operations