National Ag News

The Oklahoma Farm Bureau and members of several state cattle breeding groups say they stand united and confident in the process used by the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association and the state Ag Department to prepare for the upcoming referendum on a state beef checkoff.

They call the Organization of Competitive Markets (OCM) and R-CALF USA out-of-state activist groups trying to stop the referendum. Those two groups have filed a complaint with the Oklahoma Supreme Court saying the process is unconstitutional, in an attempt to stop the state Ag Department from certifying the referendum.

Continue reading Okla. groups/producers defend state beef referendum at Brownfield Ag News.