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U.S. government proposes rules to reduce food stamp fraud Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Food stamp fraud costs U.S. taxpayers about $750 million a year. Read More
Oklahoma officials say transporting firewood harmful Published: Thu, May 24, 2012 Oklahoma forestry officials are asking people who plan to camp for the Memorial Day weekend to only burn firewood acquired near the campsite. Read More
After 150 years, USDA continues to uphold Lincoln's vision Published: Fri, May 18, 2012 Today's farmer feeds more than 150 people, each farmer producing five times as much as our grandparents, and doing it with less land, water, energy and fewer emissions. Agriculture has advanced significantly over the 150-year history of the federal agency charged with its support. The U.S. Department of... Read More
Pet breeders bill wins Oklahoma House approval Updated: Thu, May 17, 2012 The measure would place the pet breeders board under the state Agriculture, Food and Forestry Department. House Bill 2921 now heads to the Senate. Read More
Allegations leveled against Oklahoma's G.W. Exotic Animal Park by Humane Society of the United States Updated: Wed, May 16, 2012 The Humane Society of the United States has filed formal complaints of unsafe handling of deadly animals, questionable breeding practices and other violations of state and federal law against the G.W. Exotic Animal Park in Wynnewood. Read More
A FEAST of Local Foods Planned Updated: Tue, May 15, 2012 Food Education, Awareness and Security Transfer event scheduled for this Saturday's OSU-Oklahoma City Farmers Market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Read More
Washington Notes: Are plumbing company ads electioneering? Published: Sun, May 13, 2012 Are plumbing company ads electioneering? Do Markwayne Mullin's commercials for his plumbing company also promote his candidacy for Congress in eastern Oklahoma? If so, would the customers who spend more than $1,000 on plumbing service have to be named publicly as contributors? Mullin, a Republican running for the... Read More
Oklahoma food bank director warns against food stamp cuts Published: Wed, May 9, 2012 Testifying before a U.S. House subcommittee, Rodney Bivens, who runs Oklahoma's largest food bank, says more people would go hungry if food stamp benefits are cut because private charities can't make up the difference. Read More
Latest version of pet breeders bill advances in Oklahoma Legislature Updated: Tue, May 8, 2012 The measure encourages dog and cat breeders to get their state licenses by Sept. 1 and also sets up a revolving fund to pay for the care of any confiscated dogs and cats. The measure abolishes the Board of Commercial Pet Breeders and transfers its duties to the Agriculture, Food and Forestry Department. Read More
In case of bee swarm, call a beekeeper, not an exterminator Published: Fri, May 4, 2012 As an Oklahoma beekeeper, I found “Bee swarm is destroyed at Putnam City school” (News, April 26) disconcerting. I've captured many swarms in Oklahoma County and not a single one was Africanized bees. I disagree with the statement that if a swarm is found to call an exterminator. The obvious person to call... Read More
Government to speed efforts to track E. coli in beef Published: Thu, May 3, 2012 The government plans to speed up the process for tracking E. coli in meat, a move that will help authorities more quickly find the source of bacteria outbreaks and hasten recalls of tainted food, officials said Wednesday. Read More
Offspring of mad cow was clean, authorities say Published: Thu, May 3, 2012 FRESNO, Calif. — Investigators looking into California's first case of mad cow disease say they have tracked down at least one of her offspring in another state. It was euthanized and tested for the disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy. The test was negative, officials said. USDA officials... Read More
Number of farmers markets jumps 17 percent in 2010 Updated: Mon, Aug 29, 2011 When New Orleans chef Haley Bitterman prepares a specialty dinner or hankers after some soft shell crabs to fry at home, she could just ask the giant purveyors who serve her company to deliver a few extra. Instead, she visits the farmers market. "It's really important to support the local farmers," says... Read More
United Nations warns of bird flu resurgence, Asian strain Published: Mon, Aug 29, 2011 ROME — The United Nations warned Monday of a possible resurgence of the deadly bird flu virus, saying wild bird migrations had brought it back to previously virus-free countries and that a mutant strain was spreading in Asia. A mutant strain of H5N1, which can apparently sidestep defenses of existing vaccines,... Read More
$3.7 Million assistance distributed to rural fire departments statewide Published: Tue, Aug 16, 2011 "Our state’s leaders recognize the importance of rural fire departments,” Secretary of Agriculture Jim Reese said. “These grants are timely as fire departments have depleted many resources during the current fire season.” Read More
Heat-related deaths climb; 74 counties under declaration Published: Wed, Jul 27, 2011 Cherokee Ballard, state medical examiner's office spokeswoman, said a 57-year-old man discovered Tuesday evening inside his northwest Oklahoma City home with no electricity or water is the latest confirmed heat-related death. Three additional victims were confirmed in other parts of the state. And, Ballard said,... Read More
Disaster declaration in Texas includes Oklahoma, Arkansas Published: Tue, Jun 28, 2011 The declaration announced Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Agriculture comes after what the agency calls one of the worst droughts in more than a century. The Oklahoma counties whose farmers and ranchers are eligible are Beaver, Choctaw, Ellis, Jefferson, Roger Mills, Beckham, Cimarron, Harmon, Love, Texas, Bryan,... Read More
Oklahoma disaster survivors offered food assistance Published: Thu, Jun 23, 2011 Okla. disaster survivors offered food assistance OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Human Service is offering emergency food benefits to households in seven counties that were affected by severe storms and tornadoes that hit the state May 22 through May 25. The U.S. Department of... Read More
Oklahoma tribe gets $109,000 for nutrition program Updated: Mon, Apr 11, 2011 United States Department of Agriculture officials say the Chickasaw Nation will receive $109,435 to expand the "Recipes Wrapped in Love" project, which allows families to develop and test new recipes that feature whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Read More
Chefs, CEOs and you make website's Top 50 list Updated: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 Martha Stewart and Rachael Ray you expect. But Steve Jobs on a list of the 50 most powerful people in food? The idea was to choose people "that directly or have the ability to directly affect what and how we eat," explains Colman Andrews, editorial director of TheDailyMeal, a new site that aims to be a... Read More
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