Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell has resigned from his position as secretary of workforce development following an opinion by state Attorney General Gentner Drummond that dual-office holding is unconstitutional.
A wide ranging alliance of US government officials, cattle farmers and beef organizations gathered to strongly oppose the purchase and import of fresh beef from Paraguay, but a final ruling from the US Department of Agriculture s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service decided in favor of the Mercosur country member. The decision became effective last December 14 and opens the doors to the Paraguayan produce.
The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry is entering into a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service under the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure
The deadline is Feb. 23 for applicants seeking a share from the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program. Projects focused on distribution, cold storage and co-packing will be prioritized.