Agriculture

2022 Master Showman Madison Church

2022 Master Showman Madison Church

WHAT A SHOW!

Four Washita County Schools, Cordell, Sentinel, Burns Flat-Dill City and Canute, were represented at the Washita County Junior Livestock Show with 65 exhibitors on Monday, Feb. 21st.
Cordell FFA Officers

Cordell FFA Officers

2022 National FFA Week Salutes!

Burns Flat-Dill City FFA Chapter Officers Back row: Colin Walters (Sentinel), Luke Schneberger (President), Trevor Teague (Vice President) Front row: Evan Donaldson (Secretary), Jolene Thompson (Treasurer), Evely Veloz (Reporter) Canute FFA Chapter Officers Front Center-Jake Estes Middle-Rook...
Mckenna Wedel, Cordell FFA Chapter

Mckenna Wedel, Cordell FFA Chapter

A CLOSER LOOK AT FFA

Future Farmers of America (FFA) is much more than an elective interest in school. It is a source to be applied to one’s life that will benefit and provide one with the necessary knowledge and experience to not only be successful but to thrive independently.

81st Annual Washita County Junior Livestock Show schedule announced

This year’s Washita County Junior Livestock show will be held February 20th through 21st at the Washita County Activity Center. Judges will be Spencer Scotten, Livestock and Tim White, Broilers. Schedule and inormation are as follows: Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ..................
Washita County Farm Bureau receives prestigious Six Star Presidential Award

Washita County Farm Bureau receives prestigious Six Star Presidential Award

Washita County Farm Bureau receives prestigious Six Star Presidential Award

Washita County Farm Bureau was recognized with the Six-Star Presidential Award, the highest award the county can receive, for its efforts to further agriculture and rural Oklahoma during Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s 80th Annual Meeting held in November in Norman, Oklahoma.

OSU fraternity gives special needs kids a chance to show

As part of their ongoing commitment to agriculture and their surrounding community, the Men of the Pi Chapter of Alpha Gamma Rho (AGR) Fraternity at Oklahoma State University (OSU) are once again sponsoring the “Heart of a Champion” livestock show for special needs students during their annual...
Fertilizer prices continue record climb

Fertilizer prices continue record climb

Fertilizer prices continue record climb

High commodity prices continue to present opportunities for profits despite soaring fertilizer prices, said AgriLife Extension grain Market Economist Mark Welch, Bryan-College Station Producers may feel sticker shock when pricing nitrogen fertilizer, he said, but higher prices for crops like wheat...