2014 NE District Ag PAC Summary

Cattle and Forages

  • Animal Health Issues - to include new laws, what items are vets allowed

to sell producers, antibiotic availability, difficulty of prescription usages

by veterinarians. Washington County

  • Adding Value Practices to Beef Cattle. Delaware, Okfuskee, Osage
  • Using by products for Beef cattle. Lincoln County
  • Bull Selection Criteria, Okfuskee county
  • Efficient nutrition and supplementation decisions for bulls, heifers, and cow/calf, Rogers
  • Biosecurity Plan. Lincoln county
  • Mineral Programs for Beef Cows, Rogers
  • Water quality for livestock, Payne County
  • Herd Health Issues and Information. Craig County, Lincoln County Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah
  • Crop and Forage Insurance Questions and Issues. Craig County and Ottawa
  • Enforcement of thistle laws. Washington County, Cherokee , Okfuskee, Ottawa
  • EPA water regulations. Washington County
  • Control of Threeawn, Red Cedar, Blackberry and Broomsedge. Washington County, Lincoln county, Rogers County, Sequoyah County
  • Winter Forage Options. Craig County
  • Improve Haying Practices, Osage, Tulsa
  • Forage Management Practices and/or School. (Most counties)
  • Using legumes to minimize fertilizer on forages. Lincoln County
  • Advertise Cow Calf Boot Camp, Mayes County
  • Cow Efficiency Contest. Mayes County
  • Tax Implications of Higher Profits in Beef Cattle. Most Counties
  • Master Cattleman Program. McIntosh, Tulsa
  • Post-drought forage management and invasive plant species control. McIntosh, Okmulgee, Osage, Payne
  • BQA Certification. Mcintosh
  • Promote Proper Stocking Rates, Muskogee, Tulsa, and Osage
  • Using Goats and Sheep in the forage plan, Okmulgee
  • Feedstuffs Education and Economics, Osage, Ottawa
  • Johnsongrass control in native range, Osage and tulsa
  • Using turnips and radishes with introduced forages, Pawnee
  • Programs to reduce cattle theft, Pawnee
  • Stocking Rate Recommendations, Many Counties
  • Introduction of legumes into improved pastureland and rangeland to reduce fertilizer expense and contribute to increased quality of available forage ,Lincoln
  • Continued interest in potential use of by-product feed as an alternative feed source for livestock, Lincoln.
  • Johnsongrass control in native hay meadows, Osage.
  • Brush and tree control , Osage.

Commercial Horticulture

  • Drought stressed trees, Payne.
  • Assist with training for pesticide and fertilizer applications, Payne
  • Addressing weed control failure, Tulsa and Payne.
  • New emerging pest issues – both insect and disease, Payne and Tulsa.
  • Cultural care issues – water and fertilizer, Tulsa.
  • Post-harvest handling/storage/processing, Tulsa.
  • Teach people how to grow/harvest/cook their food & nutrition information, Tulsa.

Consumer Horticulture and Urban Forestry

  • Promote Master Gardener Program, Muskogee, Washington, Tulsa, Rogers
  • Recovery of Drought Stressed Trees, most counties
  • IPM for Gardeners. Washington County
  • Landscaping with Native Plants. Washington County
  • Landscaping, Muskogee County
  • Pruning, Muskogee County
  • Pecan Classes, Muskogee County
  • Fall Gardening, Tulsa County
  • Farmers Market Outreach, Muskogee County
  • Raised bed gardening, Muskogee
  • Youth Education on where food comes from, Osage
  • Basic Gardening, Osage
  • Proper Tree Selection and Care of Trees, Payne
  • Community Gardens Implementation and Volunteer Management,, Tulsa

Crop Management

  • Weed resistance to herbicides, Sequoyah
  • Soybean Rust Monitoring and Updates, Sequoyah
  • Planter Calibration Clinic, Payne
  • Sprayer Calibration Clinic, Payne
  • Promotion of Testing Services, Most Counties
  • Johnsongrass grass education. Adair, McIntosh, Muskogee, Osage
  • Pesticide Education and Applicators License. Mcintosh, Muskogee
  • Hay Quality. McIntosh, Tulsa
  • Continue Variety Plots for wheat and canola, Ottawa and payne
  • Control of Feral Hogs, Ottawa
  • Cover Crop Usage, Washington, Tulsa, Osage,

Ecosystem Management, Conservation and Restoration

  • Water conservation (Washington)
  • Value of land regarding mineral exploration and production as well as damage, Osage
  • wildfire hazards, Lincoln and Pawnee
  • Erosion of pasture/rangeland, Lincoln.
  • Flood control structures, Lincoln.
  • Wild hog control, Muskogee and Pawnee
  • Firewise Programs, Pawnee
  • Improving Wildlife Habitat, Pawnee
  • Water laws and rights, most counties
  • Cedar control , most counties

Environmental Quality and Waste Management

  • Educate poultry liter applicators on the proper way to apply litter, Delaware.
  • Pesticide recycling, Lincoln.
  • Additional recycling programs for the county, Lincoln.
  • Disposal of animal waste and remains, Lincoln.

Farm and Agribusiness Management

  • Tax Management, Rogers
  • Farm Policy changes, Rogers
  • Business management tools, Rogers
  • Cattle Recordkeeping Options, Ottawa,
  • Increase knowledge of options for business management and how to use them, Osage.
  • Managing farm estates and their transfers, Osage.
  • Lease agreement education for recreational leasing, Osage.
  • Marketing cattle and crops to capture market highs, Rogers, Sequoyah.
  • Farm policy changes, Rogers.
  • Property rights, Washington.
  • Water rights, Lincoln.
  • Estate planning, Muskogee.
  • Tax implication of a high cattle market. Most Counties

Agricultural Biosecurity

  • Water Well Safety and Monitoring, Osage
  • Biosecurity plan, Lincoln.
  • Livestock herd health issues, Lincoln.

Other challenges

  • Farm and Ranch safety, Osage
  • Marketing and expanding Extension services and programs , Payne
  • Ag Education to the public, Wagoner