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Thanks to EPD’s we’ve really improved the quality of beef we’re producing. We’ve come a long way from the days when a rancher would just leave every tenth calf a bull to be a herd sire. For gosh sakes, we have EPD’s for the angle of an animal’s hoof yet we still don’t have EPD’s for the traits that matter most to ranchers. Here’s my top ten EPD’s I’d like to see.
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We’ve all seen the signs: “Help Desperately Wanted!” “Signing Bonus up to $500!” It’s not just burger flippers; there are shortages of nurses, engineers, technicians, and on and on.
Read moreAs this is my last column of 2021, I thought it would be worthwhile to review some of the most important observations I made over the course of an awful year. I hope you agree, and wish you – and our country – a happier New Year.
Read moreAt the beginning of 2021, President Joe Biden entered office as the 46th President of the United States promising to usher in hope, bipartisanship and to rebuild our country after the coronavirus pandemic. However, his first year has unfortunately been fixated on partisan, out-of-touch polices that have triggered several converging crises nationwide. Sadly, President Biden has managed to push our nation into a worse place than it was before.
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Jan. 7 in cases challenging two of the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Those mandates would apply to more than 100 million Americans who work at private-sector businesses and health care facilities.
Read moreA story in Sunday’s Kingfisher Times & Free Press incorrectly reported the amount of ad valorem taxes collected through Dec. 22, County Treasurer Robin Rother said.
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Record highs (80 degrees on Christmas Day) and mostly clear skies have resulted in some beautiful morning and evening skyscapes, like this Dec. 21 sunrise captured by Jacque Moss from her home atop College Hill northeast of Kingfisher. But the wild weather pendulum may be swinging back toward winter, with a predicted low of 18 degrees on New Year’s Eve and possible snow on New Year’s Day. Prediction of a polar vortex with the potential to bring another round of super frigid air as far south as Texas carries renewed concerns about the stability of the electrical grid. The state corporation commission discussed state utility follow-up to federal recommendations to address last February’s grid failure at a meeting Tuesday. An article on the meeting, with comments from local utilities will appear in Sunday’s Times & Free Press. [Photo Credit: Jacque Moss, via Facebook]
Read moreCounty bridge work plans drew the attention of Kingfisher County commissioners Monday at their weekly meeting.
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