OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the OKFB Foundation for Agriculture and OKFB Insurance are providing matching funds to county Farm Bureaus that make donations to assist fire departments in their area as Oklahoma battles drought though the Fire Department Matching Program. All 77 counties in the state are facing varying levels of drought, increasing the chances […]

MILWAUKEE — As the nomination process for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) Hall of Fame accepts new nominations for 2022, we look at the three oldest and youngest members among the 66 inductees who have contributed to the industry and our community’s way of life. The age range is vast, with 158 years separating […]

DAVIS, Calif. — University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources will be recruiting 16 new UC Cooperative Extension Specialists over the next 12 months. This is in addition to the five UCCE Specialist positions released for recruitment last fall and two co-funded UCCE Specialist positions since May 2021 – one in partnership with UC Merced […]

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — When someone becomes helplessly engulfed in grain, rural firefighters are often the first and only line of defense. Unfortunately, many departments lack the specialized techniques and equipment necessary for a successful grain bin rescue. In conjunction with Grain Bin Safety Week (February 20-26), Nationwide Insurance is teaming up with the National Education […]

AUBURN, N.Y. — Announced as the winning recipient from New York State of Nationwide’s Nominate Your Fire Department Contest of 2020, DeRuyter Fire Department was awarded and able to take delivery of a life-saving grain rescue tube after COVID restrictions were lifted.  In addition to the rescue tube, they received a grain rescue auger along with […]