Ottawa County Agriculture
Quarterly Agriculture Newsletters
2024
Master Gardner Program
Have you heard of the Master Gardner Program? It is a 10 week course hosted by the Extension Office. Class participants will meet once a week for a 4 hour class for 10 weeks. Upon graduation participants will become a certified Master Gardner. If you are interested, please contact the office for more information regarding the next class or classes being held in neighboring counties.
We will post our next class when it is available on both our website and our Ottawa County Facebook page.
Master Cattleman Program
The Master Cattleman Program is a comprehensive educational curriculum designed to enhance participants’ proficiency in beef cattle production and business management, ultimately facilitating improved profitability and quality of life for beef cattle producers. The program began in 2004 and equips participants with research-based information on all aspects of beef production, business planning, risk management and marketing.
- Business planning and management
- Marketing and risk management
- Nutrition and management
- Quality assurance and animal health
- Natural resources
- Genetics and reproduction
We will post our next class when it is available on both our website and our Ottawa County Facebook page.
Ottawa Craig County Cattlemen's Association
Watch the OCCCA Facebook page for meetings and events!
What is Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association?
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association is the voice of Oklahoma's cattle producers!
The primary focus of the OCA continues to be representing the interests of Oklahoma's
cattlemen at the Oklahoma Legislature. The OCA has continued an aggressive course
of action supporting proactive legislation and challenging anti-industry legislation
and regulations. The presence of the OCA has been heard and felt at the Oklahoma legislature
and the U.S. Congress. The OCA exists to support and defend the state and nation's
beef cattle industry. The OCA officers, board of directors and membership encourages
you to join us in our advocacy efforts to ensure less government intervention, lower
taxes and a better bottom line.
Goals
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TO ADVOCATE for Oklahoma's cattle producers at the Oklahoma Legislature, the U.S. Congress and dozens of other government bodies;
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EDUCATE our members on current rules and regulations, as well as the latest developments in research and production techniques to maximize profitability;
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TO COMMUNICATE with the public, through close relationships with the media, the plight of the beef industry
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TO PROVIDE a forum of discussion and development of positions and policies to benefit the industry, the state and the nation. Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association website
Scholarship:
Preference will be given but not limited to a son/daughter or grandchild of a current Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association member or current member of the Oklahoma Junior Cattlemen’s Association. All applicants must be a graduating high school senior in the spring of the current year with definite plans to attend college or a university. Applicants may email their applications to Kathy Enyart.
The scholarships will be presented during the recipients’ school awards ceremony or graduation ceremony. Two-$1000 scholarships will be awarded one winner from each county.
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