Lacey Vilhauer

Cherokee, Oklahoma

Field Editor at High Plains Journal

Writer, Baker, Wife, Westie Lover, Chicken Mother. An Oklahoma farm girl with a love for the dictionary.

Featured in: Favicon

hpj.com

thefencepost.com Favicon

pratttribune.com Favicon

sjnewsonline.com Favicon

ruralmessenger.com Favicon

einnews.com Favicon

geneticliteracyproject.org Favicon

agriculture.einnews.com

Articles

Cotton prices: Where are they headed? - High Plains Journal

1 week ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Cotton producers in the High Plains have not been living in high cotton as of late, and with the weather and economy a toss-up, the future is unknown. John Robinson, professor and Extension specialist for cotton marketing at Texas A&M University, said the cotton industry, specifically in Texas, took a nose-dive after a challenging drought began in the fall of 2021, and it has not recovered since.
Oklahoma State secures $250 million endowment for new veterinary hospital - High Plains Journal

1 week ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has received a $250 million state investment to build a new veterinary teaching hospital. The state appropriation is the largest in university history and paired with the $78 million previously obtained in 2023 for the project, a state-of-the-art facility will soon be under construction in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Photo Caption: CVM students stand alongside CVM alumnus Lee Denny.
Jan Lyons selected for the National Golden Spur Award - High Plains Journal

1 week ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Photo: 2025 Sale Day at Lyons Ranch. Pictured are Jan and Frank Lyons; daughter, Amy and Karl Langvardt; grandson Tanner and Shelby Langvardt and great grand kids Sadie and Tate Langvardt, and grandson Trey and Bailey Langvardt. (Courtesy photo.). The 47th National Golden Spur Award will be awarded to Jan Lyons of Manhattan, Kansas. Lyons, and her husband, Frank, own Lyons Angus Ranch, located in the Flint Hills of Kansas.
Oklahoma is officially drought-free after spring rains - High Plains Journal

2 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Ag News, Drought, Drought Monitor, Floods, Lacey Vilhauer, Oklahoma, Regional Roundup, Southern Region, Weather Although it was predicted to be a dry spring and summer, Mother Nature had other plans for the High Plains with multiple rainfall events that have led to excessive moisture. Oklahoma has been one of the states that has received widespread precipitation and experienced flooding in some areas.
Texas looks to ban THC, threatening hemp production

3 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

The Texas House of Representatives recently passed Senate Bill 3, legislation that effectively bans the sale and possession of products containing hemp-derived tetrahydrocannabinol, also known as THC. THC is a naturally-produced psychoactive compound found in cannabis sativa plants—including legal hemp, which has a far lower THC content compared to marijuana.
Marshall’s whole milk act is a win for the dairy industry - High Plains Journal

3 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Ag News, Dairy, Government, Kansas, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock, Youth Whole milk could soon be returning to school cafeterias thanks to legislation sponsored by U.S. Sen. Roger Marshall, M.D., R-Kansas. The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act was recently approved by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. It was first introduced by Marshall in 2023 and was reintroduced in April 2025 with numerous bipartisan sponsors and co-sponsors.
MAHA report includes citing errors, studies that do not exist - High Plains Journal

3 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Ag News, Crops, economy, EPA, Government, Lacey Vilhauer The “Make America Healthy Again” report, which was released on May 22, made waves among agriculture groups. Now, new information has surfaced that the MAHA report, which was a 72-page document focusing on the factors that could be contributing to childhood illness, should have been proofread.
What should be in a farm first aid kit?

4 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Farm safety is a never-ending concern for agricultural workers and their families. Although farm safety education has helped to lessen farm and ranch injuries, agriculture is still one of the most dangerous careers compared to other occupations.
aMPV virus threatens poultry flocks

1 month ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Avian, Disease, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock, Midwestern Region, Minnesota, Poultry, Turkeys After years of trying to control deadly highly pathogenic avian influenza, turkey producers are also managing a different virus, called avian metapneumovirus. At least 2.2 million turkeys died last year due to this virus, according to the Minnesota Turkey Growers Association. Those deaths equate to an estimated $112 million in lost sales.
Agriculture responds to Kennedy’s MAHA report

1 month ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

The highly anticipated 72-page “Make America Healthy Again” report, which detailed a variety of possible contributors to childhood disease, was released on May 22. The document covered topics including ultra-processed foods, chemical exposure, mental health, overmedicalization, vaccines, and screen time impacts. Multiple agricultural groups were bracing themselves for what the report would say when it came to food production and pesticide use.