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.

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Articles

Marshall’s whole milk act is a win for the dairy industry - High Plains Journal

3 days 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

4 days 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?

1 week 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 week 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

2 weeks 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.
Oklahoma’s Jimmy Emmons sworn in as assistant chief of NRCS

2 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Ag News, Government, Lacey Vilhauer, Oklahoma, Soil Health, USDA Jimmy Emmons was recently announced as the assistant chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Emmons was sworn into the position this week in Washington, D.C.Emmons, a resident of Dewey County, Oklahoma, is a third-generation farmer and rancher from Dewey County, Oklahoma, and is known for his passion of soil health.
Memories of filling out 4-H record books

2 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

4H, Lacey Vilhauer, Opinion, Youth, Youth Programs For most kids, summer means full on fun, no school, family vacation, and trips to the pool. Thinking back to my youth in the 1990s and early 2000s, I loved summer, but my younger self always thought it came with a hefty price that I had to pay—filling out the dreaded 4-H record book. These books were yearly accounts of a 4-H member’s involvement in the club, projects they undertook, leadership positions held, and lessons learned.
Lahoma Field Day brings wheat growers together for crop update - High Plains Journal

2 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Crops, Disaster, Disease, Kansas, Lacey Vilhauer, Oklahoma, Southern Region, Wheat Photo: Brett Carver, OSU wheat breeding specialist. (Journal photo by Lacey Vilhauer.)On May 16, wheat growers and industry professionals gathered for the annual Lahoma Wheat Field Day, held at the Oklahoma State University North Central Research Station in Lahoma, Oklahoma.
Flock roles: Who rules your roost? - High Plains Journal

2 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Avian, Backyard Birds, Chicken Chatter, Lacey, Lacey Vilhauer, Opinion, Poultry Every backyard bird flock has a unique dynamic and the phrase, “pecking order” could not be more suitable to describe the hierarchy that develops with chickens in a particular flock. Every flock has several positions that members of the flock assume, but those can change when new birds join the coop. The rooster, if you have one, is always the head of the hen house.
House proposes cutting $230 billion from SNAP, redirecting funds to farm programs - High Plains Journal

3 weeks ago | hpj.com | Lacey Vilhauer

Crops, economy, Farm Bill, Government, Lacey Vilhauer, USDA On May 13, the House Agriculture Committee released a draft text explaining its proposal to reduce spending by at least $230 billion. Most of the cuts are expected to come from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, and the committee members plan to invest the savings in agriculture, including commodity programs, crop insurance and other farm bill programs.