GlobalHealth partners with Surgery Center

GlobalHealth, an Oklahoma-based health maintenance organization (HMO), recently announced a contract to partner with Surgery Center of Oklahoma.

Surgery Center of Oklahoma, at 9500 N Broadway Extension in Oklahoma City, is a 32,535-square-foot multispecialty facility owned and operated by about 40 surgeons and anesthesiologists.

“This partnership is a winwin for us and GlobalHealth,” said G. Keith Smith, M.D., Surgery Center of Oklahoma co-founder. “Our values align so well with GlobalHealth and we look forward to offering our services and all-inclusive pricing to their members.”

Farmers sought for Healthy Soils Project

The Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts is accepting applications from Oklahoma farmers to participate in a soil health project. The Oklahoma Healthy Soils Project is a voluntary effort to conserve Oklahoma’s natural resources by encouraging farmers to implement soil

conservation practices.

The project focuses on incorporating cover crops on croplands in 2018 by establishing demonstration farms on private lands.

Through the Oklahoma Healthy Soils Project, four additional producers will be selected to plant cover crops on 80 acres at no cost to the producer. The producers selected to participate in the pilot project will receive up to $115 per acre for seed cost, fair rental rate compensation, technical assistance and testing/monitoring equipment.

After implementation, cash crop yields from the cover crop acres will be compared to yields from fallow systems to evaluate economic impact as well as environmental benefits.

Eligible producers must qualify for Environmental Quality Incentives Program as defined by the 2014 U.S. Farm Bill and submit a full Healthy Soils Project application to OACD by Dec. 31.

To learn more or to download an application, visit okconservation.org/healthysoils or contact your local conservation district. Oklahoma Sweet: Oklahoma Sour:

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