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"I am honored to be in Oklahoma to kick off the anniversary celebration of the NRCS," said White. "The partnerships that NRCS has with Oklahoma's conservation districts, the Oklahoma Conservation Commission and the state's farmers and ranchers continue to set examples for the entire nation."
NRCS, formerly the Soil Erosion Service, then the Soil Conservation Service, was created in response to the Dust Bowl, a disaster that ravaged land in Oklahoma and surrounding states and impacted the entire nation during the 1930s. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the bill creating the agency on April 27, 1935.

This morning, Chief White will attend a dedication ceremony for the Turkey Creek Site 3 Upstream Flood Control Dam in Garfield County, near Enid - the first new dam completed through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, a conservation first for Oklahoma. "We are pleased that Chief White has come to Oklahoma to dedicate the first upstream flood control dam built with federal stimulus funds," said Trey Lam, president of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts. "Oklahoma has been the leader in building upstream flood control dams, having more than any other state," Lam said. "We are also excited that stimulus funds are being directed to the repair and rehabilitation of many of our dams. This is critical if we are to keep our flood control infrastructure properly maintained," he said. In addition to new dam construction, other ARRA projects being administered by NRCS in Oklahoma include repair and rehabilitation of existing dams and a floodplain easement program.

We actually have two stories to point you to- click here for the rest of the story on the Capitol appearance of Chief Dave White- complete with his comments made in the Blue Room.

You can also go to the link below and hear our conversation that we had with Chief White as we teamed up with Dustin Mielke of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau to talk with this energetic head of the NRCS.

Click here for our conversation with Dave White- Chief of the NRCS.

"I know we can beat it," Inhofe told Fox News' Stuart Varney. "This is another cap-and-trade. We went through the McCain-Lieberman bill of '03, the McCain-Lieberman of '05, the Warner-Lieberman of '08, the Waxman bill... I can assure you, I don't think they have more than 25 votes on the Democrats' side, and if you throw Lindsey Graham in there that would be 26 votes."

Inhofe and his staff write in the Senator's EPW Committee Blog that "As reported at the website, Human Events, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have been working in secret for months to construct another run at the national energy tax. Lieberman sparked outrage when he said recently that Reid would manage bill without a formal introduction to sidestep the committee process."
"That doesn't sound like the regular order to me," Agriculture Committee Chair Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) quipped. "We'll certainly weigh in. And I think where there's an opportunity, whether it's to have hearings or to have a say, we'll do it."

Click here for Senator Inhofe's EPW Blogsite.

"Small grain conditions continued to rate mostly in the good to fair range, with 14 percent of wheat and 15 percent of rye rated excellent. The weekend rains provided a healthy boost to the wheat crop, improvements were noticeable in the color and appearance of the crop. Wheat jointing reached 85 percent complete by week's end, nine points ahead of last year but nine points behind normal."
Wheat crop conditions for Oklahoma stand at 14% Excellent, 60% Good, 22% Fair and only 4% Poor to very Poor. The Kansas crop also improved in condition, with 13% called Excellent, 58% Good and 24% in Fair shape. The Texas wheat Crop is now rated 13% Excellent, 48% Good and 28% Fair.

Back to the Oklahoma report- "Favorable conditions during the week allowed for heavy field work as seedbed preparations and some planting continued. Corn seedbed preparations have reached 76 percent complete, up nine points from the previous week. Over one-third of the State's corn was planted by week's end, jumping 19 points from the previous week but still four points behind the five-year average. Nearly half of the sorghum seedbeds were prepared, up 18 points from the week prior and six points ahead of normal. Soybean seedbed preparation increased 12 points to reach 44 percent complete by week's end, but remained behind the five-year average by five points. A small portion of the sorghum and soybean crops were planted by week's end. Peanut seedbed preparations reached 68 percent complete, up seven points from the previous week and well ahead of normal. Cotton seedbed preparation jumped 13 points to reach 70 percent complete, one point ahead of the five-year average."

Click here for the full Oklahoma Crop Weather Report as Issued on Monday afternoon

Neuens told us over the weekend at the Southern Plains Farm Show that this year's Canola will end up being four to five feet tall, as it should be, and blooming that is now underway suggests a lot of pods will be set and a bumper crop could follow.

We also talked about the current economics of Canola versus Wheat. Canola is priced at a three dollar plus premium per bushel over wheat- and Neuens points out that southern plains canola is the only oilseed coming to harvest in the June timeframe in all of North America, so the market history shows that some of the best prices of the year for this crop come as Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas will begin to harvest in a few weeks.

Click here for our Canola update- including a chance to hear our chat with Gene Neuens of PCOM

Jackson writes of himself on the Beef Ambassador website "I've been raised on a Hereford farm, with my mom and dad. Some of my earliest memories are out on the farm, feeding cattle with my parents, riding horses, and showing at the county fairs. When I was seven, I began showing Hereford cattle, and got involved with 4-H and FFA where I not only showed, but started competing in speech competitions. During middle school and high school I got involved with our state's Beef Ambassador program, the Oklahoma Club Calf Association, Junior Hereford Association of Oklahoma, and the Oklahoma Junior Cattlemen's Association. Within these organizations, I held many local, district and state offices. I've loved every minute of my time in the cattle industry, and from my first Beef Ambassador completion I knew I wanted to someday compete for a national title.

You can click on the link below for this Beef Buzz with Jackson, and when you see his picture on our story- you will appreciate that he has a big smile on his face as he is surrounded by four lovely ladies that make up the National Beef Ambassador team.

Click here for the Beef Buzz with Jackson Alexander as

"Olen Bloomer, Jim Boles, Peggy Clark, Dick Cummins, Adele Higginbottom, Carole Khalil and Rheta Long will always be remembered for their ultimate sacrifice," said Vilsack. "These men and women are heroes and our thoughts, prayers and sympathies go out to their families and friends on this day of remembrance."

USDA employees across the nation and around the world paused for a moment of silence to honor and remember those lost 15 years ago. The remembrance fulfills a promise made to the families of the fallen employees to remember their loved ones and the spirit of unity that was born from their deaths and the deaths of others in Oklahoma City. USDA also is thankful for the APHIS employees who survived the blast and worked tirelessly to help firefighters and other rescue personnel to assist the families of the missing.

Read more on this story- click here.

In Clinton, Oklahoma Wheat Commission chairman Don Schieber has called for a meeting of the Commission to be held April 20, 2010 at 9 a.m. The meeting will be held at the Frisco Center in Clinton. After the Board Meeting, the election for a District 5 Commissioner will be held. We have their full agenda of the meeting in our calendar listing- click here for that.

This evening at 5:30 PM, the regular monthly board meeting of the Oklahoma Scenic Rivers Commission will be held in Tahlequah. Click here for the calendar listing we have for the OSRC meeting.

Click here for our Calendar Page- which includes an extensive listing of wheat plot tours that begin later this week in southern Oklahoma.

We also invite you to check out our website at the link below to check out an archive of these daily emails, audio reports and top farm news story links from around the globe.

Click here to check out WWW.OklahomaFarmReport.Com

Here are some links we will leave in place on an ongoing basis- Click on the name of the report to go to that link:
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler- analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day-
Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101 mornings with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets Etc.
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two Pager From The Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's market.
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- As Reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. <
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Finally, Here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.