Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Monday, July 13, 2020
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Rich Nelson and KC Talk Latest USDA World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates Report
- 2020 Oklahoma Wheat Crop Up Ten Percent from June to July in USDA Reports- Based on RECORD Yield of 42 Bushels Per Acre
- Improving Efficiency Key To Sustainable Beef Production Says Dr. Clay Mathis, Director of King Ranch Institute For Ranch Management
- Drought Reducing Rains Flow Across Some of Oklahoma Friday and Sunday and Continue This Morning
- Wheat Yield Contest Entry Deadline is August First
- Lessons Learned the Hard Way-An Analysis of what Agriculture Has Discovered so far through the COVID-19 pandemic
- U.S. Wheat Supply Chain System: Exporters, Inspectors and USW Overseas Offices
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A Certified Angus Beef BBQ Journey--Evie Mae's in Lubbock, Texas
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Rich Nelson and KC Talk Latest USDA World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates Report |
The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report came in Friday about as trade experts expected said Rich Nelson, chief strategist at Allendale Inc. Nelson spoke with Radio Oklahoma Agriculture Network Associate Farm Director and Editor KC Sheperd following release of that report.
Nelson said the USDA WASDE report indicated the 2020/21 U.S. corn outlook is for sharply lower supplies, reduced feed and residual use, increased food, seed, and industrial use, and lower ending stocks. Corn beginning stocks are raised 145 million bushels, based on lower use forecasts for 2019/20.
U.S. corn production is forecast 995 million bushels lower based on reduced planted and harvested areas from the June 30 Acreage report. The national average corn yield is unchanged at 178.5 bushels per acre.
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The Oklahoma Farm Bureau - a grassroots organization that has for its Mission Statement- “Improving the Lives of Rural Oklahomans." Farm Bureau, as the state's largest general farm organization, is active at the State Capitol fighting for the best interests of its members and working with other groups to make certain that the interests of rural Oklahoma are protected. Click here for their website to learn more about the organization and how it can benefit you to be a part of Farm Bureau.
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USDA Ups Oklahoma Wheat Crop Production by Ten Percent in July Estimate Based on Record Yield of 42 Bushels Per Acre
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The USDA July 2020 Crop Production Report showed a smaller national winter what crop as of July first- versus the numbers that were released on June First by NASS- however- Oklahoma went against that trend as the July first report found more than ten million bushels more than was reported in the June 2020 estimate, based on a record yield for the state of 42 bushels per acre.
As of July 1- Oklahoma has a 2020 wheat crop of 113.4 million bushels, based on that record 42 bushels per acre yield on 2.7 million harvested acres- 2020 marks the second year in a row that the average yield in the state has hit at least forty bushels per acre. The 2019 forty bushel per acre mark is the previous record. The 113.4 million bushels is 13 percent above the ten year Oklahoma average annual production totals.
The 2020 Kansas wheat crop was trimmed in the July report by four percent to 307.2 million bushels on 48 bushels per acre average yield- while the Texas crop fell from June to July by 16 percent to 67.2 million bushels on a yield of 32 bushels per acre.
Read more by clicking on the link that follows:
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Improving Efficiency Key To Sustainable Beef Production Says Dr. Clay Mathis, Director of King Ranch Institute For Ranch Management |
Improving efficiency is the key to sustainability on today’s ranch said Dr. Clay Mathis, Director of the King Ranch institute for ranch management at Texas A & M-Kingsville. Mathis was a featured speaker at last month’s Beef Improvement Federation’s virtual conference.
We have to start by looking at some of the trends associated with sustainability in the beef industry, Mathis said.
Some of these trends Mathis identified years ago and suggested are still applicable today.
The trends include urban sprawl, growing population, increasing regulations, higher land values and more complex business management practices.
Mathis said there are also trends at the ranch level that producers can adjust to. These trends include more climate variability and droughts and increasing commodity and input costs.
An increase in land values has a significant impact at the ranch level, he said.
Also, the lack of skilled labor for the ranch or at least an increase in the cost to hire individuals with the required skill set, Mathis said.
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Drought Reducing Rains Flow Across Portions of Oklahoma Friday and Sunday and Continue This Morning
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Parts of Oklahoma have received multiple rounds of rain and high winds since Friday morning- with at least three waves of precipitation coming Friday, then early Sunday and again this Monday morning.
West Central and the Panhandle counties have gotten very little of this bounty of rainfall- but for central, north central and northeastern Oklahoma- much needed rain will likely push back some of the drought ratings seen in the last couple of Drought Monitors.
Here's the latest rainfall going back four days from the Oklahoma Mesonset- the map is clickable and will take you to the read time Oklahoma Mesonet precip totals.
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National Wheat Foundation Yield Contest Deadline August 1 |
The National Wheat Foundation (NWF) is pleased to announce that it is accepting grower enrollment for the 2020 National Wheat Yield Contest! The Contest is divided into two primary competition categories: winter wheat and spring wheat, and two subcategories: dryland and irrigated.
The Foundation is accepting entries for Winter and Spring Wheat. The Spring wheat entry deadline is August 1st.
“Now in its fifth year, we hope to make the National Wheat Yield Contest its most successful yet. We anticipate breaking our record of eligible entries and for the quality criteria to continue to make the Contest more competitive,” stated NWF Board President and Idaho wheat grower Wayne Hurst. “Again, the National Wheat Foundation would like to thank our sponsors for helping to make the Contest available to all wheat growers across the United States.”
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Lessons Learned the Hard Way-A look back over the last few months to Analyze what Agriculture and Rural Oklahoma have Discovered so far through the COVID-19 pandemic |
Oklahoma Farm Bureau recently curated an analysis of the impact of COVID-19 on agriculture and rural Oklahoma in the summer issue of Oklahoma Country magazine, which hits mailboxes in the next week or so. It features sections on rural health care, the Oklahoma economy, the meat supply chain, rural broadband and infrastructure, and mental health. A couple of pieces were solicited from OSU Extension and American Farm Bureau economists, see the article below:
Whatever we have to say about the year 2020 to this point, we can be assured that change is certain.
The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken our daily lives, upending the things we once counted as certain or that we took for granted.
In agriculture, the massive disruptions to America’s food and fiber system placed farmers and ranchers in the same camp as consumers, just on the opposite ends of the supply chain. Agricultural producers watched the prices they received for their products drop, even as grocery store prices surged due to factors outside of their control.
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U.S. Wheat Supply Chain System: Exporters, Inspectors and USW Overseas Offices |
In the latest USWHEAT.ORG news letter Michael Anderson, USW Assistant Director, USW West Coast Office, talks about the U.S. Wheat Supply Chain System: Exporters, Inspectors and USW Overseas Offices.
Anderson Writes: At the core of the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) mission is a strong commitment to enhance the value of U.S. wheat for farmers and their customers. A large part U.S. wheat’s value-added differential advantage is the U.S. wheat supply chain system. It is system that ultimately works for wheat food consumers around the world. But it is also complex and therefore most effective when farmers, end users and everyone in between have a better understanding of how it works for them.
Once the wheat has arrived at the port by truck, rail or barge, grain exporters work around the clock to meet customer contract requirements. Through the futures market and a network of facilities up country, exporters are able to bring the right wheat to the export facility for blending, inspection and loading while managing their own price risks. This diverse network allows exporters to meet diverse and varied cargo requirements. USW helps exporters meet diverse and varied cargo requirements by connecting them and facilitating communications with customers worldwide.
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A Certified Angus Beef Inspired BBQ Journey--Evie Mae's in Lubbock, Texas |
Arnis Robbins told his wife, “I don’t think I can do this. I just want to pack everything up and come home,” The sun was rising on opening day after a night of cooking in a food truck that cost nearly all their savings.
He’d only been barbecuing on a live fire for three months, never worked in food service or sold food. Exhausted to a breaking point, he called Mallory.
“No,” she’d said. “You’re going to see it through. We’re going to do this and just see what happens.”
When their Tucson, Ariz., roadside popup opened at 11 a.m., customers just came out of nowhere. That trend would follow the couple.
If you build it, they will come
He’d grown up on a peanut farm in eastern New Mexico. It was kind of a “food desert,” so the family knew little about quality meat or barbecue.
Robbins developed celiac disease shortly after they married, and the newlyweds traded their “eating out” budget for premium groceries. He soon discovered he liked to cook more than eat.
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Today's First Look:
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.
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Wholesale Boxed Beef Prices were a mixed bag this past Friday- Choice Beef was up 91 cents to $204.50 while Select Beef was off 54 cents to $194.29. Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News |
Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS futures - click below for the latest report.
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Okla Cash Grain:
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture- Click below to view the latest report.
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Our Oklahoma Farm Report Team!!!!
Ron Hays, Senior Farm Director and Editor
KC Sheperd, Associate Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Sam Knipp, Farm News Editor
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
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