Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Oklahoma FFA Members Named in Three of the Four National FFA Star Categories for 2020
- Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Shows Few Obstacles As Nation's Crops Race Towards Maturity
- NCBA's Danielle Beck Encourages Producers to Submit Comments on Dietary Guidelines Before Aug. 13 Deadline
- OSU's Amy Hagerman On the Approaching Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Deadline
- Peterson, Conaway ask USDA to Analyze Cattle and Beef Supply Chains
- Trade Policy Opportunities and Competitive Prices Support U.S. Wheat Export Sales Early in the Marketing Year
- OSU Survey Targets key Elements of Beef Cattle Production
- Check Out Our MarketLinks in the lower part of the Email- Monday Auction Barn Results, Cash Grain and More
- Vote on Whether or Not to Hold Tulsa State Fair May Happen Today
- AND Finally-Derecho Causes Ag Damage From Eastern Nebraska to Illinois
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Oklahoma FFA Members Named in Three of the Four National FFA Star Categories for 2020
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The National FFA Organization selected 16 students from throughout the United States as finalists for its 2020 top achievement awards: American Star Farmer, American Star in Agribusiness, American Star in Agricultural Placement and American Star in Agriscience.
Three of the sixteen FFA Star Finalists for 2020 come from Oklahoma- including Star Farmer Finalist JaLeigh Reneé Oldenburg of Mulhall, Star In Ag Placement Finalist Will Shelby of Madill and Star in AgriScience Finalist Nicole Stevens of Yukon.
Two of these national finalists were honored at the Oklahoma FFA Convention in 2017 as the State Star in their respective categories. Will Shelby was the 2017 Oklahoma Star in Ag Placement and Nicole Stevens was the 2017 Oklahoma Star in Agribusiness- click on their names to see those stories from 2017 in the Blue Green Gazette.
The third national finalist here in 2020 from Oklahoma- Jaleigh Renee Oldenburg- won a National Proficiency Award in 2018 in Indianapolis- click on her name to see our story from 2018.
Oklahoma claimed one Star last fall- Blake Kennedy of Tecumseh FFA was named the 2019 American Star in Agribusiness- our story on Blake from 2019 is available here.(Blake is pictured above)
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The vision of the Oklahoma Beef Council is to be a positive difference for Oklahoma's farming and ranching families and the greater beef community and its mission is to enhance beef demand by strengthening consumer trust and exceeding consumer expectations.
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Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Shows Few Obstacles As Nation's Crops Race Towards Maturity
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There does not appear to be any major obstacles standing in the way of another bin-busting crop as we look at the latest USDA Crop Progress Report. We’re past the halfway mark in the growing season and the crops are all ahead of maturity schedule.
In the 18 major corn growing states, 59 percent of the crop has entered the dough stage, 7 points ahead of the 5-year average and 11 percent has dented, which is right on schedule.
The corn crop is rated 71 percent in the good to excellent category (72 percent last week), 21 percent is fair and 8 percent poor to very poor.
Several states, including Tennessee, South Dakota, Kentucky and Minnesota are above the 80-percentile mark for good to excellent rated corn crops.
In Oklahoma, corn silk reached 95 percent, up 7 points from the previous year and up 2 points from normal.
Corn dough reached 43 percent, down 7 points from the previous year and down 12 points from normal.
The corn crop is rated 65 percent good to excellent, 27 percent fair and 8 percent poor to very poor.
The Oklahoma grain sorghum crop headed reached 60 percent, up 14 points from the previous year but down 1 point from normal.
Grain sorghum coloring reached 25 percent, up 16 points from the previous year but unchanged from normal.
The Oklahoma grain sorghum crop is rated 44 percent good to excellent, 41 percent fair and 15 percent poor to very poor.
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NCBA's Danielle Beck Encourages Producers to Submit Comments on Dietary Guidelines Before Aug. 13 Deadline
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Dietary guidelines for Americans are the cornerstone for all federal nutrition policy and Danielle Beck, senior director of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says producers need to weigh in on the process now as the public comment deadline is Aug. 13.
The process of establishing dietary guidelines happens every five years and the government is now in the process of finalizing the 2020-25 guidelines.
It’s critical for beef producers because it impacts every facet of the American consumers’ lives, Beck said.
Anti-ag animal activists attempted to hijack the process five years ago and Beck is optimistic for a better outcome this time around.
In 2015 there was a lot of conversation about not including beef in the diet but this time around the USDA has made sure there is a fair and balanced scientific approach, Beck said.
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OSU's Amy Hagerman On the Approaching Coronavirus Food Assistance Program Deadline
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Oklahoma State University Extension Policy Specialist, Amy Hagerman says The Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) opened up for applications on May 26, 2020 and ends August 28, 2020. She Writes, "If you have not put in your application for eligible livestock, do not delay further.
As of August 3, USDA has distributed $6.3 billion in CFAP funds, and almost 44% ($2.98 billion) of those funds have gone to cattle producers affected by price declines in early 2020. In Oklahoma, over 28,000 cattle producers have received a total of $243 million. These payments represent 85% of the estimated total CFAP disbursement, with the remaining 15% potentially arriving in a second payment based on funds availability. So, total CFAP payments based on quarter 1 sales and quarter 2 inventory could be as high as $7.4 billion nationally and $286 million in Oklahoma.
The revenue losses across all of 2020 was estimated to be $9.2 billion* nationally, and in Oklahoma that estimate was $574.5 million**, not accounting for insurance or price risk management.
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Peterson, Conaway ask USDA to Analyze Cattle and Beef Supply Chains
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin C. Peterson of Minnesota and Ranking Member K. Michael Conaway of Texas sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue today, urging him to work with university policy research centers to analyze issues related to the cattle industry, especially in light of the recent and ongoing stress related to COVID-19.
In the letter, Peterson and Conaway call on USDA’s Office of the Chief Economist to evaluate cattle market structure, price discovery, price reporting, purchasing mandates, and barriers to entry in the packing sector.
The letter also specifically asks for the analysis to address the following questions:
• How did the sector get to its current structure and what are its advantages and disadvantages for producers as well as consumers?
• Is the current capacity sufficient for the industry to thrive and grow?
• What are the impediments to expansion for both new and existing firms of varied sizes?
• Are there policy options to expand capacity or increase price discovery regionally or nationally, and would those options address current concentration and supply chain vulnerability concerns?
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Trade Policy Opportunities and Competitive Prices Support U.S. Wheat Export Sales Early in the Marketing Year
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Looking at the latest USWheat.org Wheatletter, Claire Hutchins, USW Market Analyst writes about Trade Policy Opportunities and Competitive Prices Support U.S. Wheat Export Sales Early in the Marketing Year.
USDA estimates the United States will export 25.9 million metric tons (MMT) of wheat in 2020/21, 2 percent behind last year’s pace if realized. However, two months into marketing year (MY) 2020/21, total U.S. wheat commercial sales are 8 percent ahead of last year’s pace at 9.62 MMT and are 12 percent ahead of the 5-year average.
To date, export sales of hard red spring (HRS) wheat, white wheat and durum are significantly ahead of last year’s pace. Sales of hard red winter (HRW) wheat are nearly in line with last year, while sales of soft red winter (SRW) lag 2019/20. Success in individual markets such as China and Brazil due to policy changes and strong education programs by U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) are supporting overall sales. As in other markets, competitive pricing for U.S. wheat is helping fuel a faster import pace by traditionally strong U.S. wheat buyers like the Philippines, Japan and South Korea.
Here is more detail about the current factors underlying U.S. wheat export sales- click on the Button below
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OSU Survey Targets key Elements of Beef Cattle Production
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Oklahoma beef cow-calf operators, veterinarians and feedlot operators are urged to take part in an online Oklahoma State University survey focusing on the impact of calving date from time management, economic and animal health standpoints.
“We are integrating information from producers, veterinarians and feedlot operators to get the full picture, which will be helpful information for our beef producers across the state,” said Courtney Bir, OSU Extension agricultural economist and research team member.
The three online surveys – for beef producers, veterinarians and feedlot operators – will be available to potential participants through Sept. 30. Respondents must be 18 years of age or older. Participation is voluntary and responses will be kept anonymous.
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TCPFA BOARD to Meet Today- Will They Cancel Tulsa State Fair???
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The State Fairs that traditionally happen across the heartland of America will, in general, not be happening this fall because of concerns that they could be a generator of coronavirus. The State Fair of Oklahoma, the State Fair of Texas and the Arkansas State Fair are three of the Fairs that have decided to skip 2020.
The Kansas State Fair will happen in a greatly modified form(mostly just Livestock Shows)- and Missouri will focus on just their livestock shows as well. One junior livestock show that is happening this week in an otherwise empty fairgrounds is in Indiana- here's a story on some of their winners from the Hoosier Ag Today Radio Net,
And then there is Tulsa. The Tulsa State Fair is currently set for early October- but that could change as early as today as the Tulsa County Public Facilities Authority have called a special meeting for 3:30 today and has as one of their agenda items to "Consider and vote to cancel the 2020 Tulsa State Fair and authorize TCPFA staff to mutually amend existing and approved Agreements, to the 2021 Tulsa State Fair dates."
The big question for Oklahoma 4-H and FFA Livestock supporters is whether that will mean no Junior Show in 2020 or not. I have been told that there has been a lot of talk about not having many elements of the traditional fair- but holding on to the Junior Livestock Show.
Perhaps we will know later today.
By the way- that is not certain- as the Authority- which was created to oversee the Expo Square Properity where the Tulsa State Fair happens, had an earlier special meeting scheduled back at the end of July and it was cancelled at the last moment.
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AND Finally-Derecho Causes Ag Damage From Eastern Nebraska to Illinois
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If you follow Ag folks in the midwest on social media platforms- you may have seen lots of pictures like this one that comes from Twitter as posted by Sioux Falls Weatherman Tyler Roney- thousands and thousands of acres of corn and soybeans were flattened on Monday by the Derecho weather event.
Chris Clayton with DTN writes "Grain bins were among the structures damaged by a widespread thunderstorm that slammed the Midwest on Monday, picking up speed and destructive power as it moved from Nebraska into Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin."
It may be a double whammy on grain farmers- crop loses will be significant in the pathway of the storm- and for those that dodged that in their fields- they may find a lot less grain storage available because of those metal bins that would have held their grain having been slammed by those straight line winds.
Damage Assessments have begun- 2020 is a year that just continues to throw challenge after challenge the way of many of us involved in US Agriculture.
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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 continue to show strength- Choice Beef was up $1.78 while Select Beef was $1.18 higher.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 8,500 head on Monday- Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifer calves unevenly steady.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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Joplin Regional Stockyards had a 4,442 on Monday. Compared to last week, steers under 550 lbs 2.00 to 3.00 lower, 550 to 750 lbs steady to 2.00 higher, over 750 lbs unevenly steady.
Click below to check the full report.
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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 update on the Livestock and Grain Futures Trade..
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Okla Cash Grain:
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture- The report available after the close of the Futures Trade for that day.
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