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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Friday, October 2, 2020
Prayers for the President and First Lady as they Deal with Coronavirus
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Latest Road to Rural Prosperity- Brett Carver tells his Road Story on the way to becoming a World Class Wheat Breeder
- OSU's Kim Anderson Talks about How This Years Wheat Prices Compared to Last Years
- Beef Industry Has Dramatically Improved Due To Enhanced Genomics, Says Jarold Callahan, Express Ranches
- Legislation Brings Needed Reform to Conservation Compliance Program
- Drought Worsens Across The Region Causing Major Concerns For Farmers Planting Winter Wheat
- Congressman Frank Lucas Joins Johnson & Conaway in Introducing Cattle Reform Legislation
- This Weeks Ag in the Classroom, Its a Bugs Life!
- School Land Lease Auctions start Monday
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Latest Road to Rural Prosperity- Brett Carver tells his Road Story on the way to becoming a World Class Wheat Breeder
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It's been quite a journey for Dr. Brett Carver- as his early days were spent in the southeastern part of the US with no thought of being involved in the wheat industry- let alone being a world class wheat breeder.
Host Ron Hays talks with Brett about his journey from Georgia and North Carolina to Oklahoma and how he has learned the science of wheat breeding- and has provided Oklahoma wheat farmers with wheat varieties designed to help them grow more bushels of high quality wheat that will please consumers.
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National Livestock was founded in 1932 in Oklahoma City. National’s Marketing Division offers cattle for sale weekly at the Oklahoma National Stockyards in Oklahoma City. The Finance Division lends money to ranchers across several states for cattle production. The Grazing Division works with producers to place cattle for grazing on wheat or grass pastures.
National also owns and operates other livestock marketing subsidiaries including Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction in Ada, Oklahoma, OKC West Livestock Market in El Reno, Oklahoma, and the nation’s premier livestock video sale, Superior Livestock Auction. National offers customers many services custom made for today’s producer. To learn more, click here for the website or call the Oklahoma City office at 1-800-310-0220.
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OSU's Kim Anderson Talks about How This Years Wheat Prices Compared to Last Years
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Oklahoma State University Extension Grains Market Analyst Dr. Kim Anderson talks about what is going on in the Wheat Markets weekly on SUNUP.
This week Dr. Anderson talks about how this years wheat prices compare to last years wheat prices, "Well if you look at the current price it's around $4.40 cents. You go back to June 1st, to current, the price range has been from about $3.80 cents to $4.65 cents, And the average, $4.20 cents. You look back over the last five years, that that range has been from $2.55 to $5.90 cents and average $4.12 cents so our $4.40 price is not too bad right now"
To hear more from Dr. Anderson on wheat prices, click or tap below.
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Beef Industry Has Dramatically Improved Due To Enhanced Genomics, Says Jarold Callahan, Express Ranches
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The beef industry has come a long way from the days when Jarold Callahan would look at his colleagues in the OSU agronomy department with envy about their advanced breeding program.
Today the former OSU animal scientist is president of Express Ranches, a position he has held for the past 25 years.
Callahan recently visited with Ron Hays, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Farm Director, about how the beef industry has adopted new technology and dramatically improved genetics.
This “review” comes as Callahan and his staff are preparing for their fall bull sale Oct. 5. Express Ranches is the largest producer of registered seed stock in the U.S. and they have claimed the top Angus breeder of the year award multiple times.
Callahan said one of the biggest technological advances for the cattle industry has been the introduction of genomic EPD’s.
This is the best estimate of an animal's genetic value as a parent combining all available sources of information.
I was always a little jealous of the agronomy department of the advancement in the plant breeding they were able to do using genomics and DNA, Callahan said.
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Each Weekday- Listen to Cotton Talk!
For our farmers who have either- always have had cotton on their farms- or those who have more recently have added the fiber crop to their operations- we have a new daily report starting to be heard on several of our Radio Stations- It's Called Cotton Talk- and we appreciate the Oklahoma Cotton Council for their support in making this a reality.
Click on the Button below to listen to our most recent report
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Legislation Brings Needed Reform to Conservation Compliance Program
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Legislation introduced in the Senate would bring much-needed reform to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Conservation Compliance program. The NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act, introduced by Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), would require the NRCS to provide more evidence in determining wetlands and give farmers more rights in the appeals process.
Farmers have been subjected to repeated, unjustified and costly decisions by the NRCS, as documented by American Farm Bureau. It is important for these issues to be addressed. AFBF has advocated for clear rules and safeguards to ensure the fair treatment of farmers in conservation compliance. When USDA released the Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation Final Rule, it was clear that the issues had not been remedied. Thus, the need for legislation.
“The plain truth is that farmers have been treated unfairly by NRCS when trying to be good stewards of the land,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “AFBF stood up for them by pressing for changes to conservation compliance programs, and we applaud Sen. Rounds for introducing the NRCS Wetland Compliance and Appeals Reform Act. It would institute needed reforms, and although sweeping in nature in its current form, it takes important steps toward creating a fair and understandable process for America’s farmers.”
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We invite you to listen to us on great radio stations across the region on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network weekdays-
if you missed this morning's Farm News - or you are in an area where you can't hear it- click below for this morning's Farm news from Ron Hays and KC Sheperd on RON.
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The Oklahoma Cotton Council works for the cotton farmer in the areas of research, advocacy and education. Follow the Oklahoma Cotton Council on Facebook or check out out the Oklahoma Cotton Council website- okiecotton.org
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Drought Worsens Across The Region Causing Major Concerns For Farmers Planting Winter Wheat
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Conditions have rapidly worsened across the High Plains areas of Texas and Oklahoma during the past week as indicated in the latest U.S. Drought Monitor update.
This is especially troublesome as winter wheat producers are anxious to plant their crops but now must decide to either wait for more moisture or plant into dust. The planting window is narrowing as we enter October.
Two new areas of exceptional drought (D4) have popped up in western Texas. Midland, Texas has received less than 7 inches so far this year, about 60 percent of normal precipitation.
In the northern Texas Panhandle, year-to-date precipitation has yet to reach 9 inches.
The dry conditions are showing up in the fields as Texas leads the nation with the largest amount (35 percent) in the poor to very poor category.
Oklahoma has the largest amount (47 percent) of grain sorghum in the poor to very category.
Almost all the western states are covered in some shade of drought with Utah and Arizona mostly covered in red (D3 extreme drought) and dark red (D4 exceptional drought).
California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada and Oregon are also covered up in shades of drought.
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Congressman Frank Lucas Joins Johnson & Conaway in Introducing Cattle Reform Legislation
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Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas joined Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) and House Committee on Agriculture Ranking Member Mike Conaway (TX-11) on Thursday in introducing the Price Reform in Cattle Economies (PRICE) Act, a bill to increase transparency in the cattle market, improve risk management, and support new and expanding meat processors.
On July 22, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the ‘Box Beef & Fed Cattle Price Spread Investigation Report’, which identified a number of systemic issues in the cattle market. Lucas joined Johnson and Conaway in introducing the PRICE Act in response to the findings of this report.
“From natural disasters to the fire in Holcomb, Kansas to the current health pandemic gripping our nation, cattle producers across our country have faced significant disruption. My chief concern is the well-being of my neighbors and the cattlemen and women who have been working diligently during these troubling times to continue to provide high-quality beef for the American consumer,” said Congressman Lucas. “Today, I’m proud to join Congressman Dusty Johnson (SD-AL) in introducing the PRICE Act, helping eliminate regulatory barriers for cattle ranchers and increasing the resources for these hard-working men and women. As we continue to weather economic and health conditions of the pandemic, Congress and USDA must provide solutions to ease the burdens currently felt by cattle ranchers.”
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This Weeks Ag in the Classroom, Its a Bugs Life!
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Whether your kids are doing blended learning, online learning, or back in school, its always nice to have a few extra resources and fun things to do as a family! Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom has come up with some excellent daily activities you can do with your kids and family.
For this week's Ag in the Classroom we are talking about about Bugs! Some Bugs are good bugs, and some bugs are pests! There are more different kinds of insects in the world than all other living things put together. Some are so small we need a microscope to see them. Others are several inches in size. Insects are animals. The animal kingdom is divided into large groups called phyla. All the animals in one phylum have similar characteristics. All the animals that are invertebrates have no backbone. The skeletons of these animals, called exoskeletons, grow on the outsides of their bodies. The animals we usually call “bugs” are from the arthropod phylum of invertebrate animals with exoskeletons.
There are five common classes of arthropods: Insecta (the true insects—grasshoppers, beetles, crickets, butterflies); Arachnida (spiders, ticks, scorpions, chiggers); Chilopoda (centipedes); Crustacea (crawdads, shrimp, crabs) and Diplopoda (millipedes). Insects eat by chewing, piercing and sucking, sponging or siphoning. Grasshoppers, cockroaches, beetles, earwigs, ants and caterpillars chew off and grind their food. They have chewing mouthparts called mandibles that they use like teeth. Stable flies, mosquitoes, adult fleas and sucking lice eat by puncturing tissue and sucking fluids. Their mouthparts are slender beaks or proboscis.
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Oklahoma School Land Lease Auctions Start Monday
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The 32st annual School Land Trust lease auctions are running from October 5th in Cimarron County and conclude October 14th in Stillwater. This year's fall lease auctions will include several hundred leases in 35 counties. Information about the time and place for the 2020 Lease Auctions is available here.
The Commissioners of the Land Office (Land Office) has approximately 750,000 acres of land in 42 counties managed by the Real Estate Management Division. Income earned through leasing these lands is directly distributed to the beneficiaries of the trust.
An agricultural lease is usually for a five-year lease term, the lease can be used for crop production, grazing, hunting, recreation or a combination of these uses.
The first Auction Kicks off Monday, October 5 at 9am at the Cimmarron County Fairgrounds.
The Second Auction will be at 1:30p, for Beaver and Texas Counties in Guymon, Oklahoma.
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OKC West is our Market Links Sponsor- they sell cattle three days a week- Cows on Mondays, Stockers on Tuesday and Feeders on Wednesday- Call 405-262-8800 to learn more.
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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 weakness- Choice Beef was down $2 on Thursday to $205 while Select Beef was also lower- Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Weekly Cattle Auction Reports
The buttons below allow you to check out the weekly Cattle Auctions in the region that we post on our website and here in our daily email update-
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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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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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Rural Oklahoma is full of some of the greatest success stories throughout the entire state and are a main reason Oklahoma is on track to become a top 10 state.
The Road to Rural Prosperity will dive into these stories each week bringing you insight into the great things happening in and to rural Oklahoma. We will bring you stories covering rural life, agriculture, energy, healthcare, tourism and politics all affecting rural America.
The Road to Rural Prosperity is here to tell stories about rural America, for rural America.
It's been quite a journey for Dr. Brett Carver- as his early days were spent in the southeastern part of the US with no thought of being involved in the wheat industry- let alone being a world class wheat breeder. Host Ron Hays talks with Brett about his journey from Georgia and North Carolina to Oklahoma and how he has learned the science of wheat breeding- and has provided Oklahoma wheat farmers with wheat varieties designed to help them grow more bushels of high quality wheat that will please consumers. Today's Podcast is powered by the Petroleum Alliance of Oklahoma.
To find out more about our full series of Podcasts on The Road to Rural Prosperity- click or tap here.
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We invite you to check out our website at the link below too that includes an archive of these daily emails, audio reports and top farm news story links from around the globe.
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Tim West
President/General Manager
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
2401 Exchange Avenue,
Suite F
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
405.317.6361
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Ron Hays
Director of Farm Programming
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
405.473.6144
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