Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Tom Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary
- Vilsack Breezes Through Confirmation Hearing and Nears Expected Full Senate Confirmation Vote
- OKFB examines Ag, rural issues in Stitt's State of the State
- Central Life Sciences Partnership with the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Foundation Funds New Scholarships
- OKFB 2021 Oklahoma legislative preview with Sen. Greg Treat and Rep. Charles McCall
- New Law Will Help Livestock Sellers Recover Funds When a Dealer's Check Bounces Says LMA's Chelsea Good
- Checkoff Scientist Helps Pizza Hut Launch Detroit-Style Offering
- From Deep in the Heart- The Need for Rural Broadband is REAL
- Dr. Glenn Selk on the Third Stage of Calving
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Senate Agriculture Committee Advances Vilsack for Agriculture Secretary |
U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), incoming Chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, today announced the Committee voted to favorably report former Secretary Tom Vilsack to be U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Vilsack may now be considered by the full U.S. Senate for confirmation.
“We are one step closer to confirming Secretary Vilsack so he can get to work at USDA,” said incoming Chairwoman Stabenow. “Secretary Vilsack has the experience and vision that our farmers, families, and rural communities need now more than ever. I look forward to his quick confirmation.”
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Vilsack Breezes Through Confirmation Hearing as he Nears Expected Full Senate Confirmation Vote |
Following a two-hour overwhelmingly friendly Senate Agriculture Committee hearing Tuesday, Tom Vilsack’s nomination for Agriculture Secretary has been advanced to the Senate for what is expected to be a quick confirmation. You can hear an overview of that hearing anchored by Sam Knipp by clicking on the button below this story.
Touching on a variety of topics ranging from climate change policies to foreign trade to livestock market transparency, Vilsack addressed questions from the committee via a virtual video connection.
Vilsack, who was USDA chief during the Obama Administration, opened the hearing by quoting Robert Kennedy about “Why Not Moments” in agriculture.
He highlighted four key “why not” moments: climate change, food security and nutrition insecurity, competitive markets and USDA fair treatment.
During the Q and A session with committee members, he talked about working with the U.S. Trade Representative’s office to promote trade and implement free trade agreements.
Vilsack said he shared President Biden’s net zero emission policy to provide a competitive edge in global markets.
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OKFB examines Ag, rural issues in Stitt's State of the State |
Gov. Kevin Stitt highlighted a number of key issues for Oklahoma Farm Bureau members in his State of the State address on Monday, Feb. 1.
“The state of our state is strong because we are resilient and well-positioned for a bright future,” Stitt said, as he began his address to state lawmakers.
Most notably for farmers and ranchers, Stitt committed to protecting Oklahoma agriculture producers as he announced the tenets of his legislative agenda, dubbed “The People’s Agenda.”
“We’ll fight for our farmers and ranchers and the Oklahoma way of life,” Stitt said.
The governor’s agenda also includes keeping taxpayer burdens low, supporting the oil and gas industry, and enacting business friendly policies.
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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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Central Life Sciences Partnership with the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Foundation Funds New Scholarships |
Central Life Sciences (Central) has partnered with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Foundation (OCF) to provide $5,000 in scholarships.
“The Central team simply knew we wanted to help Oklahomans make their educational dreams a reality,” says Mark Upton, National Director of Sales, Feed Additives for CLS.
A $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to one graduate student and three students pursuing postsecondary education will receive $1,000 scholarships toward their careers and scholastic endeavors.
Central is dedicated to giving back to communities and customers who utilize their product Altosid® IGR. As a result, the scholarships are directly funded by through product sales in Oklahoma. Customers should proof of purchases to Central’s rebate website Altosidigr.com/rebate.
A webinar is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 16 for an informative discussion on how to economically control horn flies on your beef cows and how your purchase helps fund scholarships for Oklahoma's agricultural youth. Register for the webinar at okcattlemen.org/webinars.
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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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Sponsor Spotlight
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After a lot of deliberation, Midwest has decided to also reschedule the Tulsa Farm Show from December to February 25, 26 and 27, 2021.
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OKFB 2021 Oklahoma legislative preview with Sen. Greg Treat and Rep. Charles McCall |
It's Oklahoma Farm Bureau's Leadership Week Feb. 1-5 and OKFB is hosting Leadership Week on their online platforms in place of an in-person Leadership Conference. Click on the Video play button above to watch the conversations.
Members will have a chance to hear from state and national leaders about agricultural and rural issues through various videos to be released during the week.
Yesterday Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel visits with Oklahoma state Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat and Speaker of the House Charles McCall about the most pressing issues and topics the Oklahoma state Legislature will take up in the 2021 session.
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New Law Will Help Livestock Sellers Recover Funds When a Dealer's Check Bounces Says LMA's Chelsea Good |
A little known section of the Covid relief package passed at the end of 2020 could provide relief for victims of unscrupulous cattle dealers said Chelsea Good, vice president of government and industry affairs for the Livestock Marketing Association.
The Livestock Dealers Statutory Trust was signed into law as part of that legislative package and Good explained to me how the law will work.
What that does is provide extra protection for sellers of livestock to a livestock dealer in the unfortunate event of a payment default, Good said.
Under the new law unpaid sellers of livestock have the legal right to reclaim that livestock from the dealer or if the dealer has resold the livestock, the unpaid sellers of the livestock will have first priority in the proceeds from those livestock, she said.
I think it will really improve the livestock recovery, Good said.
It’s not uncommon for a livestock seller to discover a “bad check” after the livestock have traded hands several times.
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Checkoff Scientist Helps Pizza Hut Launch Detroit-Style Offering |
Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) onsite scientist Nitin Joshi has helped Pizza Hut launch handcrafted Detroit-Style pizza nationwide.
Joshi, vice president of product development, said the new offering has 50 percent more cheese than a similar rectangular pizza on the chain’s menu.
The project was in the works for more than a year and began from a brainstorm session between DMI and Pizza Hut team members. The group often meets to determine “what is next,” Joshi said, and they recognized growing consumer interest and trends in Detroit-style pizza.
Each pizza is rectangular-shaped and features cheese all the way to the edges to create a crispy, caramelized crust. The pizza is loaded with toppings and finished with a vine-ripened tomato sauce. Joshi said he and the Pizza Hut team experimented and made as many as 600 pizzas before settling on the final product.
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From Deep in the Heart- The Need for Rural Broadband is REAL |
A member of the officer team of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers, Carl Ray Polk, Jr., writes a very articulate plea for more robust broadband in the rural parts of the TSCRA area- - here's a couple of the paragraphs from his editorial the cattle group has just released:
"Broadband is now an essential service, and there has been a dramatic shift toward virtual solutions for educators, healthcare providers and businesses across the country in recent years. The business of producing cattle is shifting online too. We are increasingly monitoring markets from our computers, using online auctions to buy and sell cattle, managing our data in the cloud and obtaining essential goods and services from the online marketplace.
"It’s becoming more difficult for cattle producers to stay competitive without broadband access, and it’s also impacting our families. Without broadband, our children miss out on vital educational resources and opportunities. As a result, broadband availability is becoming an important factor as young families decide where to put down roots, which often means abandoning rural communities in the process."
You can head over to our website via the link in the button below and read more- and perhaps "borrow" an idea of two from his thoughts to use in talking your lawmaker to remind them how vital it is to increase bandwidth down your rural road as well.
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Dr. Glenn Selk on the Third Stage of Calving: Shedding of Fetal Membranes |
Dr. Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner"
Today, Dr. Selk talks about the third stage of calving.
The process of “calving” or parturition in beef cattle is defined by three stages. Stage I occurs about 4 to 24 hours prior to calving. The major event during stage I is the dilation of the cervix. Stage II occurs in about 30 minutes in adult cows and about 1 hour in first calf heifers (when all goes well) and is the time when the calf passes through the birth canal and is delivered into the world.
The third stage of calving is the shedding of the placenta or fetal membranes. In cattle this normally occurs in less than eight to 12 hours. The membranes are considered retained if after 12 hours they have not been shed. In some rare cases, the entire placenta is held in the uterus so there is no exposed portion. This condition may go unnoticed until the cow shows an abnormal uterine discharge or an odor characteristic of tissue degeneration.
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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 MIXED on Tuesday- Choice Beef was up $1.08 but Select Beef was down 55 cents.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had a final count of 10,758 on the first Monday in February.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 lower. feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand very uneven for feeder cattle causing large spreads in some of the price spreads Steer and heifer calves 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good for calves. Quality plain thru attractive.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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OKC West in El Reno had an estimate of 2,500 for their calf trade on Tuesday, February 2nd.
Compared to last Tuesday: Steer calves sold steady to 2.00 higher. Heifer calves traded sharply higher with instances of 10.00-12.00 higher especially on 500 weight heifers. Demand good to very good. Quality average to attractive
Click on the button below for details of the trade as compiled by the USDA Market News Service.
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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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Tim West
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