Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Monday, June 21, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel Says Drop in Boxed Beef Prices Not Unexpected Even as Feedlots Get Closer to Being Current
- OSU To Honor Six Agriculture Alumni With Distinguished Award
- Oklahoma Youth Ty Goss Makes Hog History in Indy
- Save The Date! March 10-12, 2022 for Commodity Classic in New Orleans
- American Angus Association Names Retallick-Riley AGI President
- US Senate Ag Committee Hearing Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer
- Dr. Rosslyn Biggs on the Importance of Internal Parasite Control
- Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule
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OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel Says Drop in Boxed Beef Prices Not Unexpected Even as Feedlots Get Closer to Being Current |
The spread between boxed beef prices and the cash cattle market has narrowed somewhat in recent days and Dr. Derrell Peel, OSU Extension livestock market economist, says the lower boxed beef prices were expected.
Most of the buying is done for the July 4th weekend and we have had a lot of strength here from Memorial Day to this point, Peel said.
He added the market is ready to take a breather as we go into the summer doldrums.
Meanwhile, feedlots are making progress and have worked their way through the backlog of cattle.
The bottom line is Dr. Peel believes we are getting closer to that point where feedlots are current and that will give more bargaining power for cattle producers in the third and fourth quarters. He adds that will allow us to see a more mormal relationship between the price of cattle and wholesale boxed beef values.
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OSU To Honor Six Agriculture Alumni With Distinguished Award |
Oklahoma State University is honoring six individuals who have brought distinctive credit to the university’s Ferguson College of Agriculture and contributed significantly to society.
Mindy Brashears, Raymond Campbell, Michael Galyean, brothers Brett and Greg Ramsey, and Frank Robson have been named 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award recipients. The honorees will be officially recognized during the OSU Agriculture Honors ceremony Oct. 18.
Established in 1983, the Distinguished Alumni Award recognizes individuals whose accomplishments serve as a model for current and future Ferguson College of Agriculture students.
“We are proud to honor this group of alumni with such an esteemed award,” said Thomas G. Coon, vice president for OSU agricultural programs. “They have had a tremendous impact on the Ferguson College of Agriculture and provided significant benefits to their career fields, their communities, the state of Oklahoma and the university.”
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Oklahoma Youth Ty Goss Makes Hog History in Indy |
Ty Goss of Leedey and JD Showpigs of Shawnee Oklahoma, topped The 2021 Exposition Crossbred Sale with their Champion Crossbred Gilt at The Exposition Junior Show.
This daughter of Kinda Big Deal sold to Hilty Showpigs, Pennsylvania, and Team Sloan Livestock, Missouri, for $95,000. She is now the World Record-Selling Crossbred Gilt and is tied for the World Record-Selling Gilt honor.with a Hampshire that sold at the 2021 sale.
Held in Indianapolis, the Exposition Junior Show and the Exposition Open Show are put on by the National Swine Registry and the National Junior Swine Association.
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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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Save The Date! March 10-12, 2022 for Commodity Classic in New Orleans |
Save the Date for the 2022 Commodity Classic in New Orleans, coming up March 10-12!
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Because it’s created by farmers, for farmers.
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Incredible insight through a full slate of educational sessions designed to keep your sights set on efficiency, profitability and continual improvement.
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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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American Angus Association Names Retallick-Riley AGI President |
The American Angus Association® recently named Kelli Retallick-Riley president of Angus Genetics, Inc. (AGI). With a lifetime of experience in the cattle business, Retallick-Riley will lead the company’s genetic evaluation technology and research programs.
“Kelli has a unique ability to share complex animal breeding and genetics topics with cattlemen in an understandable way,” said Mark McCully, chief executive officer for the Association. “We are excited to have her progressive, energetic mind leading our innovation at AGI.”
Retallick-Riley has been an asset to AGI as the genetic and genomic programs director for AGI, where she coordinated research and application strategies for genetic and genomic technologies. Her education in animal breeding, combined with her practical cattle experience gives Retallick-Riley a unique skill set and perspective to strategically advance AGI and the tools it provides to cattlemen.
Retallick-Riley will take the helm of AGI on June 28 as current AGI president Joel Cowley resigns to accept the chief executive officer role of Calgary Stampede. Cowley previously served in various leadership roles including president and chief executive officer at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo TM .
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US Senate Ag Committee Hearing Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer |
Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow Thursday announced a hearing titled “Examining Markets, Transparency, and Prices from Cattle Producer to Consumer.” The Michigan Democrat, along with the committee’s ranking Republican John Boozman of Arkansas, scheduled the hearing for the afternoon of Wednesday, June 23. Cattle market transparency is a priority for cattle producers as disruptions in the market, along with pandemic-related issues, developed. Legislation, such as the Cattle Market Transparency Act, seeks to correct the disruptions and improve trade for cattle producers. Introduced in March, Farm Bureau Congressional Relations Director Scott Bennett said at the time the legislation would ease frustration in the market by “creating a contract library for producers to compare the terms of their contracts versus others in the industry." In May, a diverse group of farm and cattle organizations came together to focus on cattle market transparency concerns. The issue started growing in 2019 when a fire burned a Tyson plant in Holcomb, Kansas.
The hearing will be streamed and can bd found on the Senate Ag Committee webpage- available here.
When: Wednesday June 12, 2021
1:30 PM CENTRAL Time
Where: 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, DC
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Dr. Rosslyn Biggs on the Importance of Internal Parasite Control |
Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, OSU College of Veterinary Medicine Extension Beef Veterinarian offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically by Dr. Peel, Mark Johnson, Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, and Paul Beck. today Dr. Biggs is talking about internal parasite control.
Internal parasites cause a variety of clinical signs, including weight loss, diarrhea and death. Other, less obvious parasitic signs, (often referred to as subclinical signs), significantly impact producers. The subclinical signs may include things like decreased weaning weights and lower rates of reproduction.
Widespread use of anthelmintics (dewormers) has led to most cattle parasite control programs focusing on maximizing production rather than treating clinical disease. There are three anthelmintics classes available in the United States: the benzimidazoles, the macrocyclic lactones, and an imidazothiazole.
Due to the extensive use of anthelmintics, concern have been raised about the development of parasite resistance leading to loss of product effectiveness. Researchers at OSU are currently investigating Oklahoma cattle herds for parasite resistance.
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Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Final Rule |
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack released the following statement today in regard to the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule:
“We intend to reconsider the prior Administration’s interpretation that the Organic Foods Production Act does not authorize USDA to regulate the practices that were the subject of the 2017 Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices (OLPP) final rule.
"I have directed the National Organic Program to begin a rulemaking to address this statutory interpretation and to include a proposal to disallow the use of porches as outdoor space in organic production over time and on other topics that were the subject of the OLPP final rule. We anticipate sending the proposed rule to OMB within six to nine months from the date of the remand. We look forward to receiving public comments on those topics and, after reviewing the comments, USDA will publish a final rule.”
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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 their plunge- Choice Beef fell $2.97 while Select Beef was down $3.63 on Friday June 18th.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 7.300 head in as of Sunday evening, according to General Manage Kelli Payne. She tells us that they expect 8,000 or a few more at Sale Time this morning- the sale will start at 8:00 AM.
Compared to June 7th: Feeder steers 4.00 - 7.00 higher with instances up to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher. Heifer calves 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Demand moderate to good for most all classes.
Click below for the complete closing 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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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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Oklahoma Farm Bureau Senior Director for Public Policy Steve Thompson talked with Ron Hays about 2021 Oklahoma Legislative Session in the latest Road to Rural Prosperity. Steve believes "this may have been the best legislative year that I've been a part of- and I've been working on these things in a variety of ways for twenty plus years." He says that the agricultural interests at the Capitol played both offense and defense during the four months that the lawmakers were in session- and cites significant wins in the Ag Sales Tax Exemption and property tax areas that highlighted the 2021 portion of the 57th Legislature.
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