Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- USDA Crop Progress Shows 2022 Oklahoma Wheat Crop 15% Planted
- Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association Encourages Temporary Freeze on New Marijuana Grower Permits
- Nocona Cook Says Medical Marijuana Industry Growth is Overwhelming Oklahoma
- NCBA's Josh White Says Beef Quality Assurance Produces Better Beef
- Easy Four Ingredient Ice Cream Recipe Wins DairyMAX Ice Cream Contest- Here's the Recipe
- A Brief History of Cattle Cycles with OSU's Derrell Peel
- NCBA and PLC Condemn BLM Headquarters Move Back to Washington D.C.
- NCGA Continues Call for Research Projects to Solve Aflatoxin Issues
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USDA Crop Progress Shows 2022 Oklahoma Wheat Crop 15% Planted
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USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report, Monday, shows corn condition at 59% good to excellent. Soybean crop conditions at 58% good to excellent. Cotton crop conditions at 64% good to excellent. Good to excellent grain sorghum conditions are at 56%. Winter wheat is 21% planted.
According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report winter wheat is 15% planted.
Oklahoma corn crop condition is 74% good to excellent, 23% fair and 3% poor to very poor. Corn dented reached 95%. Corn mature reached 69%.
Oklahoma grain sorghum crop condition is 41% good to excellent, 30% fair and 29% poor to very poor. Sorghum coloring reached 87%. Mature Sorghum reached 69%.
Oklahoma soybean crop condition is 61% good to excellent, 29% fair and 10% poor to very poor. Soybeans setting pods reached 83%. Soybeans dropping leaves reached 24%.
Oklahoma cotton crop condition is 69% good to excellent, 22% fair and 9% poor to very poor. Cotton bolls opening reached 57%.
Pasture and range condition is 36% good to excellent, 43% fair and 21% poor to very poor.
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Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association Encourages Temporary Freeze on New Marijuana Grower Permits
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I talked with Executive Vice President Michael Kelsey about their request for a freeze on new permits for grow houses for Medical Marijuana Monday afternoon. Our conversation can be heard by clicking on the blue button below.
On Friday, the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) joined a coalition of organizations requesting Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority Director Adria Berry to adopt a temporary moratorium on issuing new marijuana grower permits.
The letter states, “According to the Oklahoma Medical Marijuana Authority’s (OMMA) website as of September 3, there were 8,630 grower permits issued in the state of Oklahoma. According to the 2017 Agriculture Census, this exceeds the number of Oklahoma wheat farms (6,510), pork farms (1,906), soybean farms (1,750), cotton farms (808) and dairy farms (471)!”
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Nocona Cook Says Medical Marijuana Industry Growth is Overwhelming Oklahoma
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Farming has never been easy - especially in Oklahoma. For the newest member of the Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture Nocona Cook, it is harder than ever. He told us he hopes to be a voice for future farmers.
“There are just so many things going on in agriculture right now,” Cook said. “I am the 5th generation on my family farm and have two young boys. I want to be a voice for the younger generation, to make sure (farming) is something for my boys to follow in my footsteps.”
The biggest issue Cook said he hears about is the overwhelming growth of the medical marijuana industry in the state.
KC Sheperd talked with Nocona at the State Fair at the end of this past week- and you can hear their visit by clicking on the blue button below.
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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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NCBA's Josh White Says Beef Quality Assurance Produces Better Beef
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The Beef Quality Assurance has been helping cattle producers keep herds healthy and consumers safe since the late 1970s. Like any successful program, BQA has evolved with producer and consumer needs, instrumental in recent successes in re-building beef demand. Josh White, executive director of producer education for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, talked with me about how BQA is beginning to get the consumer attention it deserves.
“It has never been more important to make sure your BQA certification is up to date to you can be counted in those who are standing up saying, ‘hey, we are doing the right thing by our cattle and our land,’” White said. “That message is being carried by (the NBCA) and others in the supply chain, all the way to consumers.”
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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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Easy Four Ingredient Ice Cream Recipe Wins 2021 State Fair of Oklahoma DairyMAX Ice Cream Contest- Here's the Recipe!
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One of the fun jobs a person can have- even if it's just once a year on a Sunday afternoon is to be a State Fair Homemade Ice Cream Contest judge. I have had the opportunity to do that for more than a decade at the State Fair of Oklahoma's DairyMAX Cow to Cone Ice Cream Contest. Also on the judge's stand at the 2021 contest with me was Amanda Ford, Registered Dietician and the Program Coordinator for Health and Wellness and School Marketing for DairyMAX.
After we had gotten our sugar rush and had tasted and analyzed the entries in three categories- I talked with Ford about the contest and her work on behalf of dairy farmers in Oklahoma. She told me "I love homemade ice cream- it's a great summer treat on hot days like today." She and the other judges selected the top entries- and then the general public was allowed to sample the work of the contestants- and select the People's Choice winner- which has always been considered the Champion of the annual show.
When we posted our pics and announced the winner of the People's Choice Award on Social Media- Oklahoma Farm Bureau President Rodd Moesel quickly replied and congratulated Mucio Lavilla- whose Caramel Toffee Ice Cream was picked by the fairgowers who voted in the contest the best- earning him the Purple Ribbon. Rodd said of Mucio "How cool! Mucio Davilla is President of the Memorial Wonders 4-H Club Mom leads & he is a really great young man!"
Our team of judges agree with Rodd- and we selected his Ice Cream recipe as the First Place in the Mixed category of the contest- and then the public voted him as the People's Choice- and here is that recipe- short and sweet:
Caramel Toffee Ice Cream
There are four ingredients
1 Can Dulce Leche Milk Based Caramel
4 Bars Heath Toffee (broken into small pieces)
2 Cups Whipping Cream
3 Cups Whole Milk
Mix all the ingredients and freeze.
Give it a try- it was really good!
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A Brief History of Cattle Cycles with OSU's Derrell Peel
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Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel offers his expertise on cattle markets. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically by Paul Beck. Today, Peel talks about cattle cycles.
“The cattle cycle is perhaps the most iconic characteristic of the U.S. cattle industry. Cattle cycles emerged as the ranching industry developed in the late 1800s. Cattle inventory data shows that the number of cattle in the U.S. was 28.6 million head in 1867, just after the Civil War. Cattle numbers expanded continuously to 60 million head by 1890, the first cyclical peak. Cattle numbers liquidated to 49.2 million head by 1896 before expanding again. The was the first of continuous cattle cycles, which have continued since. Cattle cycles can be measured from peak to peak or trough to trough. There have been a total of 12 cyclical peaks and 11 cyclical troughs since the first peak in 1890. Often described as a “ten-year cycle”, the time between peaks and between troughs has averaged 12.8 years.
“Cycles have been a feature of the cattle industry regardless of whether the industry is trending larger or smaller. Cattle inventories trended higher from 28.6 million head in 1867 to 132.0 million head in 1975, an increase of 361% over 108 years. Cattle inventories have trended generally lower since 1975. The 2021 inventory of 93.6 million head is down 29.1 percent from the peak in 1975 but is 226.8 percent higher than the 1867 level."
You can read his complete analysis by clicking on the blue button below.
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NCBA and PLC Condemn BLM Headquarters Move Back to Washington D.C.
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Earlier this month, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) condemned the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to relocate its headquarters to Washington, D.C. amid multiple, historic environmental crises in the western United States.
"Unfortunately, the BLM’s operations suffered as a result of their move to Grand Junction, Colo., and the subsequent uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Implementing another move now, when the time and attention of the BLM staff is more needed than ever, is a step western communities cannot afford. The BLM should be prioritizing time-sensitive land management improvements, not playing political football with their mailing address."
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NCGA Continues Call for Research Projects to Solve Aflatoxin Issues
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The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) announced a new round of research grants to help farmers manage aflatoxin issues. Letters of intent from principal investigators, co-principal investigators, and collaborators - not exceeding the $75,000 per year limit - will be accepted by the Aflatoxin Mitigation Center of Excellence (AMCOE) no later than October 15, 2021.
AMCOE’s Research Program will again offer grants for projects focused on solving profit-robbing aflatoxin issues for farmers.
The six priority areas for projects funded for 2022 are biological control, transgenic modification, plant breeding, amelioration technology, best management strategies and improved testing procedures.
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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 had an "up" day on Monday- Choice Beef was up $1.19 while Select Beef was up by $1.00 on Monday, September 20th.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 7,000 head(estimated) for their regular Monday sale on September 20th.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00 - 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00 - 6.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves unevenly steady. Demand moderate to good.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 4,412 for their regular Monday sale on September 20th.
Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Supply and demand was moderate.
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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Ron Hays, Senior Farm Director and Editor
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