Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Friday, October 8, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- More Than 150,800 Acres Are Available to Lease This Year Through CLO
- Dr. Kim Anderson Says Wheat Stocks are Tight in the U.S.
- Latest Drought Monitor Report Shows Little Drought Improvement from Last Week's Rain
- 150 4-H and FFA Members Share More Than $300,000 at Tulsa State Fair Market Show
- Cattle Producers Should Review Records Before Fall Calving Says Dr. Rosslyn Biggs
- Oklahoma Cattle Producer Scott Blubaugh Testifies Before House Ag Committee
- 2021 Marks the 30th Year the OCA Beef Tent has Served Guests at the Tulsa State Fair (Check it out this final weekend of the Fair!)
- Don't Miss Your Weekend Reading List at the Bottom of the Email!
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More Than 150,800 Acres Are Available to Lease This Year Through CLO |
For more than 130 years, the Commissioners of the Land Office has owned and operated 750,000 surface acres and 1.1 million mineral acres of land in the western half of the state, as the eastern half of the state is Indian Territory.
Through the Organic Act of 1890 and the Oklahoma Statehood Enabling Act of 1906, the Commissioners of the Land Office began “managing assets to support education.” This year, the CLO for the State of Oklahoma is offering more than 150,800 acres, divided into more than 500 tracts of land for lease this fall.
We caught up with Anthony Ruiz, assistant director of the real estate management division for the CLO, as the fall auction schedule was just released.
He said every October, about one-fifth of the CLO’s total leases expire, allowing the highest bidder to take possession of the land, usually as of Jan. 1. The earliest auction is set to take place at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 11 at the Cimarron County Fairgrounds. Each auction is located near available leases, in each region of the state, according to Ruiz.
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Dr. Kim Anderson Says Wheat Stocks are Tight in the U.S. |
This week on SUNUP, Oklahoma State University Grain Marketing Specialist Kim Anderson talks about what a difference a week can make when it comes to grain futures markets. Last week, wheat prices were wallowing around. This week, wheat prices are gaining.
“They broke out the top,” Anderson said. “I think right now the market thinks that the wheat stocks are tight around the world.”
In some locations, wheat stocks are tight and in others, that is not the case, according to Anderson. In the U.S. wheat stocks are tight, he added.
He credits tight wheat stocks for prices out of Medford, Okla. between $7.05 and $7.10 per bushel this week.
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Latest Drought Monitor Report Shows Little Drought Improvement from Last Week's Rain |
According to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, the dry spell in the southern Plains was finally broken by rains late last week. Unfortunately, the temporality of the fall storms offered little relief to the region, as abnormally dry conditions or worse persisted or expanded for the most part.
Since last week’s U.S. Drought Monitor report, abnormally dry conditions in Oklahoma decreased by nearly one point, moderate drought conditions decreased by nearly four points, severe drought conditions decreased by just a half of a point. In the northwestern part of the state, extreme drought conditions increased slightly from last week.(The Oklahoma Map above is Clickable to see more details)
The good news is more rain is predicted in Oklahoma in the next six to ten days. The likelihood of higher-than-normal amounts of rain is between 50% and 60% for most of the state. In western Oklahoma, the likelihood of higher-than-normal amounts of rain goes from 50% to 0% near the New Mexican border of the Panhandle.
In most of the state, excluding the western part of the Panhandle, temperatures are expected to be higher than normal for this time of year.
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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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150 4-H and FFA Members Share More Than $300,000 at Tulsa State Fair Market Show |
It was not your normal Grand Drive one day and Premium Auction the next day at the 2021 Tulsa State Fair. Tulsa has the reputation of being the second largest market animal show in the state of Oklahoma after OYE- and the premiere market animal show in the fall season. Earlier this year, Brandi Herndon and the Tulsa Ringmasters decided that things needed to change- and that 2021 was the year to do it. For several years- the Tulsa State Fair had held a night of Champions where the four species of market animals were brought together in the Ford Truck Arena where the Grand Champions were selected ahead of the Premium Sale the next day. The 2021 Night of Champions took that model- dumping the Premium Sale and instead asked the major donors to forego the appearance of an auction- donate up front and allow the end of show celebration all to be held on the Wednesday evening- spotlighting the top 150 4-H and FFA members who were the best of the show.
The 150 4-H and FFA members who "made the stage" received cash awards totaling $313,000. The highest single award was for the Grand Champion Steer- $25,000, while sixty two exhibitors received checks for a thousand dollars.
Pictured above: Lacey Lawson of Newcastle FFA, the owner of the Grand Champion Market Steer.
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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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Cattle Producers Should Review Records Before Fall Calving Says Dr. Rosslyn Biggs |
As fair season begins to wrap up in Oklahoma, fall calving season is set to begin. For cattle producers, it is always an exciting, and sometimes scary, time as they welcome a new generation of calves into the world.
Rosslyn Biggs, director of continuing education for the College of Veterinary Medicine and beef cattle specialist for the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service at Oklahoma State University, told us the best place to start prepping for fall calving is at the most basic level, according to Biggs, starting with record reviews.
“I need to do some record reviews to know when I am expecting calves,” Biggs said. “I need to be able to keep those records going forward. I want to know: did she have a heifer calf, did she have a bull calve or did she have twins. I want to be able to look back on that information and align that so I can make some adjustments.”
After producers have refreshed themselves with last year’s fall-calving records and know what to expect when they are expecting, the next step is to prepare to capture this year’s data, Biggs said. Once producers are prepared with pen and paper, they should make sure they have supplies and equipment ready to roll, she added.
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Oklahoma Cattle Producer Scott Blubaugh Testifies Before House Ag Committee |
Representing National Farmers Union in a hearing on Thursday before the U.S. House Agriculture Committee on the “State of the Livestock Industry,” Scott Blubaugh, President of the American Farmers and Ranchers, detailed the negative impact consolidation has on family farmers and consumers.
“Promoting competition has been and continues to be a top priority for NFU because of the detrimental effects of consolidation on farmers, ranchers, and consumers,” testified Blubaugh. “Today, most sectors in America’s farm and food system are heavily consolidated and dominated by a small handful of multinational corporations, but even more so in the livestock industry. As a result, farmers and ranchers have been deprived choices, innovation, fair prices, and fair treatment.”
Blubaugh shared with the Committee how Oklahoma has pursued more packing capacity- or hook space, by taking some of the original "Cares Act" money and offering it as grants for smaller processors to build space or removate existing space and bring it up to a standrad that would allow it to be eligible for USDA inspection. He also reminded the Committee that one of the shortcomings faced in Oklahoma is the limited number of USDA inspectors available to smaller processors.
Click on the button below for our story on Blubaugh's appearance at the Hearing in Washington- we have the audio of his testimony- the PDF hard copy of his testimony and more details of his comments as well.
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2021 Marks the 30th Year the OCA Beef Tent has Served Guests at the Tulsa State Fair |
Since 1991 the Beef Tent, run by Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association members, has been a sought-after fair food unique to the Tulsa State Fair. The tent offers consumers a hard-to-find, healthy meal while giving them an opportunity to meet some of the ranchers who produce the beef they buy in the supermarket.
Radio Oklahoma’s own KC Sheperd stopped by the OCA Beef Tent to grab a bite and speak with Tiffany Pruitt, director of operations for the OCA and coordinator for the Oklahoma Junior Cattlemen’s Association.
“This is the one time of year that we set up as a food-service vendor," Pruitt said. "For several years, we have been chosen as Oklahoma’s favorite fair food. It is unique compared to a lot of the other fair food … we do not offer a fried product - it is a freshly grilled product.”
The tent serves famous ribeye-steak sandwiches, that folks from across the state look forward to every year, Pruitt said.
For Pruitt, attending the Tulsa State Fair is more than a family outing, it is a family tradition.
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More Stories to Check Out This Weekend from our Website |
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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 go higher- were mixed on Thursday, October 7th. Choice Beef was $1.32 lower while Select Beef jumped $1.53 higher.
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
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
Chelsea Stanfield, Farm News and Email Editor
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