Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Crop Progress Report Show Oklahoma Cotton Harvest is 60% Completed
- Ag Groups React As President Biden Signs the Infrastructure Package
- Farmers for Free Trade Statement on Signing of Bipartisan Infrastructure Package
- Upcoming Cattlemen's Congress 2022 Taking Entries & Inviting Cattle Producers- Y'all Come!
- OSU's Derrell Peel Goes Over Fall Feeder Run and Cull Cow Markets
- Oklahoma Legislature in Special Session- All Eyes on New Fifth Congressional District Lines
- Growers Frustrated EPA Opted Against Best Science in BEs
- Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Gifts $800,000 to Oklahoma 4-H Foundation
- Meet the Brandon Family, OKFB's District Seven Farm and Ranch Family Honorees
- National Livestock to Auction Calf Benefiting All American Beef Battalion
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Crop Progress Report Show Oklahoma Cotton Harvest is 60% Completed |
According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report, the state’s winter wheat crop condition is 54% good to excellent, 37% fair and 9% poor to very poor. At this time, Oklahoma’s winter wheat crop is 94% planted, 5 points behind this time last year and 1 point behind the five-year average. Oklahoma winter wheat is 83% emerged, 3 points behind this time last year and the five-year average.
Oklahoma grain sorghum crop condition is 37% good to excellent, 25% fair and 38% poor to very poor. Grain sorghum harvested is at 85%.
Oklahoma soybean crop condition is at 52% good to excellent, 31% fair and 17% poor to very poor. Soybeans harvested is 70%.
Oklahoma cotton crop condition is 68% good to excellent, 24% fair and 8% poor to very poor. Cotton harvested is at 60%.
Pasture and range condition is 34% good to excellent, 45% fair and 21% poor to very poor.
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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.
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Ag Groups React to Signing-In of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act |
Today, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law, which reauthorizes surface transportation programs for five years, through Fiscal Year 2026, and provides for a one-time transfer of funds from the General Fund into the Highway Trust Fund; authorizes programs for water, energy, and broadband infrastructure; and provides emergency supplemental appropriations.
The National Association of Wheat Growers CEO Chandler Goule said, "NAWG recognizes the hard work and commitment to bipartisanship that led to this bill becoming law. This once-in-a-generation commitment to infrastructure will aid in wheat growers’ competitiveness on a global stage and make critical investments in rural America. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act achieved both of those goals.”
Brian Kuehl, Executive Director of Farmers for Free Trade said, "This is a historic investment in America’s agriculture infrastructure. While American agriculture depends on trade, trade depends on infrastructure. For too long we have seen our competitive advantage in infrastructure slip. Today marks a turning point. This is a win for American agricultural, workers, trade and our economy and will allow the United States to be a global leader going forward."
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Upcoming Cattlemen's Congress 2022 Taking Entries & Inviting Cattle Producers- Y'all Come!
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The second annual Cattlemen’s Congress is coming to Oklahoma City to ring in the new year. Bray Haven, executive vice president of Cattlemen's Congress, is with us again on our Beef Buzz talking about the upcoming event. If you missed Part One of our conversation, check it out here.
24 cattle breeds are expected to enter the show ring, 15 sales are scheduled to take place, featuring some of the best of those breeds, plus a trade show are all on the books for the upcoming cattle show.
“The trade show is an animal of its own,” Haven said. “We started in the summer putting out some feelers on getting some trade show and herd-sire displays and booths - we have already got a waiting list for that.
“We are about the exhibitors and the breed associations here at Cattlemen’s Congress,” Haven said. “We want to make sure that the experience for them is top notch.”
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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 daily report 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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OSU's Derrell Peel Goes Over Fall Feeder Run and Cull Cow Markets |
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel offers his expertise in the cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically by Paul Beck. Today, Peel talks about the fall feeder cattle run and cull cow markets.
The fall feeder run is in full swing with calf prices moving counter-seasonally higher. In Oklahoma, the combined auction total last week was 40,411 head of feeder cattle, up from 26,298 head the week prior. It is typical for the middle two weeks of November to have the largest weekly auction totals for the year.
In the last two weeks, I have collected auction sale data on over 13,000 head of feeder cattle at sales in Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and South Dakota. This tour has highlighted the fascinating differences in the cattle, the ways the cattle industry works, and the cattle industry culture across the country. In general, all prices are higher week on week since early October with the highest overall prices, as is typical, in Nebraska.
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Oklahoma Legislature in Special Session- All Eyes on New Fifth Congressional District Lines |
Our friend and colleague Jerry Bohnen has written over on Oklahoma Energy Today about this week's Special Session that the Oklahoma Legislature is holding- as they work on the redistricting required by the new population numbers from the 2020 US Census.
Oklahoma keeps five Congressional Seats- based on the Census. The District where Democrats are most unhappy with is the Fifth District- which includes most of Oklahoma City. The seat, now held by Congresswoman Stephanie Bice, has included the vast majority of Oklahoma County and Pottawatomie and Seminole for a long time- has been redrawn by the Legislature to include Lincoln County, the southern half of Logan County and a piece of Canadian County.
Parts of southern Oklahoma County will now be in the third and fourth districts to balance the population totals.
According to the website NonDoc- “Right now, Oklahoma City is already represented by three members of Congress. It’s just where that line is drawn,” said Sen. Lonnie Paxton (R-Tuttle), the Oklahoma State Senate redistricting chairman. “The fact that Oklahoma City has three representatives in Congress has not changed. For example, some of the areas in the Lincoln and Logan County areas, some input we had from some of the agriculture groups is that they would like to have some type of influence and rural influence in every congressional district. There was discussion on that. All of that stuff kind of came into play.”
The Legislature is likely to approve the new plan- and it is also likely it will be challenged in the courts.
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Growers Frustrated EPA Opted Against Best Science in BEs |
“The best available science and data.” It’s a phrase that carries heavy weight-or at least it should, as “the best available science and data” is the standard by which a regulatory agency is charged with conducting Endangered Species Act decisions. It is also the standard on which the fate of farmers across the country and their continued ability to use vital crop protection tools hinges.
Grower groups are expressing frustration that EPA recently did not use “the best available science and data,” as is required by law, in its endangered species biological evaluations (BE) for glyphosate, atrazine, and simazine released Nov. 12. As a result, EPA’s final BEs for these chemistries vastly inflate the number of species and habitats found likely to be adversely affected.
The American Soybean Association and American Farm Bureau Federation have sought to provide the agency with better, real-world data sources, including in comments on the draft BEs-comments that EPA opted not to incorporate into the final BE.
By EPA making such unrealistic findings, the agency must now formally consult with Fish & Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service on hundreds of additional species, which would have been unnecessary had EPA used the best available data. This extra burden will likely further strain resource-strapped agencies, expand regulatory timeframes, and result in additional product restrictions that may do nothing to protect species.
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Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Gifts $800,000 to Oklahoma 4-H Foundation |
The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma (MCFOK) has gifted the Oklahoma 4-H Foundation $800,000 to bolster support for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) project work within the Oklahoma 4-H Youth Development Program, as well as funding to enhance the annual State 4-H Roundup.
The generous donation follows gifts of $100,000 in 2020 and $100,000 earlier this year that established the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma Endowment Fund within the 4-H Foundation. Their total contribution to the endowment fund is $1 million.
The Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma has a long history of supporting public education and wants to do things that benefit education and the young people in the state, said John Logan, their executive director.
“4-H is one of the organizations that has a presence in every county, and we’re always looking for ways to support such a presence,” Logan said. “State 4-H Roundup provides benefits to every club member who attends by providing opportunities to participate in workshops and meet peers from other clubs across the state. Having a secure funding base allows 4-H leadership to plan a good program and bring in quality speakers to share with members. It’s dollars well spent.”
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Meet the Brandon Family, OKFB's District Seven Farm and Ranch Family Honorees |
Pride in his family’s heritage in agriculture is a driving force for Charlie Brandon as he carries with him each day the responsibility of preserving his family’s farm.
Raised in the same house where his grandmother grew up, Charlie learned to farm and ranch alongside his father and grandfather in Kay County.
“I am the fourth generation to have the ability and the luxury - if you’d like to call it that - to farm and ranch on the same ground as my great-grandparents and my grandparents and my parents,” he said.
The family runs a diverse farm and ranch in north central Oklahoma, growing wheat, corn, milo, soybeans and oats alongside a hay business and a cow/calf and stocker operation.
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National Livestock to Auction Calf Benefiting All American Beef Battalion |
The National Livestock Companies in partnership with Oklahoma National Stockyards and the Oklahoma City Livestock Exchange are pleased to announce their support, once again, for the All American Beef Battalion (AABB).
Monday, Nov. 22 the Oklahoma National Stockyards will auction a calf for the benefit of the AABB, along with National Livestock providing lunch for those in attendance. The AABB crew is bringing in their cooker and will be preparing a ribeye lunch. The actual sale will take place at approximately 12:30 p.m. in the sale arena of the Stockyards.
The calf to be auctioned is again being donated by 3C Cattle Feeders and the Clyde Runyan family of Mill Creek, Oklahoma. A very special thanks go out to Penny, along with her sons Casey and Bear, who have donated the calf for 8 years. Clyde was with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam and always considered this as a privilege to be able to give back to the troops. Runyan passed away in 2019 and his family wants to continue the legacy of donating the calf in his honor.
This is the 10th year for the National Livestock companies, Oklahoma National Stockyards and the Oklahoma City Livestock Exchange to be involved in supporting the AABB. With the 2019 auction bringing in more than $52,000, contributors to this event have raised over $456,000 from the annual auction of a donated calf.
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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 lower- Choice Beef was down $1.10 and Select Beef was down $2.25 on Monday, November 15th
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 13,800 head on Monday, November 15th.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 2.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good. Quality average to attractive. A increased number of weaned calves on offer today, however all calves selling to very good demand.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 7,643 head for their Monday, November 15th sale.
Compared to last week weaned steer calves under 550 lbs. traded 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder cattle over 550 lbs. traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady. Supply heavy with good demand for weaned and quality cattle. Demand moderate for unweaned calves.
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
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