Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Wednesday, February 9, 2022 |
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Kyle Hilbert Sworn in as Speaker Pro Tempore
- Showcasing Good Stewardship is the U.S. Beef Cattle Industry's Sustainability Story
- AFR Cooperative Announces 117th Annual Convention
- Discussing Hardware Disease in Beef Cattle with OSU's Mark Johnson
- How the Noble Research Institute is Regenerating the Noble Ranches by Starting with Context
- Oklahoma Prairie Beef Solutions is Open for Business
- Lankford Wants to Stop Resurrection of Biden-Obama WOTUS Overreach
- Oklahoma Genetics Annual Meeting Happening Via ZOOM This Friday
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Kyle Hilbert Sworn in as Speaker Pro Tempore |
Rep. Kyle Hilbert, R-Bristow, was elected on Tuesday the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.
The Speaker Pro Tempore serves as the chamber's second highest officer and assists leadership in all facets of administering the business of the House. The position serves as a voting member on all House committees.
Hilbert was formally elected with 82 votes. Joined by his wife Alexis and their daughter Addison, he was sworn in by Oklahoma Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Darby.
"It's truly an honor to serve in one of the two positions in this House that are elected by the full body, the full membership of the House of Representatives," Hilbert said in his first time addressing the body as Speaker Pro Tempore.
Hilbert, who represents House District 29, is the youngest Speaker Pro Tempore in modern history at 27 years old.
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Midwest Farm Shows is proud to produce the two best Farm Shows in the State of Oklahoma annually- the Tulsa Farm Show each December and the Oklahoma City Farm Show each April.
They would like to thank all of you who participated in their 2021 Tulsa City Farm Show.
Up next will be the Oklahoma City’s premier spring agricultural and ranching event with returns to the State Fair Park April 7-8-9, 2022.
Now is the ideal time to contact the Midwest Farm Show Office at 507-437-7969 and book space at the 2022 Oklahoma City Farm Show. To learn more about the Oklahoma City Farm Show, click here.
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Showcasing Good Stewardship is the U.S. Beef Cattle Industry's Sustainability Story |
Sustainability is a topic that is not going away! Last year, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association members set a goal to make U.S. cattle production climate neutral by 2040. NCBA CEO Colin Woodall told us that to reach that goal, NCBA leadership has to keep members and the public informed about how they are getting there.
“When it comes to sustainability, we have had a lot of success when it comes to keeping rules and regulations off of us (from) the Biden administration thus far,” Woodall said. “The way we have done that is to show that we are serious about this.”
Woodall said getting on board with the sustainability movement is not about bending to rules and regulations, but about telling the story of stewardship that ranchers have been practicing for generations.
“The great work that we do to protect the soil, air, water, grass and our animals,” Woodall said. “Showcasing that is a part of what we are talking about here.”
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AFR Cooperative Announces 117th Annual Convention |
American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) will host its 117th annual state convention Feb. 11-13 at the Embassy Suites & Conference Center. This year’s convention theme is “One AFR.”
This year’s three-day event features speakers like National Farmers Union President Rob Larew, Montana Farmers Union President Walter Schweitzer, and Oklahoma Reps. Dick Lowe and Ty Burns. U.S. Representative Frank Lucas will also address convention banquet guests.
Convention attendees will learn about timely legislative issues, such as industry consolidation and lack of competition in agriculture, and much more.
The convention also entertains with Animal Planet’s Travis Brorsen. Convention attendees will also hear from state winners of the annual AFR Speech Contest and will honor those cooperative members who have passed in the last calendar year.
In addition to special guests, the convention also features the annual business meeting of Oklahoma Farmers Union and AFR Mutual Insurance Company, as well as discussion and adoption of AFR/OFU legislative policy.
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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!
Click on the Button below to listen to our most recent report
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Discussing Hardware Disease in Beef Cattle with OSU's Mark Johnson |
Weekly, Mark Johnson, extension beef cattle breeding specialist at Oklahoma State University, offers his expertise in cattle breeding. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically by Paul Beck. Yesterday, Johnson talked about Hardware disease in beef cattle.
Hardware disease is a common term for Bovine Traumatic Reticuloperitonitis. It is usually caused by the ingestion of metallic objects like nails, screws or wire. The piece of metal settles in the compartment of the stomach called the reticulum. The weight of the object and the anatomy of the reticulum is a virtual guarantee the metal will remain in the reticulum. Contractions of the reticulum result in the metal irritating or penetrating the lining of the stomach. If the stomach lining is penetrated the object potentially gains access to the heart. This results in several possible scenarios which include local infection, leakage of fluid from the reticulum and the most severe, a puncture of the sac around the heart. Accordingly, hardware disease can be mild, severe or fatal.
Hardware disease can be difficult to conclusively diagnose and clinical signs will vary based on where the hardware has penetrated. Symptoms include the animal standing with its head and neck extended, weight loss, pain, decreased appetite, arched back, reluctance to walk or eat and audible grunting when forced to move. Producers should consult with their veterinarian if hardware disease is suspected. Successful treatment of hardware disease can be achieved by use of antibiotics and administering a magnet into the fore-stomach using a balling gun.
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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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How the Noble Research Institute is Regenerating the Noble Ranches by Starting with Context |
Joe Pokay, general ranch manager for the Noble Research Institute, shares how understanding context on the Noble ranches helped implement regenerative agriculture practices.
For some time, I heard and was taught about the five soil health principles:
1. Cover the Soil
2. Minimize Soil Disturbance
3. Increase Diversity
4. Maintain Continuous Living Plants/Roots
5. Integrate Livestock
All made sense to me and seemed applicable across any ranch.
However, it wasn’t until I was introduced to a sixth principle by the Understanding Ag consultants that I truly saw how universal the soil health principles are. That sixth principle actually takes the No. 1 spot: Know Your Context.
A part of Noble Ranches’ context is to prioritize the health of the soil to support our grazing-animal and pecan enterprises. We stack as many enterprises as we can on the same number of acres to create different revenue streams and hedge ourselves against volatility in any one market.
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Oklahoma Prairie Beef Solutions is Open for Business |
Oklahoma ranchers saw the need to add value to Oklahoma’s cull-cattle supply. There was a lack of opportunity to sell cull cows through traditional sale barns, so a group of producers got together to come up with a resolution: Oklahoma Prairie Beef Solutions (OPBS).
Oklahoma Farm Report Farm Director KC Sheperd discussed this value-added marketing opportunity for Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association members with Sydnee Gerken, director of operations for OPBS.
“Rather than paying based on traditional live weight, we focus on the hot carcass weight of the animals,” Gerken said. “By doing that, we hope to add a premium to those animals.”
OPBS hit the ground running in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic; when many established businesses were struggling to makes ends meet.
“If you are going to start out trying to climb a mountain, you might as well make it steep one,” Gerken said.
Despite the challenges, Gerken and her team have stayed the course, harvesting their first six head in Dec. 2021.
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Lankford Wants to Stop Resurrection of Biden-Obama WOTUS Overreach |
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator John Thune (R-SD) in a letter with the entire Senate Republican Conference to urge the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to suspend the pending rulemaking to redefine the scope of waters protected under the Clean Water Act (CWA), specifically “waters of the United States” (WOTUS), until the US Supreme Court completes its consideration of Sackett v. EPA, a case that is expected to have major implications on CWA scope and enforcement.
The Senators argue that it would be irresponsible for EPA and USACE to proceed with a rulemaking that could be invalidated or significantly altered as early as this summer. The letter also criticizes how the regulatory overreach proposed by the rule would “snarl American economic sectors in red tape” and impose significant uncertainty to a range of stakeholders, especially farmers and ranchers.
“The federal government should not promulgate rules for the sake of political expediency, but rather provide regulatory certainty for stakeholders within the bounds of an agency’s respective statutory authority,” the Senators wrote. “Proceeding with the rulemaking at this time, despite the pending litigation and potentially influential ruling, will only deepen uncertainty within the regulated community.”
“We are foremost troubled to see that the proposed rule exceeds the regulatory authority granted to EPA and USACE by the Clean Water Act,” the Senators continued. “The proposed rule seeks to federalize waters in a land grab that arguably surpasses its 2015 predecessor, improperly encompassing water features traditionally within the sole purview of states, while reverting from the comparative straightforward application of the 2020 Navigable Waters Protection Rule … and interjecting new uncertainties for nearly every private sector stakeholder.”
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Oklahoma Genetics Annual Meeting Happening Via ZOOM This Friday |
The folks at Oklahoma Genetics are spotlighting the OSU Wheat Improvement Team on Friday, February 11th during their 17th Annual OGI Meeting.
While many meetings are back to meeting face to face- with the program that has been planned is primarily OSU based- it was decided to go virtual and will be held via ZOOM.
Contact jill.minahan@okstate.edu for meeting link if you would like to join the sessions and listen/watch the updates on the wheat research program from OSU- hear a New Frontiers update(and more) from Dr. Tom Coon. get an USDA Ag Research Service update from Dr. Kelly Chamberlin and tickle your OSU sports passion with a play by play look at the changing world of college sports with the Voice of the Cowboys- Tom Hunziker.
They have asked me to emcee the session- and I look forward to learning lots from a great lineup at the same time you do- take a look at the agenda in the graphic below.
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OKC West is our Market Links Sponsor- they sell cattle three days a week- Cows on Mondays, Stockers on Tuesday and Feeders on Wednesday- Call 405-262-8800 to learn more.
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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 fall. Choice Beef was down $1.50 and Select Beef was down $1.20 on Tuesday, 02/08/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had just 1,830 head on Monday after last week's snow storm limited cattle movement..
Compared to last week: Receipts limited due to winter storm late last week. Much of the state seeing anywhere from 3-7 inches of snow. Much of this snow drifted due to high winds and unfortunately most of the snow landed in sidebars and ditches. Demand extremely good for the light run. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-6.00 higher, instance 8.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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OKC West in El Reno had 1,000 calves selling on Tuesday.
According to their Facebook page- OKC West is Expecting 4,000 Feeders today February 9th
1,800 Feeder Heifers @ 9:00am
2,200 Feeder Steers @ 11:00am
On Tuesday for the calf sale:
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Demand good to very good. A strong winter storm late last week swept across the trade area hampering livestock movement.
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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