After the report was released, I talked with OSU Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Derrell Peel about the report and what those numbers may mean to cattle producers near term and further out as well.

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“The banquet is our time to congratulate and recognize our outstanding students, faculty, staff and alumni for their hard work and accomplishments each year,” said Dr. Cynda Clary, associate dean of academic programs. “Through their broad collection of perspectives, experiences and contributions, these individuals reflect our college’s dedication to academics, leadership, research and service.”

Leslie Smith was named the 2022 Louis and Betty Gardner Outstanding Senior. Smith is an agribusiness and animal science major from Mutual, Oklahoma.

Alex Ott is the Executive Director of the American Pecan Council and I sat down as the Council gathered this past week in Dallas. Ott told yours truly that a lot of good things had happened while the Pecan Council sat up the infrastructure for the FMO- now five years old- and awareness of Pecans is one of those good things. "2021- for Pecans- it was a good year. We actually increased consumption of pecans."

The FMO has been approved by growers for another five years- and now pecan growers have decided to take another step and become the very first commodity in the US to have both a Federal Marketing Order and a Checkoff as well.

Why both? The FMO has been remarkably successful for US Pecan growers- but Ott says that producers were frustrated that imported buts- mostly from Mexico- were getting a free ride from the marketing and promotion efforts of the American Pecan Council. The promotion efforts- including the Original Supernut campaign told the story of US Pecans but received no monetary support from imported nuts. So pecan leadership have set up the 22nd Research and Promotion Checkoff Board for US Agriculture- and this new body will operate in addition to the American Pecan Council.

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!

“This is a true partnership to help meat and poultry processors and grant applicants diversify processing ownership throughout the country,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “Meat and poultry processing is a complex sector that requires significant planning and forethought to manage economic viability concurrently with worker, food, and environmental safety. We are pleased to partner with these initial organizations, given their deep technical expertise and demonstrated service to underserved communities, as part of our support for fairer, more competitive, and resilient meat and poultry supply chains.”

The panel that I worked with included Dr. Ty Lawrence of West Texas A&M University- he is the Director of the Beef Carcass Research Center at WTAMU; Dr. Trent McEvers of Dean Cluck Feeders in the Texas Panhandle, Dr. Randall Raymond with Simplot Livestock in Idaho and John Hepton, Nutrionist with Performix Nutrition Systems.

Also on the panel was Dr. Wade Nichols, Senior Tech Service Manager with Merck- Dr. Nichols has been working with beef implants for as long as anyone- back to some of the earliest implants that were available for beef cattle producers.

You can watch the video by clicking below- it offers some excellent insights into how implants deliver on a higher yielding carcass in a cost effective way. Learn more about Merck's lineup of implant technology by clicking here.

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Ron on RON Markets as heard on K101  

Wholesale Boxed Beef Prices were once again mixed- Choice Beef was up 23 cents and Select Beef was down 45 cents on Friday March 25, 2022

Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News

Oklahoma National Stockyards had 8,458 head of cattle last Monday- and Kelli Payne, President of ONSY- tells us that they had on hand 6800 head Sunday evening- and are expecting 7700 head when they start the sale this morning- they expect to sale an estimated 8,300 head when the sale is complete later today. They will start the sale at 8 AM this morning.

Compared to the sale of March 14- Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher on March 21st. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves lightly tested, unevenly steady. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to good. 

Click below for the complete closing report.

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..

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.

Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network - analyzing the Futures Markets for that trading day- as reported by KC Sheperd.

The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by the USDA Market News

Finally, here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.

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