Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Confirmed With COVID
- Allendale's Rich Nelson says Latest WASDE Disappointing for Wheat and Corn
- Jimmy Emmons Touts Virtual Fencing for it's Advantages for Rotational Grazing
- Eastern Okla. Teams Dominate Commercial Cattle Grading Contest
- OSU's Seth Byrd on the 2022 Perspective Plantings and Optimizing Cotton Irrigation and Production
- K-State Extension Hosting On Line Update on Agricultural Ramifications of Russia-Ukraine War April 13th
- Ron Hays Shares Oklahoma Ag Update on This Week in Agribusiness
- 50th Anniversary Bull Sale of Jorgensen Land and Cattle Company Happening Today
- Checking in on the Beef Checkoff- Oklahoma Beef Council Seeking New Team Beef Members
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USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack Confirmed With COVID |
The following statement came from USDA midday this past Saturday:
"Yesterday, after experiencing mild symptoms, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack tested positive for COVID. He is fully vaccinated and boosted. He is sharing the news of his positive COVID test out of an abundance of transparency.
"The Secretary’s office is conducting contact tracing and is notifying those with whom he may have been a close contact in accordance with CDC guidance.
"From Monday, April 4, to Tuesday, April 5, the Secretary met with Mexican officials while on official travel. The Secretary tested negative at the time of his departure and after his return. Out of an abundance of caution, the Mexican government has been informed of this positive test.
"Secretary Vilsack will isolate in accordance with CDC guidelines and will return to the office after testing negative for the virus. During that time, he will continue his official duties."
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization working to improve the lives of all Oklahomans by supporting our state’s agriculture community. As Oklahoma’s largest general farm organization, OKFB advocates for farmers and ranchers at the state Capitol and in Washington, D.C., to ensure our way of life continues for generations to come. With leadership events, supporting our state’s agricultural youth and connecting consumers with agriculture, Farm Bureau promotes and sustains Oklahoma agriculture in numerous ways. Join with OKFB today by becoming a member at okfarmbureau.org/join. Together, we are rural Oklahoma.
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Allendale's Rich Nelson says Latest WASDE Disappointing for Wheat and Corn |
USDA on Friday released its April Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Changes this month are normally focused on US old crop demand and South American production. For this year, the March and April reports also hold more interest given the potential impacts from Ukraine and Russia. For corn and soybeans these estimates are for ending stocks as of August 31. For wheat this covers activity through May 31.
Citing the uncertainty caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, USDA again lowered projected corn exports from Ukraine by 4.5 million metric tons (mmt) to 23 mmt. USDA also again lowered Ukraine's wheat exports 1 mmt to 19 mmt.
USDA sees soybean exports picking up, partially offsetting declines in Brazil, Ukraine and Russia, and that resulted in lower soybean ending stocks or the 2021-22 crop year. USDA pegs those at 260 million bushels, in line with trade expectations.
Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Allendale's Rich Nelson and he said this report was somewhat disappointing for Corn and Wheat, "They left ending stocks for corn unchanged at 1.440 billion bushels. This comes despite the fact that they lowered the Ukraine corn export estimate yet again, in this case 4.5 million tons. So as far as the trade focus, USDA said there's less corn out there on the export market, but they said the market is not going to care. USDA is going to wait for all those potential sales and futures on the corn side.
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Jimmy Emmons Touts Virtual Fencing for it's Advantages for Rotational Grazing |
If you are a cattle producer, one of the ways you can improve the health of your soil is through rotational grazing. Soil health mentor, Jimmy Emmons talked with me on a new, cutting-edge way to do so - virtual fencing.
Emmons said he traveled to South Dakota earlier last fall and witnessed the virtual fencing technology for himself at Jorgensen Ranches.
“They have been working with a company called Vence for a few years developing this technology,” Emmons said. “The cattle have collars on them, so you can look at your iPad, computer or phone and see where your cows are at.”
Vence allows you to see the virtual fence and move the fence through your computer, Emmons said.
“It's really going to be the future of grazing,” Emmons said.
“This technology is really moving fast,” Emmons said. “The Jorgensen’s up there have had great results, and the data coming out of that is just unbelievable, how closely cattle act a lot like humans.”
While there are a few cattle who may not heed the warnings to the shocks, Emmons said that only makes up around 1.5%.
“The big percentage of the animals they said never got shocked,” Emmons said. “They watched the others and really obeyed the law.”
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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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Eastern Okla. Teams Dominate Commercial Cattle Grading Contest |
Over 400 4-H and FFA Youth participated in the 2022 OKC West Commercial Cattle Grading Contest on Friday.
In the 4-H Division- the top team was the Muskogee County team made up of Kaylee Wood, Aspyn Ward and Tyann Stacy.
Second and third place teams came from Alfalfa County and Logan County.
In the FFA Division- the Keys FFA Chapter team made up of Martha Haggard, Garin Barnesm Savannah Crittenden and Andra Garrett took the top prize.
High individuals were Kaylee Wood of Muskogee County in 4-H and Gage Tennyson of Beggs FFA in the FFA Division.
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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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OSU's Seth Byrd on the 2022 Perspective Plantings and Optimizing Cotton Irrigation and Production |
Since the perspective plantings report which came out last week, we know that Oklahoma was predicted to have 530,000 acres of cotton, which was 35,000 more than last year. KC Sheperd talks to Seth Byrd about a project he is involved in with Oklahoma State University to optimize cotton irrigation and production and why perspective cotton acres are high.
Byrd said the increase in perspective plantings for cotton may have to do a lot with price, but they are only predictions, so a lot of the actual planting is going to depend on if we have any significant moisture in the next two months.
“If you look at a map of 90-day rainfall and see the patterns of it, the southwest part of the state has been missing a lot of these rain events,” Byrd said. “I think there is some uncertainty down there in terms of what we are going to see planted if this pattern continues.”
Byrd said we have been in the same situation before and catching a rain in late April or early May could change everything.
“What we are seeing right now is that the increase is probably coming from cotton being a more attractive option to folks in some of these newer, or less traditional areas,” Byrd said. “At the same time, we can see a drop in acreage in some of our more traditional regions of the state.”
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K-State Extension Hosting On Line Update on Agricultural Ramifications of Russia-Ukraine War April 13th |
Kansas State Extension is offering a mini-update to their earlier series on the Russia-Ukraine conflict on Wednesday, April 13 at 12 noon. This online seminar is called the Risk and Profit Online Mini-Conference: Ukraine-Russia Conflict - Agricultural Ramifications.
There will be two presentations on Wednesday.
First, Antonina Broyaka, former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Entrepreneurship at the Vinnytsia National Agrarian University in Ukraine and visiting professor at K-State, will provide an update on the economic situation related to the conflict and regional and local perspectives which can be helpful in understanding the situation better.
Daniel O'Brien, Professor and Extension Specialist in Grain Marketing at K-State will provide further information related to sunflower markets, as well as relevant information from the April 9 WASDE report.
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Ron Hays Shares Oklahoma Ag Update on This Week in Agribusiness |
Thanks to Max Armstrong and Mike Pearson for asking me to join them for a few minutes to talk Oklahoma crop and cattle conditions on This Week in Agribusiness- Check out our visit with Mike starting at 17:27 mark on their April 9 report!
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50th Anniversary Bull Sale of Jorgensen Land and Cattle Company Happening Today |
The Jorgensen family invites you to join them at 1 PM this afternoon for their 50th Anniversary Production Sale featuring some of the top genetics in the Angus Breed from the largest linebred Angus herd in the nation.
The sale can be viewed and you can participate on DV Auction- available here.
This year’s sale will feature:
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Rito Line bulls, including sons of SAV Quarterback, Rito 7075, Ideal 4134, SAV Renown, and limited offering of semen from Rito 0040 Magnum
- Eldorado Line bulls, including sons of Ideal Encore, Ideal 9524, Ideal 3444, and Ideal 1418
- Traveler Line bulls by Ideal 4223
- Emulation Line bulls by SAV Elation
- Emulous Line bulls, including sons of Tail N Emulous 1674, Ramsey Emulous 142, Ideal 5609, Extra 2207, and SAV Rainfall
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Sale starts at 1:00 PM CDT, Monday, April 11, 2022, at Jorgensen Land & Cattle in Ideal, SD.
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Checking in on the Beef Checkoff- Oklahoma Beef Council Seeking New Team Beef Members |
The Oklahoma Beef Council is seeking new members for Oklahoma Team Beef. The team was developed to promote beef’s health benefits and showcase people leading active and healthy lifestyles fueled by beef. Across the country, members of Team Beef recognize the nutritional benefits and vital role that beef, a high-quality protein, plays in their training. And, they’re actively working to spread that message through race participation.
In 2021, Team Beef Oklahoma had a great participation. Members ran in 62 races in Oklahoma and around the US sporting their Team Beef jerseys. One member completed the Boston Marathon and another member completed a 50-mile race.
To learn more about being a part of Team Beef- click here
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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 were lower at the end of last week- Choice Beef was down 93 cents5 cents and Select Beef was down 89 cents on Friday 4/8/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 6,500 head on land Sunday evening- and according to Stockyards President Kelli Payne- they expect to start this morning's auction with 7,300 head with more coming in during the morning hours.
They will start today's sale at 6:30 AM.
Compared to the sale on March 28th- last week Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 6.00 -10.00 lower. Quality plain to average. Demand moderate to good. More rain falling across the state overnight and on Monday, however Western Oklahoma remains dry. Cattle futures fell sharply Monday as grain prices forged higher. This, all on uncertainties of events taking place overseas and how long there will be unrest.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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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/Ranch Broadcaster and Editor
KC Sheperd, Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
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The Road to Rural Prosperity dives into these stories, bringing you stories covering rural life, agriculture, energy, healthcare, tourism, and politics affecting rural America.
The Road to Rural Prosperity is here to tell stories about rural America, for rural America.
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Our Latest RRP features Don Schieber, the 2022 winner of the Outstanding Achievement in Agriculture Award, which is the highest award given by the Governor of Oklahoma to honor distinguished Oklahoma agriculture producers. This prestigious award honors leaders in the agriculture industry who exemplify personal values, performance, and achievement.
Governor Kevin Stitt presented Schieber his award during the Oklahoma celebration of Ag Day on March 24th- after riding with the honoree in a mule drawn wagon up Lincoln Blvd to the front steps of the Oklahoma State Capitol.
Schieber is the 25th award winner and becomes the newest inductee into the Oklahoma Ag Hall of Fame. Ron and Don talk about his career in production agriculture- his work on behalf of wheat farmers with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and US Wheat Associates that included traveling to 26 countries taking the Oklahoma wheat production story to buyers of wheat around the world. Don is a major supporter of the wheat breeding work of Dr. Brett Carver- having provided ground on his farm in Kay County for an OSU wheat Variety Field Plot for 17 years.
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