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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- OSU's Brett Carver is Excited to be part of a Monumental Time for the OSU Wheat Improvement Team
- Ok. State Budget Announced- OkFB's Steve Thompson Offers Rural Analysis
- John Butler with Beef Marketing Group Aims to See All Segments of the Beef Industry Working Together
- 2022 Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Summer Conference Registration
- Day One- Kansas Wheat Tour Participants Call Crop "Spotty" With Drought Stress the Norm
- Monitor and Maintain for Optimum Pond Performance
- Beef. It's What's For Dinner. Partners with FOX's MASTERCHEF JUNIOR
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OSU's Brett Carver is Excited to be part of a Monumental Time for the OSU Wheat Improvement Team |
Farm Director KC Sheperd visited with OSU’s Dr. Brett Carver with the Oklahoma State University Wheat Improvement Team during the Lahoma Wheat Field Day on May 13th. Carver talked about different wheat varieties and some exciting things coming for the OSU Wheat Improvement Team.
Carver said differences he has seen in different areas during wheat variety tours come down to how much water the wheat received. The hot and dry winds are not helping the lack of water in some places, Carver added.
“We are still seeing some amazing wheat considering the conditions,” Carver said. “I have seen some really poor wheat even in our breeding nurseries that just didn’t have maybe one critical rainfall.”
In the drought, Carver said he was pleased with how combining traits in experimental varieties went.
“We are not losing on drought-stressed tolerance,” Carver said. “Fortunately, relying on a background for a donor, like Snowmass, which comes from the high plains, from the eastern part of Colorado, it has its days of drought-stressed tolerance as well.”
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Ok. State Budget Announced- OkFB's Steve Thompson Offers Rural Analysis |
State lawmakers are inching closer to a final budget deal in the waning days of the 2022 State Legislative session. The number now appears to be 9.84 million dollars for the FY 2023 state budget. I talked with Steve Thompson of Oklahoma Farm Bureau on Tuesday late afternoon about where things currently stand.
Thompson says that the general farm organization is pleased with several of the elements that make up the budget deal- brokered between the Senate and the House- apparently without much input from the Governor and his staff. According to NonDoc's Tres Savage, there is frustration by the Governor of not having more influence in the negotiations. Savage reports "Stitt’s team was only welcomed into budget negotiations a week ago, on Tuesday, May 10. Last year, by comparison, the governor’s team entered the room April 21, his staff said.
One of the positives for rural Oklahoma, according to Thompson, is money for the state to be able to respond to drought needs in the days ahead- "we're really pleased that three million dollars has been invested into the state's emergency drought assistance fund."
Thompson also points to the lawmakers providing resources through ODAFF for rural fire departments across the state- and money to help increase the number of meat inspectors hired by the state.
The budget agreement is contained in Senate Bill 1040, the general appropriations bill, and several companion bills to be introduced in the Joint Committee on Appropriations & Budget (JCAB) this week.
After JCAB hearings, budget bills can be heard in chambers of origin the next day and opposite chambers two days later.
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John Butler with Beef Marketing Group Aims to See All Segments of the Beef Industry Working Together |
I visited with John Butler, CEO of the Beef Marketing Group which focuses on continuously improving sustainability metrics in the group’s 16 different feedlots located in Kansas and Nebraska. Butler talked about not only improving sustainability in their feedlots but working together with everyone in the beef pipeline to achieve a common goal.
“I can’t speak for the other feed yards, but I can speak for us,” Butler said. “The way we look at our role as cattle feeders is as a participant in the supply chain.”
Butler said seeing themselves as participants in the supply chain means they are in the beef business, but they also count on other sectors. Butler sees their role as working to cultivate relationships and business opportunities with the entire supply chain to capitalize on added value while the cattle are in the feeding phase.
“That is really the way we look at it,” Butler said. “Which might be a little bit differently, is that we don’t look at ourselves necessarily as just cattle feeders, but a participant in a supply chain.”
Butler wants to find ways to lock arms with partners in the cow-calf, stocker, and packer sectors because they all contribute to the carbon footprint in some way. Working together with all sectors of the beef industry to reduce the carbon footprint in a substantial and relevant way is Butler’s concern, he said.
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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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2022 Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Summer Conference Registration |
Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom's Summer Conference on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Please register below so we can plan for meals - lunch will be provided. The conference is moving back to the Moore-Norman Technology Center on the South Penn Campus, and we are excited to announce we are having TED's again this year!!
You will have the opportunity to attend numerous AITC workshops throughout the day taught by teachers throughout Oklahoma. These teachers have used Ag in the Classroom for years and will give you great ideas for your own classroom!
The one-day conference is FREE!! Get it on your calendar and invite your friends for a wonderful day of learning!
You will receive a more detailed schedule of the day through email closer to the conference date.
SEE YOU SOON!!
JULY 19, 2022--8:30-4:00
Moore Norman Technology Center
13301 S Pennsylvania Ave, Oklahoma City, OK 73170
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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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Day One- Kansas Wheat Tour Participants Call Crop Spotty With Significant Drought Stress the Norm |
About 83 people from 24 U.S. states plus Mexico and Canada, traveled in 20 cars on six routes between Manhattan and Colby, Kan., Tuesday, stopping at wheat fields every 15-20 miles along the routes, as part of the Wheat Quality Council’s 64th Annual Hard Winter Wheat Evaluation Tour. One of those traveling the on the tour in 2022 is Chris Kirby with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission- Chris talked with a couple of the participants at the end of day one- you can hear her conversations by clicking on the Listen Bar at the bottom of this story. (The yardstick pic shows how dry things are at some of the locations that the tour stopped at on Tuesday- The pic by the Headline was one of the best fields of the day shown on Twitter- 47 BPA in Rice County)
Tuesday’s cars of wheat tour scouts made 248 stops at wheat fields across north central, central and northwest Kansas, and into southern counties in Nebraska. The calculated yield is based on what scouts saw at this point in time. A lot can happen between now and harvest. The calculated yield from all cars was 39.5 bushels per acre, which was 20 bushels lower than the yield of 59.2 bushels per acre from the same routes in 2021.
Romulo Lollato, K-State wheat extension specialist, reported that yields varied greatly based on cropping system. Wheat after fallow looked better than wheat after corn or soybeans. “We saw wheat today that looked better than other fields, but comparing to last year, the yield potential is not nearly as good,” he said.
While the USDA/NASS estimated 6% abandonment, Lollato estimates abandonment will be more like 8-10%.
“We need to be thankful to breeders that we have a crop this year,” said Lollato. “Genetics are playing an important part. Genetics will have a huge impact on baking quality and protein.” He added, kernels are currently developing, so we can still get test weight if we get rain. Heat stress can hurt the test weights.
The picture below is a very thin, short stand and was seen a lot on Tuesday
Below the Blue Button- the graphic shows the details of the day's scouting- thanks to Jennifer Latzke for sharing that.
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Monitor and Maintain for Optimum Pond Performance |
Eastern and central Oklahoma have experienced heavy rains during the past few weeks, and the precipitation gives landowners an opportunity to evaluate their ponds.
In a general-purpose pond as well as one available to livestock, Marley Beem, Oklahoma State University Extension specialist in aquaculture, said landowners should monitor the overflow structures, such as an internal standpipe, for floating debris.
“After a major overflow event has occurred, remove any floating limbs or items that impede or clog the pipe,” Beem said. “One of the major dangers of a failed primary spillway is overtopping, which can quickly lead to a dam blowout.”
Spillway structures have a limited lifetime of anywhere from 20 to 50 years before corrosion compromises their integrity. When a primary spillway can no longer handle the amount of water delivered by a watershed, an auxiliary spillway functions to allow a safe overflow. This is a flat, earthen channel around one end of the dam. Beem advises quickly repairing any erosion and keeping the channel well vegetated and free of debris.
“Flowing water has tremendous cutting power, so it’s well worth your time and effort to make sure your control structures are functioning as intended,” he said.
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Beef. It's What's For Dinner. Partners with FOX's MASTERCHEF JUNIOR |
The stakes are high, as talented young chefs bring out their aprons and return to the kitchen on the hit culinary competition series MASTERCHEF JUNIOR airing Thursdays (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. This week, the seven remaining junior chefs test their culinary knowledge of different cuts of steak. In the first challenge of the night, the young chefs will have just 45 minutes to create an egg dish. The challenge winner earns immunity and decides the order in which the other contestants will choose a cut of steak in an Operation-style game. The winner of the steak challenge will get his or her recipe published on BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com and win a trip to a cattle farm.
The episode is in partnership with the Beef Checkoff-funded Beef. It's What's For Dinner. brand and Endemol Shine North America, producers of MASTERCHEF JUNIOR.
"It's so exciting to have Beef. It's What's For Dinner. back on network television," said Sarah Reece, Senior Executive Director, Brand Marketing, NCBA. "It's amazing to see kids create these fantastic dishes that inspire people to cook and enjoy beef."
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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 higher- Choice Beef was up 17 cents and Select Beef was up $2.52 on Tuesday 05/17/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had a final count of 9,659 head on Monday, May 16, 2022.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady. Feeder heifers 3.00 - 5.00 lower. Steer and heifer calves 4.00 - 8.00 lower. Demand continues better for the heavier weights. . Demand light to moderate for calves. More un-weaned calves beginning to show and this looking more like a June run. Still waiting on the May wheat run to begin unless cattle sold early due to the drought or less graze out cattle due to high wheat prices. Though head count wise, we are close to the same as a year ago, however we are far from the 81 percent over 600 lbs. like last year.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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OKC West in El Reno had a calf run of 1,800 head on Tuesday, May 17th.
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves that were long weaned and suitable for grazing sold mostly steady. Un-weaned, bawling new crop calves traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate for all calves. Cooler temperatures are in the forecast for late in the week and weekend.
For today's Yearling run-
Expecting 8,000
2,800 Feeder Heifers
at 9:00 AM
5,200 Feeder Steers at 1:00 PM
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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