Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Attorney General John O'Connor Endorsed by OkFB, AFR and OCA
- NASS Says Wheat 6% Harvested in Oklahoma as we Wrap Up May
- After Months of Drought- Rains Shutting Down Harvest- Again
- Derrell Peel Reports Ground Beef Demand Continues Strong
- Robin Reid Urges Producers to Sign up for the USDA's LFP Program to Receive Assistance During Drought
- When it Comes to Misinformation Spreading, Emily Solis says it is Better to be Proactive Rather than Reactive
- Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Arkansas Farm Bill Field Hearing
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Attorney General John O'Connor Endorsed by OkFB, AFR and OCA |
At the Oklahoma National Stockyards, KC Sheperd, Farm Director, met up with John O’Connor, the 19th Oklahoma Attorney General. O’Conner is making a run for a four-year term as Oklahoma Attorney General and received the support of three key Oklahoma ag groups on Tuesday.
The incumbent received the endorsements of the two general farm groups in the state(Farm Bureau and American Farmers and Ranchers) as well as the OCA.
“This is an incredible unity of rural Oklahoma,” O’Connor said. “And not just rural- it’s all 77 counties.”
“Conservative Attorney General John O’Connor has always been there for our farmers, we can always trust him to do the right thing for our farming communities, and we are proud to support him,” said Rodd Moesel, President of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
“Conservative Attorney General John O’Connor has a proven record of standing up for Oklahoma’s cattlemen, there is nobody we trust more, and we are proud to support him,” said Byron Yeoman, President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association. “O’Connor is the right choice for Oklahoma, and we will do everything possible to help him win.”
“Our farmers and ranchers are thankful that Attorney General John O’Connor has always been on their side, and we are proud to support him,” said Scott Blubaugh, President of the American Farmers and Ranchers. “We need to keep John O’Connor as our Attorney General, and we will do everything possible to help elect him.”
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The vision of the Oklahoma Beef Council is to be a positive difference for Oklahoma's farming and ranching families and the greater beef community, and its mission is to enhance beef demand by strengthening consumer trust and exceeding consumer expectations.
And Check out this video below that helps you learn more about the Beef Checkoff- .
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NASS Says Wheat 6% Harvested in Oklahoma as we Wrap Up May |
The Oklahoma Winter wheat crop continues to slip in condition even as harvest has begun in the state. The Oklahoma Crop Progress report says that six percent of the crop has now been harvested to date- versus two percent for the five year average. We also have a harvest number for Texas- as that state has reached 22% harvested versus 10% a year ago. Kansas shows no harvest in this week's reports.
The Oklahoma crop is now rated 8% good to excellent- another two points down this week while Kansas improved slightly to 28% in good to excellent shape- up three points this week.
In Oklahoma, Sorghum is 25% planted, compared to the 5-year-average of 32%
Cotton is 40% planted, compared to the five-year average of 34%.
Nationally- corn planting has hit 86% and soybeans now stand at 66%- almost at their five year averages.
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After Months of Drought- Rains Slowing Harvest- Again |
As we finish up our email to send out this morning- a rain delay has developed for the second week in a row across the Oklahoma Wheat Belt- Ahead of these rains- Mike Schulte with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission offered us this brief update as we came out of the Memorial Day holiday weekend-
"Wheat harvest has been moving in most all regions of Southwest, Central and Western parts of Oklahoma.
"Reports of wheat being taking in from Grandfield, Tipton, Altus, Lawton to as far North as Sentinel, Rocky, Okarche, Kingfisher, Omega and Reeding.
Some test cutting and a couple loads also was reported to be harvested as far North as Hennessey.
"Not much wheat has been taken in yet down around the Apache and Chickasha regions as harvest generally leap frogs over to Canadian and Kingfisher County. A couple loads had been taken to Apache coop as of this morning.
Test weights being reported in the 60+ range for the most part across the state with a few 58 to 59 pound test weights being reported.
"Proteins mainly reported from 11.5 to 12.5%. Higher proteins are being reported out in the Western corridor with some reporting 14 to 17% on loads that have been taken in.
"Yields varying all over the board, from as low as 7 bushels per acre to many reports ranging from the low to mid 20’s. We have had an occasional report of one or two fields making in the 40 to 50 bushel range, but those are few and far between. It is thought yields will get better as harvest progresses North, but producers are worried about predicted rains coming this evening and the impacts that will have on quality moving forward."
Those rains- as you can see from the Mesonet graphic above- have arrived in at least some locations..
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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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Derrell Peel Reports Ground Beef Demand Continues Strong |
Weekly, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically. Today, Dr. Peel talks about the ground beef market.
Memorial Day is perhaps the biggest hamburger grilling day of the year, possibly rivaled by Independence Day. Ground beef demand has continued strong for the past twelve months after rising sharply in the second quarter of 2021. The ground beef market is large and complex with two major demand channels in retail grocery and foodservice. These market channels utilize different and largely separate supply chains that depend on a wide variety of lean and fat sources.
Fed steers and heifers produce significant amounts of fatty trimmings, which require additional pounds of lean product to make ground beef. For example, one pound of 50 percent lean trimmings, mixed with five pounds of 90 percent lean trimmings, will produce six pounds of 83.3 percent lean ground beef. While there are many ground beef formulations and many product mixes to achieve them, this 5:1 ratio of 90 percent lean to 50 percent lean trimmings is representative of the ground beef market. The figure above shows the wholesale price for this combination of 90s and 50s for the past several years. Strong demand for the past year has kept the wholesale price of ground beef near record levels, exceeded only by the brief spike that occurred in the initial stages of the pandemic in 2020 and a few months of reduced supply in 2014/2015.
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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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Robin Reid Urges Producers to Sign up for the USDA's LFP Program to Receive Assistance During Drought |
Given the drought producers have been faced with, and may continue to face in 2022, agricultural producers have the chance to receive a boost from the USDA's Livestock Forage Disaster Program. Many producers are aware of this program, and some have already signed up for the benefits available. I am featuring comments with Robin Reid, Kansas State University Ag Economist, about the specifics of this program offered through local Farm Service Agency offices.
“This program isn't new, but we are really wanting to bring it to the forefront this year as we have had a really dry fall and winter,” Reid said. “We are getting a little precipitation now, but all producers can recognize, that we don't have the forage out there that we normally do at this time of year.”
Even though we are just now entering the grazing season, Reid said many counties can qualify for the livestock forage disaster program and receive payment.
Because forage is going to be an issue this year, Reid says it is important that producers are aware of this program.
Producers in Oklahoma, Kansas, Texas, and New Mexico have a good chance of qualifying for the program. In Oklahoma, only the most eastern counties are not eligible.
Reid said there is a monthly payment based on the type of livestock you have on your pasture, and then that monthly payment gets multiplied by how many months that county is qualifying for.
For example, if a producer has a herd in a drought country and they have already had three or four months of drought in 2022, the program will calculate what the producer is currently eligible, and once in the program, that producer will receive additional payments if the drought continues.
“As a producer, go into your Farm Service Agency office, and fill out an application,” Reid said.
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When it Comes to Misinformation Spreading, Emily Solis says it is Better to be Proactive Rather than Reactive |
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, caught up with Emily Solis, the Communications and Content Manager at the Animal Agriculture Alliance. Sheperd and Solis talked about the Ag Alliance’s 2022 Stakeholder Summit and ways to combat misinformation in the agriculture industry.
“We just had our first in-person 2022 summit,” Solis said. “This was our first in-person event since the Covid-19 pandemic.”
The theme of the 2022 Animal Agriculture Alliance summit was “Come Together for Animal Ag. Be Informed, Be Ready, Be Here.”
“We really were putting a lot of emphasis on trying to get people to join us in person to reconnect and to come together as an entire animal ag community and food supply chain to engage on a lot of various issues,” Solis said. “Some of the main topics and takeaways from this year’s event included things like the sustainable food systems, engaging with influencers, and discussing some farm security protocols and recommendations among other topics.”
Solis said the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s biggest recommendation when faced with misinformation is to be proactive rather than reactive.
“Don’t wait for something to come up that you feel like you need to correct,” Solis said. “Work on putting out positive, proactive content ahead of time so that you can really make yourself a resource on the topic of agriculture, so when people have questions, they will be more likely to come to you with those questions, but also, you are helping to put out positive information and we need as many people hoping to do that as possible.”
Solis said we need people that are actively involved in agriculture to make sure that we are putting out positive and truthful information.
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Senators Stabenow, Boozman Announce Arkansas Farm Bill Field Hearing |
U.S. Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and John Boozman (R-AR), Ranking Member, today announced the committee will hold a field hearing in Arkansas to gain input from Natural State agricultural producers as the process of writing the 2023 Farm Bill begins.
“Our last Farm Bill passed with the most bipartisan support ever. The bipartisan tradition of holding field hearings provides crucial information as we begin the process of writing a new bill,” said Senator Stabenow. “At our first field hearing in Michigan, we heard from farmers and others about how we can strengthen this important legislation, grow our economy, and meet serious new challenges facing our country. I look forward to joining Senator Boozman in Arkansas to hear from stakeholders in his home state.”
“Arkansas agricultural producers help feed and clothe the world. As the backbone of The Natural State’s economy, it’s important to seek the input of our farmers and ranchers to strengthen and improve the policies impacting their operations. I look forward to introducing Senator Stabenow to Arkansas agricultural stakeholders and continuing working to provide certainty and predictability to the industry in the 2023 Farm Bill,” Senator Boozman said.
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry field hearing will be held at the Riceland Hall of the Fowler Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Arkansas
on Friday, June 17, 2022. Witnesses will include Arkansas agricultural producers, industry stakeholders, and rural community supporters and will be announced in advance of the hearing.
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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 $2.12 and Select Beef was up $2.15 on Tuesday 05/31/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno had 1200 head on Tuesday for their Calf run after the Memorial Day Holiday.
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on limited comparable offerings. Demand moderate.
For Today- Wednesday 06/01/22
Expecting 5,000
2,000 Feeder Heifers at 9:00
3,000 Feeder Steers at 12:00
Click below for the USDA Market News report from Tuesday.
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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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