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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Another $1 Billion Month for Beef Exports; Pork Exports Remain Below Year-Ago
- Cattle Producers Voice their Concerns at WOTUS Roundtable
- State Treasurer Candidate Clark Jolley says the Economic Engine of Agriculture must Stay Alive, Productive, and Profitable
- Managing Heat Stress in Cattle with OSU's Paul Beck
- NPB Pork Board Elects 2022-2023 Officers
- Duvall Talks Shipping Reform and Supply Challenges with President Biden
- Joint Committee Sends Six ARPA Projects to Full Legislature
- Longtime USDA Staffer Picked for Chief Ag Negotiator in the USTR's Office
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Another $1 Billion Month for Beef Exports; Pork Exports Remain Below Year-Ago |
U.S. beef exports maintained a remarkable pace in April, topping $1 billion for the third time this year, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). April pork exports were well below the large totals posted a year ago, while lamb exports continued to trend higher.
Record exports to Taiwan highlight huge month for beef exports
Beef exports totaled 124,408 metric tons (mt) in April, up 3% from a year ago and the fifth largest on record, while export value soared 33% to $1.05 billion – second only to the record $1.07 billion posted in March. April exports to Taiwan and the Philippines were record-large and exports increased to Japan, China/Hong Kong, Indonesia, the Middle East and the Caribbean. For January through April, beef exports increased 5% from a year ago to 478,260 mt, valued at $4.05 billion (up 38%). For South Korea, the leading value destination for U.S. beef, export value already topped $1 billion, increasing nearly 50% from a year ago.
Pork exports regain momentum in Japan, set new record to Dominican Republic
April pork exports were 212,876 mt, down 21% from the large volume reported a year ago. Export value was $600.6 million, down 20%. Exports to leading market Mexico remained strong in April and are running well ahead of last year’s record pace. April exports also increased to Japan, Honduras and Colombia and exports to the Dominican Republic reached a new record. Through April, pork exports fell 20% from a year ago to 842,804 mt, valued at $2.31 billion (down 18%).
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Cattle Producers Voice their Concerns at WOTUS Roundtable |
I got the chance to visit with the Environmental Counsel for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Mary Thomas Hart. Hart talks about the roundtable that was hosted on June 6th by the Kansas Livestock Association where cattle producers voiced their concerns on the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) proposed rule of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers.
“This was the fourth roundtable that EPA hosted, and they took a little different approach to these regional roundtables,” Hart said. “In this scenario, EPA kind of flipped the script and asked for regulated stakeholders to submit a proposed roundtable for selection.”
The Kansas Livestock Association and the Arizona Farm Bureau hosted two of the roundtables for EPA, allowing agriculture to tell their story to their bureaucrats.
“This and last week’s roundtable, hosted by the Arizona Farm Bureau, were both really good examples of getting farmers in front of EPA to talk about the features on their operation that maybe weren’t subject to jurisdiction under the Trump rule, that would be subject to jurisdiction under a Biden Administration WOTUS definition,” Hart said.
During the roundtable, EPA made it clear that the comments being made by those involved in the roundtable would not have a direct impact on the actual writing of a new rule by the Biden Administration.
“I think that is disappointing because the roundtables were actually announced before the comment period opened on the proposed Biden WOTUS definition,” Hart said. “Now they tell us that these roundtables are not going to be really considered for determining what is in the final rule.”
The Biden Administration that listened to the stakeholders, continue to remain silent about the U.S. Supreme court considering a definition of WOTUS.
A couple of the stakeholders mentioned the Supreme Court issue with the Sackett v. EPA case and the fact that it will radically change anything the Biden Administration comes up with. In other words, they are going to have to play according to whatever the Supreme Court says later this year, or early into 2023, whenever they finally get around to issuing a new ruling on this Sackett Case.
“That is why NCBA is included in our comments, and we continue to reiterate that it is a waste of time for EPA to finalize another version of a WOTUS definition only for the Supreme Court to decide on the Sackett Case within the next year,” Hart said.
Regardless of what we get from the Supreme Court, Hart said with the way the Biden WOTUS definition is written currently, there is a 99 percent chance they are going to have to change it in some way.
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State Treasurer Candidate Clark Jolley says the Economic Engine of Agriculture must Stay Alive, Productive, and Profitable |
Lifelong Oklahoman and former Senator, Clark Jolley, has decided to run for Oklahoma State Treasurer. Farm Director, KC Sheperd, had a chance to visit with Jolley about why he has decided to run and what makes him a good candidate for Oklahomans, especially in rural areas.
Jolley said he is excited about the role of State Treasurer.
“It is probably the most important job that nobody is talking about,” Jolley said. “Having spent my public service ten-year really focused on that government finance space, it is a dream job to be able to represent Oklahoma’s fiscal policy to try to help shape and guide what we do to make sure our fiscal house is in order.”
Jolley feels like his background and qualifications uniquely prepare him to be able to be the best person to do the job of State Treasurer.
Jolley believes it is important for Oklahomans to know he was raised by rural parents, and he carries their virtues.
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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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Managing Heat Stress in Cattle with OSU's Paul Beck |
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically by Beck. Today, he talks about methods for managing heat stress in cattle
We have had some variations in weather this spring with hot weather and intermittent stretches of cooler temperatures when storm fronts come through. The cooler temperatures are welcome, but they keep livestock from acclimatizing to hot temperatures, increasing the heat stress when hotter temperatures return.
In hot summer conditions, heat transfer failures cause accumulation of body heat resulting in heat stress, reduced performance, animal discomfort, or death. When animals experience discomfort from heat stress, their behaviors change to reduce heat load (increased water consumption, decreased feed intake, seeking shade, standing in water, etc.).
Cattle require 1.8 to 9.6 square yards per head depending on the size of the animal. Effective shade structure design depends on the thermal properties of the shade material, the ground cover under the shade, height of the structure, the amount of shade provided per animal, the level of ventilation (lower ventilation can trap heat under the structure), and the orientation of the structure. Shade structures should be at least 12 feet high to reduce direct solar radiation and increase air movement in the shelter. Metal shades effectively block direct solar radiation, but it can accumulate heat and radiate it on the animal. Shade cloth allows more air movement and heat dissipation.
Providing shade, if designed correctly, is an effective strategy to reduce heat load by reducing heat accumulation from direct solar radiation and has animal welfare benefits that can improve performance.
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NPB Pork Board Elects 2022-2023 Officers |
Indiana pork producer Heather Hill was elected to serve as president of the National Pork Board (NPB) for the 2022-2023 term. NPB’s 15 producer directors represent the 60,000 U.S. pig farmers who pay into the Pork Checkoff – a program funding research, promotion and education efforts for the benefit of the whole industry.
“Real Pork is about real farmers, leading efforts to ensure the public understands our product is real nutritious and real sustainable,” explains Hill, who co-owns a 600-sow farrow-to-finish operation in Indiana with her husband and his parents. Hill’s family also grows corn, soybeans and wheat.
The board allocates Checkoff funds to address producer priorities, outlined in the producer-led annual planning process, to build trust and add value for U.S. pork and pork products.
In addition to Hill, other members of the 2022-2023 officer team include, Vice President Bob Ruth, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
And, Al Wulfekuhle from Quasqueton, Iowa will serve as treasurer.
Gene Noem from Ames, Iowa, will serve as past president in an ex-officio status.
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Duvall Talks Shipping Reform and Supply Challenges with President Biden |
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall spoke with President Biden today to discuss several challenges farmers and ranchers are facing and the importance of final Congressional action on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to address the backlog at our ports.
“I had a good discussion with President Biden today about several issues, including the importance of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to America’s farmers and ranchers. He wholeheartedly agreed that we must get past the bottleneck at our ports to get America back on the move and that means breaking the logjam on Capitol Hill. The President thanked farmers and ranchers for weighing in on the need for reform and I assured him that we will continue pressing hard for passage of a final bill now that both Houses of Congress have cleared versions of it with overwhelming bipartisan support.
“Ongoing supply chain issues and record-high shipping costs have limited agricultural exports at a time when our trading partners need us more than ever. As I told the President today, estimates suggest we’ve lost out on more than $25 billion in agricultural exports over the past six months due to ocean shipping constraints. That’s unacceptable.
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Joint Committee Sends Six ARPA Projects to Full Legislature |
The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding on Tuesday advanced the first slate of projects for consideration in the Legislature's upcoming special session on American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding.
The six ARPA requests that will now be considered by the full Legislature are:
- Healthcare Workforce - $15 million to complete the new Northeastern State University School of Optometry, to be be coupled with $18 million the university has already raised.
- Nursing Workforce - $8.8 million in projects addressing the nursing workforce shortage through the Career Technology Center system.
- Nursing Workforce - $250,000 for the Health Workforce Training Commission to administer nursing workforce programs.
- Nonprofit Recovery Program - $25 million grant pool for eligible nonprofits, with priority given to nonprofits that applied for ARPA funds.
- Behavioral Health - $39.4 million to complete the Oklahoma Children's Hospital Behavioral Health Center, addressing the critical need for pediatric behavioral health services in Oklahoma.
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Broadband - $500,000 to provide preliminary administrative support to open the State Broadband Office, to be reimbursed by administrative allowances in other federal funds once accessed.
“There is a lot of work ahead for the Legislature as we work to make targeted and transformational investments with these one-time funds in areas such as broadband, behavioral health, workforce, water and many others," said Sen. Roger Thompson, R-Okemah, Senate co-chair of the joint committee.
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Longtime USDA Staffer Picked for Chief Ag Negotiator in the USTR's Office |
Longtime advisor to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Doug McKalip, is being nominated by President Joe Biden to become the Chief Ag Negotiator in the US Trade Representative's Office.
His soon to be new boss, Ambassador Katherine Tai offered a strong endorsement on Wednesday. “USTR’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator will play a pivotal role in maintaining and building on these successes on behalf of America’s workers, farmers, ranchers, and producers. Doug McKalip is a highly qualified nominee with decades of experience in public service. His institutional knowledge of USDA spans multiple administrations, from leading different offices to serving as trusted advisor to Secretary Vilsack, and will help us continue the close collaboration between our agencies that has enabled so much success.
“Russia’s war against Ukraine has disrupted the global supply of commodities, which increases the risk of food insecurity for millions of people. If confirmed, Doug will join a leadership team sharply focused on addressing these issues. I hope the United States Senate will swiftly consider Doug’s nomination and confirm him to this position.”
Secretary Vilsack also had good things to say about his long time advisor- “Doug McKalip is highly qualified and exceptionally capable of serving the American people as Chief Agricultural Negotiator. Having served as a key agriculture policy official for nearly three decades, he has worked on every aspect of farming from soil conservation, and the supply chain to dealing with sensitive trade and national security matters. Through his service, he has represented American farmers around the world and advocated for U.S. agricultural products and technology."
Several ag groups have already offrered support for his nomination- click on the group's name to see their statements supporting Doug McKalip:
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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 mixed- Choice Beef was up 32 cents and Select Beef was down 15 cents on Wednesday 06/08/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno had 7.453 head of cattle on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
According to USDA Market News- Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand very good for feeders, sharp inclines on both the CME
Feeder and Live cattle contracts has sparked buyer interest. Steer and heifer calves sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Demand good to very good.
Heavy rainfall across most of the trade area last weekend has grazing cattle in very good demand.
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 Latest RRP takes us to Altus, Oklahoma. Farm Director, KC Sheperd, talks with Carl Josefy, the Jackson County, Oklahoma FSA Executive Director about all things FSA-related. Josefy explains various FSA programs available to producers and contradicts the misconception that these programs are only available to a small number of operations.
“It is always a pleasure to be able to get in front of producers to let them know what is occurring with the Farm Service Agency,” Josefy said. “We have a lot of programs going on, and it does overlap.”
The newly announced Emergency Relief Program, Josefy said, is aimed at aiding commodity and special crop producers. This program, he added, includes 10 billion dollars in assistance to agricultural producers that were impacted by wildfire, drought, hurricane, winter storms, and other eligible disasters that occurred across the country during the calendar year of 2021.
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