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- After 12 Years of Service in the State Senate, Senator Kim David Runs for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner
- Montie Soules, CEO of the American Shorthorn Association, Promotes America's First Breed
- 2022 Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Passes Halfway Mark- Wheat Commission Calls Harvest 55 Percent Done
- Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee
- Coming Today on Our Website- Latest Drought Monitor and Our Beef Buzz on the Southwest Kansas Cattle Kill
- OSU's Paul Beck Provides Effective Strategies to Control Internal Parasites
- Certified Angus Beef Insider Market Update
- Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma Partners with Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association to Provide Youth Contests at 70th Annual Convention and Trade Show
- Ag Committee Leader Thompson, GOP Members Introduce Bill to Reverse Regulatory Burdens and Reduce Farm Input Costs
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After 12 Years of Service in the State Senate, Senator Kim David Runs for Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner |
I got the chance to visit with Oklahoma State Senator, Kim David. After 12 years of state service as a Senator, David has made the decision to run for the statewide office of Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner.
In the state of Oklahoma, The Corporation Commission oversees various facets of energy from the oil and gas industry and renewables to utilities. If elected, David plans to use her experience as Senator and passion for providing the best for Oklahomans to continue to supply reasonable costs of energy and other products back to consumers and companies in the state.
“I started looking at this a little over a year ago whenever we started dealing with the big winter storm that hit last February,” David said. “We went through a period of time where natural gas went from $2.50 and $3 a cubic foot to over $1800 a cubic foot.”
The state experienced rolling brownouts, David said, and many people had difficulty keeping the lights on. In addition to this, she added, there was a significant spike in natural gas prices.
“The fallout from that we started dealing with is figuring out how to prevent families and businesses from going bankrupt and having to pay this huge cost for natural gas,” David said. “There were many families that would receive a natural gas bill for $1800 dollars. Some people can pay it, but others absolutely could never pay that.”
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Montie Soules, CEO of the American Shorthorn Association, Promotes America's First Breed |
In this episode of Beef Buzz, I am back with the Executive Secretary and CEO of the American Shorthorn Association, Montie Soules. Soules gives an update on the state of the industry as it relates to the American Shorthorn, Cattlemen's Congress and talks about the Shorthorn breed, itself.
“Our breed has really been flourishing to be quite honest,” Soules said. “Even during the COVID times, the prices our cattle were getting were up.”
During COVID, ASA registrations were down a little, which was to be expected, Soules said, but the prices of the cattle and the auction sales were still up and most of them were online because nobody could go anywhere.
“As we broke out of COVID the last fiscal year, our registrations were up as high as they have ever been,” Soules said. “Actually, they may have been at record since the last ten or 15 years.”
New membership, Soules said, has been continuously growing every year for the last five to six years. The Shorthorn breed has received a lot of positive acceptance, Soules said, and they are currently celebrating 150 years of existence of the American Shorthorn Association.
“The American Shorthorn Association is the oldest beef breed in the United States,” Soules said. “America's first is what we promote it as.”
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2022 Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Passes Halfway Mark- Wheat Commission Calls Harvest 55 Percent Done |
The latest Wheat Harvest Report compiled by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission shows harvest has passed the fifty percent mark- with Mike Schulte and his team reporting 55% of the expected harvest for 2022 has been completed.
The Wheat Commission report tells us "Oklahoma Wheat harvest is moving forward in all locations across the state with producers making great strides statewide. Things are finally moving better in South Central, Oklahoma, North of El Reno and down by Chickasha as fields are drying up. Elevators are still reporting sprout damage across the state in the Southwest, South Central and Central regions due to excessive moisture in places. The sprout damage has also been variety specific in many instances. (Note: Percentages in comparison to non- sprouted wheat has not changed since Monday's report.)
"In Southwest Oklahoma, some fields have as much at 10 to 30% damage, this would be in 10 percent of the crop from this region. In South Central, fields reported to be having 10% to 18% sprout damage on 20% of the loads being taken in. In Central Oklahoma sprout damage is estimated from 2% to 15%. The majority of sprout damage in these regions is falling in the 0 to 2% category, with 5 to 7% of the crop having as much as 15% damage. In Northern Oklahoma not much sprout damage is being reported.
"Proteins across the state are favorable with averages coming in between 12 to 13% in most places. Yields are ranging all over the board low teens to mid-20's in Southwest, Oklahoma. In South Central Oklahoma, yields being reported from 10 bushels per acre to the mid 30's. (Yields on areas where harvest is just picking up after the heavy rains last week are doing much better than expected even though sprout damage on some varieties is being reported in this region.) Yields in South Central, from Hinton to El Reno and then South to Chickasha are ranging in the mid 20's to mid-30's, which is remarkable given what the crop went thru."
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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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Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee |
On Tuesday, the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) announced the public call for nominations to the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee. The committee will review scientific evidence to help inform the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025-2030. The departments will seek to appoint a committee that is balanced in expertise, experience, and education, and is reflective of the racial, ethnic, gender, and geographic diversity within the United States. Members of the public are invited to submit nominations for themselves or other qualified experts by July 15, 2022, at 11:59 PM E.T.
“The science reviewed by the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee provides an essential foundation for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans,” said Adm Rachel L. Levine, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS, and head of the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. “The committee’s review ensures that the Dietary Guidelines is based on sound scientific evidence and serves to enhance the health and well-being of all Americans.”
“Our goal is to appoint a committee that will make science-driven, dietary recommendations with health equity in mind,” said Stacy Dean, deputy under secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services at USDA. “We are committed to bringing together interdisciplinary experts with a variety of professional experience who will ensure that the guidance in the Dietary Guidelines for Americans is inclusive of the U.S. population.”
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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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Coming Today on Our Website- Latest Drought Monitor and Our Beef Buzz on the Southwest Kansas Cattle Kill |
Later this morning- you can head over to our website to check out the latest Drought Monitor that is published weekly by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I really don't expect any big changes- given that since last week- we have turned hot and dry across the region.
We will also be posting on the web our Thursday Beef Buzz on the awful situation that developed last weekend when the abrupt change from warm temperatures to record hot readings caught the southwest Kansas feedlots in the southwestern corner of the state with an extreme heat stress scenario.
Media reports have the death loss of 8,000 to 10,000 head- many of them black hided and ready to be processed. High temps, elevated humidity for that area and virtually no wind over the weekend made the heat load carried by those critters lethal.
We talk about that in the Beef Buzz that we will feature in tomorrow morning's email- but one aspect of this story is the conspiracy theories that are being spun on social media- and while you can believe what you will- I take exception to the nonsense that these "ranchers" have somehow taken a payoff from the government or Bill Gates and have killed these cattle. That is really offensive to me and I know it is to most of you.
We'll get into that more in the our Friday Email.
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OSU's Paul Beck Provides Effective Strategies to Control Internal Parasites |
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 controlling internal parasites.
Internal parasites impair production by increasing energy costs of maintenance and diet digestibility, reducing feed intake, and increasing activity of the immune system. They have a much greater impact on profitability of beef cattle operations than most of us really think. Research has shown weaning weights can be increased by over 30 pounds and pregnancy rates by over 10% by deworming cows in the spring and again in mid-summer.
There are 3 classes of dewormers in use today: imidazothiazoles (products such as levamisole), benzimidazoles (oral feed grade, white paste, or liquid products), and macrocyclic lactones (avermectin products such as the ivermectins).
Dewormer success and failure is measured by a Fecal Egg Count Reduction Test (FECRT), for a treatment to be considered effective this test much show over 90% reduction in post-treatment fecal egg count. Evaluations of FECRT have shown reduced effectiveness of many of our dewormer products, especially for pour-on products in operations that do not rotate among the different classes of dewormers. Research from 72 beef cow-calf operations across the U.S. evaluated multiple deworming strategies. Operations relying on pour-on macrocyclic lactones had 48% to 75% failure rate. Injectable products fared better with only a 15% failure rate, while oral benzimidazoles had 0% failure rate.
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Certified Angus Beef Insider Market Update |
Volatility in futures contract prices is a common theme in the modern era, but this past week was particularly exaggerated. The June Live Cattle contract leaped $2.45/cwt. higher last Wednesday to close at $136.85/cwt., close to the prior week's cash fed cattle weighted average price.
Thursday held the prior day's gains and the cash fed cattle trade capitalized on the positivity, generating a $3/cwt. increase for the week, with the weighted steer price averaging $140/cwt.
June 13's incredibly bearish day in the equities markets spilled negatively to commodities, pressuring June Live Cattle right back down to close at $134/cwt. This week's early cash trade has shrugged off any negativity with fundamental demand taking over. Confirmed sales in the north are sharply higher from $144 to $149/cwt. while southern packer bids trail much farther behind at $138/cwt. so far.
The quick uptick in price signals that market-ready fed cattle are fairly tight in the country. As well, the premium in the northern feeding region remains indicative of the quality-starved market in the short term.
Excessive heat is the theme this week, with several days in a row of temperatures near and above 100 degrees across several latitudes in cattle feeding country. High costs of gain in the feedyard do not pair well with sultry temperatures, halting efficiency. The weather will have cattle feeders building a fairly deep show list for their negotiated sales this week.
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Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma Partners with Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association to Provide Youth Contests at 70th Annual Convention and Trade Show |
Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association (OCA) is pleased to announce the new partnership with Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma to provide youth contests during OCA's 70th Annual Convention & Trade Show that will take place in Norman, OK.
Contests consist of essay, art and photography. Each category will have the following age groups:
Age as of June 1, 2022
Ages 5-8
Ages 9-13
Ages 14-18
Deadline for all entries is July 5, 2022
Prizes will be awarded to the Top 2 in each age division in each contest. People's Choice will be awarded to one winner per contest. Entries will be on display during our 2-day event held at Embassy Suites & Convention Center in Norman, OK.
“OCA is really excited about this great new strategy partnership with Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma, said Michael Kelsey, Executive Vice President, Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association. “Both organizations prioritize our youth as the present and future of our beef cattle industry. These contests will highlight the creativity, family, leadership and talent of our young people. We are thankful to Farm Credit of Western Oklahoma for this partnership.”
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Ag Committee Leader Thompson, GOP Members Introduce Bill to Reverse Regulatory Burdens and Reduce Farm Input Costs |
On Wednesday, Republican Leader of the House Agriculture Committee, Glenn "GT" Thompson, introduced H.R. 8069, the Reducing Farm Input Costs and Barriers to Domestic Production Act. The bill requires the Biden Administration to reverse its regulatory barriers to domestic agriculture production and provide immediate relief to families across the country. Congressman Thompson was joined by more than 20 original cosponsors, including Republican Leader of the Natural Resources Committee, Bruce Westerman, and Chairman of the Western Caucus, Dan Newhouse.
Following the introduction of the bill, Thompson released the following statement:
"The U.S. and the world face a disrupted global food system resulting in increased energy prices, fertilizer cost spikes and shortages, and worsening food scarcities in developing countries. We're in a crisis moment, and we need concrete, immediate policy actions to help mitigate impacts both at home and abroad. American agriculture, if given the right tools and regulatory confidence, can serve a vital role in alleviating global food instability and mitigating costs for consumers.
"Despite these circumstances, the Biden Administration has neglected to take serious action to increase American production. In fact, since the war in Ukraine began, the Administration has continued to take nonsensical regulatory and policy actions that have created needless uncertainty for farmers, ranchers, and working families, and has further limited our ability to meet the food demands of our nation and the world."
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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- Choice Beef was down $1.22 and Select Beef was down $1.14 on Wednesday 06/15/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno had 6,830 head this week for their sales on Tuesday and Wednesday.
According to USDA Market News- Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-5.00 higher, few trades sharply higher. Demand very good for feeders. Steer
and heifer calves sold mostly steady to weak on limited comparable offerings. Demand moderate. Temperatures are expected to be in the
mid to upper 90's for the rest of the week. Wheat harvest is full swing across the trade area.
Meanwhile on their Facebook page- Manager Bill Barnhart writes "After a rocky start to the week with commodity futures and equity markets the cash feeder market finished surprisingly higher again. Up another 2.00-5.00. Instances 5.00-10.00 higher on those front end feeders good enough to go north. Packers out bidding higher this week (138) with cattle feeders holding out for more money. Some trade was reported in the north at 145."
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
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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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