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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Oklahoma Winter Wheat Harvest Three Fourths Done, Up 12 Percentage Points from Five-Year Average
- OSU's Courtney Bir on Protecting and Advocating for Bees
- Dan Halstrom Anticipates More Billion-Dollar Sale Export Months for Beef Exports but Warns of Headwinds
- Growers Disappointed Supreme Court Decides Not to Hear Glyphosate Case
- NAMI: Prices for Cattle at Record Highs; Grassley-Fischer & Special Investigator Bills Costly
- US Cattlemen Association All in on Both Bills Being Marked Up Today by Senate Ag Committee
- USDA Reminds Oklahoma Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports
- Use Caution with Poison Hemlock, Ivy and Oak
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Oklahoma Winter Wheat Harvest Three Fourths Done, Up 12 Percentage Points from Five-Year Average |
The weekly Crop Progress report from USDA is a day later than normal because of the federal holiday on Monday- the corn and soybean crops across the country are reflecting the hot dry conditions in much of the corn and bean belt- corn ratings stand at 70% good to excellent- two points down from a week ago. Likewise- soybeans good to excellent ratings dropped two points this week to 68%. Cotton good to excellent ratings have dropped 6 points this week nationally- all because Texas also dropped six points- nationally- the cotton is 40% good to excellent- Texas went from 25% to 19% good to excellent in the last week.
Winter wheat harvest shows Oklahoma and Texas are around three fourths done- both at 72% according to NASS. Kansas has just passed the one fourth done mark at 27% harvested of the nation's largest state wheat crop.
In Oklahoma, wheat harvest and corn and cotton planting are making headway, all ahead of the five-year averages for each crop.
Winter wheat harvest is at 72 percent, up 28 percentage points from last year and up 12 percentage points from the five-year average. Wheat conditions for Oklahoma include 14 percent good to excellent, 30 percent fair, and 56 percent poor to very poor.
Corn planted reached 96 percent, up 1 point from the previous year and normal. Corn conditions rated 79 percent good to excellent, 18 percent fair and 3 percent poor to very poor.
Sorghum planted reached 60 percent, unchanged from the previous year but down 7 points from normal. Sorghum condition was rated 57 percent good to excellent, 37 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor.
Cotton planted reached 78 percent, up 5 points from the previous year but down 6 points from normal. Cotton condition is rated 60 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair and 6 percent poor to very poor.
Pasture and Range Condition:
Pasture and range condition was rated 56 percent good to excellent, 22 percent fair and 22 percent poor to very poor.
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OSU's Courtney Bir on Protecting and Advocating for Bees |
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with Oklahoma State University Extension Specialist for Farm Management, Courtney Bir. Sheperd and Bir touch on the upcoming Women in Ag Conference and talk about honeybees, an important part of the agriculture industry that has gained popularity recently.
"The Women in Ag Conference has been going on for many years," Bir said. "We had to take a hiatus for Covid, of course, just like everything else. Last year we were back in person, we had a great turnout, and we are expecting the same again this year."
"Whether you have cattle or you are interested in diversified agriculture, we will have something for everyone at this conference," Bir said.
Bir said the conference is August 4-5 in Oklahoma City and participants can register online.
With this week being pollinator week, Bir stressed the importance of protecting and advocating for the bees.
"We are developing an online course for beekeeping," Bir said. "We also have a website that we are working on to put out more resources about beekeeping in general, as well as resources for learning about bees."
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Dan Halstrom Anticipates More Billion-Dollar Sale Export Months for Beef Exports but Warns of Headwinds |
I am back with the president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, Dan Halstrom, talking about the beef export outlook for the remainder of the year.
So far, 2022 has been a good year for beef exports. Three of the first four months in 2022, Halstrom said, were billion-dollar sale export months. For the rest of the year, Halstrom believes we will see a similar pattern.
"We are up five percent year-to-date," Halstrom said. "Our number for the year is between four and five percent, maybe slightly slower, but nevertheless a new record this year on the tonnage side, and the value is going to be up quite a bit more because prices are higher."
Multiple markets, Halstrom said, including Japan, Korea, and China are doing exceptionally well. In April, he added, Japan had the best month of the year and China has been up for the last year and a half.
Despite high demand in the markets, Halstrom cautions of the looming headwind of inflation.
"We all know what is going on with inflation and we all know what is going on with fuel prices, fertilizer prices, grain prices, and meat prices," Halstrom said.
While demand is strong at the moment, Halstrom said some of these countries' spending power is bound to become more limited eventually.
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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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Growers Disappointed Supreme Court Decides Not to Hear Glyphosate Case |
Agriculture groups including the American Farm Bureau Federation, American Soybean Association, National Corn Growers Association, National Association of Wheat Growers, and National Cotton Council issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to deny the writ of certiorari petition to hear the case Monsanto v. Hardeman, which pertains to state glyphosate health warnings:
"We are disappointed the Supreme Court has decided not to hear this case, which has significant implications for our global food supply and science-based regulation. With the conflict in Ukraine threatening food security around the world and the persistent dangers posed by climate change, too much is on the line to allow the emergence of an unscientific patchwork of state pesticide labels that would threaten grower access to tools needed for productive, sustainable farming. We will be discussing the implications of the court's announcement and will determine what reforms may be needed to ensure a patchwork of state labels does not jeopardize grower access to these vital tools or science-based pesticide regulation."
On May 23, the groups sent a letter signed by 54 agricultural groups to President Biden urging him to withdraw a Solicitor General's brief submitted to the Supreme Court advising against taking up the case. In a disturbing departure from previous bipartisan administrative policy, the Solicitor General's brief argues federal pesticide registration and labeling requirements do not preclude states from imposing additional labeling requirements, even if those requirements run counter to federal findings. The groups will be considering today's decision and what additional reforms may be needed to prevent a patchwork of state labeling requirements from disrupting commerce and undermining science-based pesticide regulation.
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NAMI: Prices for Cattle at Record Highs; Grassley-Fischer & Special Investigator Bills Costly |
With the U.S. House and Senate considering legislation to intervene in beef and cattle markets, prices for cattle are at or near record highs calling into question the need for heavy-handed government interference.
"Just last week one cattle marketing analyst described the high prices as 'stratospheric,'" said Julie Anna Potts, President and CEO of the North American Meat Institute. "As many industry economists have said, the beef and cattle markets are continuing to behave predictably given supply and demand and do not need government mandates and intervention.
"The Grassley-Fischer bill being marked-up in the Senate Agriculture Committee this week will cost producers in the largest cattle producing region millions of dollars, and producers around the country will lose the ability to market their cattle as they choose.
"The North American Meat Institute remains opposed to S. 3870, the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2022 and S. 4030, the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act of 2022 (Grassley-Fischer bill)."
You can go online and watch the Senate Ag Committee's Business meeting on these two bills that will be happening at 10 AM Eastern (9 AM Central) this morning- click here for the link that will take you to where the video will be available.
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US Cattlemen Association All in on Both Bills Being Marked Up Today by Senate Ag Committee |
The U S Cattlemen's Association has released an Opinion piece from their President, Dr. Brooke Miller of Virginia. He outlines why he believes that the so called Grassley-Fischer bill is needed to level the playing field in cattle markets. He writes ""U.S. Senator Deb Fischer, Chuck Grassley, and Jon Tester’s Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act would be the first time in over one hundred years that a referee, with a whistle, would be placed back on the playing field. And for each violation of the Act, packers would pay a $90,000 fine.
"Under the bill, USDA would establish 5-7 regions covering the continental United States based on similar fed cattle purchases. Packing companies controlling five or more percent of fed cattle slaughter in these regions would then be required to participate in the cash market. The bill would establish minimum levels of purchases through approved pricing mechanisms like negotiated cash, negotiated grid, at stockyards, and through trading systems where multiple buyers can make and accept bids.
"The initial established mandatory minimum may not be less than the average of that region’s negotiated trade for the two-year period of 2020-2021. However, this is just the floor of what USDA can establish – USDA can choose to set minimum purchase levels higher. In fact, they are required to consider a number of factors including the proportion of negotiated purchases in that region relative to the number of AMAs that use negotiated purchases to determine their base price."
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USDA Reminds Oklahoma Producers to File Crop Acreage Reports |
Agricultural producers in Oklahoma who have not yet completed their crop acreage reports after planting should make an appointment with their U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) service center before the applicable deadline.
"Many USDA programs require producers to file an accurate crop acreage report by the applicable deadline," said Steve Kouplen, State Executive Director in Oklahoma. "Once planting is complete, call your local FSA office to make an appointment to report your acreage. Our FSA staff can assist producers in completing acreage reports, including providing maps."
An acreage report documents a crop grown on a farm or ranch and its intended uses. Filing an accurate and timely acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planted acreage, can prevent the loss of benefits.
To file a crop acreage report, producers need to provide:
- Crop and crop type or variety.
- Intended use of the crop.
- Number of acres of the crop.
- Map with approximate boundaries for the crop.
- Planting date(s).
- Planting pattern, when applicable.
- Producer shares.
- Irrigation practice(s).
- Acreage prevented from planting, when applicable.
- Other information as required.
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Use Caution with Poison Hemlock, Ivy and Oak |
Flowers are blooming and vegetables are ripe for picking out of the garden, but unfortunately, poison hemlock and other toxic plants are also blooming across the state.
Poison hemlock is one of the most toxic plants found in Oklahoma, excluding the Panhandle, said Laura Goodman, Oklahoma State University Extension range specialist.
"Poison hemlock is toxic to many different livestock species. In fact, some livestock and wildlife that consume this plant can die within 20 minutes," Goodman said. "It doesn't take very much to harm livestock and wildlife. Less than 500 grams can kill an animal. It's also very toxic for humans. Simply touching the plant can make you sick."
Poison hemlock features white, umbrella shaped flower clusters with fern-like leaves. Goodman said you can tell poison hemlock apart from other white flowering plants because of its height, which can be 6 to 10 feet tall. Another distinguishing feature is the red spotting on the stem.
If livestock have ingested poison hemlock, farmers and ranchers may notice neurological symptoms, said Dr. Barry Whitworth, OSU Extension veterinarian and food animal quality and health specialist.
"Livestock that have ingested this plant will likely demonstrate nervous system issues, such as tremors, being uncoordinated and walking funny," Whitworth said. "They're going to hypersalivate and could also have abdominal pain. The toxins will depress the nervous system, which means muscles aren't going to function the way they're supposed to, including the diaphragm. This can result in suffocation."
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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 $1.06 and Select Beef was up 31 cents on Tuesday 06/21/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had a final number of 6,356 head of cattle that sold on Monday 6/20/2022.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 2.00-4.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady. Heifer calves 3.00 -6.00 higher. Early demand, again very good. Many cattle in the buyers favor and thin fleshed and or gaunt. Weather remains hot and dry but perfect for harvesting wheat.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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OKC West in El Reno had 1,500 head on Tuesday for their latest calf run.
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand moderate to good. Much more seasonable like weather has finally arrived allowing most of the wheat to be harvested.
For today-
6/22/2022
EXPECTING 6,000 Yearlings
2000 HEIFERS @ 9:00
4000 STEERS @ 12:30
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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