Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Runoff Primary Election Day- Vote 7AM to 7 PM TODAY
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- State Election Board Offers Tips, Reminders for Oklahoma Voters
- Light Weight Placements Keep Cattle on Feed Numbers Above a Year Ago- Derrell Peel
- National Crop Progress Ratings Slip Again for Corn, Soybeans, Cotton and Sorghum
- USDA to Invest up to $300 Million in New Organic Transition Initiative
- 38th Annual OCA Ranch Rodeo One for the Books!
- U.S Cotton Trust Protocol's Clint Abernathy Outlines 2022 Cotton Crop Conditions
- Scattered Showers Across the State With More Rain Chances Coming up Next Weekend
- Freight Rail Legislation Would Improve Market Competition For U.S. Wheat
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State Election Board Offers Tips, Reminders for Oklahoma Voters
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Voters head to the polls Tuesday for the runoff primary and several nonpartisan elections. The State Election Board offers these tips and reminders to Oklahoma voters ahead of the August 23 Election.
ELECTION DAY VOTING
Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Election Day. Lines at the polls are typically longest before work, during the lunch hour, and after work. All eligible voters in line by 7 p.m. will be permitted to vote.
CLOSED PRIMARIES
Oklahoma has closed primaries. However, for the 2022-2023 election years, the Democratic Party has opened its primaries to registered Independents.
Independent voters wishing to vote a Democratic ballot should let the election worker know when they check in at their polling place. As a reminder, Independent and Libertarian voters are eligible to vote in any nonpartisan elections on the ballot.
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Light Weight Placements Keep Cattle on Feed Numbers Above a Year Ago- Derrell Peel
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In this episode of Beef Buzz, I am talking with Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Market Economist, Derrell Peel, about the latest cattle on feed numbers in the USDA August Cattle on Feed Report released this past Friday.
The August Cattle on Feed Report, Peel said, showed that placements in the month of July were 101.8 percent of last year’s level. Marketings, he added, were 96 percent of last year’s level.
“That gives us an August 1 cattle on feed inventory at 101.4 percent,” Peel said. “So, up one point for four percent year over year.”
With placement numbers being higher than a year ago, Peel said the expectations were for about 3 percent less.
“The fact that we’ve got such drought conditions, and this is really drought driven I think because the drought is forcing us to do things we don’t necessarily want to do, that is what we are seeing here is the drought forcing cattle to move into the market sooner than we planned,” Peel said.
If you look at the weight breakdowns, Peel said, it is the exact same pattern we have had for the last two months.
“Placements of cattle under 700 lbs. were up 9.5 percent, and placements over 700 lbs. were down 2.5 percent,” Peel said. “So, the net effect was that two percent increase in placements, and it is the exact same pattern we have been seeing with these lightweight cattle coming in and I think they just don’t have an option but to go ahead and market these cattle.”
By continuing the process of pulling cattle ahead and borrowing against the future, Peel said placing them sooner than later will imply that eventually, low cattle numbers will result.
To view the August Cattle on Feed Report from USDA, click here.
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National Crop Progress Ratings Slip Again for Corn, Soybeans, Cotton and Sorghum
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Nationally- the latest Crop Progress report from USDA on Monday showed corn at 55% good to excellent- down 2 points from last week, soybeans at 57% good to excellent- down one point- sorghum at 25% good to excellent- down two points and cotton ratings were 31%- off 4 points from last week.
Meanwhile in Oklahoma- this latest report was compiled ahead of any potential improvement because of rains this past weekend:
Corn conditions rated 43 percent good to excellent, 25 percent fair and 32 percent poor to very poor- not much change from last week.
Cotton setting bolls reached 80 percent, up 11 points from the previous year and up 3 points from normal. Cotton conditions rated 7 percent good to excellent, 31 percent fair and 62 percent poor to very poor. (Since last week, poor to very poor conditions have increased by 7 percentage points.)
Soybeans conditions rated 35 percent good to excellent, 34 percent fair and 31 percent poor to very poor.
Pasture and Range
Pasture and range conditions were rated 6 percent good, 25 percent fair and 69 percent poor to very poor.
Good to excellent pasture and range conditions have dropped 12 points in the last two weeks(down 3 points thjis week)
To see the Oklahoma Crop Progress Report, click here.
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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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USDA to Invest up to $300 Million in New Organic Transition Initiative
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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced details of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) $300 million investment, including with American Rescue Plan funds, in a new Organic Transition Initiative that will help build new and better markets and streams of income for farmers and producers. Organic production allows producers to hold a unique position in the marketplace and thus take home a greater share of the food dollar.
According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, the number of non-certified organic farms actively transitioning to organic production dropped by nearly 71 percent since 2008. Through the comprehensive support provided by this initiative USDA hopes to reverse this trend, opening opportunities for new and beginning farmers and expanding direct consumer access to organic foods through increased production.
The initiative will deliver wrap-around technical assistance, including farmer-to-farmer mentoring; provide direct support through conservation financial assistance and additional crop insurance assistance, and support market development projects in targeted markets.
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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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38th Annual OCA Ranch Rodeo One for the Books!
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Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk sat down with the Executive Vice President of the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Michael Kelsey, before the Saturday night performance of the OCA Ranch Rodeo at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie Okla. this weekend and talked about what makes the OCA Ranch Rodeo a special event.
“This event just keeps growing and it is magnificent,” Kelsey said. “I know your listeners can’t see where we are right now but the first meeting that organized this event took place about 25 feet from where we are standing right now, 40 years ago.”
The event, Kelsey said is based on heritage and celebrating the legacy of working ranches in Oklahoma. The teams competing each year, he added, consist of 12 working ranches from across the state.
“That is the way it has always been and the way it will always be,” Kelsey said.
Around 20 years ago, Kelsey said the OCA started a partnership with the Children’s Hospital Foundation.
“This year we are going to surpass 600,000 dollars in donations to the Children’s Hospital Foundation,” Kelsey said. “It is a great partnership and does two great things for us- highlights the legacy of ranching in Oklahoma and a great foundation that we are raising money for.”
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U.S Cotton Trust Protocol's Clint Abernathy Outlines 2022 Cotton Crop Conditions
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KC Sheperd, Farm Director, last week visited with Clint Abernathy of the U.S Cotton Trust Protocol. Owner and operator of Abernathy Farms in Altus, Okla., Abernathy talks about this year’s cotton conditions on account of the lack of moisture.
“Of course, we are extremely dry, and we have been that way for quite a while, so the crop, for the most part, is poor,” Abernathy said. “There are some pockets of good cotton here and there, but the crop, for the most part, what I see looks bad. I don’t think most of it will even be harvested.”
With a chance of rain coming up, Abernathy said that moisture will finish out some of the cotton that has had irrigation and rain, but for the cotton that hasn’t had any water, it is just too late.
“We would love to see rain just for our upcoming wheat crop and for the grass,” Abernathy said. “It would be nice to have a change.”
Abernathy said the last report from USDA lowered cotton production more than ever before, so luckily the price reacted to that.
“We just have to try to get next year for the most part,” Abernathy said. “There is just not a whole lot we can do about this situation so, you know, crop insurance will help take care of us.”
“There will be another year,” Abernathy said. “This will change.”
With 2011 as the baseline for one of the worst years in recent history for a crop, Abernathy said from a cotton production standpoint it is going to be even worse than that in Oklahoma and West Texas.
“It is a significant drought, and it is going to leave some scars, but I feel like most of the farmers will get through it fine and we will just have to hope this weather pattern changes,” Abernathy said.
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Scattered Showers Across the State With More Rain Chances Coming up Next Weekend
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Thankfully some parts of the state saw some widespread rain events over the past few days. According to State Climatologist Gary McManus, the radar estimated rainfall shows a large area of 4-6 inches of rain down across southern Oklahoma, with some totals in very localized areas probably approaching 8+ inches. So a large amount of rain over a short time frame that obviously led to some pretty serious flooding concerns.
6.18 inches (and counting) of rain at Waurika is more than they had seen in the previous 87 days combined, dating back to May 25!
Another benefit of all the clouds and rainfall is the much milder (if not much more humid) weather, Mcmanus says is that we even saw some record low maximum temperatures yesterday across western Oklahoma where some sites failed to eclipse the 60s.
McManus says we will bust up into the 90s a couple of times this week across parts of Oklahoma, it does appear that we have transitioned from "hot most of the time but broken up by a day here or there with some cooler weather" to just the opposite. At least for the time being. He says we should see an extended period of seasonable-to-cooler than normal weather, with maybe a few hot days intermixed, at least for another week or two. The heat will be concentrated up in northern Oklahoma where the rain missed, but don't count out some high heat index values to the south. Friday is a good example of what to expect.
McManus says the 7 day rainfall forecast does show rain chances coming next weekend(see the map below), and that it does look like we are going to bookend our hot climatological summer with mild rainy periods both at the start of June and then to finish out this month of August.
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Freight Rail Legislation Would Improve Market Competition For U.S. Wheat
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This month, members of Congress, including the Chair of the House Transportation Committee introduced the Freight Rail Shipping Fair Market Act (FRSFMA). If adopted, the legislation will reauthorize the Surface Transportation Board (STB) and “create a fair marketplace” for railroads and shippers. A detailed look at what’s in the bill can be read here, while industry observations can be found here. The bill includes many updates that would provide fairer treatment for agricultural shippers, noted DTN.
Railroad users, wheat farmers, included, have been vocal about performance. Railroad executives and the shippers that depend on their service disagree on the reasons fueling the breakdown in reliability from the Class I railroads. The newly introduced legislation will go some way in creating a more even playing field for shippers, which will benefit farmers down the line.
Supporting Legislation
Most importantly, this bill would reauthorize the STB, a body that U.S. Wheat Associates (USW) supports and has worked with to put forward policies that benefit U.S. wheat farmers and their customers. The Agricultural Transportation Working Group (ATWG), of which USW is part, sent a letter to lawmakers encouraging the passage of FRSFMA. The letter was signed by 88 members of the ATWG, including the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), with USW’s support.
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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 24 cents and Select Beef was up 42 cents on Friday 08/22/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 7,500 head on Monday- August 22, 2022.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00 - 8.00 lower, feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Steer calves steady. Heifers calves steady to 4.00 lower. Demand good to moderate. Quality average.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 4,310 head of cattle on Monday, August 22, 2022.
Compared to last week feeder steers traded 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded 3.00-6.00 higher. Supply was light with very good demand. Supply included: 100% Feeder Cattle (42% Steers, 52% Heifers, 6% Bulls). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 41%.
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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Our Oklahoma Farm Report Team!!!!
Ron Hays, Senior Farm/Ranch Broadcaster and Editor
KC Sheperd, Farm Director and Editor
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Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
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