Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Oklahoma Drought Decreases in All Categories After Recent Rainfall
- Oklahoma Wheat Growers Jeff Hickman Wants Safety Net Prioritized in 2023 Farm Bill
- Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association hands Out Awards at Annual Meeting
- Caddo Peanut and Cotton Field Day Approaching in September
- Kim Anderson Gives Recap of 2022 Wheat Crop and Outlook for 2023
- Cover Cropping a Valuable Strategy for Ranchers, says Jaymelynn Farney
- More Stories for Your Weekend Reading
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Oklahoma Drought Decreases in All Categories After Recent Rainfall |
Recent rains have finally pushed percentages down slightly in drought categories, but more moisture will be needed to have a larger impact on the numbers. The analysis will continue through the next week for next week’s report. Oklahoma may be in luck, as it appears we will have a chance for some precipitation in the coming week, which will hopefully show more in next week’s drought monitor report.
According to the latest drought monitor report, in Oklahoma, exceptional drought is now 2.19 percent, down from last week's 3.5 percent
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Extreme drought or worse has dropped down to 48.6 percent, down from last week’s 59.15 percent.
Severe drought or worse is now at 89.6 percent, down from 90.6 percent last week.
Moderate drought or worse is now at 98.6 percent, down from last week’s 99.3 percent.
After being at 100 percent for weeks, abnormally dry or worse conditions have dropped slightly, now, to 99.9 percent.
The 6-10-day precipitation outlook map shows chances of precipitation in the state increasing in the south direction with chances ranging from 33 to 60 percent. According to the mesonet, Oklahoma is forecasted to possibly receive scattered rain chances all next week with highs in the 70’s and 80’s.
Click the Oklahoma drought map above the story to view the latest Oklahoma drought numbers.
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Oklahoma Wheat Growers Jeff Hickman Wants Safety Net Prioritized in 2023 Farm Bill |
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, had the chance to visit with the Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association Executive Director, Jeff Hickman, about the 2023 Farm Bill from a wheat grower’s perspective and how the upcoming election will impact the decisions made on behalf of producers.
“The runoff elections are over now so the ballots are all set for November with the exception of knowing whether the recreational marijuana vote is going to be on the November ballot or not, but as far as the candidates go, those are all set and so we know who the nominees will be and we are obviously talking to those nominees and have been for several months about agriculture,” Hickman said. “Particularly the wheat growers have been talking about the policies related to those.”
The National Wheat Growers Association, Hickman said, worked with Congressman Frank Lucas to get wheat added into the CFAP (Coronavirus Food Assistance Program) payments this past year. Wheat wasn’t included in the first round, but Hickman said thanks to NAWG, OWGA and Congressman Lucas, it was in the second round.
“That is just a small example that for only a 50-dollar investment, that producers got thousands of dollars in payments through CFAP, so we will be talking to nominees at the state and federal level because that is just one example of policies where the rubber meets the road for wheat producers, farmers and ranchers in Oklahoma on farm policy,” Hickman said.
Hickman also talked about the 2023 Farm Bill and how Congressman Lucas will be playing a large role in writing it.
When Congressman Lucas left the Ag Committee to to be the ranking member on the Science and Technology Committee, Hickman said Lucas made a deal with leadership that when it came time to write the farm bill, he would return to the Ag Committee as the senior member.
“He has been involved with every farm bill since he got there in the mid-90s, so it is very important,” Hickman said. “G.T. Thompson from Pennsylvania will be the new House Ag Chairman if Republicans have the majority, who learned under Frank Lucas as one of his best friends.”
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Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association Hands Out Awards at Annual Meeting |
The Oklahoma Wheat Grower's association Held its annual Convention yesterday and was pleased to present awards to several individuals.
The Distinguished Service award went to United States Senator Jim Inhofe.
Sen. Inhofe is the ranking member on the armed services committee, a member of the environment & public works committee, and the small business committee. Sen. Inhofe is a committed supporter of our infrastructure as the committee's senior member on the environment and public works. Inhofe believes one of the inherent roles of government is to provide a safe and suitable infrastructure to allow our nation access to transportation and fully connect our national economy.
Wheat Promoter of The Year went to Erich Wehrenberg.
Erich Wehrenberg is the senior station superintendent for the field & research services unit at Oklahoma state university.
And the Mr. Wheat Award went to the Late Bob Howard.
Bob grew up on the farm, working with his dad and riding the ranch with his grandfather. Bob served on the Jackson county Farm Bureau board for more than 30 years, the Jackson county memorial hospital board of trustees for more than ten years, the Oklahoma cattlemen's board, a longtime state board member for the Oklahoma wheat growers association, and volunteering in about every position with the Altus First United Methodist Church.
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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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Caddo Peanut and Cotton Field Day Approaching in September |
The Caddo Research Station in Ft. Cobb will host a peanut and cotton field day on Sept. 15. Oklahoma State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers will share crop information on their latest peanut and cotton research projects and discuss solutions to the challenges producers face.
“Like other field days, OSU researchers are trying to relay what they’ve found to growers with unbiased opinions,” said Bobby Weidenmaier, station assistant superintendent. “We deliver research-based facts to producers, so they can make the best decisions for their crops.”
The event will offer the following presentations:
• Weed management in peanuts and cotton – Todd Baughman, OSU Extension weed management specialist
• Cotton harvest aids – Seth Byrd, OSU Extension cotton specialist
• Peanut variety development – Kelly Chamberlin, USDA peanut geneticist
• Disease evaluations of peanut cultivars and advanced breeding lines – Rebecca Bennett, USDA plant pathologist
• Soil fertility project update – Brian Arnall, OSU Extension precision nutrient management specialist
• Cover crop impacts on greenhouse gas emissions – Jason Warren, OSU Extension water and soil conservation specialist
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Kim Anderson Gives Recap of 2022 Wheat Crop and Outlook for 2023 |
This week on SUNUP is Dr. Kim Anderson, Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist. During this week's edition, Anderson talks about the 2022 wheat crop and conditions for the upcoming 2023 crop.
“The 2022 Oklahoma wheat crop is in the bin and about 60 percent of that wheat has been sold,” Anderson said. “Farmers are now getting ready to plant to the 2023 wheat crop. In 2022, farmers planted 4.3 million acres of wheat, and because of the drought, they only harvested 2.7 million acres.”
As for 2022 wheat crop prices, Anderson said when we came into harvest in early June, wheat prices in Oklahoma were around 11 dollars.
“As we progressed into the harvest and got into late June, it got down to around 8 dollars,” Anderson said. “Since late June through today, they have been between $7.80 and $8.50.”
On average, Anderson said Oklahoma harvests around 100 million bushels and the United States harvests around 1.8 billion bushels. The world, he added, harvests around 28 billion bushels and this year is projected to harvest 28.6.
“The United States produces about 6 percent of the world’s wheat and exports about 11 percent of that wheat,” Anderson said. “Russia and Ukraine are important in the world market. Russia produces about 11 percent of the world’s wheat and Ukraine 3 percent, but together they export about 30 percent of world exports.”
For 2023, Anderson said expectations for forward contract price for wheat is $8.10 and the average price is around $5.50. In the panhandle that price is at $8.30, Anderson added, and southern Oklahoma is around $7.70.
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Cover Cropping a Valuable Strategy for Ranchers, says Jaymelynn Farney |
In this episode of Beef Buzz, I had the chance to visit with Kansas State University associate professor and Beef Systems Specialist, Jaymelynn Farney talking about planting strategies to improve soil health and forage quality.
“The concept and what we really looked at with the integration of cattle in cropping systems is the ability to reduce the risk within your operation,” Farney said. “By that, I mean strictly from an economic standpoint, it allows you to possibly raise two different crops.”
By raising two different crops, Farney is referring to a cow crop and a grain crop.
“There are several really good benefits to integration,” Farney said.
One of those benefits, she added, includes improved nutrient cycling.
“Typically, when your margins are really good in the cattle industry is when we have our lowest grain prices and vice versa,” Farney said. “So, it allows you to be able to stay within our agricultural community longer. It also has soil health benefits. Manure is one of the quickest ways to add organic matter to your operation, so there are several benefits.”
Planting an annual forage, Farney said, will help to reduce the amount of erosion and help hang on to benefited top soil.
For cattle owners wanting to take the plunge, Farney recommends starting out with something simple.
An example of a simple starting approach, Farney said, would be planting sorghum-sudan grass and adding in sunn hemp. This mixture, Farney added, is great for putting nitrogen back into the soil system.
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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 71 cents and Select Beef was down 8 cents on Friday 08/25/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Weekly Cattle Auction Reports
The buttons below allow you to check out the weekly Cattle Auctions in the region that we post on our website and here in our daily email update.
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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
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Reagan Calk, Farm News and Email Editor
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