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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Crop Ratings Steady to Sideways This Week- Pasture Conditions Improve Marginally
- FSA's Zach Ducheneaux Working to Improve Assistance Programs for Cattle Producers
- OSU's Brett Carver Excited for New Possible Wheat Variety Releases in 2023
- Oklahoma Fall Forage Situation with Derrell Peel
- Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 Returns to Daytona International Speedway
- OQBN VAC-45 Cattle Sale Series Begins in November
- Op-ed: What Does Equity in Agriculture Matter?
- A Tale of Two Winters: 2023 Old Farmer's Almanac Forecast Divides Country
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Crop Ratings Steady to Sideways This Week- Pasture Conditions Improve Marginally |
Nationwide corn conditions fell slightly since last week but have not changed very much in the past few weeks, while soybean conditions continue to hold steady, according to the weekly crop progress report released by the USDA on Monday, August 29. On the other hand, nationwide cotton conditions improved since last week with good to excellent ratings improving by 3 percentage points.
Pasture and Range conditions also saw improvement with the national good to excellent number up 2 percentage points from a week ago at 25%. Texas jumped 7 points in the good to excellent stats to 9% while Oklahoma gained one point to 7% good. The central part of the country continues to suffer as the poor to very poor ratings from Texas to Nebraska decreased overall- but still offer limited options for late hay production and forage growth. Texas improved to 69% poor to very poor (84% last week), Oklahoma improved to 66%(from 68% last week, Kansas dropped to 65%(from 62% last week while Nebraska improved three points to 78% poor to very poor.
As rain continues to make its way across Oklahoma this week with more to come, crop ratings hold steady, and some increasing slightly, except for sorghum with good to excellent ratings decreasing 9 percentage points since last week.
In Oklahoma:
Corn conditions rated 50 percent good to excellent, 22 percent fair and 28 percent poor to very poor. (Good to excellent conditions have increased by 7 percentage points since last week)
Cotton conditions rated 5 percent good to excellent, 40 percent fair and 55 percent poor to very poor. (Poor to very poor conditions have improved by 7 percentage points, but good to excellent ratings have decreased by 2 points.)
Soybeans rated 34 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair and 31 percent poor to very poor.
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FSA Administrator, Zach Ducheneaux, Working to Improve Assistance Programs for Cattle Producers |
In this episode of beef buzz, I am featuring comments from the administrator of the USDA’s Farm Service Agency, Zach Ducheneaux, who spoke at the recent R-CALF USA annual meeting in Deadwood, South Dakota. The Administrator chose to do Q&A with the audience where he spoke about livestock provisions from the 2018 farm bill and what the FSA has been able to do regarding disaster assistance for livestock and cattle producers.
“The things that we have done in the livestock segment- the resources that we offer producers through the ELAP (Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honey Bees and Farm raised Fish) program to haul feed and cows where feed or cows are needed, we were able to find that statutory authority within the existing farm bill and disaster programs,” Ducheneaux said. “The change we made to LIP (Livestock Indemnity Program) recently in recognition to the investment that you all make in a baby calf hitting the ground, instead of paying you $150, we have more than doubled that payment because we had the latitude laid out and the flexibility offered to us in the farm bill and in disaster statures.”
Ducheneaux said he is also proud of the fact that FSA now has the ability to pay some of the freight on hauling forage to producers’ cow herds.
“Secretary Vilsack went out there and charged us with addressing some of these things, so when we made that change to ELAP, after talking with Senator Hoeven’s office about how we could improve that for producers in North Dakota during the drought- well yeah, we can actually help pay some of the freight on getting the forage that isn’t in this place to work where your cows are,” Ducheneaux said.
Ducheneaux said his FSA team is working on ways to streamline applications for the Livestock Risk Protection Program.
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OSU's Brett Carver Excited for New Possible Wheat Variety Releases in 2023 |
At the 2022 Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association annual meeting in Stillwater, Okla., Farm Director, KC Sheperd, had the chance to visit with Oklahoma State University Wheat Genetics Chair, Brett Carver, talking about the OSU wheat breeding program.
“As far as what really stands out and might be what I see on the horizon first is probably going to be an experimental line that we call 18510 right now,” Carver said. “It is just a Ruby Lee Pioneer derivative that I think has a lot of potential for a lot of places in Oklahoma and that is what we like to see- something that can go far and wide in Oklahoma.”
Carver also talked about the Doublestop Legacy launch where they will be combining a few varieties to yield some amazing results.
“We are just getting more out of Doublestop genetics,” Carver said. “It is really our best yield, protein, quality, and all those stress tolerances that we talked about all wrapped into one genetics, but we have only been able to capitalize on that in our Clearfield line, so if it is not a herbicide-tolerant clear field, then you don’t really get the benefit from Doublestop. That is changing- that is what is happening here.”
Carver went on to talk about the herbicide-tolerant trait present in CoAxium.
“This is new game for us,” Carver said. “We wanted to make sure to start out on the right genetic foot in this case, and I think we did that. I think we have something that is really adapted well to Oklahoma. What we don’t know yet and hope to find out next crop year is how much tolerance we have to the herbicide because if the wheat plant can’t survive the herbicide treatment, then we don’t have any good there.”
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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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Oklahoma Fall Forage Situation with Derrell Peel |
Mondays, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel assesses the current forage situation in Oklahoma.
With Labor Day just around the corner, it is important to assess the current forage situation and evaluate the remaining potential of the growing season. The August 23 Drought Monitor shows that 98.64 percent of Oklahoma is in some stage of drought (D0-D4) with 48.60 percent in D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) drought. The USDA-NASS Crop Progress report for that same week showed Oklahoma pasture and range conditions to be 33 percent Very Poor, 36 percent Poor, 25 percent Fair, 6 percent Good and 0 percent Excellent.
Hay supplies in Oklahoma are similarly limited. May 1 hay stocks were down 47.8 percent year over year and were down 43.5 percent from the ten-year average (2012-2021). Total hay production in 2022 is estimated to be down 10.1 percent year over year and down 17.1 percent from the ten-year average. Other (non-alfalfa) hay makes up over 86 percent of Oklahoma hay production on average and is the primary hay for beef cattle production. Other hay production is projected to be down 14.7 percent year over year and down 19.3 percent from the ten-year average. The total hay supply for the 2022-2023 hay crop year (May-April) is the sum of May 1 hay stocks and 2022 hay production. The total Oklahoma hay supply is projected to be down 17.2 percent from last year and down 21.7 percent from the 2012-2021 average. It will be the smallest total hay supply in the state since 2012.
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Beef. It's What's For Dinner. 300 Returns to Daytona International Speedway |
For the third year in a row Daytona International Speedway announced its partnership with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner to sponsor the 42nd season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series – The Beef. It's What's For Dinner.® 300. The race is scheduled to kick off the season on Saturday, February 18 at Daytona International Speedway, the day before the 65th annual DAYTONA 500.
Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. is an iconic brand funded through national and state support of beef farmers and ranchers as part of the Beef Checkoff program and managed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).
“The partnership we have with the Beef Checkoff and NCBA is unique to our sport and our fans love it,” said Daytona International Speedway President, Frank Kelleher of the Beef. It's What's For Dinner.® 300. The race has given beef farmers and ranchers the perfect platform to reach consumers and tell the tasty story of beef. We have had two incredible Beef. It's What's For Dinner.® 300 events and again can't wait to smell beef on the grills of our campers in February."
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OQBN VAC-45 Cattle Sale Series Begins in November |
The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network VAC-45 program will continue to host a series of certified cattle sales around the state this fall, beginning in November.
OQBN is a partnership between Oklahoma State University Extension and the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association. OQBN is a network of cattlemen, educators, veterinarians, industry professionals and livestock marketers committed to providing beef cattle producers with access to value-added marketing opportunities.
“Many cow/calf producers are preparing to wean spring-born calves,” said Paul Vining, OQBN coordinator. “Now is the time to order OQBN VAC-45 program ear tags.”
OQBN strives to boost communication and marketing efforts within all segments of the beef industry with goals of maintaining and improving the quality and profitability of Oklahoma cattle. Cow/calf producers who participate in the OQBN VAC-45 program receive marketing and health management certification in Oklahoma and neighboring states. Benefits include:
• Potential market premiums for preconditioned calves
• Reduced calf stress
• Improved calf immune function
• Increased calf sale weight
• Increased market demand for preconditioned calves
• Brand-neutral vaccine selection (Producer and local veterinarian may select the vaccine brand to be administered. Selected vaccines must fulfill program requirements.)
• Third-party verification
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Op-ed: What Does Equity in Agriculture Matter? |
Below is a portion of an op-ed from Jean M. Lam, part of the National Young Farmers Coalition, talking about equitable land access and land practices. Read below!
"What does Equity in Agriculture Matter? The pandemic revealed many unspoken truths about society in the United States; truths that many marginalized peoples have long known. The pandemic caused us to look inward and reevaluate our place and sense of belonging. A sense of disconnectedness and social isolation was common for many, which often led to an environment of disempowerment, a feeling new to most. Among these realizations was a great reconciliation concerning our understanding of work; it seems that we are moving beyond our traditional understanding of “work.”
"Even in rural Oklahoma where speaking openly about emotions has not been the generational norm, today farmers and ranchers are increasingly willing to explore what their involvement in agriculture means to them. While the generational commitment to maintaining a legacy is a popular motivating force, the personal emotional fulfillment derived from growing and nurturing food and fiber for the world is becoming expressed more openly.
"Without a doubt, there is an underlying commitment to individualism and self-reliance in agriculture and the rural way of life. This commitment is both a romanticized accolade to our lifestyle we wear with pride and also the unfortunate downfall of far too many. And yet despite our independence, our reliance on community is fundamental to the survival of agriculture and our role within; without consumers, our products are valueless. Without good neighbors, strong fences, and generous friends to fall back on, agriculture would be nearly impossible."
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A Tale of Two Winters: 2023 Old Farmer's Almanac Forecast Divides Country |
The 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac is telling “A Tale of Two Winters.” On sale everywhere August 30, the newest edition of North America’s most trusted Almanac predicts that this winter will split the country in two.
“Depending on where you live, this will be the best of winters or memorable for all the wrong reasons,” reports Janice Stillman, editor of The Old Farmer’s Almanac. “One half of the country will deal with bone-chilling cold and loads of snow, while the other half may feel like winter never really arrives.” For 231 years, The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been helping readers to prepare for the season ahead with its 80 percent-accurate weather forecasts.
For most of the western half of the United States, The 2023 Old Farmer’s Almanac is predicting a coming winter that’s “Wet & Mild”-one with lots of (mostly) rain and temperatures that trend upward by as much as several degrees above normal. This is in stark contrast to what’s coming for the rest of the country.
Winter for much of the Midwest and along the East Coast is best described as “Shivery & Snowy.” The eastern half of the U.S. should brace for potentially record-breaking cold to define the season. This frigid forecast extends to the Deep South and Texas, which could see the mercury diving as much as 8 degrees F below normal!
Freezing temperatures will also bring above-average snow totals to most areas in the eastern U.S. that typically experience snowfall.
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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 28 cents and Select Beef was up $3.99 on Monday 08/29/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 8,100 head on Monday- the final sale in August. No sale next week as they ONSY observes Labor Day Holiday.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers unevenly steady. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower with a light test. Steer calves unevenly steady. Heifer calves steady to 4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good despite the sharp declines in the feeder cattle futures today. Corn futures closing 15-18 higher on Monday pushing feeder futures well over 2.00 lower. Early corn yields are speculated lighter than what is estimated. Quality mostly average.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 5,092 head of cattle on Monday 8/29/2022.
Compared to last week feeder steers under 525 lbs. traded 5.00-12.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher with heavier weights trading steady. Supply was moderate with good demand.
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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KC Sheperd visits with Dakota Moss of Livestock Risk Services. When the pandemic hit in 2020 the cattle markets along with the rest of the world suffered. Many farmers and ranchers altered their marketing plans on crops and livestock to try and prevent a loss in the down Covid markets. This led to cattle being held months longer than planned hoping for a better market. Unfortunately for many farmers and ranchers they had no choice but to sell much heavier cattle into a down market. Resulting in a lower $/cwt price and profits lost. Sheperd and Moss discuss some alternative options for producers with the Livestock Risk Protection program.
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