Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Thursday, September 8, 2022
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Half of the 2022 OSU Alumni Distinguished Alum Awards Go to Ag Grads- Senator Ron Justice Among Those Being Honored
- Read an Accurate Ag Book Week Features Leaders from Across the State
- PJ Budler Working with Cattlemen's Congress to Make it a Premier Destination for International Cattle Producers
- Breaking! NPPC and AFBF Fire Back at California as Supreme Court Closer to Hearing Prop 12 Challenge
- Oklahoma Hay Market Report Shows Producers Getting Creative with Bales
- Hereford Genetics Sustain Through the Dry Season
- Center Applauds Steps to Make Crop Insurance More Accessible
- NCBA Urges Senate Committee to Pass Livestock Regulatory Protection Act
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Half of the 2022 OSU Alumni Distinguished Alum Awards Go to Ag Grads- Senator Ron Justice Among Those Being Honored
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This coming Friday, the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association will honor six alumni of OSU with their 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award. This award recognizes alumni who attain distinctive success in his or her chosen field or profession and perform outstanding service to their community, or both. Service and contributions to the advancement of the university, the OSU Alumni Association or both may be considered.
The 2022 honorees will be recognized at a public reception Friday, September 9 inside the ConocoPhillips OSU Alumni Center. All are welcome to attend, and registration is requested- click here to register.
The Ferguson College of Agriculture is well represented as three of the six honorees are from the College of Ag. One of the six is 1967 Ag Education graduate- former State Senator Ron Justice.
From the OSU Alumni Association News Release:
The Honorable Ronald Justice graduated from OSU with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural education in 1967. He went on to earn his master’s degree in agricultural education from OSU in 1968.
After graduation, Justice moved to Kansas City, Kansas, where he served as the Wyandotte County 4-H agent for three years. He then returned to Oklahoma where he served as a 4-H agent in Muskogee County, county agriculture and 4-H agent in Alfalfa County, and agriculture agent and county director in Grady County. He served 24 years in Grady County and retired in July 2003 after a total of 33 years in county extension work. Justice then decided to continue serving Oklahoma and spent 12 years as the Oklahoma State Senator for District 23. He later served as vice president of public policy at Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization working to improve the lives of all Oklahomans by supporting our state’s agriculture community. As Oklahoma’s largest general farm organization, OKFB advocates for farmers and ranchers at the state Capitol and in Washington, D.C., to ensure our way of life continues for generations to come.
With leadership events, supporting our state’s agricultural youth and connecting consumers with agriculture, Farm Bureau promotes and sustains Oklahoma agriculture in numerous ways. Join with OKFB today by becoming a member at okfarmbureau.org/join. Together, we are rural Oklahoma.
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Read an Accurate Ag Book Week Features Leaders from Across the State
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Read an accurate Ag book Week kicked off for Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom. The Event runs September 6th through September 9th and features guest readers from across the state.
A program of Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom, agriculture leaders across the state will have the opportunity to join together in telling the agriculture story and sharing the importance of agriculture.
This week has featured some fantastic Agriculture readers and some excellent books on Agriculture.
Representative Dell Kerbs participated in the Event reading "How to Grow a Monster." Author Stephanie White read one of her books, "The Pig in My Barn," Amanda Radke, Author and fifth-generation rancher from Mitchell, S.D, who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation's beef producers, read one of her excellent books, "Levi's Lost Calf." Laramie Sparks, 2023 Oklahoma Future Little Miss United States Agriculture read "B is for Buckaroo." Rose Bonjour read about George Washington Carver, And our very own KC Sheperd enjoyed reading about DIRT with "The Dirt Book, Poems about Animals That live Beneath our feet."(KC's book is pictured above)
To find out more about the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom program, click here
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PJ Budler Working with Cattlemen's Congress to Make it a Premier Destination for International Cattle Producers
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In this episode of Beef Buzz, I am talking with international consultant, PJ Budler, about making Cattlemen’s Congress the premier destination for international cattle producers.
The pandemic made international travel to the United States very difficult for the first year of Cattlemen’s Congress. Cattlemen’s Congress 2022 had more volume of international travelers, but for 2023, Budler says the sky is the limit.
PJ Budler originally from South Africa, now living in the Fort Worth area, says he is working closely with Cattlemen’s Congress to make it the destination for cattle producers traveling from outside of our country to the United States.
“The first thing is the scale of it,” Budler said. “I believe this is going to grow as the Bos Indicus start to be incorporated and the ideas of bringing some commercial heifers in to have a show and sale at the end of the event and those type of things- the scale of it is unprecedented- there isn’t a cattle event in the world with that many head of cattle in it.”
Budler said he sees almost all the British and European Associations and the Bos Indicus Associations calling Cattlemen’s Congress home of the most prestigious and premier show and event within the U.S. soon enough.
“If someone is in Australia or down in Argentina or the UK and they want to come to the U.S to see cattle, the logical place to go is to the premier event, and that’s what is going to set the Cattlemen’s Congress apart from all its contemporaries,” Budler said.
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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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Breaking! NPPC and AFBF Fire Back at California as Supreme Court Closer to Hearing Prop 12 Challenge
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Wednesday evening- the National Pork Producers released this statement from Terry Wolters, NPPC president and owner of Stoney Creek Farms in Pipestone, Minnesota
"Today's filing of our reply brief to petitioners brings the National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation one step closer to the Supreme Court hearing our case on how California Proposition 12 violates the U. S. Constitution.
"Ironically, California's Department of Food and Agriculture also announced today it finally completed the Proposition 12 implementation rules, more than three years after the original statutory deadline. This delay unnecessarily exacerbated pork supply chain disruptions and now creates significant concerns for farmers that these arbitrary regulations put the nation's pig herd at risk of disease. Any farmers raising pigs that provide pork products to the California market must register and will be required to have California agents inspect their farms, which will create serious biosecurity threats across the country.
"We look forward to presenting our case before the Supreme Court on October 11 to defend the livelihoods of America's pork producers."
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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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Oklahoma Hay Market Report Shows Producers Getting Creative with Bales
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Hay is getting tighter. Farmers and hay producers are beginning to get creative with baling up their milo, soybeans, and corn stalks.
The rain did come across the parts of the state which brought cooler temperatures and which we might possibly receive a second cutting.
Through the Oklahoma Mesonet, we are in the forecast of receiving some rain. The Drought Monitor shows that 99.98% are in abnormally dry conditions, 98.64% are in moderate drought conditions, 89.68% are in severe drought conditions, 48.60% are in extreme drought conditions, and 2.19% exceptional drought conditions.
*** The next report release will be on September 9th ***
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Hereford Genetics Sustain Through the Dry Season
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Summer droughts. Limited resources. Only the most resilient cattle make it through such harsh challenges. Roy Lee Criswell of Pep, New Mexico trusts Hereford-cross cattle to do it best.
"These Hereford Bulls on these black cows, getting that F1 cross, is putting more feed efficiency along with more hybrid vigor into these calves," Criswell says. "The longevity of these bulls is in their feet. They don't break down. Out here in this desert country, they've got to have good feet to be able to travel. Getting on top of these cows and coming off on these rocks, we need these bulls to keep going. We don’t want them to need a lot of feed to get them to breed back."
In the Southwest, where rainfall is scarce and feed costs are climbing, ranchers and feeders prefer calves that gain weight more efficiently, like Criswell’s F1 cross cattle.
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Center Applauds Steps to Make Crop Insurance More Accessible
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In a win for producers across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency recently announced changes to two crop insurance programs-Whole Farm Revenue Protection (WFRP) and Micro Farm. The improvements will expand access to risk management options for thousands of producers, particularly those with small or diversified operations.
“Managing risk is an essential part of a successful agricultural operation, no matter its size,” said Kate Hansen, policy associate with the Center for Rural Affairs. “We commend the Risk Management Agency for making these changes.”
WFRP is a unique crop insurance program that insures the entire revenue of an operation, rather than basing coverage on yields. It is often the best choice for diversified operations. Beginning in 2023, producers will now be able to insure up to $17 million in revenue with WFRP, compared to $8.5 million previously.
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From the Noble Research Institute- What is the Water Cycle?
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Water moves and is recycled from one form or one storage area to another in the process we call the water cycle. This cycle is the mechanism by which water moves around the globe and in our atmosphere. And as a continuous cycle, it has no starting or stopping point.
Ranchers need to capture as much of the water that falls on their ranch and then use it wisely. To inform our management decisions, let’s look at how the cycle functions.
WATER CYCLE BASICS
Most of Earth’s water is in the oceans, and as such, is saltwater. Only 2.5% of the total water on earth is freshwater, making it a limited resource that should be protected and preserved for the highest and best uses. Of that 2.5%, a majority of freshwater (70%) is trapped in glaciers or ice caps. Most of the remaining freshwater is in underground aquifers. A very small fraction of all water 0.03%, is held as surface water in lakes, rivers and wetlands.
Solar heating is the driving force of the water cycle. As oceans and freshwater are heated by the sun, some of the water evaporates into the air. Air currents transport the water vapor through the atmosphere, along with water that is transpired from plants and evaporated from the soil. Once the water rises into the atmosphere, it cools and forms clouds.
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NCBA Urges Senate Committee to Pass Livestock Regulatory Protection Act
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Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) urged the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works to approve the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act.
“American cattle producers’ commitment to reducing their environmental footprint while simultaneously improving efficiency makes our farms and ranches the most sustainable in the world. Unfortunately, overregulation and excessive permitting would jeopardize the cattle industry’s progress towards greater sustainability,” said NCBA Chief Counsel Mary-Thomas Hart. “NCBA strongly supports the Livestock Regulatory Protection Act, which protects farmers and ranchers from onerous regulation. We thank Senators John Thune (R-SD), Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), John Boozman (R-AR), and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) for their sponsorship and we urge all senators to support this bill.”
The Livestock Regulatory Protection Act aims to prevent the Environmental Protection Agency from issuing Clean Air Act Title V permits for emissions like carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide, water vapor, or methane that result from livestock production.
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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 87 cents and Select Beef was down $1.79 on Thursday 09/07/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno had 6,746 Tuesday and Wednesday in their trade following Labor Day 2022.
Compared to last week: Steer calves 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves and feeder heifers steady. Demand was good.
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
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Reagan Calk, Farm News and Email Editor
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
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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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Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
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