Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Friday, September 23, 2022
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Exceptional Drought Jumps 10 Percentage Points in Oklahoma in Latest Drought Monitor
- OCA's Michael Kelsey Likes Pond Cleanout and Drilling Water Wells as Possible Investments of Emergency Drought Funds
- OSU's Kim Anderson says Price Index and Russia and Ukraine are Impacting Wheat Prices the Most
- Phillips, Paxton Praise Joint Committee Focus on Broadband
- Applying Drought Lessons 10 Years Later
- NAWG CEO Chandler Goule Talks Reference Price for ARP and PLC Payments in 2023 Farm Bill
- Diamond Hats Annual Gala Happening Saturday Night
- More Stories for Your Weekend Reading
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Exceptional Drought Jumps 10 Percentage Points in Oklahoma Since Last Week |
According to state climatologist, Gary McManus, there are new areas of exceptional drought across a significant portion of the area east of Oklahoma City, in addition to new areas across northeast Oklahoma and along the Kansas border and Blaine/Kingfisher counties. As for D3(extreme drought or worse) and D2 (severe drought or worse) conditions, McManus said Oklahoma is seeing levels that have not been present since early 2013, and conditions are not looking to improve in the next couple of weeks.
In Oklahoma, exceptional drought is at 13.6 percent, jumping 10 percentage points since last week. (Last week was 3 percent)
Extreme drought or worse is up from last week’s 48.8 percent and is now at 53.9 percent.
Severe drought or worse has reached 89.2 percent, up from last week’s 85.4 percent.
Moderate drought has increased to 98.9 percent, up from last week’s 96.5 percent.
Abnormally dry or worse conditions are unchanged from last week at 99.9 percent.
According to the 6-10-day precipitation outlook map for Oklahoma, the state shows a below-normal chance of precipitation through October 1, with the eastern side of the state showing the lowest percent chance.
Click the Oklahoma drought map above the story to view this week's drought numbers.
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OCA's Michael Kelsey Likes Pond Cleanout and Drilling Water Wells as Possible Investments of Emergency Drought Funds |
In this episode of the Beef Buzz, I am featuring comments from Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association Vice President, Michael Kelsey at the Emergency Drought Commission’s first meeting, talking about ideas for how relief funds may be used to aid producers.
After Governor Kevin Stitt declared a drought emergency in the state of Oklahoma, the Emergency Drought Commission has now been activated and has three million dollars they can spend on drought relief.
“I’m very appreciative of the governor declaring the emergency, which then activated the commission, and then the legislature having the foresight to put three million dollars into the fund,” Kelsey said. “Is that enough? No, it’s not, but it is good, and it is helpful, and they are going to have a big job ahead of them looking over all these different ideas and all the different needs, but certainly, a process has started, we are thankful for that and we will continue to engage as we move forward.”
Kelsey said cattle producers are having to face water-related issues such as dried-up ponds and wells slowing down.
An example of a way these funds could be used to aid producers, Kelsey said, is pond cleanout. Being that many producers’ ponds are already dried up, Kelsey said pond cleanout will not be as difficult of a task.
Cleaning out a pond, Kelsey said, is incredibly beneficial long term and can add up to 50 percent more storage capacity of water.
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OSU's Kim Anderson says Price Index and Russia and Ukraine are Impacting Wheat Prices the Most |
This Week on SUNUP is Oklahoma State University Extension grain market economist, Kim Anderson. During this week's edition, Anderson talks about factors impacting commodity prices.
Anderson said wheat prices this week were trending downward.
“Last week they dropped off a little bit,” Anderson said. “On Monday they were lower, but then on Tuesday, we had a big increase in wheat prices, and we got wheat prices going from about $8.70 a bushel to $9.25 a bushel in northern Oklahoma.”
Anderson said the most important thing to take away is that prices broke at 9 dollars and that has been a resistance point lately in wheat prices.
“I think the big reason for the increase in prices is what is going on in Ukraine with Russia,” Anderson said. “Ukraine has been taking territory that Russia had captured earlier. President Putin has been under the gun- there have been calls for him to resign within Russia and the way he seeks to get his points back up, get back popularity increasing, is to start winning in Ukraine.”
When Putin starts making threats such as shutting down the black sea, Anderson said prices are going to move.
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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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Phillips, Paxton Praise Joint Committee Focus on Broadband |
Rep. Logan Phillips, R-Mounds, on Thursday praised the Oklahoma House and Senate Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding for their focus on addressing broadband issues through projects they advanced. The projects advanced during the joint committee's meeting on Tuesday will now be considered when the Legislature reconvenes it's special session to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars.
"We have not seen this type of investment in Oklahoma since the 1920's when we initially built out electricity to rural areas," Phillips said. "This is a once of a lifetime opportunity that will make Oklahoma a centerpiece for the next 'Industrial Revolution.' I have been a champion for broadband issues throughout my time in the Legislature, and I'm proud to see all of that hard work paying off as we invest these ARPA funds in broadband infrastructure and create a brighter future for our state."
Broadband projects approved by the joint committee, both Tuesday and previously, include:
- Broadband Office Projects - $382.1 million to add to the capital funds amount to grant funds out for buildout of broadband infrastructure.
- Broadband Office Administration - $500,000 for administrative costs to support the establishment of the office.
- Broadband Mapping - $2 million to finish out the map that the Department of Commerce has been building over the last several years.
- Career Tech Broadband - $5 million for career techs to add classes that train a broadband workforce.
- OSU-IT - $365,068 for a training program at OSUIT to help with broadband workforce training.
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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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Applying Drought Lessons 10 Years Later |
The effects of drought are devastating, but agricultural data collected during such challenging times is a valuable teaching tool.
Oklahoma State University Extension specialists have some retrospective on the historic drought that swept through the plains a decade ago and are learning how it can benefit producers in today’s similar climate.
Cattle and livestock
OSU Extension livestock marketing specialist Derrell Peel offered the following takeaways on drought response:
• Abusing pastures, especially native range, slows recovery when the drought is over and may impact productivity for years.
• Pasture and grazing management is even more critical during drought, not only to maintain forage resources, but also to avoid problems with prussic acid, nitrates and toxic plant consumption by cattle.
• Keeping more cows than ranchers can reasonably manage leads to delayed losses in reproductive performance and extends drought costs beyond the dry years.
• Bringing in hay from multiple locations can lead to weed issues in pastures.
• When cattle numbers decline, the market will respond with dramatic and volatile price signals that prompt producer action.
• The 2011-2014 drought resulted in record high breeding animal and feeder cattle prices followed by a dramatic price crash.
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NAWG CEO Chandler Goule Talks Reference Price for ARP and PLC Payments in 2023 Farm Bill |
At the National Farmers Union Legislative Fly-In this past week in Washington, DC, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network intern, Cheyenne Leach, had the chance to visit with the CEO of the National Association of Wheat Growers, Chandler Goule. Goule talked about what he would like to see in the upcoming 2023 Farm Bill.
A big priority, Goule said, is the safety net, which is made up of crop insurance, ARC and PLC, and making sure it is sufficient to the current cost of wheat production in the industry.
“I want to be very clear, though, we are not trying to say that the safety net needs to make sure that growers make money, but it needs to be a solid backstop and it is clearly not keeping up with the total cost of production that we are currently seeing across the country,” Goule said. “Clearly, our number 1 priority for the 2023 farm bill will be to maintain crop insurance, but other things we will be looking at will be an increase in the PLC reference price for wheat, making sure that we continue to have good access to crop protection tools to continue our voluntary conservation programs, and then trying to seek additional budget authority so we can expand some of those programs we do like and have the potential to raise that reference price to increase that safety net.”
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Diamond Hats Annual Gala Happening Saturday Night |
Just a quick reminder to shine up those dress boots and get ready for food, fellowship and the chance to support the cream of the crop when it comes to Oklahoma youth- the young men and ladies in 4-H and FFA who participate in the Oklahoma Youth Expo.
Join us beginning at 6 PM on Saturday, September 24th for the Annual Diamond Hats' Gala at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in OKC. The sold out crowd will celebrate Oklahoma's Ag Youth, as all will enjoy a night of great food, phenomenal entertainment and good ole fundraising all to support our Oklahoma 4-H and FFA exhibitors at the Oklahoma Youth Expo!
I am honored to be our emcee again in 2022- and during the evening- we will help find that perfect item to bid on in the silent auction as well as the live auction after dinner.
After the fundraising- sing along and dance the night away with country music star Josh Turner.
In 2021- the support for our youth was incredible- $275,000 was raised at last year's Gala. Let's see what we can do here in 2022.
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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 lower- Choice Beef was down 73 cents and Select Beef was down $4.03 on Thursday 09/22/2022.
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.
Remember- This Monday is Labor Day and the markets that normally operate on Monday are closed.
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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
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