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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Mike Schulte and Kim Anderson Explain Value of 4-H and FFA Junior Wheat Show
- NCBA Fights to Improve Marketing Options for Cattle Producers
- OkPork #GiveAHam Campaign Expands- We Are Challenged!
- Senate Pro Tem Treat Announces GOP Committee Leadership- Chris Kidd Named New Ag Committee Chair
- Brent Rendel of Miami, OK Named to United Soybean Board- To Be Sworn in This Week
- KC Sheperd Talks AFR Speech Contest and End of Year Policy Priorities with Scott Blubaugh
- AFBF and NCBA Among Groups Cheering Senate Helping to End Rail Strike
- Justin Dodson, Welch, Ok Advances in World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Semifinals
- Chances of Rain in the Mix this Week
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Mike Schulte and Kim Anderson Talk Value of 4-H and FFA Junior Wheat Show |
Associate Farm Editor, Reagan Calk, attended the 2022 Oklahoma 4-H/FFA Junior Wheat Show Awards, where the top 25 students from both 4-H and FFA were recognized. Following the awards ceremony, Reagan visited with Mike Schulte with the Oklahoma Wheat Commission and OSU’s Dr. Kim Anderson about the event.
“This show was designed to improve wheat quality and to show our youth how wheat varieties and how managing wheat production impacts flour milling quality and how it creates value for the wheat industry,” Anderson said.
The FFA and 4-H students that participate in this program, Anderson said, start in the summer by selecting the variety of wheat and the field they want to plant their wheat in. They plant the wheat in the fall, and he added on at least 5 acres.
“They manage that wheat throughout the growing season, harvest it, and they will pick and clean five pounds of wheat,” Anderson said. “It will be judged by Dr. Brett Carver at Oklahoma State University for production and for visual appearance, then it is milled at Oklahoma State University, baked into bread, and the bread is judged.”
Mike Schulte, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, said that each year, over 16,000 dollars in scholarships are awarded to those top five 4-H and top five FFA winners.
“It is really exciting because you see kids, maybe, that grow up on wheat farms that really focus on the agronomic side of things and want to make those management decisions that are going to make them successful if they plan on coming back to the farm, or it at least sparks the idea of maybe they can do this, or they do want to come back to the farm and be in agriculture,” Schulte said.
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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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NCBA Fights to Improve Marketing Options for Cattle Producers |
In this episode of Beef Buzz, I am visiting with the Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Ethan Lane, about today’s beef business climate.
“Producers don’t know where the next hit is going to come from, right, we see prices finally start to recover, we see them recover faster than we would expect because of that herd liquidation, and then you have input costs come in, and take that profit right back out of the transaction again,” Lane said. “It is disheartening, I think, for a lot of producers around the country that feel like they have done everything right, they have worked on their genetics, they have improved their herds, they are making more on their cattle, and they are still not making a profit.”
After enduring many hits over the last several years, Lane said he is hopeful that cattle producers can expect to see some packing plants in the future that are producer-focused.
“Some of those business models of those new packing plants that are much more producer focused, are really working more with producers to make sure more of that beef dollar gets back to the ranch gate,” Lane said.
While hook space in the country is not an issue, Lane said there needs to be more diversified options for producers to market into. NCBA and USDA, Lane said, have both been focusing on some of the smaller packing plants to give cattle producers more options.
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OkPork #GiveAHam Campaign Expands- We Are Challenged!
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As a part of the OkPork #GiveAHam challenge, which began on Giving Tuesday(last week)- the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau all donated a ham to the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma- and President Rodd Moesell challenged Ron Hays to step up and #GiveAHam this holiday season as well.
Ron and KC Sheperd are both going to accept the #GiveAHam Challenge and will be announcing soon what group they will be donating a ham to and who they would like to challenge this month of December.
Stay tuned- and check out the link at the button below more details about the Oklahoma Pork Council Give a Ham Challenge for 2022.
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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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Senate Pro Tem Treat Announces GOP Committee Leadership- Chris Kidd Named New Ag Committee Chair |
Senate President Pro Tempore Greg Treat today announced Republican committee leadership roles and assignments for the upcoming the 59th Oklahoma Legislature that begins in February.
“I have full faith in these individuals to develop ideas to advance our state,” Pro Tem Treat said. “I appreciate their willingness to accept these positions on behalf of their constituents and all Oklahomans. They will work collectively with their colleagues to look at issues, study them and take action on meaningful reforms to make Oklahoma a more prosperous state. I’m honored to serve alongside these talented and dedicated public servants.”
Agriculture and Rural Affairs
- Senator Chris Kidd, R-Waurika, Chair
- Senator Chuck Hall, R-Perry, Vice Chair
Full list available on the website- click blue button below to view!
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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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Brent Rendel of Miami, OK Named to United Soybean Board- To Be Sworn in This Week |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the appointment of 19 new farmer-leaders to serve on the United Soybean Board (USB). In addition, 24 farmer-leaders were reappointed. Forty-six leaders and alternates will serve three-year terms, and one new appointed member will serve a one-year term. Leaders will be sworn in for service during the USB December Meeting in St. Charles, Mo- happening this week..
“We are thrilled about this group of directors joining us, whether they are new or returning farmer-leaders,” said Ralph Lott, USB Chair and farmer from New York. “Each of them offers different expertise and industry insights that will assist with making strategic checkoff investments to benefit all U.S. soybean farmers now and looking at what’s ahead.”
One of the new members to be sworn in this week is Brent Rendel of Miami, Oklahoma.
The Rendel family will be busy heading out to Checkoff meetings over the next few years as Zach Rendel was also appointed to a Checkoff Board Seat- in Zach's case- it was to the United Sorghum Checkoff Program- his three year term also starts this month.
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KC Sheperd Talks AFR Speech Contest and End of Year Policy Priorities with Scott Blubaugh |
District winners gathered at Oklahoma State University’s Student Union this past weekend to compete for state scholarship prizes in the 77th Annual AFR speech contest. Farm Director KC Sheperd was asked to be one of the judges and caught up with AFR President Scott Blubaugh to talk about this year’s competition: “This is our state championship here at Oklahoma State. We’ve had five district conferences around the state, and the winners come here and compete for the state title, so the very best kids are here today.”
Editor's Note- AFR did not have the complete list of winners available for us to share this morning-we will have that later and will link to it when we do.
On the policy front- Blubaugh tells Sheperd AFR will be coming together this week to talk policy where they will begin working on priorities for 2023, “We have 20 policy committee members coming in throughout the state representing our four districts, and they will spend the next three months working on policy and developing that for our convention in February.”
Blubaugh said they will also start thinking about the 2023 farm bill and are happy to have Frank Lucas back on the Ag Committee again, “We are grateful that we have Frank back again because his experience is very valuable, and there’s just so many folks now on the Ag committee that have that urban-tie, and they don’t have the farm background or the farm-tie.” But, even with Congressman Lucas back on the Ag Committee, Blubaugh said it would be tough with a divided congress and a white house to complete a farm bill this year.
At the state level, Blubaugh said he expects this session to be significantly different, “It looks like our work will be on the defense this year to try and keep bad things from happening.”
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AFBF and NCBA Among Groups Cheering Senate Helping to End Rail Strike |
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall released a statement following the signing of H.J. Res. 100 to avert disruptions in rail service:
“America’s cattle producers are grateful for the bipartisan effort that prevented disruptions in critical rail service across the country. A rail shutdown would have been disastrous to our supply chain, and would have interrupted the essential feed, fuel, and fertilizer shipments cattle producers need. We are pleased that this joint resolution was swiftly passed by Congress and signed into law.”
American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on President Biden’s signing of legislation to avert a disastrous rail strike.
“AFBF applauds Congress and President Biden for working together to avert a rail strike. High diesel prices, a truck driver shortage, and low water levels on the Mississippi River have already made shipping conditions difficult. A rail strike would have had a devastating effect on the American economy, especially as families grapple with higher prices caused by inflation...."
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Justin Dodson, Welch, Okla Advances in World Livestock Auctioneer Championship Semifinals |
Andy Baumeister of Goldthwaite, Texas, was named champion at the 2023 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) qualifying event at Longview Livestock in Longview, Texas. A total of 30 contestants competed for a top ten placing, granting them a spot in the 2023 WLAC semifinals at Arcadia Stockyard in Arcadia, Fla.
A live cattle sale took place, with the market’s regular buyers and sellers in the seats. Auctioneer contestants were judged on the clarity and quality of their chant, presentation, ability to catch bids/conduct the sale and how likely the judge would be to hire the auctioneer. Judges for the qualifying event were livestock market owners, managers, dealers and/or allied industry members from across the nation.
Individuals advancing to the semifinals with Baumeister are Shannon Davis, Winnsboro, Texas; Runner Up Champion Justin Dodson, Welch, Okla.; Lane Marbach, Victoria, Texas; Reserve Champion Brandon McLagan, Elmer, Mo.; Troy Robinett, Decatur, Texas; Ethan Schuette, Washington, Kan.; Jeff Showalter, Broadway, Va.; Seth Waldroup, Westminster, S.C.; and Curtis Wetovick, Fullerton, Neb.
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Chances of Rain in the Mix this Week |
State Climatologist Gary McManus says December is presenting a strange weather pattern with lots of chances for rain “Over the next week or so with lots of moisture wrapping around high pressure in South Texas and swinging up this way from the SW.”
McManus says don’t get your hopes up for snow, though, “There won’t be any snow through the period, even though we’re getting deeper into December. There’s just too much warm-ish air around at the surface and the mid-levels to allow us any frozen fun like that. ” McManus says we will see a couple of cold fronts, the first one tonight, then another mid-week, “The latter of which could produce some freezing rain up in N OK, but not like a huge cataclysmic ice storm since it will still quickly warm up above freezing.”
While we do certainly need the rain, McManus says we do need the rain the worst in the Northwest half of the state where the longer-term deficits are still present.
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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 $3.64 and Select Beef was down 44 cents on Friday 12/03/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had around 7,000 head Sunday late afternoon- and ONSY President Kelli Payne says they expect to start with 12,000 head plus. Included in that is approximately 2,500 head for the special Angus preconditioned turn which will begin after the 15 draft turn. The auction will begin at 6:30 AM this morning.
From the November 28th sale: Compared to 11/21: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00 – 3.00 higher with instances 6.00 – 10.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 – 7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to good. Recent rains and warmer temperatures has definitely improved demand for wheat pasture cattle.
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Meanwhile, on Tuesday of this past week- the ONSY slaughter cow and bull sale had 699 sold versus 967 a year ago.
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 2.00 - 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested with a steady undertone. Demand moderate to good. Quality average to attractive.
Click below for Feeder Report as well as the Cow-Bull report.
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Here's our regular feature that is a part of the Monday Daily Email- market commentary from Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing.
Bob is talking Fridays with our own KC Sheperd with his commentary and will be posted on our website-- OklahomaFarmReport.Com.
We will share a link to it Mondays here in our market section of the daily email.
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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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