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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Angus Link Partners with IMI Global to Offer More Value-Added Opportunities to Cattle Producers
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Beef Export Value Sets Annual Record With a Month to Go- Pork Exports Continue to Gain Momentum
- With Drought Funds Depleted, OCC’s Trey Lam Seeks More Permanent Solution
- USDA Oklahoma Farm Service Agency Accepting CRP Offers to Restore Playa Wetlands
- AFBF Signs Right to Repair Memorandum of Understanding with John Deere
- Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Projects to Promote Competition and Strengthen the Nation’s Meat Supply Chain
- Oklahoma Sorghum Annual Meeting Jan. 13
- From the AFBF Convention in San Juan- Oklahoma Couple in the Hunt for National Honors
- Cattlemen's Congress Moves Closer to Supreme Drive
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Angus Link Partners with IMI Global to Offer More Value-Added Opportunities to Cattle Producers |
As the American Angus Association is spending plenty of time at Cattlemen’s Congress this week, they have also announced they are joining forces with IMI Global to create an improved experience for cattle producers. In this episode of Beef Buzz, I am talking with CEO of the American Angus Association, Mark McCully, about two of the leading third-party verification companies coming together to offer more value-added opportunities to the cattle industry.\
IMI Global is a leading provider of verification solutions for the agricultural industry. A division of Where Food Comes From, Inc., IMI Global audits to numerous standards to enable any and all livestock producers to access certain markets or brands that require specific production assessments.
McCully describes IMI Global as the “gold standard” in third-party verification.
“They have been in that business for a long time with their process-verified programs,” McCully said. “The American Angus Association has as well.”
The American Angus Association’s experience with process verified programs, McCully said, lies within the Angus Link Program, which helps buyers identify cattle from producers who have invested time and resources to separate their calves from the rest.
“Really, what we did is come together in a working collaboration where they will provide the USDA process verification services for our Angus Verified, which is the program that documents that cattle are out of registered Angus bulls,” McCully said. “So, for feeder cattle, of course, is what we are talking about.”
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Beef Export Value Sets Annual Record With a Month to Go- Pork Exports Continue to Gain Momentum |
November exports of U.S. pork were the largest of 2022 in both volume and value, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). November beef exports were below the large year-ago totals, but 2022 export value already set a full-year record of nearly $11 billion.
November beef exports totaled 115,777 mt, down 6% from the previous year’s large volume, while export value declined nearly 20% to $846.6 million. However, through the first 11 months of 2022, beef export value still increased 14% year-over-year to $10.9 billion, already topping the full-year record ($10.58 billion) set in 2021. January-November export volume was 1.36 million mt, up 3% from the record pace of 2021.
“Similar to the previous month, November results for U.S. beef exports reflected severe headwinds in our large Asian markets,” Dan Halstrom said. “Key currencies in the region were still slumping, which impacted the buying power of importers and consumers. COVID cases and lockdowns in China were also intensifying, prompting widespread protests and the eventual lifting of many restrictions. But the U.S. dollar mainly peaked in late October and early November and global demand has remained relatively strong. Even with a high level of economic uncertainty, 2022 has been a fantastic year for U.S. beef exports and the outlook for the coming year remains positive.”
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With Drought Funds Depleted, OCC’s Trey Lam Seeks More Permanent Solution |
The Emergency Drought Commission met Thursday to direct all remaining funding allocated to the Commission. The Emergency Drought Commission also determined any funds unused and returned by the local conservation districts should be redirected with the remaining funds. The funding directed by the Emergency Drought Commission in Thursday’s meeting totals approximately $5 million.
At the latest meeting held on January 5, 2023, Farm Director KC Sheperd caught up with the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission, Trey Lam, and talked about the drought relief efforts.
The Emergency Drought Commission directed the funding to the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to distribute through the existing Emergency Drought Cost-Share Program. The funding will be dispersed by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission to conservation districts based on the number of unfunded applications in each local district.
“There was 4.5 million remaining in the drought fund, so we are going to allocate that out to conservation districts really based on the number of open applications that they had,” Lam 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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USDA Oklahoma Farm Service Agency Accepting CRP Offers to Restore Playa Wetlands |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) offers to participate in the Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma Migratory Birds, Butterflies, and Pollinators State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement (SAFE) project. FSA is currently accepting offers, and qualifying farmers and landowners have until February 17, 2023 to submit an initial offer, with final offers due March 17, 2023.
“Through unique partner opportunities like this, SAFE helps restore vital habitat in order to meet high-priority state wildlife conservation goals,” said FSA Oklahoma State Executive Director Steve Kouplen. “In addition to supporting key species like our state bird, the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, and the Monarch Butterfly, this SAFE project will provide habitat for other wildlife, including deer, game birds, waterfowl, and pollinators that have significant social and economic value.”
The following three counties in Oklahoma are eligible for the SAFE project: Beaver, Cimarron, and Texas. Additional counties in Kansas and Nebraska are also eligible.
FSA partners with states to conduct CRP SAFE projects that give qualifying landowners and agricultural producers an opportunity to participate in CRP with an emphasis on establishing wildlife habitat. This tri-state SAFE project is designed to improve habitat for migrating birds and beneficial insects by restoring playa wetlands. Playas are shallow depressions that fill with water after rainstorms which provides critical habitat for migratory birds and other wildlife while also recharging the underlying aquifer.
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American Farm Bureau Signs Right to Repair Memorandum of Understanding with John Deere |
The American Farm Bureau Federation and John Deere signed a memorandum of understanding today that ensures farmers’ and ranchers’ right to repair their own farm equipment. The MOU, signed at the 2023 AFBF Convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is the culmination of several years of discussions between AFBF and John Deere.
“AFBF is pleased to announce this agreement with John Deere. It addresses a long-running issue for farmers and ranchers when it comes to accessing tools, information and resources, while protecting John Deere’s intellectual property rights and ensuring equipment safety,” said AFBF President Zippy Duvall. “A piece of equipment is a major investment. Farmers must have the freedom to choose where equipment is repaired, or to repair it themselves, to help control costs. The MOU commits John Deere to ensuring farmers and independent repair facilities have access to many of the tools and software needed to grow the food, fuel and fiber America’s families rely on.”
David Gilmore, John Deere Senior Vice President, Ag & Turf Sales & Marketing, said, “This agreement reaffirms the longstanding commitment Deere has made to ensure our customers have the diagnostic tools and information they need to make many repairs to their machines. We look forward to working alongside the American Farm Bureau and our customers in the months and years ahead to ensure farmers continue to have the tools and resources to diagnose, maintain and repair their equipment.”
The MOU sets parameters and creates a mechanism to address farmers’ concerns. John Deere commits to engaging with farmers and dealers to resolve issues when they arise and agrees to meet with AFBF at least twice per year to evaluate progress.
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Biden-Harris Administration Invests in Projects to Promote Competition and Strengthen the Nation’s Meat Supply Chain |
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Biden-Harris Administration is investing $9.6 million across the country and taking several other steps to help farmers, ranchers, processors and rural businesses diversify the nation’s meat supply.
“USDA is putting the needs of farmers, ranchers and consumers at the forefront of the Biden-Harris Administration’s work to strengthen the resiliency of America’s food supply chain while promoting competition,” Vilsack said. “USDA has undertaken a Department-wide approach to coordinate ways to deliver more opportunities and fairer prices for producers, to give people access to healthier foods, eliminate bottlenecks in the food supply chain and ultimately lower prices for consumers.”
Secretary Vilsack announced 25 new investments to increase independent meat processing capacity.
One of the grants for $250,000 was awarded to a group in western Oklahoma. The Rural Development investment will be used to provide working capital funds to Dry Creek Meats LLC to process, cut, wrap, and market its grass-fed retail beef cuts to consumers. Funds will also be used to hire a marketing consultant to design and build a website, new logo, and message for its products and business. The borrower will provide local beef to the Dry Creek Steakhouse in Leedey, Oklahoma.
In all- the Department is awarding 23 Value Added Producer Grant program grants totaling $3.9 million to help producer-owned companies process and market new products. USDA is also providing guarantees for a total of $5.7 million in loans to two companies through the Food Supply Chain Guaranteed Loan Program using American Rescue Plan funding. This program supports new investments in infrastructure for food aggregation, processing, manufacturing, storage, transportation, wholesaling and distribution.
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Oklahoma Sorghum Annual Meeting Jan. 13 |
The Annual Oklahoma Sorghum Meeting is coming up on January 13th. All farmers who plant sorghum and farmers who might are welcome!
The meeting will be held Friday, January 13, from 10 am to Noon at the Chisholm Trail Expo Center meeting room at 111 W Purdue Ave in Enid, Oklahoma.
This is the same weekend as the annual Agrifest Farm Show that is held on the Garfield County Fairgrounds.
You will be able to hear updates from Congressman Frank Lucas, Ag Secretary Blayne Arthur, OSU Sorghum Expert Dr. Josh Lofton and National Sorghum producers.
Refreshments will be provided.
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From the AFBF Convention in San Juan- Oklahoma Couple in the Hunt for National Honors |
OKFB YF&R members advance at AFBF’s annual meeting in Puerto Rico! Travis and Rylee Schnaithman of Garfield County have made the top 10 in the YF&R Achievement Award,
The Schnaithmans are part of a multigenerational centennial farm in Garfield County where they farm alongside Travis’s father and brother. The Schnaithmans grow wheat, corn and soybeans in addition to their cow-calf operation.
The national winner in this competition will be announced later today at the 2023 AFBF Convention.
Dillon Johnson of Ottawa County, who competed in two rounds of the YF&R Discussion Meet Friday and Saturday, competed Sunday in the Sweet 16 round, but did not advance to the Final Four that happens today.
Meanwhile- The Awards of Excellence recognize state Farm Bureaus that demonstrated outstanding achievements in four program areas: Advocacy, Coalitions & Partnerships, Engagement & Outreach and Leadership & Business Development. The Oklahoma Farm Bureau was one of several recognized in all four areas.
The Convention continues today and tomorrow- and the delegates will work on policy for the general farm organization on Tuesday. Click here for our earlier story on policy that Oklahoma Farm Bureau delegates will be tracking.
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Cattlemen's Congress Moves Closer to Supreme Drive |
Our second Monday at Cattlemen's Congress will include two shows in the Jim Norick Arena.
In Ring One- the action starts at 8 AM with the Simbrah/Fullblood Simmental Open Show followed by the Simbrah, Fullblood & Simmental Junior Breeding Heifer Show
In Ring Two- 9:00 am will see the All-American Point Open Chianina Bulls, Junior Chianina Heifers, Open Chianina Heifers, Junior Chi-Composite Heifers.
Also happening today- the Salers Pen Show is at 10 AM followed by their National Sale at 2 PM.
Tomorrow- the National Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest gets underway at 8 AM in the Performance Arena while several breeds show in the Norick Arena ahead of the gathering at 5 PM for the Supreme Drive for the best of all breeds for best Junior Female, Open Female and Open Bull honors.
Finally- check our our latest Cattlemen's Congress Conversations with Mark McCully of the American Angus Association and Blake Nelson of the Maine Anjou Association.
Click here for the Schedule for Cattlemen's Congress that continues to Friday at the OKC Fairgrounds.
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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 $1.36 and Select Beef was up $2.39 on Friday 01/6/2023.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 13,186 Sunday early evening and ONSY says they expect to start Monday’s auction with 14,000 head. We will begin the sale at 6:30 am.
From the December 19th Sale- Compared to the previous week: Feeder steers under 800 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher; few over 800 lbs. mostly steady. Feeder heifers steady in a light
test. Steer calves 4.00-8.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 4.00 higher. Demand good for all classes as the 2022 sale season comes to a close.
Click below for the complete closing 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
KC Sheperd, Farm Director and Editor
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