Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Steve Thompson Previews AFBF Policy Session Happening Today in San Juan
- Maine Anjou Breed Offers Power with Maternal Qualities for the Cow Herd
- First of Supreme Drives Happen This Evening at Cattlemen's Congress
- Heritage Place’s Spence Kidney talks about “Where Champions are Sold”
- 2023 Angus Foundation Heifer Package sells for $130,000
- Ryan Rash Proud to Judge 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress at a Time of Elite Quality in the Cattle Industry
- Southern Plains Perspective: Broken Records and Dry Times
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Sworn In for Second Term
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Steve Thompson Previews AFBF Policy Session Happening Today in San Juan |
As the American Farm Bureau Convention takes place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, I got the chance to visit with the Vice President of Public Policy at the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, Steve Thompson, about TODAY's AFBF policy discussion that will wrap up the 2023 AFBF Convention.
Today, AFBF will be establishing policy for the next year. Thompson talks about what delegates will be focused on most during this time.
“One of the number one things that is going to be discussed, and kind of the takeaway message, I predict, is centered around the current administration in Washington, DC, and some displeasure with a number of programs and philosophies,” Thompson said. “The one that really jumps out is everything related to ESG and how that mindset is implemented and whether it is going be kind of mandated down in any number of ways.”
Issues related to ESG, Thompson said, will be the highlight and the biggest area AFBF focuses on.
Thompson also talked about how it may be challenging to come up with enough funding for some of the programs in the 2023 Farm Bill.
“The farm bill is really our top target for the year, and that has a pretty large price tag, so we are going to have our work cut out for us on that,” Thompson said.
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Maine Anjou Breed Offers Power with Maternal Qualities for the Cow Herd |
At the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress, I got the chance to catch up with the Executive Vice President of the American Maine Anjou Association, Blake Nelson. Hays and Nelson talk about today’s Maine Anjou breed across the United States.
“The Maine Anjou breed originated in France,” Nelson said. “They were first imported to Canada and then brought down there in the late 60s to the U.S.”
Initially, Nelson said, a full-blood Maine Anjou was red and white.
“We still have full bloods today, like a lot of the continentals, our breeders turned them black, which is the primary color of the breed today,” Nelson said.
The Maine Anjou breed, Nelson said, is one of the best breeds at converting forages to quality beef.
“That is something our cattle can do,” Nelson said. “We are kind of known as the ‘power cross,’ if you are wanting to put the muscle and beef back in your cow herd, Maine Anjou can do that as quickly in one generation as any breed out there.”
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First of Supreme Drives Happen This Evening at Cattlemen's Congress |
The first of two Supreme Drives will be happening this evening at 5:00 PM in the Jim Norick Arena at the OKC Fairgrounds. The top Junior Female, Open Female and Open Bull Breed Champions will be evaluated by a panel of judges and three Supreme Champions will be selected.
On Thursday evening, the American Supreme Drive will be happening- again with Junior Female, Open Female and Open Bull drives to select the Supremes among those breeds.
The top Junior exhibitors will be receiving scholarships while the Open Supreme winners will be awarded special prizes as well.
Also happening today is the Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest in the Performance Arena- the results of that contest will be made known after the Supreme Drives this evening.
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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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Heritage Place’s Spence Kidney talks about “Where Champions are Sold” |
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, is visiting with the general manager of Heritage Place in Oklahoma City, Spence Kidney, talking about the facilities and events that have taken place there.
Kidney describes Heritage Place as a “hidden gem” located in south Oklahoma City.
“It is the premier horse sale facility for quarter horse racing,” Kidney said. “The company was founded in 1978, and we sell about 2500 to 3000 head of registered quarter horses, primarily for racing. There is a lot of cross-over disciplines with those now for barrel racing and other performance events, but primarily premier quarter horse racing.”
The Heritage Place facility was primarily built for horse sales; however, Kidney said, other types of events are welcomed.
“We basically have a theater-style auditorium that seats about 800 folks where we actually have our sales, and then there is about three and a half or four acres under roof that is contiguous to our sale auditorium,” Kidney said. “So, there are 630 stalls, and a demonstration arena and other areas that we can utilize to host those events.”
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2023 Angus Foundation Heifer Package sells for $130,000 |
Ingram Angus LLC of Tennessee purchases bred heifer Coleman Chloe 173 at the National Angus Bull Sale in Oklahoma City.
Since 1980, the Angus Foundation Heifer Package has been sold to generate unrestricted funds to further its mission of supporting education, youth and research for the breed. This year, Ingram Angus LLC of Pulaski, Tennessee purchased the Foundation Heifer Package, donated by Coleman Angus of Charlo, Montana. The package sold to lead off the National Angus Bull Sale on Jan. 6 during Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City and raised $130,000 to continue the legacy of the Angus breed.
Coleman Angus generously donated Coleman Chloe 173 (AAA+*20076459) for the 2023 Angus Foundation Heifer Package. The bred heifer is the highest $M valued Coleman Chloe female in the ranch’s herd, with a pedigree comprised of the operation’s most notable cow families. She is due to calve to Coleman Full Deck 118 on January 20. The heifer package also includes an Advanced Reproductive Technology Package from Trans Ova Genetics, trucking to the buyer donated by Lathrop Livestock Services and 30 days of mortality insurance donated by Liberty Specialty Markets.
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Ryan Rash Proud to Judge 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress at a Time of Elite Quality in the Cattle Industry |
At the 2023 Cattlemen’s Congress, Farm Director, KC Sheperd, had the chance to catch up with Ryan Rash, who is judging several of the breeds at Cattlemen’s Congress, such as Simmentals, Santa Gertrudis, and more.
“I grew up showing Simmentals in the junior program, and it really shaped a lot of who I was,” Rash said.
While having the chance to judge any breed at Cattlemen’s Congress is special, Rash said because of his background showing Simmentals, being asked to judge the Simmental breed means a lot to him. In today’s cattle industry, Rash said cattle are of greater quality and structure, which makes it an exciting time to be in the cattle business.
“Judging is just an opinion,” Rash said. “It doesn’t make mine right or wrong. On that given day, it makes it official in that ring. But, the important thing, or what I strive to do as a judge, is to try to describe the cattle as accurately as I can and why they are aligned the way they are, so even though you don’t have to agree with it, you can see and understand why it is done the way it is done on that given day.”
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Southern Plains Perspective: Broken Records and Dry Times |
“Sometimes words have two meanings,” –Robert Plant, (Stairway to Heaven lyrics-Led Zeppelin)
When you say the term “broken record” it can mean many things. In the case of today’s blog it definitely has two meanings.
First, I feel like a broken record, skipping over and over and over again on dry weather and drought. In the past, when I’ve written about extensive dry conditions in the region, we inevitably get rain.
Not this time...
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Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Sworn In for Second Term |
Monday was inauguration day at the State Capitol as Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt was sworn into office for his second term and delivered a speech touting school choice, “the American dream” and the high-water marks of his first four years.
“When I took office four years ago, the state was in the throes of another downturn. We were emerging from year-after-year budget shortfalls and a government in disarray from political finger-pointing and shifting blame,” Stitt said. “Spending sprees in the good years left us vulnerable in the down years. In short, government was not working and was not generating the promises of certainty and stability for the people of Oklahoma.”
According to NonDoc- Stitt then referenced his definitive political rhetoric over the last five years — the quest for Oklahoma to be a “top-10 state” — despite saying during an October debate that it was “an aspirational goal” and “something that we’re never going to hit.”
“As your governor, I cast a vision for a turnaround that would put Oklahoma on a journey to be viewed nationwide as a Top Ten state. I said we can be Top Ten in everything we do. My desire was simple: to give Oklahomans the confidence and belief that, when working together, anything is possible. We take second place to no other state.
Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, Attorney General Gentner Drummond, State Auditor & Inspector Cindy Byrd and Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters were all also sworn into office along with Stitt on Monday.
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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 $3.15 and Select Beef was up 26 cents on Monday 01/09/2023.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 17,500 head on Monday- their first day of trade for 2023.
Compared to the last sale on 12/19/22: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 higher, most advance on heavier weights. Feeder heifers 1.00-3.00 higher. Steer calves mostly steady but thin fleshed calves continue to sell at a big premium. Heifer calves 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand very good for calves. Several calves in supply are in thin condition. The effects of the drought are evident with several light weight cattle available and few over 600 lbs. Also because of the drought, it appears that many mid weight cattle are headed to dry winter grass or the feedyard instead of wheat. Quality average to attractive.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 11,796 head for their trade on Monday January 9, 2023
Compared to last week feeder steers traded 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. 43 head of 423 lb. steers traded at 248.00. Over 1,100 drafts crossed the scales. Supply was heavy with very 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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