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Monday, February 13, 2023 |
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- OALP Class XX Off to Israel
- Oklahoma CattleWomen Sweep 2023 ANCW Awards
- Developing a Preventive Cattle Health Program with Boehringer Ingelheim’s Dr. DL Step
- USDA Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application to Improve Customer Service
- 2022 Was Another Record Year for U.S. Farm Exports
- Record Numbers not the Only Striking Thing About 2022 U.S. Ag Trade
- OP-Ed from Denise Deason-Toyne-Call to action: Settlement of poultry case requires citizen scrutiny
- Watching Out for Wheat Pasture Bloat with OSU’s Paul Beck
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Class XX of the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program Arrives in Israel- Starting 12 Day Travel Experience |
Class XX of the Oklahoma Ag Leadership Program is winding down their extended time as the current class of the program here in February- with their capstone International Travel Experience to middle east- The pic above shows the group still smiling after 24 hours of travel to arrive in Tel Aviv Sunday.
As the Chairman of the OALP Advisory Council- I am traveling with the group to both represent the Ag Groups and Companies that support OALP- but also to report on what the Class is seeing and doing- here in our email- our website- via social media and on our statewide radio network. This will be one of my final official duties as Chair- as I will step aside in late March after serving as the Advisory Board Chair for 27 years.
Class XX will forever be remembered as our COVID class- as they were organized even as we dealing with the pandemic. After a few classes in the fall of 2020- in person learning was suspended. Zoom learning took its place for a season and eventually we were able to resume- cautiously- our in person seminars.
It did mean that the practice of ending a class in an even year- as well as starting the next one- has changed and has made this final experience for Class XX happening in an odd year.
Edmond Bonjour and our tour professionals that work with many of the Leadership Programs in the US have assembled an incredible program that will allow the group to interact with farmers and agribusiness that are cutting edge at what they do- Israel has learned how to produce their food in a country that is a desert- at least a good bit of it is.
Even as Class XX wraps up- they will officially graduate at the end of March- we are starting the search for Class XXI- Click here if you are interested in applying or share the link with someone you think needs to be a part of this experience.
As an alum- I can assure you- this program is worth every moment that you invest into it- and it will change how you see agriculture- and the world. Many of our top Ag Leaders in our state are alums- you can make a difference by being a part of this program.
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Oklahoma CattleWomen Sweep 2023 ANCW Awards |
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, is visiting with the president of the Oklahoma CattleWomen, Cheyenne Sparks, about being awarded the American National CattleWomen Beef Promotor of the year at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans.
“I was completely surprised,” Sparks said. “I did not see it coming whatsoever.”
ANCW has three awards they give out annually, including the Beef Promotor of the Year Award, the Educator of the Year Award, and the Outstanding Cattlewoman of the Year Award, all of which were awarded to members of the Oklahoma CattleWomen this year.
Ddee Haynes was awarded Educator of the Year, Desta Crawford was awarded Outstanding Cattlewoman of the Year and Sparks received the Beef Promotor of the Year award.
Sparks is the public relations chairman for the ANCW and has been involved in CattleWomen organizations for many years, she said, as she grew up in the organization. Starting with the collegiate CattleWoman organization at Oklahoma State University, Sparks then got involved with the Oklahoma CattleWoman where she now serves as the president.
“Accumulation of all of that kind of led up to this award, and I can’t even express how exciting it was to, yes, have that recognition, but more so, that there were women in that room that I look up to that put my name on that list,” Sparks said.
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Developing a Preventive Cattle Health Program with Boehringer Ingelheim’s Dr. DL Step |
At the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention, I visited with Dr. DL Step, DVM for Boehringer Ingelheim, about what ranchers should consider when developing a preventive health program for their cattle.
“People need to start thinking about preventive health programs for the springtime for their herds and their operations,” Step said. “One of the best things I can recommend is to work with your veterinarian so that they can customize a preventive program for your individual operation.”
A preventive health program, Step said, will first include vaccines to increase the level of immunity within the herd. It is critical to read the labels on those vaccines, he added, to make sure they are being stored properly.
When working cattle, Step said cattle producers must remember to keep those vaccines cold, especially when using a modified-live vaccine, which will only be active for a short period of time after being mixed.
“Do not mix up more than you are going to be able to process within that roughly one-hour period of time,” Step said. “Also, on the label, we will talk a little about administration and routes, so to try to make sure you are giving the products properly to get the benefit from the technology.”
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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 Develops Simplified Direct Loan Application to Improve Customer Service |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has developed a simplified direct loan application to provide improved customer experience for producers applying for loans from the Farm Service Agency (FSA). The simplified direct loan application enables producers to complete a more streamlined application, reduced from 29 to 13 pages.
Producers will also have the option to complete an electronic fillable form or prepare a traditional, paper application for submission to their local FSA farm loan office. The paper and electronic versions of the form will be available starting March 1, 2023.
“USDA is committed to improving our farm loan processes to better serve all of our borrowers,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “We’re consistently looking for ways to make the application process easier to navigate, so more producers are able to complete it. Our new direct loan application is a critical step forward in our efforts to improve customer service and build equity into not just our programs but also our services.”
Approximately 26,000 producers submit a direct loan application to the FSA annually, but there is a high rate of incomplete or withdrawn applications, due in part to a challenging and lengthy paper-based application process. Coupled with the Loan Assistance Tool released in October 2022, the simplified application will provide all loan applicants access to information regarding the application process and assist them with gathering the correct documents before they begin the process. This new application will help farmers and ranchers submit complete loan applications and reduce the number of incomplete, rejected, or withdrawn applications.
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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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2022 Was Another Record Year for U.S. Farm Exports |
The American agricultural sector posted its best export year ever in 2022 with international sales of U.S. farm and food products reaching $196 billion, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today. Final 2022 trade data released earlier this week by the Commerce Department shows that U.S. agricultural exports increased 11 percent, or $19.5 billion, from the previous record set in 2021.
“This second consecutive year of record-setting agricultural exports, coupled with a record $160.5 billion in net farm income in 2022, demonstrates the success of the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to create new and better markets for America’s agricultural producers and businesses,” Vilsack said. “We’re strengthening relationships with our trading partners and holding those partners accountable for their commitments. We’re making historic investments in infrastructure to strengthen supply chains and prevent market disruptions. We’re knocking down trade barriers that hamper U.S. producers’ access to key markets. And we’re continuing to invest in export market development programs, partnering with industry to bring high-quality, cost-competitive U.S. products to consumers around the world.”
The value of sales increased in all of the United States’ top 10 agricultural export markets – China, Mexico, Canada, Japan, the European Union, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines, Colombia and Vietnam, with sales in seven of the 10 markets (China, Mexico, Canada, South Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and Colombia) setting new records.
“While we remain committed to our established customer base around the world, we are also setting our sights on new growth opportunities in places like Africa, Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Overall, there were 30 markets where U.S. exports exceeded $1 billion in 2022 – an increase from 27 markets in 2021 – demonstrating the broad global appeal of American-grown products,” Vilsack noted.
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Record Numbers not the Only Striking Thing About 2022 U.S. Ag Trade |
2022 was another record year for U.S. agricultural trade, with both export and import values reaching new peaks. Export value topped $196 billion, which, relative to 2021, was an increase of $19.5 billion or 11%. The 2022 increase comes after a nearly 18% – or $26.8 billion – jump from 2020 to 2021. For context, the average year-over-year increase in ag export value over the last decade has been 3.3%. On the other side of the ledger, ag imports by value also increased significantly over 2021, up 16% or nearly $28 billion. Again, strong 2022 imports followed a strong increase in 2021 as well. The 2022 increase comes after a nearly 17% – or $24.3 billion – rise from 2020 to 2021. The average year-over-year increase in ag import value over the last decade has been 6.7%. The U.S. ended 2022 with an agricultural trade deficit of $3 billion. This is the second time it has done so in the last 10 years, during which the 10-year average has been a trade surplus of $12.5 billion.
Exports by Product:
Despite these rosy high-level numbers, 2022 trade data deserves deeper digging to uncover the interesting story lines sitting below the glossy surface. The first significant narrative is the sharp contrast between changes in export value versus changes in export volume. As noted above, export value across all products increased by 11% year-over-year, but export volume actually declined by 6%. Despite substantial increases in value across almost all categories, many categories of agricultural exports declined in volume in 2022. In Figure 2, we see that of the 14 included product categories, eight declined in export volume, while six increased. Starting on the positive side, cotton had the largest increase in volume – a whopping 16% – led by a 68% increase to China, U.S. cotton’s largest market in 2022. Soybeans also experienced an 8% increase in export volume, though the increase was attributable to a larger group of trading partners. U.S. soybean sales by volume were up by 11% to China, 21% to Mexico, 12% to Egypt, 17% to Japan, 37% to Germany and 30% to Taiwan – and those are just the 1-million-metric-tons-or-higher markets. Several livestock and livestock-related exports increased by volume. Poultry meat and products (excluding eggs) increased by 2.5%, beef and beef products increased by 2.8% and dairy products increased by 5.6%. Rounding out the six products with increased export volume, tree nuts increased 2.8%.
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OP-Ed from Denise Deason-Toyne-Call to action: Settlement of poultry case requires citizen scrutiny |
Denise Deason-Toyne is the President of STIR- which stands for Save the Illinois River. Se and the members of her group are delighted with the ruling from the Federal District Judge of a couple of weeks ago that the state of Oklahoma is the winner of a case that was heard thirteen years ago- and was decided here in 2023 based off the evidence in that case from 2010 regarding water quality in the Illinois River watershed. Here's a part of her opinion piece:
"Oklahomans owe a debt of gratitude to a couple of state attorneys general whose combined efforts won a reprieve for the Illinois River and its tributaries.
"Former Attorney General Drew Edmondson prosecuted a lawsuit filed by the state against 13 Arkansas-based poultry companies. The four-term attorney general filed the case in 2005, oversaw a 52-day trial that extended across five months before it concluded in 2010, and waited more than a decade before U.S. District Judge Gregory K. Frizzell published his findings and conclusions of law.
"Edmondson described the judge’s findings and conclusions as “a home run for the trial team and a very good day” for the Illinois River Watershed. Frizzell found the vertically integrated poultry companies responsible for polluting the watershed by allowing applications of poultry litter to land in amounts that exceeded statutory caps and sustainable agricultural practices.
"The federal judge cited evidence presented by Edmondson and his trial team that shows poultry companies were the primary contributors of phosphorus allowed to accumulate where it was overapplied as fertilizer across much of the watershed. Stormwater unlocked massive amounts of phosphorous embedded in the soil through erosion and washed nutrient-rich sediments into the streams and creeks that flow into the Illinois River and Lake Tenkiller.
"The state’s evidence also shows how phosphorus loading triggers algal blooms, which rob water of dissolved oxygen needed to support aquatic organisms and fish populations. Other adverse effects of high phosphorus levels include the degradation of water clarity and quality across the Illinois River Watershed."
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Watching Out for Wheat Pasture Bloat with OSU’s Paul Beck |
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the “Cow-Calf Corner.” Today, he talks about keeping an eye out for wheat pasture bloat.
Imagine, a disease that creates a paralyzing fear in cattle producers preventing them from utilizing all the forage options available to them. Wheat pasture bloat, also known as frothy bloat is that disease and is one of the most preventable nutritional diseases in cattle. Make no mistake, it is a shocking sight to drive past a lush pasture and see cattle with swollen egg-shaped protrusions from their sides and dead swollen carcasses. To avoid this, producers simply need a little education, a plan, and a supplement.
Wheat and other small grain pastures have been short due to lack of rain this winter, but when growing conditions improve with warmer temperatures and rain, forage growth comes on rapidly. Rapidly growing small grain forage can lead to bloat of grazing cattle, bloat potential can be enhanced when frost damages immature wheat forage.
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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 37 cents and Select Beef was up 28 cents on Friday 02/11/2023.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had receipts of 9,333 head at 9PM Sunday evening and ONSY says they will begin the sale this morning at 6:30 AM.
From the February 6th Sale- Compared to last week: Feeder steers $6.00 - $10.00 higher with instances $14.00 higher. Feeder heifers $5.00 - $9.00 higher. Steer calves $13.00 - $20.00 higher. Heifer calves $9.00 - $14.00 higher. Demand very good. Quality average to attractive.
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 is 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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