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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced back in mid June that on June 22, 2010 USDA's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) would publish a proposed rule, as required by the 2008 farm bill and through existing authority under the Packers and Stockyards Act, that would provide what he called "significant new protections for producers against unfair, fraudulent or retaliatory practices."
The public comment period was to go only through mid August- but the outcry was so intense that USDA added 90 days to the comment period.

On today's Beef Buzz, we go back to the Informa Economics study on the GIPSA Rule. The study was conducted by Informa Economics Inc. on behalf of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA), the National Meat Association (NMA), the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) and the National Turkey Federation (NTF) and showed that the rule would result in job losses of more than 22,800, with an annual drop in gross domestic product by as much as $1.56 billion and an annual loss in tax revenues of $359 million. Click here for this Beef Buzz, which looks at where most of the cost of this rule may come from- as well as links to get to where you can read the rule yourself and comment- if you hurry and get it done today.

Meanwhile, Dr. Daryll Ray of the University of Tennessee offers an op-ed piece where he examines the same thing as the key element found in the Informa Study.Dr. Ray says " Indeed, the pro and con focal point of the GIPSA debate is the portion of the proposed rule that explicitly states that courts need not require plaintiffs to prove competitive injury at the industry level. It is fear of litigation that drives most of the additional costs that Informa projects with regard to the implementation of the proposed GIPSA rule." Click here to read his full take on this disagreement.

The State Resolutions Committee recommended a position of calling as their top priority the continuation of direct payments in the coming farm bill. Their proposal said that if direct payments were cut, they supported funds being moved to bolster crop insurance subsidy levels.
Hope Pjesky of Alfalfa County challenged the Resolution offered by the Resolutions Committee, offering a substitute that removed any mention of direct payments, declared that Government farm programs should focus on providing farmers with downside risk protection- and stated that the best way to spend "scarce" government dollars is revenue based farm safety net programs like ACRE and crop insurance. The substitute that Pjesky offered included the statement that "In the future, we should rely less on government and increasingly more on free markets. She concluded in her substitute by stating a desire to see Farmers Savings Accounts to be established- and a statement of strong support for the Market Access Program.

After the lunch break, the afternoon Resolutions Session saw Farm Bureau delegates voted to reconsider the proposal, as Mike Dicks of Payne County offered an amendment that added a paragraph that said initially "We support a program or policy tool that continues to provide a fixed share of the federal budget allocation for agriculture, is a green box policy, and is considered a part of a revenue assurance program. This amendment was amended to add the words "like Direct Payments" to be inserted into the language- and all of that was added to what was approved earlier in the day. The final language has Oklahoma Farm Bureau on the record for the first time with a description of their priorities for Title 1 of the Farm Law.

Click on the LINK below for our full story on this day long evolution of policy on the farm safety net- we have the full language of that policy in our story- plus an audio overview with several of the key players involved.

Click here for our special webstory on the Farm Safety Net Debate Held by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau at their annual meeting.

Today's farm traces its origins to 1984, when T.J. rented his first wheat farm and running calves. He added land gradually, and the family today farmers 4,300 acres with cotton, wheat and alfalfa hay being the primary crops. They also have a 100-head cow herd and run 500 to 600 stockers each year.

Click on the LINK below to learn more about their farming operation as the Oklahoma Farm Bureau names the Beach Family the 2010 Farm Family of the Year.

Click here for more on the TJ and Diane Beach Family- the OFB Farm Family of the Year

They operate 840 acres near Keota where they have two commercial poultry houses and a cow-calf herd today after spending the last 12 years in agriculture. The annual production from the poultry operation exceeds 800,000 pounds and the cow-calf herd consists of 150 head. Some 400 acres are in hay production, and they also operate a custom hay enterprise, where they bale and haul hay for individual customers.

Click on the LINK below to learn more about this top Young Farm Family and the YF&R Achievement Award they were presented this past Saturday evening.

Click here to get to know Brian and LaSheil Knowles a little better

He did tell Farm Bureau members- and they responded with a rousing round of applause, that his first action as Attorney General will be to put Oklahoma on the record as opposing Obamacare and will join the other states who have taken legal action against the Federal government as they attempt to regulate the Health Care law passed earlier this year.

You can hear his full comments made to the OFB audience by clicking on the LINK below- Pruitt's tone is greatly different from the direction taken in recent years by outgoing AG Drew Edmondson.

Click here to jump to the presentation made by Incoming Attorney General Scott Pruitt.

American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman says that "we are confident in Sen. Stabenow's ability to provide leadership on the 2012 farm bill and other important issues related to agriculture and rural communities.

Likewise, Roger Johnson of the National Farmers Union offered a positive tone about the Michigan lawmaker. ""We are confident that Chairwoman Stabenow will be able work with senators on both sides of the aisle to write a farm bill that is fiscally responsible but still protects farmers and ranchers from economic uncertainty in difficult times."

Click here to go and read the full comments from both groups on Debbie Stabenow stepping up to the Senate Ag Committee Chairmanship.

The exemption would apply to food producers that do direct sales to consumers, sell less than 500-thousand dollars annually, and only market their products in-state or within a 257-mile radius. The deal also would allow the Food and Drug Administration to revoke the exemption for producers linked to contaminated foods and it would allow FDA to inspect farms and increase regulation of food processors, increase scrutiny of imported products and authorize the agency to order recalls of tainted food.

While the bill was earlier considered likely to be passed because of a favorable 74-25 cloture vote, Tom O'Brien, a representative for the Delaware-based Produce Marketing Association says - there are wild cards associated with the bill including a Republican attempt to attach an anti-earmark spending amendment. Some believe the amendment is not a significant departure from what was suggested initially.

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Here are some links we will leave in place on an ongoing basis- Click on the name of the report to go to that link:
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler- analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day-
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.
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two Pager From The Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's market.
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- As Reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. <
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Finally, Here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.