Below is the latest wheat harvest report released by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission on June 10, 2024:

Oklahoma wheat harvest made good progress in most regions over the weekend. Rain showers in parts of the Panhandle region delayed harvest on dryland production, but producers are hopeful to get moving again later today or tomorrow. Some light showers in other parts of Western Oklahoma and Southern Oklahoma delayed producers in some parts, but for the most part it did not hinder combines from rolling over the weekend in those areas. Elevator locations reporting a lot of movement in all areas. Harvest still moving from the Oklahoma/Texas border to the Oklahoma/Kansas border, with larger percentages completed in Southwest, Western and Central Oklahoma. The Oklahoma Wheat Commission is calling wheat harvest for the state 55% complete.

At the time of reporting, test weights were ranging from 58 to 64 lbs. per bushel for the most part. Most test weights are now ranging from 60lbs. to 61 lbs. per bushel across the state. Proteins ranging from 9% to 13.5%, with an overall average of proteins being at 11.8% as of today. Yields being reported at 40 to 50 bushels per acre in most regions. Higher yields being reported on intensively managed wheat with some yields on a few fields being reported in the mid 60’s to low 70’s. The next Oklahoma Wheat Commission Harvest report will be published on Thursday, June 13, 2024.

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From USDA NASS- US Corn Crop Ratings Strong- Oklahoma’s Wheat Harvest Presses On

The US Corn crop slipped one point in the latest Crop ratings in the major 18 US Corn producing states. This weeks good to excellent ratings are at 74% nationally versus 75% last week. Best state in the US on corn condition? Nebraska at 84% good to excellent- with 27% in Excellent.

U.S. winter wheat harvested reached 12 percent, up 5 points from the previous year and up 6 points from the average.

In Oklahoma, winter wheat harvested reached 48 percent, up 26 points from the previous week and up 31 points from normal. Winter wheat conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, 27 percent fair and 16 percent poor to very poor.



In Kansas, wheat harvested was 5 percent, near 1 percent both last year and the average. Winter wheat conditions rated 32 percent good to excellent, 35 percent fair and 33 percent poor to very poor.

In Texas, winter wheat harvested reached 47 percent, up 14 points from the previous week, and 8 points from normal. Winter wheat conditions rated 30 percent good to excellent, 52 percent fair and 18 percent poor to very poor.

Tom Brink Highlights All-Around Quality of Red Angus Traits for Crossbreeding

In this episode of Beef Buzz, I am talking with the CEO of the Red Angus Association, Tom Brink about the value of Red Angus in crossbreeding and demand for Red Angus.

Brink said the Red Angus Association strongly supports crossbreeding and has close connections with other breeds.

“The Meat Animal Research Center, as most people know, has done a great job of researching that and putting out a lot of good data that shows the benefits of crossbreeding,” Brink said. “It is undeniable, and it is very important from a fertility and longevity standpoint, which are two of the most important profit drivers at the ranch level.”

Brink said Red Angus offers many functional traits to a herd, especially on the cow side.

“It is a maternal breed, high fertility, and our heifers breed up,” Brink said. “We have done studies within our database, and you don’t have to make those heifers gain two pounds per day to get them to breed at 15 months of age to calve at two years of age. They have a lot of natural fertility, longevity, and reasonable frame sizes for the most part.”

Aside from great maternal traits, Brink also highlighted the high-quality marbling and carcass merit of the breed.

Applications are now open for Oklahoma Farm Bureau’s fall 2024 Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators Activate Oklahoma cohort. Associate Farm Editor Reagan Calk had the chance to visit with OKFB’s Rural Economic Development Coordinator, Amarie Bartel, about program details.

“Oklahoma Grassroots Rural and Ag Business Accelerators program is a program designed to empower and come alongside Oklahoma’s rural and agricultural business innovators,” Bartel said. “We work with anyone from a community of 50,000 individuals or less, and we work with companies as early as the ideation stage. If you have an idea on a napkin or maybe a prototype sitting in the shop, you are a great fit for us. We scale to working with companies as advanced as early revenue stages.”

Baseline rules are simple, Bartel said, as applicants simply must come from a community of 50,000 or less. The application process is cost-free, Bartel added.

“The state of the company is of lesser importance to us,” Bartel said. “We just want to be a resource that can come alongside and equip Oklahoma’s rural founders, so they feel supported to continue to do great things for our state.”

An estimated 12,000 people attended the 36th annual World Pork Expo — the world’s largest pork industry-specific trade show — at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines June 5-6.

The NPPC event brought together pork producers and industry professionals from around the globe for two days of education, innovation, networking, and pork. Dozens of media attended, and more than 400 pork industry exhibitors from North America, Europe, and Asia displayed their products throughout the fairgrounds.

Highlights of Expo included an NPPC policy panel where its board officers and staff experts discussed the pork industry’s current legislative, regulatory, legal, and trade priorities. Among the topics covered were the 2024 Farm Bill, California Proposition 12, agricultural labor, an enhanced swine traceability system, international trade, and foreign animal disease preparation and prevention.

BELOW- here are some of the members of the OkPork team that participated in the World Pork Expo activities.

In honor of Military Appreciation month, Kubota Tractor Corporation and the Farmer Veteran Coalition (FVC) today announced the selection of the 2024 “Geared to Give” farmer veteran recipients of new Kubota equipment. This year’s five awardees, which include both veterans and currently serving members of the Armed Forces, were honored during a special ceremony on the dirt at the 2024 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Finals at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday’s commemoration of Armed Forces Day.

This year’s honorees are:

• Adam Cason, U.S. Army veteran, Sulphur, Oklahoma
• Lieutenant Col. Rob Moore, U.S. Marine Corps, Fredonia, New York
• Chris Pedersen, U.S. Army National Guard veteran, Almena, Wisconsin
• Capt. Blaine Underwood, U.S. Air Force, Westville, Florida
• Master Sgt. Pangia Xiong, California Army National Guard, Fresno, California

“The ‘Geared to Give’ program is Kubota’s way of honoring our Nation’s veterans for their service in the military, but also to empower them with the tools they need as they serve their communities a second time, by helping to feed them,” said Alex Woods, Kubota Senior Vice President and a veteran of the Army National Guard. “Veterans play an important role in strengthening our rural communities and we are honored to be a part of their journey by providing them with much-needed tools to build their farming operations so they, too, can give back to the areas they serve.”