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We
invite you to listen to us on great radio stations
across the region on the Radio Oklahoma Network
weekdays- if you missed this morning's Farm News - or
you are in an area where you can't hear it- click
here for this morning's Farm news
from Ron Hays on RON.
Let's
Check the Markets!
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.
We have a
new market feature on a daily basis- each afternoon we
are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by
Justin Lewis of KIS Futures- click
here for the report posted yesterday afternoon
around 3:30 PM.
Okla
Cash Grain:
Daily
Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported
by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture.
Canola
Prices:
Cash
price for canola was $7.20 per bushel- based
on delivery to the elevator in Bison yesterday. The full
listing of cash canola bids at country points in
Oklahoma can now be found in the daily Oklahoma Cash
Grain report- linked above.
Futures
Wrap:
Our
Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio
Oklahoma Network with Leslie Smith and Tom Leffler-
analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day.
Feeder
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Feeder & Stocker
Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Slaughter
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Slaughter Cattle
Summary- as prepared by the USDA.
TCFA
Feedlot Recap:
Finally,
here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from
the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
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Oklahoma's
Latest Farm and Ranch News
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Your
Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, September 16,
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Howdy
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
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Featured Story:
NASDA
Members Say "Withdraw" to EPA's Waters of the U.S.
Rule
At
the Annual Meeting of the National
Association of State Departments of Agriculture
(NASDA), NASDA Members unanimously called
on the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) and US Army Corps of
Engineers to withdraw the proposed Waters
of the U.S. Rule. The action item, submitted by
North Dakota Commissioner of Agriculture
Doug Goehring, also urges the EPA
and US Army Corps of Engineers to collaborate with
state departments of agriculture and other
stakeholders on the appropriate scope of federal
Clean Water Act jurisdiction.
"As it
stands, this proposed rule dramatically expands
EPA's jurisdiction and creates too much
uncertainty for our farmers and ranchers. This
rule must be withdrawn," said NASDA CEO Dr.
Barbara Glenn. "It is critical
that the agencies engage state regulators and
stakeholders to work together to find a path
forward before the agencies move towards
implementation or further
rulemaking."
NASDA previously submitted
comments expressing concerns about the highly
controversial Interpretive Rule for Agricultural
Conservation Practices.
"Conservation
and environmental protection are among our
members' chief responsibilities as state
regulatory agencies. We feel the agencies'
proposals will dissuade the use of critical
conservation practices needed to preserve American
farmland," said Glenn.
NASDA is a
nonpartisan, nonprofit association which
represents the elected and appointed
commissioners, secretaries, and directors of the
departments of agriculture in all fifty states and
four U.S. territories.
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Harvest
and Fall Seeding Active Across Southern
Plains
Wheat
and canola planting was in full swing this past
week across Oklahoma. In the
weekly crop progress report from the US Department
of Agriculture 14 percent of the state's wheat
crop was planted by the end of week, ahead of
seven percent last year at this time. Canola
planting was seven percent complete, well ahead of
the five-year average.
Corn
and sorghum harvest was underway, although
progress was slowed due to recent rains. The
state's corn crop rated in 73 percent good
to fair condition with 69 percent mature. Sixteen
percent of the corn was harvested by Sunday, 28
points behind normal. Sorghum rated 79 percent
good to fair with coloring 82 percent complete, 51
percent mature and 11 percent has been harvested.
Soybeans rated 85 percent good to fair with 19
percent dropping leaves by week's end. Peanut
condition was holding steady with 93 percent in
good to fair condition with 31 percent mature.
Cotton in the southwest district was developing
slowly due to recent rains. Condition remained at
85 percent good to fair with 51 percent of cotton
bolls opening. Click Here for the full Oklahoma
report.
Rainfall
across Texas slowed harvest and
field activities. Rainfall from trace amount up to
six inches was recorded this past week. Corn
harvest reached 59 percent complete and soybean
harvest reached 35 percent complete. Sorghum
harvest gained only one point over a week ago
reaching 66 percent complete. Cool temperates also
slowed cotton harvest with harvest 15 percent
complete. Wheat seeding and field preparations
were active throughout the state. Wheat
planting was at 8 percent complete, well behind a
year ago. Click Here for the full Texas
report.
A
cold front brought cooler than normal temperatures
and rain across northern Kansas
this past week. Light frost was reported in the
north central and northwest. Rainfall totals up to
two inches were reported in the northern half of
the state. Corn harvest reached 18 percent
complete Sunday. Sorghum harvest was just getting
started with harvest two percent complete. Winter
wheat planting reached five percent which was
equal to last year and the five-year
average. Click Here for the full Kansas
Report.
Click Here for the National Crop
Progress Report.- it includes the first report of
national Corn Harvest progress for this 2014
growing season.
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Cargill
Sues Syngenta Over Millions in Lost Grain Sales to
China
Leading
US Grain Exporter Cargill sued a unit of Syngenta
AG in a Louisiana state court over the weekend for
damages stemming from China's rejection of
genetically modified US corn, which Cargill said
cost the company more than $90
million.
Minnesota-based Cargill
accuses Syngenta of exposing the grain trader to
losses by selling the seeds to American farmers
before the Swiss company had secured approval from
China.
The Agrisure Viptera corn
variety known as MIR 162 can be found throughout
the US corn supply, effectively closing the
lucrative Chinese market to US supplies, the
lawsuit said.
Cargill is suing Syngenta
for negligence; knowing, reckless or willful
misconduct and unfair trade
practices.
The lawsuit seeks to hold
Syngenta responsible for "deliberate, knowing and
continuing contamination of the US corn supply
with a product that it understood all along would
substantially impair the US grain industry's
ability to sell corn and other commodities to
buyers in China," according to Cargill's
filing.
Since November, China has
rejected imports of hundreds of thousands of tons
of US corn, including from vessels loaded by
Cargill in Louisiana, due to the presence of the
MIR 162 trait, according to the
lawsuit.
In April, Cargill said the
rejection of US corn shipments by China had
contributed to a 28 percent drop in its earnings
for the quarter ended February 28. Click here to read more about
this pending lawsuit.
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Genomics
Key to Long Term Vision of Beef
Production
The
American Hereford Association has
its eyes on producing the right animal for
producers today's beef industry. I interviewed AHA
Chief Operating Officer and Director of Breed
Improvement Dr. Jack Ward about
the association's vision for the future. Ward said
before their breed improvement meetings or before
giving a presentation he talks about the
challenges the beef industry will have in having
the world population double by
2050. Producers will be
challenged to do this as more land comes out of
agricultural production.
"If we're
going to be able to sustain this growth and we are
going to feed this population we got to do it
through technology and becoming more efficient,"
Ward said. "So, today I would tell you we have the
tools in place with the continued growth with the
performance programs that the breed associations
have, registry programs, and then finally the
biggest component is the DNA component in looking
at these cattle
genetically."
In making
changes to cattle and in turn to the beef they
produce will take time, especially in comparing
cattle to chickens and hogs that mature at a young
age and also have a much shorter gestation cycle.
Ward said simply the cattle industry can not make
generation turns as quickly.
In
recent years the American Hereford Association
among other breed associations have been using
EPDs and genomics together as genetic selection
tools. Click here to learn about these
advances in genomics.
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Wine
Proudly Made From Oklahoma-Grown
Grapes
One
of the vineyards from which Canadian River Winery
buys Oklahoma-grown grapes sent stickers for its
wine bottles that say, "Proudly Made from
Oklahoma-Grown Grapes."
"Once the
sticker was approved by the Oklahoma Alcoholic
Beverage Laws Enforcement (ABLE), we thought it
would be a great addition to our wine bottles as
many Oklahoma Wine consumers don't know where the
grapes or in some cases wine concentrates in the
bottle came from," said Gene
Clifton, owner of Canadian River Winery
in Lexington, Okla.
The United States
Tax and Trade Bureau establishes American
Viticulture Areas (AVA). To use Oklahoma AVA on
the bottle of wine, it must be 75 percent made
from Oklahoma-grown grapes. There is a $10,000
fine for those who deceptively use the Oklahoma
AVA when the wine was made from concentrate or
grapes from some other state or
country.
Many people do not know that
at the end of the 19th century, Oklahoma was the
fourth largest grape-growing state in the United
States - thanks primarily to the European settlers
who made Oklahoma their home. That all ended with
statehood in 1907. Now, a very young grape and
wine industry has begun anew.
Click here to learn more about
Oklahoma's grape and wine industry
recently valued at $98.5 million.
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Peel
Says Feeder Cattle Prices Push Counter-Seasonally
Higher
Derrell S.
Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension
Livestock Marketing Specialist, writes in the
latest Cow/Calf Corner newsletter
Cash
prices for most classes of feeder cattle pushed
higher last week in Oklahoma and other markets.
Both calf and feeder prices advanced
counter-seasonally with feeder prices reaching new
record levels at several weights. 700-800 pound
steer prices typically decrease by an average of
1.1 percent from the July seasonal peak to
September. In contrast, 700-800 pound steer prices
this year have increased 4.7 percent from the July
average compared to the first half of September
average price of $230/cwt. in Oklahoma. 500-600
pound steer prices usually drop about 3.4 percent
between the July seasonal peak and September. This
year, 500-600 pound steer prices in the first half
of September have increased more than 3.5 percent
over the July monthly average to about
$260/cwt. The strong market
uptrend that has been in place for over a year has
apparently not slowed yet.
What should
we expect for calf and feeder prices this fall? If
the market trend of recent months should slow
considerably, seasonal price patterns might be
expressed, at least to some degree, for the
remainder of the year. Assuming stable markets at
current prices, 700-800 pound steer prices would
be expected to fall about 2.7 percent as an
average seasonal decline from September to
November. That would suggest 700-800 pound steer
prices would decline to roughly $224/cwt. prior to
Thanksgiving. This is close to what Feeder futures
are suggesting using average Oklahoma City basis.
Continuation of the uptrend would mean prices
higher than this level.
Click here to read Peel's outlook
for calf prices and his price predictions for the
rest of the fall.
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This
N That- MIssissippi Play Expo in Enid; Heart of
America Farm Show Starts Thursday south of Tulsa
and McAlester Set for Special Cow
Sale
The
Mississippi Lime Play has become an area of
heightened interest for the oil and gas industry!
Enid, OK has become a major hub for those who are
returning to explore this formation.
The
Mississippi Play Oil & Gas Expo will
give the opportunity for the oil and gas industry
to come together. This is a one day event- set for
tomorrow- Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at the
Chisholm Trail Expo Center in the Coliseum.
They
have a website that has additional information- click or tap here to jump over
there.
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Coming
up this Thursday through Saturday is the
Heart of America Farm Show. The
second annual event will be held at the Tulsa RV
Ranch, south of Tulsa on US 75. Show Director
Kevin Kite said this is much more
than your typical farm show in offering a fun,
family oriented event with a wide variety of
activities.
Each day the Heart of
America Farm Show is open 9 am - 5 pm with over
100 exhibitors representing anything ag-related
from farm equipment to household items. The event
will feature antique tractors from the Oklahoma
Antique Tractor Association and Standing Tall
Tractor Club. Kite said they will also have the
northeast Oklahoma Gun Fighters and Re-Enactors
walking around the grounds having shootouts.
During the three-day event there will
be educational opportunities. Cattle dog
demonstrations and seminars on farm and ranch
security on how to protect your cattle and
machinery from theft will held twice a
day.
Our
own Leslie Smith talked with
Kevin Kite a few days back- click or tap here to jump over to
that interview to learn more about this year's
Heart of America Farm Show.
I
plan to be at our Oklahoma Farm Report/Radio
Oklahoma Ag Network booth on Friday- and Leslie
will be there to greet you on Saturday.
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This
coming Saturday- our friends at the McAlester
Union Stockyards will be holding
another Special Replacement Cow and Bull
Sale- starting at 12 Noon.
They will be selling over 750 head of Bred
Cows, Pairs, Bred Heifers, Open Heifers and
Bulls.
For
more information, you can give Julie
Grant a call at 918-423-2834- click or tap here to see the
expected lineup of animals that will be on
offer.
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