~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Oklahoma's latest farm and ranch news
Your Update from Ron Hays of RON for Friday September 4,
2009 A
service of Producers Cooperative Oil Mill, Midwest Farm Shows and KIS
Futures!
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-- AFR County Leaders Briefed on a Wide Range of State and National
Issues
-- Feed With Excessive Aflatoxin Levels Dangerous to Livestock
-- Kim Anderson Says No Love Being Felt in Corn or Wheat Markets
Right Now
-- Phil Seng of the USMEF Worries About US Beef Prospects in
Japan
-- National Pork Producers Council Cheers USDA $30 Million Pork Buy
for Current Fiscal Year
-- Panhandle Native Stepping Down from USDA
-- Monday is Labor Day- No Markets, No Email But There is the BIG
Event!
-- Let's Check the Markets!
Howdy Neighbors! Here's your morning farm news headlines from the Director of Farm Programming for the Radio Oklahoma Network, Ron Hays. We are proud to have KIS Futures as a regular sponsor of our daily email update. KIS Futures provides Oklahoma Farmers & Ranchers with futures & options hedging services in the livestock and grain markets- Click here for the free market quote page they provide us for our website or call them at 1-800-256-2555. We are also excited to have as one of our sponsors for the daily email
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AFR County Leaders Briefed on a Wide Range of State and National Issues ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In advance of
their fall county meetings, leaders with the American Farmers &
Ranchers were briefed and discussed a multitude of state and some national
issues. "AFR county leaders were updated on legislative, education and
cooperative program activities, briefed on current legislative issues and
followed by lively discussion of policy issues and resolution
development," said Terry Detrick, AFR President.
Premise ID, rules for spraying 2,4, D, Climate Change impacts, Liability on Agri-Tourism and a lot more were among the topics that were a part of the discussion in these area meetings held during August. Once local and counties meet this fall to consider these and other issues then a state policy committee reviews the resolutions for consideration by delegates to the AFR Convention in February. Passage by the convention delegates then sets the stage for lobbying activities on the issues approved. "We were extremely pleased with our meetings and the participation of
all our county leadership represented," said Detrick. "There are many
tough issues ahead of us as we go into the next legislative session and
more immediate issues as Congress returns on September 8 to discuss
climate change, clean water, health care and now antibiotics use in
livestock." Click here for more on the AFR Leadership Meetings Held in August | |
Feed With Excessive Aflatoxin Levels Dangerous to Livestock ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Excessive
levels of aflatoxin can harm and even kill livestock and pets. Growers are
being warned not to use affected grain as feed for cattle or any other
livestock. "The emergency rule signed by the Governor this week follows
strict FDA guidelines specifying the maximum levels that may be fed to
beef cattle and then only in feedlots," said State Secretary of
Agriculture, Terry Peach. "Unblended corn may contain up to 300 parts per
billion and blended corn up to 200 parts per billion of aflatoxin."
It has been reported that some producers are feeding cattle corn with
higher levels of the mold caused toxin. Oklahoma State University animal
nutritionists say this can cause health and fertility problems or even
death if the levels are high enough. He also pointed out a Pennsylvania State University study that showed
how specific levels of the aflatoxin could affect certain species. The
report states that young animals can be affected when the mother is on a
diet containing 20-40 ppb of its total dry ration and aflatoxin levels of
600 ppb or more can be fatal to young calves. | |
Kim Anderson Says No Love Being Felt in Corn or Wheat Markets Right Now ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Corn and wheat
prices are feeling a lot of pressure right now- and there does not seem to
be any relief around the corner. That's what Dr. Kim Anderson told Austin
Moore, who was subbing for the ailing Clinton Griffiths as the weekly
program SUNUP was being assembled on Thursday. Dr. Anderson talked with
Austin about the concerns raised by Aflatoxin in corn fields here in the
state- and he says that corn prices are not likely to jump higher anytime
soon from the high two dollar range- unless we get an unexpected early
frost in the middle of the corn belt.
On the wheat side of the equation- Anderson says that the tipping point for this coming week will be $5.00, basis the Kansas City December contract. If we settle below that price point early next week- after the Labor Day- holiday- there could be another 25 to 30 cents down in the cash wheat market to endure. Click on the link below- and you will jump to our webstory with audio from Austin and Kim Anderson to give you a taste of the SUNUP program for this weekend. We also have a rundown of the rest of the show in that story as well- go check it out and be watching Saturday morning on OETA. Click here for a wheat and corn market outlook- plus the SUNUP Lineup for this Saturday | |
Phil Seng of the USMEF Worries About US Beef Prospects in Japan ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Democratic
Party of Japan (DPJ) scored an overwhelming victory in Japan's elections
Sunday, capturing an even larger majority than expected in the lower house
of the Diet (Japan's parliament). The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) not
only lost its long-standing majority, but also saw several of its most
influential leaders defeated in their bids for reelection.
Of particular concern for the U.S. meat industry is the fact that the DPJ, in its role as the primary opposition party in recent years, has taken a relatively harder line against expanded access for beef imports from the United States. We look at this issue again on our end of the week Beef Buzz, as we hear from perhaps the most knowledgeable American meat industry official when it comes to dealing with Japan, the CEO and President of the US Meat Export Federation. Click on the link below- and you can read more about what Phil Seng sees going forward in dealing with this new group of Japanese leaders- and you can hear his comments on these developments as he and the USMEF officers are in China, with a stop this week in South Korea and then early next week in Japan. Click here for our Friday Beef Buzz with Phil Seng of the USMEF | |
National Pork Producers Council Cheers USDA $30 Million Pork Buy for Current Fiscal Year ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The National
Pork Producers Council commended U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
for his Thursday decision to lend assistance to the U.S. pork industry to
help it weather a nearly 2-year-old economic crisis that has put some
producers out of business.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture agreed to purchase up to $30 million of pork products, which will be used for various federal food programs. Secretary Vilsack, who heard from hundreds of hurting pork producers, today announced the pork purchase. USDA also is working to reopen pork export markets that closed in the wake of the H1N1 flu outbreak. This purchase was announced for Fiscal Year 2009- which means it will be happening before the end of September. "The action by USDA to buy additional pork will benefit America's pork
producers, the U.S. economy and the people who benefit from government
food programs," said NPPC President Don Butler. "NPPC is extremely
grateful to Secretary Vilsack for recognizing the plight of our producers
and for taking action to help them." Click here to read more of the NPPC reacting to the USDA Pork Purchase Announcement | |
Panhandle Native Stepping Down from USDA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I realize that
many of you are not familiar with the name Larry Quinn- but I wanted to
share with you his news this morning. Larry, who grew up in the Oklahoma
Panhandle and started his broadcast and public service career at KGYN
Radio in Guymon under TM Raburn, has decided enough is enough and will be
retiring from the USDA as of September 30, 2009.
Larry has made the life of hundreds of farm broadcasters a lot easier down through the years as he has served in a variety of roles within the office of Communications at USDA. He has been at USDA and has watched each Secretary of Agriculture perform his duties from Dr. Earl Butz in the 1970s to Tom Vilsack today. He has twice served as the Director of the Office of Communications during the transition of power from one political party to another. As he leaves USDA, he currently serves as Assistant Director. Over the years, Larry has helped the electronic trade media covering
the business of agriculture with access to all of USDA- and he has been a
class act for all of the years that we have known him- stretching back
over a majority of his USDA career. He has been invaluable. Some of you
that don't know Larry personally have gotten to know his brother Garvin,
who has returned to Oklahoma State University as the head of their Ag
Communications office. Garvin has helped coordinate the rebirth of SUNUP-
and is helping the Ag Com efforts at OSU enter this brave new world of
cyberspace communications. | |
Monday is Labor Day- No Markets, No Email But There is the BIG Event! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It's as late
as Labor Day can be as we celebrate the unofficial end of the summer
season this coming Monday, September 7, 2009. The equity and futures
markets will be off over this three day weekend in the US, government
shuts down which means no trips to the FSA or to the mailbox on Monday-
our major livestock auction barns will not have their regular Monday
auctions (Oklahoma City, Joplin and Tulsa come to mind) and the livestock
industry hopes a lot of people pull out the grills and cook up lots of
steaks, chops, burgers and yes, even a few skinless boneless chicken
breasts as the weekend progresses. We hope you enjoy this Labor Day
weekend- including whatever Big Game (or Games) you will be following this
first weekend of the football season.
We will not have an email this coming Monday, but will return with our daily dose of farm and ranch news Tuesday AM. Today was a busy email with lots of things to include- and already we have several things I expect will be a part of that Tuesday email- details of a Climate Change legislation study from Texas A&M that has the Republicans smiling, excellent fall planting ideas from Johnston Enterprises, as well as comments from Roy Lee Lindsey of the Oklahoma Pork Council on the USDA Pork Purchases here at the tail end of FY 2009 (He will be our guest on our In the Field Segment Saturday morning on KWTV News9). Of course, the BIG event we mentioned happens Monday at the Express Ranch Sale Barn in Yukon as Express Ranches hold their annual Angus Production Sale, called the Big event. Some of the very best Angus genetics in the country will be offered on Monday by Express- and all of their heifers in the sale qualify for the Express Scholarship Program- a program where Bob Funk has handed out some $2.4 million in scholarships to youth from across the US and Canada. Click on the link below to jump the Express Ranches website- or you can call 405-350-0044 for last minute information. Click here for the Express Ranch website to learn more about their 2009 edition of the Big Event. | |
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Let's Check the Markets! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We've had
requests to include Canola prices for your convenience here- and we will
be doing so on a regular basis. Current cash price for Canola is $7.30 per
bushel, while the 2010 New Crop contracts for Canola are now available are
$7.55 per bushel- delivered to local participating elevators that are
working with PCOM.
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: | |
God Bless! You can reach us at the following: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
email: ron@oklahomafarmreport.com
phone: 405-473-6144
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