Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Reaches 12% Complete before Latest Rain Delay
- Oklahoma Statewide Poultry Ban Lifted
- China Phase One Trade Deal a Success for U.S. Beef
- Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Summer Conference Coming Up July 19th
- Jackson County FSA Exec Explains FSA Program Options to Aid Ag Producers During Drought
- AFR President Scott Blubaugh Weighs in on John O'Conner Endorsement and AFR Priorities
- House Ag Ranking Member Thompson Reacts to USDA's Tone Deaf "Framework" on America's Food Supply Chain
- Considering the Benefits of Creep Grazing with OSU's Mark Johnson
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Oklahoma Wheat Harvest Reaches 12% Complete Before Latest Rain Delay |
Oklahoma Wheat harvest made great strides in South Central and Southwest, Oklahoma over the Memorial Day weekend with producers getting started in regions as far north as Omega and Hennessey with some minor cutting being reported by Seiling. Moisture has been challenging for producers in Central Oklahoma and variety selections made a difference on whether producers were able to get into the fields or not this past week in central Oklahoma. Rains have now delayed harvest from moving forward in all regions of Oklahoma that began on Tuesday evening.
Reports from across the state have been fairly consistent on yields being reported mainly in the mid teens to mid 20’s, across most Southern and Western regions. The occasional yield of 30 to 40 bushels have been reported on non-grazed management intensive ground. We have had one or two reports of some fields making 51 to 52 bushels per acre. It is thought yields will be better as harvest moves further North and reports have trended higher on yields in Central, Oklahoma around the El Reno, Okarche, Kingfisher, Omega areas. Yields in these regions are mainly being reported in the mid 20’s to mid 30’s depending on the variety and management practices. Producers have made great strides down around Grandfield, Tipton, Altus, Fredrick, Walters with approximately half of the crop being reported as harvested. Harvest is just beginning in the Chickasha and Apache regions with producers getting good starts.
Heavy rains in several areas of Southwest Oklahoma from Hollis, Tipton, Altus to Frederick last night will most likely have an impact on quality from here on out. South of Altus it was reported that they received 3 inches at the OSU research station and East of Altus some areas received 6 inches of moisture in less than an hour. Flash flooding happened in several places from Hollis, Tipton and Altus to Frederick. It was reported that a rail line was washed out in Headrick early this morning. Several places have been without power in this region as of this morning, due to high winds that knocked down power lines. While yields have been below average the quality of the crop up to this point has been extremely favorable. All the data on quality was taken before the late Tuesday evening /early Wednesday morning rains, so producers are concerned what things will look like once they get back into the fields.
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Midwest Farm Shows is proud to produce the two best Farm Shows in the State of Oklahoma annually- the Tulsa Farm Show each December and the Oklahoma City Farm Show each April.
The Tulsa Farm Show is Oklahoma’s premier agricultural and ranching event- and returns to the SageNet Center (Expo Square) December, 8-9-10, 2022.
Now is the ideal time to contact the Midwest Farm Show Office at 507-437-7969 and book space at the 2022 Tulsa Farm Show. To learn more about the Tulsa Farm Show, click here.
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Oklahoma Statewide Poultry Ban Lifted |
On Tuesday, May 31, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry lifted the statewide ban on poultry exhibitions, public sales and swap meet bans. May 31st marks 30 days since the last confirmed case of HPAI in Oklahoma.
The order was originally issued on May 1 to prevent the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, which had been confirmed in a domestic poultry flock in Sequoyah county. The ban, originally set to expire July 30th, will be lifted May 31st.
Flock owners should continue to prevent contact between their birds and wild birds and report sick birds or unusual deaths to state officials. Biosecurity resources and best practices are available at www. https://ag.ok.gov/disease-alerts. If producers suspect signs of HPAI in their flocks, they should contact their veterinarian immediately. Possible cases should also be reported to the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry at (405) 522-6141.
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China Phase One Trade Deal a Success for U.S. Beef |
In 2020, the United States and China reached a phase one trade deal agreement which ended years of dispute and allowed the U.S. to begin exporting beef to China. I am featuring comments from Terry Branstad, Former United States Ambassador to China during the Trump presidency. During the spring conference of the Meat Export Federation in San Antonio, Texas, Branstad talks about what it took to secure the trade deal and how it has positively impacted the U.S. Beef Industry.
“The beef situation- when I got there, we had gone 14 years and we had not been able to sell any beef into China because of a Canadian mad cow,” Branstad said. “To me, this was unbelievable, but eventually we were able to get them to agree to accept beef, and the phase one trade agreement has made a real difference.”
During Trump's presidency, Trump and his administration demanded the Chinese play fair with the U.S., resulting in the phase one trade deal.
“The Trump administration came in and said, ‘we want fairness and reciprocity, and we are going to treat you the way you are treating us, and we are going to put tariffs on you as you have on us," and that did get their attention, and eventually we got to the trade agreement,” Branstad said.
Agriculture has been the biggest beneficiary of the trade agreement, Bradshaw said, but energy, financial services and more have also benefitted.
“The bottom line is, China has purchased a record amount of beef, pork, corn and soybeans,” Branstad said. “And that's really important, and we have seen that and the impact that it has had.”
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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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Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Summer Conference Coming Up July 19th |
The Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Summer Conference is coming up on July 19, from 8:30am to 4:00pm
The event will be held at the Moore Norman Technology Center at 13301 S Pennsylvania Ave in Oklahoma City, OK 73170
You will have the opportunity to attend numerous AITC workshops throughout the day taught by teachers throughout Oklahoma. These teachers have used Ag in the Classroom for years and will give you great ideas for your own classroom!
You will receive a more detailed schedule of the day through email closer to the conference date. Lunch will be provided.
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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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Jackson County FSA Exec Explains FSA Program Options to Aid Ag Producers During Drought |
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, talks with Jackson County Executive Director Carl Josefy about all things FSA-related. Josefy explains various FSA programs available to producers and contradicts the misconception that these programs are only available to a small number of operations.
The newly announced Emergency Relief Program, Josefy said, is aimed at aiding commodity and special crop producers. This program, he added, includes10 billion dollars in assistance to agricultural producers that were impacted by wildfire, drought, hurricane, winter storms, and other eligible disasters that occurred across the country during the calendar year of 2021.
Josefy said there are two phases of the Emergency Relief Program. Phase one, he said, will cover losses that were accounted for through the federal crop insurance or the non-insured crop disaster systems program offered for non-insurable crops.
One thing that each producer that signs up for ERP must know, Josefy said, is they must mark on the application whether they will provide and purchase a crop insurance or a NAP policy for the next two available crop years.
Josefy said they hope to have phase one completed in the next 60 days, so producers should complete their applications as soon as possible.
For producers who believe they had a crop insurance loss or a NAP loss that was payable, Josefy said those individuals can check with FSA if they do not receive an application in the mail within the next two weeks.
“I would say you could go to your local FSA office and ask for a copy of your application,” Josefy said. “If FSA cannot provide you with one, that likely means under phase one, we can not find or determine any losses occurred toward your program for your ID number.”
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AFR President Scott Blubaugh Weighs in on John O'Conner Endorsement and AFR Priorities |
Earlier this week- KC Sheperd, Farm Director, sat down with Scott Blubaugh, President of American Farmers and Ranchers at the Oklahoma National Stockyards during the endorsement of Attorney General John O’Connor by the Oklahoma Farm Bureau, AFR, and Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association.
“We are here with the other two big ag organizations in the state to endorse Attorney General O’Connor in his race to be reelected,” Blubaugh said. “We think that Attorney General O’Connor has done a good job as our acting attorney general, who was appointed about ten months ago.”
Blubaugh said O’Connor is passionate about some of the same issues AFR members are very passionate about. Because of this, Blubaugh said the AFR board voted unanimously to support the attorney general in this upcoming election.
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House Ag Ranking Member Thompson Reacts to USDA's Tone Deaf "Framework" on America's Food Supply Chain |
House Agriculture Committee Republican Leader Glenn "GT" Thompson issued the following statement today after U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a "framework" to address our nation’s crippled food supply chain:
"Increasing spending on organic initiatives and rooftop gardens while placing misguided blame on corporations and agribusinesses will not increase domestic food production. Today’s announcement blatantly ignores the skyrocketing inflation rates and input costs that are crushing America’s producers, compounded by the Administration’s burdensome regulatory overreach. There is no reason to use pandemic-related funds to 'transform' a food system that has long provided the safest, most affordable, and sustainable food and fiber supply in the world. If Secretary Vilsack were serious about solutions to help alleviate the emerging world food crisis, he would oppose President Biden’s progressive agenda and advocate for all farmers and ranchers, and the consumers who depend on them."
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Considering the Benefits of Creep Grazing with OSU's Mark Johnson |
As a result of drought, higher priced feed grains and fertilizer prices, this week we consider the potential benefits of creep grazing with OSU's Mark Johnson. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically by Paul Beck.
While creep feeding, based on grains, has been studied in the animal science field for many years and quite a lot of data is available, typically when the question of whether creep feeding is cost-effective practice comes up. The simple answer for commercial cow/calf operations is “not in most circumstances”. This is particularly true for spring calving operations. Calf weaning weights can be increased anywhere from about 20 to 80 pounds. However, in most cases, the value of added weight gain will not cover the added feed, labor and equipment costs unless feed is exceptionally inexpensive, which is definitely not the case as of now. Even so, not all operations make this decision based on the economics at the time of weaning. For example, seedstock producers may have entirely different objectives when it comes to creep feeding. Chief among those include marketing and expression of genetic potential for growth.
Creep grazing, on the other hand, has potential to be a more cost effective solution. Creep grazing programs can produce additional calf gains using forage rather than the traditional grain-based creep diets. There are many ways to adapt this system to each individual situation, but the bottom line is that it must be profitable.
Similar to grain creep feeds, the added weight gain from creep grazing depends on pasture quality. Regardless of forage quality, if forage quantity is a problem, creep grazing should have a positive effect on calf performance and possibly cow performance as well. Daily gains tend to be less than the full fed energy creep systems. Daily gains are usually increased by 10 to 20 percent with creep grazing. However, improvements in daily gains of 0 to 50 percent have been reported. This underscores the effects that pasture quality and quantity exert on gains of creep-grazed calves.
Creep grazing has a few other indirect benefits. One is that calves do not get as fat as when they are fed a grain-based creep feed and may not receive price discounts often applied to calves fed an unlimited high energy creep feed. Replacement heifers may get too fat if fed a grain-based creep feed and have reduced milk production. This problem is less likely to occur when using forage as a creep feed.
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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 mixed- Choice Beef was down 12 cents and Select Beef was up 26 cents on Wednesday 06/01/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno had 7,074 head on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week.
USDA Market News reports- Compared to last week: Feeder steers 800 lbs and heavier sold 4.00-6.00 higher, lighter weight grazing type cattle traded mostly steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle as fat trade increased early in the week and sharp declines on new crop corn has encouraged buyers. Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on limited comparable offerings. Demand moderate for calves.
Meanwhile- OKC West Manager Bill Barnhart writes on their Facebook page- "The market trended higher again this week, many feeder steers as much as 5.00, thanks to another drop in corn prices. July Corn is now .80/bu. off of its highs just a few short weeks ago. Cattle futures responded with a big bounce back after yesterday’s lower market. On the other hand, fats traded lower in the Southern Plains at 135. The packers have plenty of finished cattle coming at them for the next 90 days. Good rains last week and again this week especially in western Oklahoma have been well received.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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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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