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Tuesday, September 6, 2022 |
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Half of the 2022 OSU Alumni Distinguished Alum Awards Go to Ag Grads- One of the Three is Dr. Robert Walton
- Lucas Welcomes $39 Million EDA Investment Advancing Aerial Mobility Technology in Northeast Oklahoma
- Lasley Family Farm in Eakly, Okla. Raising and Selling Peanuts for Four Generations
- Rural Water Projects Focus of ARPA Funds
- Beef. It's What's for Dinner. Remains a Top-Tier Brand to Consumers
- OSU's Derrell Peel- Prepare for Marketing Calves this Fall
- Read an Accurate AG Book Week Kicks off this Week
- As Older Cows Continue to Be Culled, Recent Rains Lift Spirits at Livestock Sale Barns
- Economist’s Angle: What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act for Soybeans?
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Half of the 2022 OSU Alumni Distinguished Alum Awards Go to Ag Grads- One of the Three is Dr. Robert Walton |
This coming Friday- the Oklahoma State University Alumni Association will honor six alumni of OSU with their 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award.
The Ferguson College of Agriculture is well represented as three of the six honorees are from the College of Ag. The next three mornings- we will introduce you to these three legends in their respective areas. One of the six is Dr. Robert Eugene Walton, who grew up in Shattuck, Oklahoma.
Dr. Robert Eugene Walton Sr. graduated from OSU (then Oklahoma A&M) in 1952 with a bachelor’s degree in dairy science. He went on to receive his master’s degree in animal breeding and genetics from OSU in 1956 and his doctorate in animal breeding, genetics and statistics from Iowa State University.
During his time at OSU, Walton worked at the OSU Dairy Farm. He was elected as chancellor of Alpha Zeta, was a member of FarmHouse fraternity and competed on the dairy cattle judging team. Walton also attended Royal Agriculture College in Sweden as part of an exchange program.
Dr. Robert E. Walton served as president and general manager of American Breeders Service (ABS), De Forest, Wisconsin from 1967 until 1992 . Walton joined ABS in 1962 as a dairy geneticist. In 1965, he was named director of the marketing and breeding division. He was promoted to his current position in 1967.
At ABS, his original responsibility was to design and implement the first progeny-testing program for dairy cattle.
Dr. Walton is ninety years young- and he has an incredible number of achievements in the world of cattle genetics and the development of artificial insemination. Click on the button below to read more about one of the three Ag Grads who will be honored this Friday by the OSU Alumni Association.
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National also owns and operates other livestock marketing subsidiaries including Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction in Ada, Oklahoma, OKC West Livestock Market in El Reno, Oklahoma, and the nation’s premier livestock video sale, Superior Livestock Auction. National offers customers many services custom made for today’s producer. To learn more, click here for the website or call the Oklahoma City office at 1-800-310-0220.
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Lucas Welcomes $39 Million EDA Investment Advancing Aerial Mobility Technology in Northeast Oklahoma |
This past Friday morning, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) announced the Tulsa Regional Advanced Mobility (TRAM) Corridor as one of 21 winners of the $1 billion EDA Regional Challenge. The EDA’s Regional Challenge awarded approximately $39 million in grants to the TRAM Corridor, led by the Indian Nations Council of Governments (INCOG) and Oklahoma State University (OSU), to advance aerial mobility technology in northeast Oklahoma.
“Oklahoma has a proud and longstanding history in aviation, aerial mobility technology, and manufacturing, which has allowed northeast Oklahoma to harness the region’s innovative capabilities and lead in the development of next-generation unmanned aerial systems,” said Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03). “The Economic Development Administration’s $39 million award is a welcome and exciting investment that will cement Oklahoma as a hub of transformational aerial mobility research and development. I commend the work of INCOG, Oklahoma State University, the Osage Nation, the City of Tulsa, and all other regional stakeholders who have forged a pioneering vision for the future of unmanned aerial technologies and manufacturing in Oklahoma. By investing in this critical industry, and our local and state economies, we will continue to increase America’s technological competitiveness across the globe.”
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Lasley Family Farm in Eakly, Okla. Raising and Selling Peanuts for Four Generations |
While attending the Women in Agriculture Conference, Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Intern, Cheyenne Leach, had the opportunity to visit with Loyd Lasley of Lasley Farms in Eakly, Okla. Planting peanuts since 1936, Lasley Farms grows and sells their peanuts directly to consumers with a variety of products made from their peanuts.
“My grandad started raising peanuts in 1936,” Lasley said. “ In 1956, the Oklahoma Crop Improvement Association came to my grandfather and my dad and asked about raising foundation seed, so they did that and they made a crop and they asked them the next year if they wanted to do it again, so dad and grandad made the decision to buy a peanut sheller, so we have been raising foundation seed since 1956 and processing them, and we still do that.”
In 2002, Lasley said they made the jump to selling their peanuts direct to consumer.
“We not only do the seed for OSU, but we went into value added for our own peanuts and selling our peanuts direct to consumers,” Lasley said.
As for their marketing technique, Lasley said the freshness of their peanuts and the way they are grown on their family farms speaks for itself.
In 2002, Lasley Farms went into value added, selling their peanuts direct to their consumers.
Lasley said he finds his greatest joy in production is being able to work with his family. Lasley’s mother, Zelma, makes a variety of peanut products that can be found on their website including peanut brittle, peanut patties, clusters and more. Lasley said he enjoys working alongside his youngest son, Logan.
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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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Rural Water Projects Focus of ARPA Funds |
The Joint Committee on Pandemic Relief Funding recently approved numerous projects to be considered when the Legislature reconvenes it's special session to appropriate American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.
Among the projects approved is $12 million in funds matching tribal contributions to create new water infrastructure in rural Oklahoma communities in need of system upgrades. This will provide safe and reliable drinking water and wastewater systems for those living in rural areas.
Another project will allocate $50 million to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board to create grant programs for the support and enhancement of water infrastructure across the state:
· $25 to assist small communities/rural districts with infrastructure needs
· $20 million to mid-large system construction
· $5 million to support dam rehabilitation efforts
"This funding will not only benefit the people in my House district," said Rep. Judd Strom, R-Copan, "but people throughout the state who live in rural areas that are struggling with aging infrastructure made worse by our current drought. Offering relief to those who need access to clean drinking water and waste disposal is essential to the quality of life of our rural residents."
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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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Beef. It's What's for Dinner. Remains a Top-Tier Brand to Consumers |
This episode Beef Buzz is a special “best of” edition where I am visiting with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Senior Vice President of Global Marketing & Research, Jennifer Nealson talking about what beef marketing priorities are looking like going into the second half of the year and going into 2023.
Post-Covid, Nealson said they have learned that consumers are now doing more online shopping than before. One of the things NCBA is focusing on, Nealson said, is learning how to put beef in the minds of consumers as they are adding items to their cart online.
Nealson said they have done some research over the last 5 years on the effectiveness of the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner” campaign aimed to promote the consumption of beef.
“We have seen ‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ as a top-tier brand,” Nealson said. “In fact, 67 percent of all consumers find that brand to be recognizable.”
The ‘Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner’ 300 at Daytona International Speedway, Nealson said, will be returning again this year for the third time.
“One of the reasons we believe that brand awareness has somewhat been depleted over time is that with all of the sophisticated ways we market now, it allows brands to get very targeted with their communications,” Nealson said. “So, we have done just that. What we are learning is that we need to be targeted and we also need to go broad.”
In addition to working with the Beef 300 at Daytona, Nealson said NCBA is working with Tony Romo as a spokesperson to help appeal to a broader audience and the younger generation.
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OSU's Derrell Peel- Prepare for Marketing Calves this Fall |
Mondays, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel considers how you can best prepare a marketing plan for your calves for this fall- here's a portion of this analysis:
"With Labor Day behind us, it is a good time to prepare for marketing calves this fall. The majority of beef calves are spring born, which typically leads to a large fall run of calves. Auction volumes have been larger than usual this summer as the drought in many regions has forced early calf sales. Nevertheless, significant numbers of calves will be marketed before the end of the year.
"Weaned calves bring a significantly higher price than bawling calves at auction. Although 30 days is considered a minimum for weaning, buyers strongly prefer calves to be weaned at least 45 days. Recent data and preliminary analysis suggest that weaning periods of 60, 75 and up to 90 days or more bring additional premiums. Longer weaning periods provide more time for calves to recover from the stress of weaning, develop better health and immunity, and to learn to eat from bunks."
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Read an Accurate AG Book Week Kicks off this Week |
Farm Director, KC Sheperd, had the chance to catch up with the Professional Development Coordinator for Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom, Melody Aufill as they talked about the resources Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom has to offer and talks about Read an Accurate Ag Book Week taking place this week.
This week, September 6-9, Ag in the Classroom will have "Read an Accurate Ag Book Week" where teachers and anyone interested can sign up and read to students.
"We will also have some zoom options," Aufill said. "Last year the Lieutenant Governor read a book and teachers could sign up to hear him read a book to their students."
There are plenty of ways for anyone to participate in the "Read an Accurate Ag Book Week", so Aufill encourages anyone who is interested in agriculture to reach out to a local classroom or a local school and see if they can participate.
By the way- our own KC Sheperd will be participating in “Read an Accurate Ag Book” week on Wednesday via Zoom.
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As Older Cows Continue to Be Culled, Recent Rains Lift Spirits at Livestock Action |
Our own KC Sheperd visited at the end of this past week with Bob Rodenberger of Stockman’s Livestock as he provided an update of the current trends he is seeing in the cattle market.
“I always go back and look at the USDA report, and what we had a year ago this time and this week was within a couple of hundred head of it,” Rodenberger said. “The volume has really not slowed down.”
Rodenberger said he is still seeing the number of cows coming to be sold go up and calves coming in getting lighter. After the good general rain received in widespread areas lately, Rodenberger said many are now hoping to put some calves out on wheat pasture if the precipitation will continue.
“People are just culling back to try to save what they got to get to next year to see if we can get hay again,” Rodenberger said. “This week we sold calves that we normally don’t sell until February.”
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Economist’s Angle: What’s in the Inflation Reduction Act for Soybeans? |
In the world of economic policy, IRA no longer stands for just “Individual Retirement Account,” but also “Inflation Reduction Act.” This package, signed into law by President Biden September 16, was passed by Congress through budget reconciliation, a method that carries extra restrictions affecting the content and funding timelines of certain provisions within the bill. The Inflation Reduction Act, or reconciliation bill, addresses tax issues, prescription drug costs and energy and climate change, among other things. This article examines portions of the new law that affect soybeans, particularly conservation programs and biofuels.
The IRA significantly expands several of USDA’s voluntary, incentive-based farm bill conservation programs to help address climate change. The Congressional Budget Office currently projects a budget authority for USDA conservation programs of $67.47 billion from 2022 to 2032 in the farm bill baseline. The IRA adds another $18.77 billion to that authority through fiscal year (FY) 2026, specifically to help farmers adopt climate-smart agricultural practices.
The program that has the largest funding injection is the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, which receives an additional $8.45 billion compared to a $22.10 billion baseline. The EQIP program provides a cost share to install conservation practices on ag land or nonindustrial private forestland. Most contracts are one to three years.
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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 higher- Choice Beef was up $1.35 and Select Beef was up $1.99 on Friday 09/02/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Weekly Cattle Auction Reports
The buttons below allow you to check out the weekly Cattle Auctions in the region that we post on our website and here in our daily email update.
Remember- Monday was Labor Day and the markets that normally operate on Monday are closed.
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Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS futures - click below for the latest update on the Livestock and Grain Futures Trade..
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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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Our Oklahoma Farm Report Team!!!!
Ron Hays, Senior Farm/Ranch Broadcaster and Editor
KC Sheperd, Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Reagan Calk, Farm News and Email Editor
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
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KC Sheperd visits with Dakota Moss of Livestock Risk Services. When the pandemic hit in 2020 the cattle markets along with the rest of the world suffered. Many farmers and ranchers altered their marketing plans on crops and livestock to try and prevent a loss in the down Covid markets. This led to cattle being held months longer than planned hoping for a better market. Unfortunately for many farmers and ranchers they had no choice but to sell much heavier cattle into a down market. Resulting in a lower $/cwt price and profits lost. Sheperd and Moss discuss some alternative options for producers with the Livestock Risk Protection program.
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