Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Monday, November 28, 2022 |
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Syngenta’s Mary Kay Thatcher Hopes For Bipartisan Effort on 2023 Farm Bill
- NCBA and PLC Call ESA Listing Plan of Lesser Prairie Chicken Punitive for Cattle Producers
- OSU’s Seth Byrd says Cotton Harvest is Progressing across the State
- 29th Annual Tulsa Farm Show Coming December 8-10, 2022
- Thanksgiving Week's Drought Monitor Little Changed Vs Week Earlier
- Oklahoma Pheasant Population Similar to Recent Years as Hunting Season Kicks Off December First
- Express Angus Ranches Show Breeder of the Year at the 2022 Angus Convention
- An OBQN Update as Sales Continue
- Valliant FFA Takes Top Honors at 2022 Livestock Handling Competition
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Syngenta’s Mary Kay Thatcher Hopes For Bipartisan Effort on 2023 Farm Bill |
Mary Kay Thatcher is one of the most knowledgeable ag lobbyists in Washington- working for almost 30 years for the American Farm Bureau and now Sr. Manager, Federal Government & Industry Relations at Syngenta. At the National Association of Farm Broadcasters earlier in November in Kansas City, I caught up with Thatcher to talk about the midterm elections and her thoughts on 2023. Thatcher said she wasn’t sure it would make a massive difference, ” Every incumbent in the Senate was reelected that wanted to be reelected. And in the House, it’s like 97%. So we’re not going to see a big change come January.”
However, Thatcher said she did think we would see a bit of emphasis change having the Republicans in charge of the House Ag Committee versus the Democrats. Still, she said that’s not to say Republicans won’t be thinking about climate change and conservation measures, ” I think both the House and Senate Ag Committee learned a long time ago that we got to be bipartisan or we’re going to lose whatever battle we come into, and I think that will continue to be the same.”
With Oklahoma Congressman Frank Lucas winning re-election, Thatcher says she is thrilled to have the possibility of having him back on the House Ag Committee, “I’m thrilled to have him back; it’s just wonderful.” Of course, GT Thompson will be a great chairman. But you know, Frank Lucas has been through it several times, and he knows things he knows the right kind of people, and I’m really pleased he’s coming back to the House Ag Committee.”
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NCBA and PLC Call ESA Listing Plan of Lesser Prairie Chicken Punitive for Cattle Producers |
Once again, the US Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Lesser Prairie Chicken across parts of five states- including western Oklahoma and Kansas, southeastern Colorado, New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle. After the bird was listed as threatened a few years back- the listing here in 2022 is in two parts- the southern population area for the bird in New Mexico and the southern half of the Texas Panhandle is being called endangered- while the areas in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma and the northern part of the Texas Panhandle is being called threatened.
Two groups that have reviewed the final rule and find it lacking is the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council. I talked this past week after the release of the rule with Sigrid Johannes, the Associate Director of the groups and she is our guest on this edition of the Beef Buzz.
“We are deeply disappointed by the Fish and Wildlife Service’s decision to impose redundant bureaucracy and punitive restrictions on the very same people that we have to thank for the lesser prairie chicken’s continued existence on the range.”
To make matters worse, the Service is also establishing a 4(d) rule for the Northern DPS that enables them to appoint private third parties – such as environmental activist groups – as the grazing authorities in the range of the LPC. FWS has stipulated that cattle producers in the Northern DPS range will only qualify for legal protection under the 4(d) rule if they are following a grazing management plan that has obtained arbitrary approval from a yet-to-be-named, FWS-approved third party. By contrast, other agricultural practices that are listed as key factors in the Service’s decision are granted far more flexibility.
According to Johannes- the FWS has told the groups that they have ruled out using the USDA’s National Resource and Conservation Service as the third party- opening the way for a less qualified and less friendly to the cattle industry group to likely be named by the Biden Administration.
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OSU’s Seth Byrd says Cotton Harvest is Progressing across the State |
The Oklahoma Cotton Crop has had a rough year with the drought, too much early rain, and not enough as the crop grew. However, Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Cotton Agronomist, Dr. Seth Byrd, says harvest is progressing, “I’d say we’ve got a lot of the irrigated crop out if not all of it. Hopefully, for the dryland crop, I’d say a lot of the good stuff is out, but maybe not, according to the classing report. It doesn’t look that bad yet, but there are not a lot of bales that have been classed yet in Oklahoma. So I’d say whatever we have left going into December will be dryland.”
So far, Byrd says there are few reports of a stellar cotton crop, “I think there have been some decent irrigated fields. That’s rarely going to be even 50% of our acres. And, of course, we didn’t have any irrigation around the district or the lake near Altus. So that took out nearly 50,000 acres that would normally be irrigated.”
Byrd said this year’s crops were met with Extremes, either too dry or too wet, “We would like to see that even out better next year. But, of course, price is always going to play a role.”
Byrd said looking ahead, producers have to keep an eye on their costs, “Looking ahead on price, looking ahead to cost of seed, cost of our crop protection inputs, and availability of inputs as well. You know that’s been a problem in the past couple of years. Then we have supply issues we’ve been dealing with on top of everything else.”
(Pictured above- 2022 Cotton Bales at the Carnegie Cotton Gin, Carnegie, Oklahoma)
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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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29th Annual Tulsa Farm Show Coming December 8-10, 2022 |
Tulsa is set once-again to host Oklahoma’s largest indoor farm show December 8, 9 & 10, 2022. The annual event brings area farmers and ranchers to the SageNet Center at Expo Square to view the latest in agricultural & ranching technology. Show Sponsor, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, along with more than 300 exhibitors will feature thousands of agricultural products, ranching equipment, and services, making the Tulsa Farm Show one of the country’s premier agricultural events and the largest show of its kind under one roof.
Show Manager, Scott Guttormson commented, “We are excited to be hosting the 29th Annual Tulsa Farm Show, once again. This is a great end of year event for the areas farm and ranch community and exhibitors are eager to get in front of customers. As always, the show is free for attendees and there is always plenty of free parking. It’s going to be a great 29th Annual Tulsa Farm Show.”
Ag producers and ranchers from Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas and Texas regularly make the Tulsa Farm Show part of their end-of-year activities. Attendees enjoy free admission and plenty of free on-site parking. The SageNet Center is main expo facility at Tulsa’s Expo Square, the area’s premier event complex and host of the Tulsa State Fair.
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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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Thanksgiving Week's Drought Monitor Little Changed Vs Week Earlier |
There is little change in the latest Oklahoma Drought Monitor that was released on Thanksgiving morning, November 24th. The drought status on conditions as of Tuesday morning, November 22, 2022.
All of Oklahoma remains abnormally dry or worse in the latest week versus a week earlier.
97.68% of the state is in moderate drought or worse- versus 97.71% a week earlier.
87.88% of Oklahoma is in severe drought or worse- exactly the same as a week earlier.
64.6% of the state is a exteme drought or worse- versus 64.07% a week earlier/
19.77% of Oklahoma is in exceptional drought- versus 19.57% a week ago. There are five areas across the state in exceptional drought- from Texas County in the Panhandle to three areas bordering Kansas from Harper County to Ottawa County. Eight counties in eastern Oklahoma just south of I-40 including all(or virtually) all of Coal, Hughes, Pontotoc and Seminole counties are in the fifth exceptional drought island.
Click on the map above to review all the details of the Oklahoma Drought Monitor from this past Thursday.
And- click on the Mesonet state map below to check out the rain totals since this past week's Drought Monitor was calculated- to give you a feel how much drought may have been kicked to the curb over the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Oklahoma Pheasant Population Similar to Recent Years as Hunting Season Kicks Off December 1st |
Ring-necked pheasants remain a popular upland game species among Oklahoma hunters, with about 43,000 pheasants harvested in 2022. The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation monitors the pheasant population through two surveys; spring crow counts and summer brood surveys. The data collected provides an index of the spring breeding population (crow counts) and recruitment success for that year (brood surveys).
Traditionally Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, Grant, and Texas counties have had the highest pheasant numbers. These five counties have had spring crow surveys conducted since 1973, and brood surveys since 1980. In 1998, the surveys were expanded to 13 counties to include Ellis, Garfield, Harper, Kay, Major, Noble, Woods, and Woodward.
The spring 2022 crow count survey showed a lower number of calls heard per point than in 2021. Looking at the numbers from 1973 to 2022, there is a positive trend in the number of calls heard during the spring crow call count surveys. The August brood surveys showed an increase over the past two years in the traditional counties but was slightly lower statewide. The five traditional counties were up from 0.005 in 2021 to 0.01 in 2022. However, the total number of pheasants observed was down from 36 in 2021 to 27 in 2022.
Pheasant numbers this season will again most likely be patchy. Properties or areas where habitat is good for pheasants, insects are plentiful, forbs are abundant, and drought has not had a severe impact should hold a fair number of birds.
Pheasant hunting season opens Dec. 1, and runs through Jan. 31, 2023. Hunters may harvest two cock pheasants daily. Open areas include Alfalfa, Beaver, Cimarron, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Kay, Major, Noble, Osage, Texas, Woods, and Woodward counties; and the portions of Blaine, Dewey, Ellis, Kingfisher, and Logan counties north of State Highway 51.
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Express Angus Ranches Show Breeder of the Year at the 2022 Angus Convention |
Angus cattle have a tradition of excellence in the show ring and that history continues across the country each year. The American Angus Association® created the Roll of Victory (ROV) Show Program to recognize show-winning animals, their sires, dams, breeders and owners. The ROV Show Heifer of the Year, the ROV Bull of the Year and the ROV Breeder of the Year were honored at the 2022 American Angus Association Awards Dinner and Reception on November 6 in Salt Lake City, Utah.
The ROV Breeder of the Year was Express Ranches of Yukon, Oklahoma. Express Ranches earned 832 points from the 20 eligible shows throughout the year. This is the 11th consecutive year Express Ranches has won the award.
Picture above shows Express Receiving the Award- Pictured from left are Mark McCully, American Angus Association CEO, Jarold Callahan, Mark Squires, Donnie Robertson and 2022 Miss American Angus Mary Wood.
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An OBQN Update as Sales Continue |
The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) Vac-45 Program is a beef calf preconditioning program implemented by Oklahoma State University Extension in partnership with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, with the goal of providing a value-added marketing opportunity for cow-calf producers. For calves to become OQBN Vac-45 certified, they must be weaned for at least 45 days and receive two rounds of vaccinations (initial vaccination and booster) against pathogens responsible for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and clostridial bacteria that cause blackleg.
In addition to being weaned and vaccinated, calves must be bunk broke, castrated, and dehorned before the date of sale, and deworming is recommended. Oklahoma State Extension Agents verify that calves have met program requirements. Once verified, calves receive OQBN Vac-45 Certification and may participate in OQBN Vac-45 Program-sanctioned sales, taking place at various Oklahoma livestock auction facilities.
Each year sale data is collected by extension professionals for calves participating in the OQBN Vac-45 program, other preconditioning programs, and calves not participating in a branded preconditioning program. This sale data is useful in identifying and evaluating current market trends and beef calf characteristics. Eleven years of OQBN sale data (2011-2021) were recently analyzed.
There was an increase in the percentage of red calves sold over time, increasing from approximately 2% of total sales in 2011, to approximately 12% of total sales in 2021. However, black-hided calves continue to dominate the market and accounted for approximately 68% of total sales in 2021.
From 2011 to 2021 calves enrolled in the OQBN Vac-45 Program received an average premium of $12.55/cwt compared to non-preconditioned calves sold in the same sales.
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Valliant FFA Takes Top Honors at 2022 Livestock Handling Competition |
Youth from across Oklahoma competed in the 2022 Midwest Shows Livestock Handling Scholarship Contest Nov. 18. The annual competition showcases the skills of young FFA members in practical, real-life cattle handling scenarios, such as weighing for accurate dosage, vaccinating and tagging calves in a manual chute. Contestants are judged on skill, accuracy and efficiency as they process the animals.
“While stress-free processing has always been a goal of good cattlemen, proper and efficient handling has become even more important in the modern age of livestock production,” said AFR Cooperative President Scott Blubaugh. “With an increased need to diversify herds, producers can now expect cattle of all ages and backgrounds to be sent through the chute. It’s vital that young producers understand the needs of each animal.”
Ten teams—two top teams from each FFA district—of three students each qualified for the state competition. Top-placing overall teams received caps and cash scholarship awards. The first place team in the livestock handling portion of the contest also received the Frank Elliot Scholarship and $2,000 in Priefert equipment to be used by the entire FFA chapter.
The overall winners of this year’s Midwest Shows Livestock Handling Scholarship Contest were:
1st Place – Valliant FFA Chapter: Baylee Weatherford, Sydney Tyler and Audry Davis (pictured above)
2nd Place – Cherokee FFA Chapter: Abby Guffy, Brant Failes and Aiden Sanborn
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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 73 cents and Select Beef was up $1.04 on Friday 11/22/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had an estimated 5,000 head early Sunday evening- and ONSY President Kelli Payne says they expect to start the sale on Monday morning with 5,500 plus. The sale will start at 8:00 AM Monday morning.
On Monday November 21st- compared to the week before: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady. Demand moderate to good for feeder cattle. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Demand good for lightweight grazing cattle. Quality average to attractive with several nice feeders available.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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Oklahoma National Stockyards held their replacement cow-bull run on Tuesday, November 22nd- 1,214 were on hand vs 1,065 a year ago.
Compared to last week: Slaughter cows 1.00- 4.00 lower, except Breaker cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 - 2.00 lower. Packer demand moderate to good.
Click on the blue button below for the USDA Market News Summary of this sale.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 12,000 head last week just ahead of Thanksgiving.
Compared to last week feeder steers under 800 lbs. are steady with heavier weights trading steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers are trading steady to 3.00 higher. 16 head of fancy steers weighing 610 lbs. traded at 200.00.
Click on the button below for details of the trade as compiled by the USDA Market News Service.
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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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