Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Wednesday, November 30, 2022 |
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Final 2022 Crop Progress Report Shows Increase in Oklahoma's Good to Excellent Wheat and Pasture Ratings
- NCBA’s Todd Wilkinson Ready to Fight Back Against Regulatory Overreach in the Cattle Industry
- Noble Research Institute Releases Ranch Safety Guide
- New Report Says Global Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change
- Geoff Cooper Sees New Uses and Market Opportunities for the Ethanol Industry in 2023
- Feeding Baled Crop Residues to Wintering Beef Cows
- Statement from Secretary Vilsack on President Biden’s Call for Congress to Adopt Agreement to Avert Rail Stoppage
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Final 2022 Crop Progress Report Shows Improvement in Oklahoma's Good to Excellent Wheat and Pasture Ratings |
Winter wheat conditions improved slightly last week but remained at a two-decade low, USDA NASS reported in its final weekly national Crop Progress report of 2022 released Tuesday. The weekly reports, which run from the beginning of April to the end of November each year, will resume on Monday, April 3, 2023.
Winter wheat ratings here in the southern plains are significantly worse at the end of November this year versus last in Kansas and Oklahoma- with Texas relatively unchanged- The Kansas crop shows the largest drop from 2021 to 2022- from 62% good to excellent last November versus 21% this year. Oklahoma was at 48% good to excellent in 2021 and is at 31% good to excellent this week- while Texas was at 20% good to excellent last November versus 21% this year.
Oklahoma Highlights include:
Winter wheat emerged reached 95 percent, unchanged from the previous year but up 1 point from normal. Wheat conditions rated 31 percent good to excellent, 45 percent fair and 24 percent poor to very poor. (Last week, good to excellent ratings were at 23 percent.)
Cotton harvested reached 84 percent, up 1 point from the previous year and up 7 points from normal.
Soybeans harvested reached 90 percent, up 4 points from the previous year and up 9 points from normal.
Pasture and Range Conditions:
While we don't have national Pasture and Range ratings- all three of our southern plains states offer ratings into November and show we are in much worse shape going into the winter season vs the numbers in 2021.
Oklahoma is 16% good this week- up from 7% last week but 2021 had us at 35% good to excellent. Kansas is at 6% good this week versus 38% good to excellent last November and Texas at 17% good to excellent this year vs 26% last year.
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NCBA’s Todd Wilkinson Ready to Fight Back Against Regulatory Overreach in the Cattle Industry |
In this episode of Beef Buzz, I am back with the 2022 President-Elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Todd Wilkinson, talking about regulatory challenges impacting the beef industry.
A rancher out of South Dakota, Wilkinson indicates one of the big challenges for the cattle industry in the days to come is going to be regulatory overreach by the Biden administration.
The big takeaway from the midterm elections, Wilkinson said, is likely to be an increase in regulatory activity.
“I never would have guessed I would see in my career the Securities and Exchange Commission trying to get involved to say that there needs to be some sort of climate dictate that goes all the way back to the producer,” Wilkinson said. “How we get from Wallstreet out to that cow-calf operator is a major stretch.”
Following midterms, Wilkinson said producers are going to see more overreach than before. The ongoing issues with defining WOTUS (Waters of the U.S.), Wilkinson said, continue as the Biden administration has not responded well to the agriculture industry’s requests to halt policy implementation until the Supreme Court has made a decision.
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Noble Research Institute Releases Ranch Safety Guide |
Agriculture is the seventh-most-hazardous industry in the United States, but ranch owners and operators can take steps to make their working facilities and equipment safer for their staff and families.
Recently Noble Research Institute and the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef created and published a new guide to help improve ranch safety.
Ranch Employee Safety: Working Cattle and Related Facilities and Equipment takes ranchers through four stages of improved safety:
- Stage One: Identification of the hazards
- Stage Two: Prevention of worker injuries and illnesses
- Stage Three: Preparation of ranch employees
- Stage Four: Monitoring the hazards and risks and the safety policies and procedures implemented
Additionally, the guide provides 30 pages of resources and tools, ready to use on any operation.
Hugh Aljoe, Noble Research Institute’s director of producer relations, said he believe the guide will benefit all producers.
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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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New Report Says Global Food System Investment Needed to Equip Farmers for Climate Change |
Climate change is already tangibly affecting smallholder farmers in developing countries, and increased U.S. investments in agricultural development and innovation are needed to make global food systems more resilient and to alleviate hunger worldwide, according to a new report commissioned by Farm Journal Foundation.
While climate change is impacting agriculture all around the world, its effects are “substantially more severe” in warm regions including Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean, according to the report released today, authored by Dr. Thomas Jayne, professor emeritus of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics at Michigan State University. As much as 80% of the world’s poor people, who predominantly work in agriculture, live in areas increasingly affected by climate change, the report said, citing the Global Panel on Agriculture and Food Systems for Nutrition.
The new report follows the United Nations’ COP27 conference earlier this month in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, where leaders discussed the impact of climate change on the global food system and solutions to make agriculture more resilient. Today, the world is facing an “unprecedented” global food crisis, according to the World Food Program, due to COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine war, and a series of devastating weather events driven by climate change, including severe flooding in South Asia and extended droughts in East Africa.
“Unless sufficient resources are devoted to adapting agricultural systems to climate change, billions of people who rely on agriculture for their livelihoods could be hit hard, and global progress made in recent years to reduce poverty and hunger will be reversed,” Dr. Jayne said.
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Geoff Cooper Sees New Uses and Market Opportunities for the Ethanol Industry in 2023 |
At the National Association of Farm Broadcasters convention in Kansas City, Farm Director, KC Sheperd, got the chance to visit with the President and CEO of the Renewable Fuels Association, Geoff Cooper, about the mission of the RFA and an outlook for the ethanol industry moving forward.
The Renewable Fuels Association, Cooper said, represents U.S. ethanol producers and supporters of renewable fuels.
“We represent the industry’s interest in Washington D.C., but also across the nation in terms of interacting with consumers, with the media, with market development initiatives, but a very strong focus on policy as well,” Cooper said.
The year 2022 has been a profitable year for the ethanol industry, Cooper said, but there have been logistical challenges such as low water levels on rivers, truck driver shortages, infraction, and the threat of rail strikes.
Solutions to issues impacting the industry, Cooper said, can be found in educating lawmakers and agency officials in Washington D.C., about what is going on in the industry and opportunity for improvement.
“We also expect to benefit significantly from the Inflation Reduction Act, which had a whole lot of tax credits in there for renewable energy, and we believe ethanol- the products that our folks are producing- will qualify for a lot of those tax credits,” Cooper said.
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Feeding Baled Crop Residues to Wintering Beef Cows |
Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Beef Cattle Nutrition Specialist Paul Beck offers his expertise on the beef cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the “Cow-Calf Corner” published electronically by Beck. Today, he talks about highlights about feeding cows through the winter from the Rancher’s Thursday Webinar on November 17.
The Rancher’s Thursday Webinar on November 17th had Dr. Mary Drewnoski from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln present over feeding baled crop residues to beef cows as an alternative to feeding normal hay crops. To effectively feed cows through the winter producers should understand the quality of the forage they are feeding and how it fits the cow’s nutrient requirements and impacts forage intake.
Crop residues like wheat straw, corn stalks, or soybean residue are low quality roughages, with total digestible nutrient (TDN) content ranging from around 39% for soybean residue to 45% for wheat straw and corn stalks. Protein levels are also very low at around 3 to 5%. Also, the bottom end of the corn or sorghum stalk is very low in nutrient quality, cows will sort out most of this portion and intake will be very low. Drewnoski stated that grain sorghum residue is actually higher in TDN and crude protein at 52 5o 55% TDN and 5 to 7% crude protein.
Grain sorghum residue can meet the requirements of a cow in late gestation, the stage most of our spring calving cows are in from now through mid-February, while other residues from corn, wheat, or soybean harvest will need significant supplementation for these cows.
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Statement from Secretary Vilsack on President Biden’s Call for Congress to Adopt Agreement to Avert Rail Stoppage |
“I take seriously overriding the ratification procedures and the views of those who voted against the agreement. But in this case – where the economic impact of a shutdown would hurt American agriculture and millions of other working people and families –Congress must use its powers to adopt this deal. There is no time to waste on political gamesmanship or the search for a more perfect resolution.
“I join the President in calling on Congress to quickly pass legislation adopting the Tentative Agreement between railroad workers and operators – without any modifications or delay – to avert a potentially crippling national rail shutdown.
“The U.S. food and agricultural industry relies heavily on rail networks for the transport of inputs and raw materials and for taking products to market. A rail shutdown would have significant and long-lasting effects on some sectors of American food and agriculture and could be devastating to parts of our economy.”
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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 up 21 cents and Select Beef was down $2.71 on Tuesday 11/29/2022.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had a final count of 6,254 head on Monday, November 28, 2022.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00 – 3.00 higher with instances 6.00 – 10.00 higher. Steer calves 3.00 – 7.00 higher. Heifer calves steady to 3.00 lower. Quality average to attractive. Demand moderate to good. Recent rains and warmer temperatures has definitely improved demand for wheat pasture cattle.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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OKC West in El Reno had a calf run total of 5,000 head for Tuesday, November 29, 2022.
Compared to the last sale 11/16/22: Steer and heifer calves sold 8.00-12.00 higher with instances sharply higher as much as 16.00-20.00
higher. Demand very good for all classes. Recent rains has increased buyer activity. Quality saw bulk of the sale binging attractive to very attractive.
Click on the button below for details of the trade as compiled by the USDA Market News Service.
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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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