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OSU's Dr. Kim Anderson Explains Canola and Wheat Relationship- and we have your SUNUP preview
Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:04:36 CDT
Dr. Kim Anderson, Grain Marketing Specialist from Oklahoma State University, explains the relationship between canola and wheat within Oklahoma. The canola market is being established in the state right now through the process of buying out land from wheat and using it for canola, says Anderson.
Anderson says processors of canola realize there is a risk involved in farmers raising canola and there is a learning curve involved but the processors are paying farmers to take the risk with canola. For farmers to become really interested in planting canola and using it as a rotational crop, the canola price needs to be 120% of the wheat price to make canola profitable, says Anderson.
Finally, for farmers that are considering switching to canola as a rotational crop, Anderson says it is a wise decision because it is profitable and it will help clean up their fields.
You can see the rest of Kim and Austin Moore's interview on the relationship between canola and wheat- that can be seen on Saturday morning on OETA- or you can hear the conversation now by clicking on the LISTEN Bar that is below now.
Also, besides Dr. Anderson's thoughts on canola and wheat, this week on SUNUP, we take you to Peach Crest Farms in Stratford to look at how weather events impacted the peach crop. In addition, we catch up with Eric Stafne at the orchard at the Cimarron Valley Research Station in Perkins, which lost all of its peaches.
The Mesonet team explains how the drought is intensifying, why officials are upgrading burn bans and compares current conditions to droughts of the past.
In Cow-Calf Corner, Glenn Selk discusses the impact of summertime temperatures on reproduction in heifers.
Randy and Wayne demonstrate how to reform a stripped hex-head screw, in Shop Stop.
Derrell Peel explains the U.S. cattle industry's relationship with Mexico and why its beef imports are rising.
Finally, Joe Armstrong looks at options for controlling and identifying weeds in summer crops and previews the upcoming OSU Weed Science Field Tour.
SUNUP airs Saturdays at 7:30 a.m. on your local OETA channel.
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