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Nov 21
USDA Requests Public Input on Implementation of Inflation Reduction Act Funding
USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will use the investments provided through IRA-funded conservation programs to support farmers and ranchers in adopting and expanding climate-smart activities and systems. NRCS asks for comments on how to target program benefits, quantify impact, and improve program delivery and outreach, especially for underserved producers. Comments are due Dec. 21, …
Nov 21
Verity Ulibarri Represents Sorghum on International Stage at C0P27
Sorghum was recently spotlighted during COP27 hosted in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, at the U.S. Center on Adaptation and Agriculture Day. This conference highlighted events and initiatives that focused on how U.S. leadership is providing solutions to the climate crisis. Former Sorghum Checkoff Chairwoman and National Sorghum Producers member Verity Ulibarri represented U.S. agriculture producers, speaking to the climate-smart benefits …
Nov 21
Turning the Corner- OSU’s Derrell Peel Sees Tighter Cattle Inventories into 2023 in Latest Cattle on Feed Report
Mon, 21 Nov 2022 04:36:38 CST
The latest USDA Cattle on Feed Report was released on Friday afternoon and is being called friendly to bullish, depending on who you listen to. Oklahoma Farm Report’s Ron Hays talked after the numbers were released with Oklahoma State University’s Dr. Derrell Peel who described the report as being “very well anticipated- it was actually a little bit friendly in terms of the placements being a little bit smaller but within the range of estimates and so this report is a continuation of what we have seen in the last month- I think we have finally turned the corner, it’s taken several months to get here but we are going to see these inventories continue to tighten as we go forward.”
Peel adds “for several months, because of the drought, we have marketed feeder cattle earlier than usual- they have gone into the feedlot and that has maintained feedlot inventories longer than we would have otherwise seen I think in the absence of the drought impact- but you can only do that for so long.”
You can listen to part one of Dr. Peel’s comments on today’s Beef Buzz by clicking on the Listen link at the bottom of this story.
Meanwhile, according to Rich Nelson with Allendale- “Cattle on Feed bullish. Nov 1 On Feed 98.0% of last year, Oct Placements 93.9% and Oct Marketings 100.6%. Record low placement for the month of October since the data series started 1996. Two months in a row of a changed placement pattern.” (via twitter)
And Brady Sidwell from Enid with Sidwell Strategies writes in Barchart “Friday’s USDA Cattle-on-Feed report leaned bullish with October placements lower than expected and in fact, the lowest on record for that month. November 1st on-feed numbers were as expected as were October marketings.”
From the actual USDA report- one number that really jumps out is the Texas placements, which were only 86% of a year ago- the deficit of available cattle seemingly bigger than in other regions here in the south. As for the summary of the numbers from Friday:
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on November 1, 2022. The inventory was 2 percent below November 1, 2021.
On Feed, by State (1,000 hd – % Nov 1 ’21)
Colorado …… 1,070 – 93
Iowa …………. 620 – 102
Kansas ………. 2,340 – 93
Nebraska …… 2,600 – 102
Texas ………… 2,860 – 100
Placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.11 million head, 6 percent below 2021. Placements were the lowest for October since the series began in 1996. Net placements were 2.05 million head. During October, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 545,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 465,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 450,000 head, 800-899 pounds were 378,000 head, 900-999 pounds were 190,000 head, and 1,000 pounds and greater were 80,000 head.
Placements (1,000 hd – % Oct ’21)
Colorado …… 175 – 95
Iowa …………. 103 – 90
Kansas ………. 420 – 97
Nebraska …… 590 – 94
Texas ………… 440 – 86
Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.80 million head, 1 percent above 2021. Other disappearance totaled 54,000 head during October, 5 percent below 2021.
Marketings (1,000 hd – % Oct ’21)
Colorado …… 170 – 106
Iowa …………. 81 – 79
Kansas ………. 430 – 97
Nebraska …… 450 – 103
Texas ………… 390 – 104
Click here to review the complete report from the USDA’s NASS.
The Beef Buzz is a regular feature heard on radio stations around the region on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network and is a regular audio feature found on this website as well. Click on the LISTEN BAR for today’s show and check out our archives for older Beef Buzz shows covering the gamut of the beef cattle industry today.
Ron Hays Beef Buzzes with Dr. Derrell Peel on the November 1 USDA Cattle on Feed Report
Nov 18
Oklahoma Grain Elevator Cash Bids as of 2 p.m. November 18, 2022
Fri, 18 Nov 2022 16:25:11 CST
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture are now putting the Daily Cash Grain Report into a PDF format – we are saving that PDF and archiving them for today’s specific report. To see today’s update, click on the PDF report link at the bottom of this story.
In addition to the PDF of the daily report, you can also listen to the Cash Grain Report by calling 405-621-5533. Push 2 for the grain report.
Click here: 05078_OklaCashGrain11182022.pdf
Nov 18
Tim Bates of Mutual Oklahoma Selected to Participate in Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Germany
Former Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Broadcaster, Sam Knipp, had the chance to visit with Tim Bates of Mutual Oklahoma about his opportunity to travel to Berlin, Germany, this January for the International Meeting of Young Farmers and the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture. The Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) isan international conference …
Nov 18
U.S Wheat Associates Overseas Promotion Yields Great Returns for U.S. Economy
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, visited with the vice chairman of U.S. Wheat Associates and Oklahoma wheat producer, Michael Peters at the National Association of Farm Broadcasters convention in Kansas City. Hays and Peters talk about the mission of U.S. wheat. Through operations and offices in several different countries, Peters said U.S. Wheat …
Nov 18
Money to be Made in the Cattle Markets, says Bob Rodenberger
Reagan Calk, Associate Farm Editor, is visiting with Bob Rodenberger, a partner with Stockman Oklahoma Livestock Marketing, as he talks about the latest in the cattle markets. This week started out with good runs, Rodenberger said, with 10,000 head in Oklahoma City. Runs are not any bigger than normal, Rodenberger said, and a large percentage …
Nov 18
Farm Bill Negotiations Could Feel Impact from Midterm Election Results
Senior Farm and Ranch Broadcaster, Ron Hays, is talking with National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President of Government Affairs, Ethan Lane, about the midterm elections and what those results mean for the cattle industry. “It feels like we are on day seven of election day, still, you know, we are still looking at some of …
Nov 18
NCBA and PLC Denounce ESA Listing of Lesser Prairie Chicken
Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) announced their opposition to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) final rule to list the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act. “Over and over the science has proven that healthy, diverse rangelands – the exact kind of landscape maintained …
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