Subject: Oklahoma's Farm News Update
From: Ron Hays <ronphays@cox.net>
Date: 10/17/2019, 5:14 AM
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OKC West ended up with 10,284 cattle being sold on Tuesday and Wednesday this week- yearlings were selling higher on Wednesday- 
Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher, with some steadiness noted on steers over 900 lb. Demand good. Quality average to attractive. Long weaned weaned steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady, unweaned fleshier calves sold with a lower undertone.
Click or tap here for the complete results as compiled by USDA Market News. 


Today's First Look:
mornings with cash and futures reviewed- includes where the Cash Cattle market stands, the latest Feeder Cattle Markets Etc.


FedCattleExchange.com offered 768 head of finished cattle with 0 actually selling - click here to review the complete market report. 
 
 
Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS futures- you can click or tap here for the report posted yesterday afternoon around 3:30 PM.
 
 
Okla Cash Grain:  
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture on Wednesday, October 16th.
 
  
Futures Wrap:  
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network - analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day.
 
Feeder Cattle Recap:  
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
 
Slaughter Cattle Recap: 
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by the USDA.
 
TCFA Feedlot Recap:  
Finally, here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
 


 
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
    Thursday,  October 17, 2019

Howdy Neighbors! 

Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update. 
 
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Guests Tyson Ochsner, Shane Robinson and Paul Weckler join me in this Episode looking at the OSU Rural Renewal Initiative. The future of many rural communities in Oklahoma, as well as elsewhere in the U.S. and around the world, is jeopardized by natural resource degradation, climate change, drought and socio-cultural trends. Those threats are draining away human talent, expanding a technology gap between rural and urban society and leading to rural population losses.

This initiative will identify and create ways to enhance the natural, human and technological capital in rural areas by bringing together interdisciplinary research teams to conduct community engaged, solution-oriented research on behalf of rural Oklahoma. The resulting solutions are likely to have global applicability.

These gentlemen are three of the five project leaders for OSU on this effort- and they helped paint an audio picture of what the Initiative is about- and the near and longer term goals are along the way.

You can listen to the entire conversation on this episode of the  Road to Rural Prosperity, click or tap here


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At P&K, we make it our mission to provide you with top-notch solutions and unbeatable customer service at a price you CAN afford. Visit pkequipment.com and you'll have it all at your fingertips: request a quote, schedule service, get a value for your trade, find current promotions, and shop for parts online. Stop by one of our locations today to meet the P&K team. You'll see why around here, John Deere starts with P&K.


The 2019 Global Agricultural Productivity Report, "Productivity Growth for Sustainable Diets, and More" shows agricultural productivity growth - increasing output of crops and livestock with existing or fewer inputs - is growing globally at an average annual rate of 1.63%. 


According the report's Global Agricultural Productivity Index, global agricultural productivity needs to increase at an average annual rate of 1.73% to sustainably produce food, feed, fiber and bioenergy for 10 billion people in 2050. 


"These productivity gaps, if they persist, will have serious ramifications for environmental sustainability, the economic vitality of the agriculture sector, and the prospects for reducing poverty, malnutrition, and obesity," said Ann Steensland, author of the 2019 GAP Report and coordinator of the GAP Report Initiative at Virginia Tech.


Click here to read more Virginia Tech regarding the agricultural growth globally. 


According to K-State Extension Livestock Market Economist Dr. Glynn Tonsor, cattle markets have mostly recovered to what they were just before the Tyson plant fire that occurred out in western Kansas. Boxed-beef prices, which spiked right after that event, are too back at levels just below what they were prior to the fire. Tonsor says, this all has to do with markets- doing what markets do.


"There are a lot of things that go into the establishment of prices in live and feeder cattle and wholesale beef markets. That fire and supply chain disruption certainly played into that, but it's certainly not the only thing that the markets have recovered," he said, adding why that is a good thing. "The fact that the wholesale beef market has pulled back isn't necessarily a good thing if you want to talk about it from a producers' perspective, but market will do what markets will do if we let them."


Tonsor explains that there was an obviously strong reaction from the market after the fire occurred. Over time, though, he says fundamentals supported prices as the industry worked through the surprises and uncertainty that followed in the fire's wake. Eventually, Tonsor says the markets were able to once again find its equilibriums. He remarked that the fact the industry has been able to pull both fed and feeder cattle prices up is a really good thing.


You can listen to the entire conversation between Tonsor and I on Wednesday's Beef Buzz - here

 
"It is typically reported that cow winter supplementation accounts for 40 to 60% of the total annual cost of maintaining a cow, but that cost depends greatly on whether hay is being supplemented in lieu of dormant standing forage for the cow," said Robert Wells, livestock consultant for the Noble Research Institute. "When you can supply standing forage in the form of native grass pasture instead of a bale of hay, the total winter feed cost will be dramatically reduced."


For many producers, it is not uncommon to incur four or five months of hay feeding during the winter. When fed average-quality forage, a 1,200-pound cow will consume about 2.5% of her body weight daily. That equates to 900 pounds of forage monthly, roughly equivalent to the weight of the average bale of hay. This does not include hay wasted in storage or during feeding. Thus, four to five bales of hay could be required per cow for the winter feeding period.


However, there are other options of maintaining a cow through the winter that are more cost-effective. Using native grass (NG) as a stockpiled, standing hay crop is one of the most cost-effective methods of overwintering the cow herd.


Click here to review more ways to supplement your cows during the winter months. 


Sponsor Spotlight
 
 
Oklahoma Agriculture Mediation Program, Inc. has been helping people in agriculture resolve conflicts since 1987. Since becoming the first USDA-certified mediation provider for the state of Oklahoma, our professional mediators have helped thousands of farmers, ranchers and federal agencies work together to reach realistic, durable solutions to the challenges they face. 

OAMP, Inc. knows how costly and stressful it is to leave the decision about one's future in the hands of someone else, as would be the case in court or at a hearing. OAMP, Inc. is there as part of a program that helps people talk about what really matters so they can reach their own solutions in mediation. Learn more about OAMP, Inc. and the mediation process by visiting their website at https://www.ok.gov/mediation/ or contact them toll free at 1-800-248-5465.


NCGA continues to move forward with its long-term initiative to manage and ultimately solve aflatoxin issues for farmers with the announcement of a new round of research grants.


"The National Corn Growers Association, working with southern state grower associations including Texas, Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi and North Carolina, developed AMCOE to bring a unified approach to aflatoxin research that will yield results in a timely and more efficient manner," said NCGA Corn Productivity and Quality Action Team Chair Charles Ring, a corn grower in Texas. "Working together, we can improve the tools available for aflatoxin control and get real results that farmers can see in their fields."


While corn farmers in southern states experience aflatoxin challenges every year, these challenges may present themselves in any corn region of the United States when the crop comes under stress. Thus, the benefits of such research, particularly as outlined in the six priority areas, are truly national in scope. Thusly, proposals will be considered regardless of the geographic region of the parties submitting and any state wishing to provide additional funding for AMCOE is encouraged to do so.


You can read more about the issues corn producers regarding aflatoxin, by jumping over to our website


More than half of Americans now track their daily activities with some kind of wearable device in an effort to stay healthy.


Researchers at Tarleton State University's Southwest Regional Dairy Center in Stephenville say that digitally tracking diary cows' eating, sleeping and other movements helps them take better care of the herd they milk three times a day.


We have two fitbits on every cow," said Dr. Barbara Jones, director of the largest university dairy operation in the Southwest. "They help us to monitor their health, and to keep them content. And that matters to us because we truly do care about cows, as all producers do."


You can watch the video from Texas A&M or read more about Fitbits for cows, by clicking or tapping here


Agriculture is a big part of Oklahoma's culture, and women continue to have a major role in its success. Farm and ranch women are generating a cultural tide in American agriculture that is moving management, assets and opportunities to a new wave of farmers across the country.


At Annie's Project courses, farm/ranch women become empowered to be better business partners or sole operators through networks and by managing and organizing critical information. The next series of classes will take place in Dewey, Oklahoma, beginning Nov. 5 and will meet weekly through Dec. 10, 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., said Katie Hughes, Washington County Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension agriculture/4-H youth development educator.   


"Annie Project is a 6-week course that is a discussion-based workshop bringing women together to learn from experts in production, financial management, human resources, marketing and the legal field," Hughes said. "Whether new or experienced in the industry, understanding the five areas of agricultural risk, knowing how to analyze agricultural spreadsheets and other necessary skills are vital. Learning them in a friendly environment where questions and discussion are welcomed, allow the learning process to flourish."   


Registration closes October 21, it costs $60 and includes a workbook and support materials for all six classes. Dinner will be served before each class. 


You can learn more about how to register, by jumping over to our website

Our thanks to Midwest Farms Shows, P & K Equipment, AFR Insurance, Oklahoma Pork CouncilOklahoma Farm Bureau, Stillwater Milling Company, National Livestock Credit CorporationOklahoma Beef Council, Oklahoma AgCredit, Oklahoma Ag Mediation Program, Inc.the Oklahoma Cattlemens Association and  KIS Futures for their support of our daily Farm News Update. For your convenience, we have our sponsors' websites linked here- just click on their name to jump to their website- check their sites out and let these folks know you appreciate the support of this daily email, as their sponsorship helps us keep this arriving in your inbox on a regular basis- at NO Charge!


We also appreciate our Market Links Sponsor - OKC West Livestock! 
 
 
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