Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Thursday, July 30, 2020
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Six Hour Marathon Meeting Results in Plan to Address Inadequate Cash Cattle Trade Price Discovery
- Latest Road to Rural Prosperity Features Newest Oklahoma Ag Hall of Famer, Dr. Barry Pollard
- United We Steak Beef Promotion Campaign Showing Good Results Says NCBA's Alisa Harrison
- Infiltration Test Clearly Shows Benefits of Good Soil Health Management
- Senator Lankford Advocates for Rural Health Access
- Mystery Packages from China Seed Community with Suspicion and Risk
- Pork Act Delegate Election Notice
- Check Out Our MarketLinks Featuring Weekly Totals from OKC West, Cash Grain and More
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Six Hour Marathon Meeting Results in Plan to Address Inadequate Cash Cattle Trade Price Discovery
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Ahead of the Wednesday morning Live Cattle Marketing Committee meeting at the Summer Business Meeting of the NCBA, I was told by one staffer to expect either a thirty minute meeting- or else maybe a five hour marathon. Turns out- it was right at 6 hours and proved to be one of the most contentious debates ever seen at a cattle industry meeting-
Colin Woodall
, CEO of the NCBA says the only topic that evoked this level of passion in his 17 years with the group were the debates over the Renewable Fuel Standard and Ethanol back in the 2008-2009 time period.
After hours of debate that was getting more strident with each motion- the chair called for a five minute recess- which last over thirty minutes (here's a pic of the hallway negotiations- you can see Ross Wilson of TCFA, Michael Kelsey of OCA and Mike Deering of Missouri among others)
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The resolution that came together after those hallway discussions states "NCBA supports a voluntary approach that:
1. Increases frequent and transparent negotiated trade to a regionally sufficient level, to achive robust price discovery determined by NCBA funded and directed research in all major cattle feeding regions and
2. Includes triggers to be dtermined by a working group of NCBA producer leaders by October 1, 2020.
Be it further resolved, if the voluntary approach does not achive robust price discovery as determined by NCBA funded and directed research, and the meet the established triggers that increase frequent and transparent negotiated trade to a regionally sufficient level, and triggers are activated, NCBA will pursue a legislative or regulatory solution.
Be it further resolved, NCBA will support a three year review/sunset provision on any negotiated trade solutions implemented to allow for a thorough cost benefit analysis to be conducted."
Read more and hear Michael Kelsey and Mike Weeks weigh in on the meeting by hitting the blue button below.
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The
Oklahoma Cotton Council is proud to serve the cotton producers and those who are a part of the cotton industry in Oklahoma- promoting and protecting their interests. In Recent Years- cotton acreage has grown in Oklahoma- and today we are the third largest Cotton State in the US- based on Acres Planted.
The Oklahoma Cotton Council works for the cotton farmer in the areas of research, advocacy and education. Follow the Oklahoma Cotton Council on
Facebook or check out out the Oklahoma Cotton Council website-
okiecotton.org
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Road to Rural Prosperity Features Our Newest Oklahoma Ag Hall of Famer, Dr. Barry Pollard
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Dr. Barry Pollard
has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Governor's Outstanding Achievement Award in Agriculture, making him the 23rd individual to be inducted into the Oklahoma Ag Hall of Fame.
I talked with Dr. Pollard after he had received the award at the 2020 Oklahoma Cattlemen's Convention in Tulsa on July 24th- and they talked about his service to Oklahoma Agriculture and Rural Oklahoma- as a Surgeon based in Enid, as an Agri-businessman operating a multi state John Deere Dealership and as a nationally known Angus Breeder.
Today's Podcast is sponsored in part by OPSRC, the Oklahoma Public School Resource Center.
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United We Steak Beef Promotion Campaign Showing Good Results Says NCBA's Alisa Harrison
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Alisa Harrison,
senior vice president of global marketing and research for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says the new beef promotion campaign “United We Steak” is showing good results. We spoke at the NCBA summer meeting in Denver this week.
United We Steak is a campaign launched at the end of June to promote and celebrate grilling as a way to bring families together.
Just in the first three weeks of the campaign we have reached 153 million people and 34 million video views
from videos promoted on national and state beef web sites, Harrison said.
We have also had almost 550,000 visits to the Untied We Steak website
Some of the data we have seen over the last 4- or 5-months indicate consumers are telling us they are eating more servings of beef each week than they were before the pandemic, she said.
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Our Oklahoma Farm Report Team!!!!
Ron Hays,
Senior Farm Director and Editor
KC Sheperd,
Associate Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Sam Knipp
, Farm News Editor
Pam Arterburn,
Calendar and Template Manager
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Infiltration Test Clearly Shows Benefits of Good Soil Health Management
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Most people have heard the old cliché, “The root of the problem.”
However, an infiltration test being conducted by the Oklahoma Conservation Commission (OCC), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) is using color dyed water to focus in part on the root of the solution – how water follows old root paths and other channels.
“We know that when soils heal, they build preferential flow paths that move large volumes of water deeply into the soil in a short time,” said
Greg Scott, OCC Soil Scientist. “The ability of a soil to move water rapidly into the subsoil saves that water from being at risk for evaporation from sun, wind, and heat.”
With few exceptions, producers often view rain as a gift. Conservation practices strive to make sure that gift is not wasted. These particular fields in Dewey County in western Oklahoma have been in a soil health management system for several years. One of those fields had just been planted to double-crop corn, the other was planted to soybeans.
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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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Lankford Advocates for Rural Health Access
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Senator James Lankford (R-OK) today spoke on the Senate floor to advocate for rural access to healthcare by calling on his Senate colleagues to include his Rural Hospital Closure Relief Act in the next bill addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bill would be a permanent solution to update Medicare’s Critical Access Hospital (CAH) designation so more rural hospitals can qualify for this financial lifeline and continue to serve their communities with quality, affordable healthcare services.
In April Lankford and Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) wrote a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar to ensure rural hospitals have the needed support to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain financial stability to continue severing their communities. The two members also called on Senate Leadership to clarify eligibility for publicly owned hospitals and similar care providers within the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).
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Mystery Packages from China Seed Community with Suspicion and Risk
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Oklahoman's are being asked to go against their natural curiosity and green-thumb tendencies, setting aside mail deliveries of mystery seeds from China instead of planting them.
The packages have turned up in several other states as well, including Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Ohio and Washington, according to reports from those states’ departments of agriculture. Many of the seeds have been mailed in white or yellow pouches with the words “China Post” in English and other words in Chinese lettering. Some of them falsely suggest jewelry inside; others provide no clues about contents.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture quickly provided guidance in conjunction with state agriculture departments because of the scale of risk involved, said Morgan Vance, spokeswoman at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. The state department is also working with Oklahoma State University Extension for collection and disposal of the seeds.
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Pork Act Delegate Election Notice
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The election of pork producer delegate candidates for the 2021 National Pork Producers (Pork Act) Delegate Body will take place at 3 p.m., Friday, August 07, 2020, in conjunction with the Oklahoma Pork Congress and Annual Meeting which will be held at the Sheraton Hotel & Conference Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. All Oklahoma pork producers are invited to attend.
Any producer, age 18 or older, who is a resident of Oklahoma and has paid all assessments due may be considered as a delegate candidate and/or participate in the election. All eligible producers are encouraged to bring with them a sales receipt proving that hogs were sold in their name and the checkoff deducted. Nominations will be accepted from the floor.
For more information, contact the Oklahoma Pork Council. Telephone: 888-729-7675 or 405-232-3781.
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Call 405-262-8800
to learn more.
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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 saw Choice Beef was down $1.85 on Wednesday to $201.11 while Select Beef was higher- Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma Hay Report
Click b
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for the complete closing report.
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OKC West in El Reno
ran 5,777 cattle this week- Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers traded 2.00-4.00 lower.
Click below
to check the full report.
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Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by
Justin Lewis of KIS futures
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click below
for the latest update on the Livestock and Grain Futures Trade..
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Okla Cash Grain:
Daily Oklahom
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Cash Grain Prices- as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture
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The report available after the close of the Futures Trade for that day.
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Rural Oklahoma is full of some of the greatest success stories throughout the entire state and are a main reason Oklahoma is on track to become a top 10 state.
The
Road to Rural Prosperity
will dive into these stories each week bringing you insight into the great things happening in and to rural Oklahoma. We will bring you stories covering rural life, agriculture, energy, healthcare, tourism and politics all affecting rural America.
The
Road to Rural Prosperity
is here to tell stories about rural America, for rural America.
The latest Episode features Dr. Barry Pollard has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Governor's Outstanding Achievement Award in Agriculture, making him the 23rd individual to be inducted into the Oklahoma Ag Hall of Fame. Host Ron Hays talked with Dr. Pollard after he had received the award at the 2020 Oklahoma Cattlemen's Convention in Tulsa on July 24th- and they talked about his service to Oklahoma Agriculture and Rural Oklahoma- as a Surgeon based in Enid, as an Agri-businessman operating a multi state John Deere Dealership and as a nationally known Angus Breeder.
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