Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Thursday, October 29, 2020
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- A Historic Double Star Night for Oklahoma FFA at the National FFA Convention
- Dr. Rosslyn Biggs on Why Having a Biosecurity Plan in Place is So Important for Producers
- Herbicide Groups Excited to see EPA Registration for Dicamba
- EDA Invests $1 Million to Oklahoma State University to Assist Oklahoma Manufacturers
- Dr. Glenn Selk on How To Maintain Body Condition between Calving and the Breeding Season. (“Don’t let ‘em slip”)
- This Week's Ag in the Classroom--Oklahoma Ice Storm Acitivies to do at Home
- Latest Southern Plains Podcast features Kevin Norton, the Acting Chief of the USDA NRCS in Washington D.C.
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A Historic Double Star Night for Oklahoma FFA at the National FFA Convention
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For the first time EVER- Oklahoma FFA can lay claim to two of the four American Stars in a single year as both Will Shelby of Madill and Nicole Stevens of Yukon heard their name called on the virtual stage of the National FFA Convention and are the America Star in Ag Placement and the American Star in Agriscience.
Working with animals is second nature for Shelby. Raised by a veterinarian, he experienced his future career early on, starting his placement supervised agricultural experience (SAE) as a veterinary assistant in his father’s large-animal practice.
“Growing up around it, I kind of had an idea as to what I wanted to do,” Shelby said. “The older I got, the more I realized that maybe there’s a lot of different routes you could go in veterinary medicine that I wasn’t even aware of when I was younger. … I really began an interest in the reproductive side of things, especially in the bovine animal.”
While his father’s career helped Shelby figure out his future, he said FFA helped him develop character, leadership skills and a strong work ethic.
“That’s something that I’m really thankful FFA taught me — I’m not sure I would be a strong-willed guy if I wasn’t at FFA,” Shelby said.
In his final year at Oklahoma State University, Shelby is preparing to attend veterinary school to practice large animal veterinary medicine in rural Oklahoma.
Click on the button below this story with Will's name to read more and enjoy the video showcasing his rise to the Star Status in the FFA organization
Meanwhile, Agriscience is a family affair for Stevens. Scott Stevens, her father and FFA advisor at Yukon FFA in Oklahoma, encouraged his children to participate in the National FFA Agriscience Fair. Through her years in FFA, scientific research became a bonding point for the father-daughter pair.
“We competed every year, many projects a year sometimes,” Stevens said. “My sophomore year, I had six. We really liked science. It was super fun for us.”
Starting in eighth grade and going into college, Stevens has been involved in various types of agriscience research, from plant science to animal science.
“For me, the main goal for my research was to make myself a better ag teacher, because I love agriscience so much,” said Stevens, who is now working toward a master’s degree in agricultural education at Oklahoma State University. “I wanted to spread myself through each different type of research.”
Click on the button below this story with Nicole's name to read more and enjoy the video showcasing her rise to the Star Status in the FFA organization.
AND- For Oklahoma FFA- It was not just the stars that were claiming National Honors-
Day Two Saw several other National Championships grabbed by Oklahoma FFA members:
Proficiency Awards
Grain Production
Whitney Glazier, Lomega
Landscape Management
Randy Eversole, Cushing
Outdoor Recreation
Ethan Ellis, Chattanooga
Service Learning
Ryen Macy, Harrah
Agriscience Awards
PLANT SYSTEMS – Division 2
Emma Yates and Rylee Gaches, Stillwater
PLANT SYSTEMS – Division 4
Abigail Burton and Adrian Hall, Stillwater
POWER, STRUCTURAL AND TECHNICAL SYSTEMS – Division 6
Sophia Brentlinger and Elizabeth Nichols, Edmond
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Midwest Farm Shows is proud to produce the two best Farm Shows in the State of Oklahoma annually- the Tulsa Farm Show each December and the Oklahoma City Farm Show each April. (rescheduled for June in 2020)
They would like to thank all of you who participated in their 2020 Oklahoma City Farm Show.
Up next will be the Tulsa Farm Show in December 2020- the dates are December 10th, 11th, and 12th.
Now is the ideal time to contact the Midwest Farm Show Office at 507-437-7969 and book space at the 2020 Tulsa Farm Show. To learn more about the Tulsa Farm Show, click here.
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Dr. Rosslyn Biggs on Why Having a Biosecurity Plan in Place is So Important for Producers
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Having a biosecurity plan in place should be a big priority for cattle producers, says Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, OSU beef cattle extension specialist, and College of Veterinary Medicine director.
Radio Oklahoma Agriculture Network Associate Farm Director and Editor KC Sheperd talked with Dr. Biggs about how the Covid 19 pandemic has been a good life lesson on understanding the importance of biosecurity, "The Thing about the coronavirus that's really brought to the general conversation is things like epidemiology, contact tracing, how diseases, in particular viruses, spread from one infected person or animal to another and measures that we can take to prevent the spread of disease."
Biggs says now is the time to be prepared with a biosecurity plan, but it will need to be tailored to fit each producers own operation. She says it's one of the most important things a producer can do, "biosecurity, in my mind, should be right upfront. Because at the end of the day, it's going to save money, but you're also ensuring the health of your herd as well a the state and national herd by practicing those biosecurity measures, and it's something that takes some time, but its time well spent."
In addition to having a biosecurity plan, producers are encouraged to consider ultrahigh-frequency ear tags. US Cattletrace has these tags, and they are a nonprofit producer-driven effort to allow us to trace disease using the high tech ear tags, "For the beef industry, it is just what makes sense. It's going to be the technology that allows us that traceability really at the speed of commerce. We've got to be able to have real time data, and this will allow us to do that, Biggs said.
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Herbicide Groups Excited to see EPA Registration for Dicamba
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced five-year registrations for two dicamba products and the extension of a third. EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler says the registrations include new control measures to ensure the products can be used effectively while protecting the environment, including non-target plants and other crops not tolerant to dicamba. Bayer’s ExtendiMax and BASF’s Engenia received five-year registrations, while Syngenta’s Tavium registration was extended. Corteva’s FeXapan was not included in the announcement. A federal court in June tossed out the registrations for ExtendiMax, Engenia and FeXapan, but did not include Tavium.
BASF says, “The need for Engenia herbicide is greater than ever before due to increased weed resistance. When the weeds win, farmers see the impact to their livelihoods, harvests and yields,” said Scott Kay, Vice President of U.S. Crop, BASF Agricultural Solutions. “Controlling resistant weeds is not only a physical challenge for farmers, it also can have a significant financial impact. It is estimated that certain resistant weed populations can reduce yields by 50 percent or more. This means that farmers planting dicamba-tolerant cotton and soybeans could potentially stand to lose more than $10 billion if they lost access to dicamba-based herbicides, like Engenia herbicide.”
Syngenta responded with “Following the unpredictable circumstances this year, growers will be closely looking at their dicamba herbicide options for 2021,” said Pete Eure, herbicide technical lead at Syngenta. “In its first full season in the field, Tavium delivered consistent weed control, crop safety and three weeks longer residual than dicamba alone across geographies in soybeans and cotton. It is the market’s first dicamba herbicide premix, and it remains a powerful and convenient choice for growers next year.”
Bayer gave this statement, "“Growers have been clear how vitally important this tool is for their weed-management programs,” said Alex Zenteno, Bayer dicamba product manager. “The EPA’s strong science-based decision and new measures, including the introduction of VaporGrip® Xtra Agent, will help growers use the product even more successfully. We look forward to working with growers to ensure they are aware of the new XtendiMax herbicide label and prepared for the upcoming season. We take our stewardship responsibility very seriously, and we will continue to enhance our trainings, resources, and other support heading into 2021.”
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Each Weekday- Listen to Cotton Talk!
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 new daily report starting to be heard on several of our Radio Stations- It's Called Cotton Talk- and we appreciate the Oklahoma Cotton Council for their support in making this a reality.
Click on the Button below to listen to our most recent report
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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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EDA Invests $1 Million to Oklahoma State University to Assist Oklahoma Manufacturers
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Congressman Frank Lucas (OK-03) released the following statement after U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, to assist Oklahoma manufacturers in Northeast and Central Oklahoma respond to the coronavirus pandemic:
“The Commerce Department and EDA’s investment comes at a crucial time as Oklahoma and its businesses recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Oklahoma State University has a long history of partnering with regional manufacturers, providing assistance to growing businesses and insights to shifts in industries,” said Congressman Lucas. “I’m extremely proud of the work Oklahoma State University has done to help assist local manufacturers and job creators across Northeast and Central Oklahoma. Thanks to OSU’s efforts and the EDA’s investment, Oklahoma will soon have an additional 500 jobs added to our growing economy.”
The EDA grant will be matched with $485,000 in local funds and is expected to create 500 jobs.
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Dr. Glenn Selk on How To Maintain Body Condition between Calving and the Breeding Season. (“Don’t let ‘em slip”)
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Dr. Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist, offers herd health advice as part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically by Dr. Peel and Dr. Glenn Selk. Today, Dr. Selk talks about how to Maintain body condition between calving and the breeding season.
One of the advantages for fall-calving is the body condition of the cows at calving time. After coming off good summer grasses, the cows were mostly in good body condition (body condition scores of 5 and 6) and many had adequate quantities of standing warm season forages available to them.
Body condition score at calving is the single most important trait determining when a cow resumes heat cycles and therefore when she is likely to re-conceive for the next calf crop. However, it is also very important to avoid condition loss between calving and the breeding season to maintain excellent rebreeding performance. Fall calving cows normally are in good body condition when they calve in September and October. Body condition changes from the time the cow calves until she begins the breeding season can also play a significant role in the rebreeding success story. This appears to be most important to those cows that calve in the marginal condition score range of "4" or "5".
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This Week's Ag in the Classroom--Oklahoma Ice Storm Acitivies to do at Home
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For Today's Ag in the Classroom we are talking about fun things to do while we get through the Oklahoma Ice Storm of 2020!
Hoping everyone is staying safe and warm through this brutal ice!! If you are stuck at home with no electricity, but still have some cell phone battery, check out our Food & Fun section on our website for some fun activities to do at home!
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Latest Southern Plains Podcast features Kevin Norton, the Acting Chief of the USDA NRCS in Washington D.C.
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In the latest episode of the Southern Plains Podcast we are honored to have as our guest Kevin Norton, the Acting Chief of the USDA NRCS in Washington D.C.
Kevin talks to us about the history of the NRCS and the role of the agency in helping farmers and ranchers deal with extreme weather events and other natural resource concerns while producing the food and fiber we need to feed and clothe the world.
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OKC West is our Market Links Sponsor- they sell cattle three days a week- Cows on Mondays, Stockers on Tuesday and Feeders on Wednesday- 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 continue to show weakness- Choice Beef was down $2 on Thursday to $205 while Select Beef was also lower- Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno ended up canceling both their Tuesday and Wednesday sales this week due to the ice storm and the large number of people without electricity in the region- limiting cattle movement.
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Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS futures - click below for the latest update on the Livestock and Grain Futures Trade..
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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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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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