Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Friday, May 21, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- OSU's Kim Anderson Says Rising Corn Prices have Impacted Wheat Prices
- Meat Demand is up But KSU's Glynn Tonsor Says There Are a Couple of Areas of Concern to Watch
- Broadband Program signup to help Rural Communities
- U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Leadership in Natural Resources and Conservation Areas
- Latest NOAA Drought Monitor Map Removes All Shades of Extreme And Exceptional Drought From Oklahoma T
- Oklahoma Alfalfa Weevil Insecticide Resistance Study a statewide collaboration
- Growth Energy Applauds 10th Circuit Ruling to Vacate Three Improperly Granted SREs
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OSU's Kim Anderson Says Rising Corn Prices have Impacted Wheat Prices |
Oklahoma State University Extension Grains Market Analyst Dr. Kim Anderson talks about what is going on in the Wheat Markets weekly on SUNUP.
This week Dr. Anderson gives us an update on the latest prices, "Well let's look at corn and wheat, corn prices and wheat prices have both been off about 80 cents over the last week or so. You look at Parrington Texas corn prices are $7.45 a bushel, wheat is $6.60. In Medford corn is $6.70, and wheat is $6.40."
Anderson said Corn prices are significantly higher than Wheat, " Wheat is being priced as a feed-grain rather than a food grain. Now soybean prices were down about 60 cents or so in the last week and a half, and Cotton prices are down around four or five cents."
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Meat Demand is up But KSU's Glynn Tonsor Says There Are a Couple of Areas of Concern to Watch |
Demand for meat and beef in particular is good news said Dr. Glynn Tonsor, Kansas State University Extension livestock market economist.
The KSU economist regularly surveys consumers for his monthly meat demand monitor.
March compared to March 2020, the last pre-covid comparison, domestic meat demand is strong than a year ago, he said.
Export demand is stronger for beef, pork and chicken than in March 2020, he said.
The strong demand picture gets even brighter when you throw in April comparisons and food service demands are up over a year ago.
Tonsor said that’s part of the reason why cut out prices are higher.
It will be worth watching in the next few months as more people are getting vaccinated and the summer grilling season is underway, he said.
One concern is the worry about inflation eating into consumer spending power and possibly ease meat demand.
Another issue to watch is the national trend for “meatless holidays.”
The KSU economist regularly quizzes consumers for his meat demand monitor survey and recently wanted to know how many have participated in meatless events.
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Broadband Program signup to help Rural Communities |
Oklahoma State University agricultural economics professor Brian Whitacre’s studies in recent years have focused on the value of broadband connectivity to rural communities. Last year brought that research into stark contrast.
Parts of Oklahoma were already at a significant economic disadvantage compared with the rest of the country and falling farther behind, Whitacre said. Then in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to stay home. It became obvious that job competition and student studies often comes down to who has reliable internet access – every missed connection ripples into cultural and economic losses.
As the Jean and Patsy Neustadt Chair in Agricultural Economics and OSU Extension rural development specialist, Whitacre was appointed by the state Senate last year to serve on the new Oklahoma Rural Broadband Expansion Council. In that position he’s been able to help promote corrections to the issues he’s been studying.
Learn more about EBB's that are available NOW for rural citizens- help for rural broadband!
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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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Ag Group Task Force to Tackle Issues from State's Medical Marijuana Industry |
Five Oklahoma agriculture groups have formed a task force to develop solutions to the issues facing farmers, ranchers and agribusinesses from the exponential growth of the medical marijuana industry across Oklahoma.
The Medical Marijuana Impacts on Oklahoma Production Agriculture Task Force - comprised of American Farmers & Ranchers, Oklahoma Agribusiness Retailers Association, Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association, Oklahoma Agricultural Cooperative Council and Oklahoma Farm Bureau - was created to focus on crafting state and federal solutions to the increasing impacts of medical marijuana on production agriculture across Oklahoma.
The task force will review the variety of challenges confronting Oklahoma agriculture and work together to provide policy recommendations to state and federal leaders.
The statewide organizations plan to engage the task force with key stakeholders including other state agriculture organizations, public and private utility providers, members of the Oklahoma Legislature and congressional delegation, and the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry.
Among the issues that the Task Force will wrestle with-
Inflated land values,
Overwhelming stress to rural water and electric infrastructure, Interruptions to critical fertilizer and pesticide applications and more
Read the full story by clicking on the button below- it includes comments from all five Ag Groups that are a part of the Task Force.
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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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Latest NOAA Drought Monitor Map Removes All Shades of Extreme And Exceptional Drought From Oklahoma |
Troughing over the western U.S. and ridging over the east resulted in strong southerly flow over the southern and central Plains this past week, leading to widespread heavy rainfall, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor.
The heavy rainfall resulted in widespread removal and improvement in drought conditions from the Front Range east to Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma.
In Oklahoma, we can celebrate the removal of the red and dark red shades of extreme (D3) and exceptional (D4) drought from the state! (Click on the graphic above to see full details about Oklahoma's current status)
Approximately 59.61 percent of Oklahoma is free of any drought or dry conditions, which is almost a 9 percent improvement from last week.
We’re edging closer to our mark of 72.70 percent drought free from three months ago.
One year ago, that number was 72.34 percent.
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Oklahoma Alfalfa Weevil Insecticide Resistance Study a statewide collaboration |
The multi-year Oklahoma Alfalfa Weevil Insecticide Resistance Study conducted by Oklahoma State University experts is showing how the dissemination of research-based information is key to maximizing the effectiveness of insecticides vital to agricultural production.
OSU Ag Research has already shown increased cases of alfalfa weevil resistance to pyrethroid insecticides and related products. Such chemicals – in particular, those containing the active ingredient lambda-cyhalothrin – currently provide the cornerstone of weevil management.
“Alfalfa weevils developing resistance to a given pyrethroid runs the risk of developing cross-resistance to all mode-of-action group three insecticides,” said Kelly Seuhs, OSU Extension associate field crops specialist with the university’s Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology. “As resistance develops, this could render our most utilized and economical insecticide class ineffective.
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Growth Energy Applauds 10th Circuit Ruling to Vacate Three Improperly Granted SREs |
Growth Energy welcomed news that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) request to vacate three last-minute small refinery exemptions (SRE) granted by the Trump Administration on January 19, 2021. EPA moved to vacate the SREs on Friday, May 3. In response, Growth Energy CEO Emily Skor made the following comment:
“We are glad to see the court move swiftly and agree with EPA's motion to vacate and remand Sinclair's improperly granted SREs. Going forward, SCOTUS should affirm the 10th Circuit’s opinion and affirm EPA’s authority to deny this and all other improper SREs outright, once and for all.”
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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 go higher- Choice Beef was up 80 cents and Select Beef was up $192 on Thursday May 20th..
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Weekly Cattle Auction Reports
The buttons below allow you to check out the weekly Cattle Auctions in the region that we post on our website and here in our daily email update.
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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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The Road to Rural Prosperity is here to tell stories about rural America, for rural America.
At the 2021 Oklahoma Grain and Feed Association annual meeting on May 4th, we recorded the lunch time conversation between OGFA CEO and President Jeff Hickman and Oklahoma State University President Designate Dr. Kayse Shrum, who will officially become the 19th President of OSU on July first. Learn more about who Dr. Shrum is- personally and professionally- and what her early priorities will be when she takes the reins as President on July first.
Today's Road to Rural Prosperity Podcast is sponsored in part by the Oklahoma Rural Water Association and the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.
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