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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Friday, May 28, 2021
Happy Memorial Day 2021!
No Email Monday- See You Tuesday June First
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Declare Lesser Prairie-Chicken Threatened in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma and Kansas Senators Decry Fish and Wildlife Proposal to Call Lesser Prairie-Chicken Endangered
- OSU's Kim Anderson Says This Recent Wet Weather is Affecting the Grain Prices
- USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021
- Hugh Aljoe, Noble Research Institute, Explains Why Regenerative Ranching is Important
- National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation Name Scott Stump Chief Executive Officer
- Latest Drought Monitor Map Shows Some Improvement in Northern High Plains And Oklahoma
- Happy Memorial Day 2021- From Superior Livestock
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US Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes to Declare Lesser Prairie Chicken Threatened or Endangered |
After a thorough review, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to list two distinct population segments (DPS) of the lesser prairie-chicken under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The Service is requesting comments or information from the public, governmental agencies, the scientific community, industry, or any other interested parties concerning this proposed rule. The lesser prairie-chicken currently occupies a five-state range that includes Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado and faces a number of threats, including, modification, degradation and fragmentation of its habitat.
The Service’s scientific review of past, present and future threats to the lesser prairie-chicken and ongoing conservation efforts found the Southern DPS is in danger of extinction, and the Northern DPS is likely to become endangered in the foreseeable future. Accordingly, the Service proposes to list the Southern DPS as endangered under the ESA and the Northern DPS as threatened with a 4(d) rule that tailors protections.
The Service is proposing a rule under the ESA’s Section 4(d) for the Northern DPS that would tailor protections for the bird. The 4(d) rule proposed for the Northern DPS would except any “take” of the bird associated with the continuation of routine agricultural practices or the implementation of prescribed fire. The ESA defines take as, “to harass, harm, pursue, hunt, shoot, wound, kill, trap, capture, or collect or attempt to engage in any such conduct.”
The Service has determined that the designation of critical habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken is prudent, but not determinable at this time. We will work with states and other partners to acquire the complex information needed to make a critical habitat determination.
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Oklahoma and Kansas Senators Decry Fish and Wildlife Proposal to Call Lesser Prairie Chicken Endangered |
All four Senators from Oklahoma and Kansas are blasting the Biden Administration's US Fish and Wildlife Service for ignoring the voluntary conservation efforts in recent years to grow the population of the Lesser Prairie Chicken and has proposed to list the LPC in the days ahead. Here are the statements quickly released by the four Senators on this announcement: (Click here for the statement from the Fish and Wildlife Service)
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) issued a statement after the US Fish and Wildlife Service announced a proposal to list the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act:
“For Oklahoma farmers and ranchers who have spent thousands of hours and millions of dollars in voluntary conservation efforts to keep the lesser prairie chicken off the endangered or threatened list, today was a painful reminder of the need to reform the Federal Endangered Species Act. The lesser prairie chicken has continued to increase in population and expand its habitat, which makes it completely unnecessary to propose it as a threatened species. The goal should be to recover an animal population, not to keep expanding the control of the Fish and Wildlife Service over more and more areas of the country. If the species is already recovering through voluntary conservation, why would a federal agency need to manage our land and economic development?”
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OSU's Kim Anderson Says This Recent Wet Weather is Affecting the Grain 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 says the weather is having an effect on the Grain Prices, "Its good planting weather for corn so the corn crops going in relatively well. The soybean crops going well, the acres may be a little higher because of the good planting weather.Cotton, same thing going on there. Andreson believes its also had an impace on the yield forecast, "I believe its also resulted in higher yield expectations for your winter wheat crop."
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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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USDA Forecasts Record Farm Exports in FY 2021 |
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s quarterly agricultural trade forecast, released today, projects fiscal year 2021 U.S. farm exports at $164 billion – the highest total on record. This represents an increase of $28 billion, or 21 percent, from last fiscal year’s total, and a $7-billion increase from USDA’s previous FY 2021 forecast published in February. The annual export record of $152.3 billion was set in FY 2014.
“U.S. agricultural trade has proven extraordinarily resilient in the face of a global pandemic and economic contraction. This strength is reflected in today’s USDA export forecast,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. “As we conclude World Trade Month, it’s clear that trade remains a critical engine powering the agricultural economy and the U.S. economy as a whole. Today’s estimate shows that our agricultural trading partners are responding to a return to certainty and reliability from the United States. Yesterday’s action regarding the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement also made it clear that our trading partners must play by the rules. Ensuring that all U.S. producers and exporters have access to global markets is a key to building back better and ensuring the continued strength and resiliency of rural America.”
Key drivers of the surge in exports include a record outlook for China, record export volumes and values for a number of key products, sharply higher commodity prices, and reduced foreign competition.
USDA projects that total exports of bulk commodities and meat will reach record levels for both volume and value in FY 2021.
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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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Hugh Aljoe, Noble Research Institute, Explains Why Regenerative Ranching is Important |
In case you missed our earlier story, today’s Beef Buzz is a repeat of an interview we did with Hugh Aljoe on regenerative ranching.
With the focus on regenerative ranching, The Noble Research Institute is returning to its roots, said Hugh Aljoe, director of producer relations for the Noble Research Institute.
During my interview my Aljoe, he said they started the process more than a year ago to emphasize rebuilding the soil.
Aljoe said they are implementing many of the soil rebuilding techniques on their own ranchlands.
We are putting in infrastructure changes so we can more effectively graze our livestock regeneratively, he said.
Regenerative agriculture for us, and we’re calling it regenerative ranching, is that we want to rebuild the soils so our management practices are in alignment with the principles to rebuild the soils, he said.
The key thing is we have to get organic matter in the soil, he said.
He encouraged producers to think differently about completely grazing off the entire grass or forage and begin to think about giving back to the land.
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National FFA Organization and National FFA Foundation Name Scott Stump Chief Executive Officer |
The National FFA Organization and the National FFA Foundation named Scott Stump the new chief executive officer of both organizations, effective Monday, June 21.
Stump, who lives on a small ranch in Stoneham, Colorado, with his wife, Denise and three children, Brady, Ross and Emma, has a background rich in agricultural education, career and technical education and FFA. He received his bachelor’s in agricultural education from Purdue University and his MBA from Western Governor’s University.
After an extensive search process, the Joint Governance Committee of the National FFA Board of Directors and National FFA Board of Trustees selected and approved Stump as CEO.
“It is with great anticipation that I return to National FFA in this leadership role,” said Stump, CEO of the National FFA Organization. “I know from personal experience as a student and as a parent the positive difference FFA makes in the lives of students across this nation. I look forward to working with FFA’s talented national staff, committed board members, state and local leaders and supporters to advance and expand our collective impact.”
Stump replaces Mark Poeschl, who resigned in January 2021 after leading the organization for five years.
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Latest Drought Monitor Map Shows Some Improvement in Northern High Plains And Oklahoma |
Temperatures below normal across much of the western U.S. accompanied by above normal precipitation in the Cascades, central Great Basin, Montana and northern New Mexico was evident on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map.
In Oklahoma, we continue to see reductions in drought coverage this week, as 64.15 percent of the state is drought free. This compares to 59.61 percent last week, yet is still below the 69.33 percent coverage just three months ago.
There are no shades of red (D3 extreme drought) on the Oklahoma map this week. (Click on the graphic above to see more details)
One year ago, that number was 73.67 percent.
Looking ahead to next week, below normal temperatures with normal precipitation is expected for Oklahoma.
There is some good news in the latest seasonal drought outlook as NOAA expects drought removal likely in southwest and southern Oklahoma.
Unfortunately, the drought will persist and intensify for much of the western and southwestern U.S.
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Happy Memorial Day 2021- From the Superior Livestock Market Website- Here's a Great Tribute from President Ronald Reagan- to Honor our Lost Heroes that we remember
on Memorial Day
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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 was pennies higher on Thursday May 27th- Choice Beef was 49 cents higher while Select Beef was up a nickel.
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
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