Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Monday, July 12, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- President Joe Biden Releases Sweeping Executive Order Which Includes Ag Competition Issues
- OKFB’s Rodd Moesel Talks Current Issues Facing Producers
- OSU’s Dr. Amy Hagerman On CRP Grasslands Program- Signup Opens Today
- Concerns with Sprouted Wheat in Storage
- Ag Groups React to President Biden's New Executive Order
- Wildlife Commission Welcomes Jess M. Kane of Bartlesville
- Farm Succession Planning Difficult But Necessary
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President Joe Biden Releases Sweeping Executive Order Which Includes Ag Competitiveness Issues
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President Joe Biden has released a well anticipated Executive Order that deals with several sectors- including agriculture. It states the President wants changes in the meat processing and other sectors in the agricultural arenda- and wants farmers and ranchers to have the right to repair their equipment without fear of fines or prosecution.
Bidens states "Consolidation in the agricultural industry is making it too hard for small family farms to survive. Farmers are squeezed between concentrated market power in the agricultural input industries — seed, fertilizer, feed, and equipment suppliers — and concentrated market power in the channels for selling agricultural products. As a result, farmers’ share of the value of their agricultural products has decreased, and poultry farmers, hog farmers, cattle ranchers, and other agricultural workers struggle to retain autonomy and to make sustainable returns."
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OKFB’s Rodd Moesel Talks Current Issues Facing Producers
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With the seemingly never-ending supply of current issues being faced at the federal and state level, it is important for producers to be aware of government happenings.
Associate Farm Director, KC Sheperd, caught up with Oklahoma Farm Bureau President, Rodd Moesel, and he said, the most prominent issues OKFB is facing is keeping gains made on the estate tax in recent years and to fight the new Stepped Up Basis proposed by the Biden Administration.
He said these two changes would be exceptionally punishing to family farms and small businesses, so it is important to try to prevent the change from occurring.
The Stepped Up Basis would change the amount exempted from estate tax when moved from one generation to another, Moesel said. The value would be changed to current rather than being able to continue working off the values payed back in time, he added.
Moesel said this would have a huge impact on long-term family farms and businesses.
“The irony is so many of the people who talk about these policies say they are friends of family farmers and ranchers, and yet these kind of policies are the very thing that will cause a huge loss of family farms and force more farms into a corporate-type structure,” Moesel said. “We hope we can tell the story and convince more folks of the impact.”
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OSU’s Dr. Amy Hagerman on the CRP Grasslands Program- Signup Window Opens Today
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Originating in the 1980s, the Conservation Reserve Program has captured millions of acres over the years for an extended 10-15-year period.
Dr. Amy Hagerman, Oklahoma State University Assistant Professor of agricultural economics, says if you have a contract that recently expired with the CRP, and your land is suitable for grazing, consideration of the CRP Grasslands Program could be a wise idea.
“There is going to be producers, especially in the western half of the state, that are all going to have to make decisions regarding the CRP and whether they are going to re-enroll or use that land for other uses,” Hagerman said. “One of those uses is converting to grassland, whether for your own cattle or renting to someone else.”
The 2021 Signup for the CRP Grasslands program features a minimum $15 payment rate per acre- making it competitive with current rental rates.
Signup opens today for this program- running through August 20th- check with your local FSA Office for more information- you can click here for the USDA Fact Sheet on the Program.
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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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Concerns with Sprouted Wheat in Storage
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Wheat with a moisture content of more than 12.5% will be at risk in storage regardless of test weight, sprouting, or quality. The higher the moisture content, the higher the risk. Please note that the moisture content of sprouted grain is actually 1.0 to 1.5% higher than the grain moisture meter indicates. Moist grain also increases the chance of having mold, mustiness, odor, and insect damage. High moisture content in wheat must be reduced as quickly as possible to ensure successful storage.
One way to reduce the moisture content of stored grain is with aeration.
During summer aeration, 0.5% moisture can be removed from 12% grain during one cooling cycle. A cooling cycle is the amount of time required to cool the grain mass from one temperature to another. Bins with areation fans producing 1/10 cfm/bu may require as much as 150 hours of fan operation to complete one cooling cycle if the grain in the bin is level. More time is required if the grain mass is peaked. More information about aeration for stored grain is available in Fact Sheets BAE-1102 and BAE-1103.
If aeration is not available, turn the grain mass to mix layers of moist and drier grain. Coring the bin, by pulling the center core of grain out of the bin using the unload spout or hopper conveyer which removes much of the fine material, improves distribution of air during aeration.
Insect management for short-term storage of sprouted wheat should not be an issue. However, long-term storage of high moisture grain can lead to a significant reduction in grain quality.
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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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Ag Groups React to President Biden's New Executive Order
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Several groups were quick to offer reaction to President Biden's new executive order- and for every group- it appears that they are focusing on a different part of this massive order:
The American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented, “AFBF notes President Biden’s effort to address several pressing issues facing America’s farmers and ranchers comes at a time when many in the farm supply chain are frustrated. Growing concern about livestock market fairness is accelerated by the continued rise in grocery store meat prices while ranchers struggle to break even on the cattle they raise and poultry farmers being locked into agreements with very little recourse if they’re underpaid. It’s time to get to the bottom of what’s driving these imbalances. More opportunities for farmers and ranchers to sell their products will ensure they are paid fairly while providing more options for America’s families."
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association's Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane said, "We thank President Biden and Secretary Vilsack for the leadership and swift action they've shown on some of the top issues impacting our producers, including ‘Product of the USA’ labeling and grants to expand regional, independent processing capacity. Today’s executive order is a vital next step toward securing a steady beef supply chain, and increasing opportunities for profitability for our producers. We have actively engaged the administration on these issues thus far, and we will continue to advocate for the needs of American cattle producers as the rulemaking processes begin.”
The North American Meat Institute commented, "President Biden’s executive order calling for USDA to change the Packers and Stockyards rules will have unintended consequences for consumers and producers,” said NAMI President and CEO Julie Anna Potts. “Government intervention in the market will increase the cost of food for consumers at a time when many are still suffering from the economic consequences of the pandemic. These proposed changes will open the floodgates for litigation that will ultimately limit livestock producers’ ability to market their livestock as they choose. These proposals have been considered and rejected before and they are counter to the precedent set in eight federal appellate circuits."
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Wildlife Commission Welcomes Jess M. Kane of Bartlesville
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Bartlesville attorney Jess M. Kane, 39, began serving an eight-year term July 2, 2021, representing District 1 on the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Kane, the current Bartlesville city attorney, was appointed in January to succeed Commissioner Robert S. Hughes II of Bartlesville, whose appointment expired July 1, 2021.
In appointing Kane to the Commission, Gov. Kevin Stitt said, "Jess Kane is an experienced attorney and rancher from rural Oklahoma who understands the importance of our land and wildlife. I look forward to him bringing his strong agriculture perspective to the Commission to help foster wildlife conservation efforts across our state."
Kane is a fifth-generation rancher, having grown up on his family’s diversified cow/calf, stocker and grain-farming operation headquartered in Bartlesville.
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Farm Succession Planning Difficult But Necessary
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Lately, Merlin Schantz has been dwelling on what might seem like existential questions surrounding his mortality and what he will leave behind for the next generation.
Even with help from Oklahoma State University Department of Agricultural Economics experts, he’s come to the conclusion that succession planning is just as difficult as tending crops in the field.
“Right off the top, unfortunately, you’ve got to deal with what you owe. I don’t want to leave any debt to my kids,” Schantz said while taking a short break recently during wheat harvest.
The sweeping impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic forced many ag families to examine their own contingencies and operational continuity, said Shannon Ferrell, OSU Extension agricultural law specialist. Ferrell has seen an increase in farmers and ranchers interested in the seminars he offers on the topic. As vaccinations increase, he’s planning a series of in-person presentations in the Panhandle.
“I have been absolutely bombarded with inquiries from people confronting this,” he said. “It typically involves one of two perspectives: One, they lost somebody in the pandemic and are trying to deal with the administration of a farm estate they weren’t expecting. Or two, they’ve seen so much loss in other families that they’ve been prompted to address it for themselves sooner rather than later.”
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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 dropped sharply lower on Friday July 9th- Choice Beef was down $3.38 while Select Beef was $2.65 lower.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 7,000 head late on Sunday Afternoon, July 11th- and General Manager Kelli Payne expects 7,500 plus when the sale starts this morning at 8 AM..
Compared to the previous week(June 21st)- Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand good for feeder cattle despite higher corn futures and lower feeder futures. Steer calves lightly tested and few sales 4.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00-8.00 higher. Demand good for calves.
Click below for the complete closing 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 - 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
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
Emile Mittelstaedt, Farm News Intern and Email Editor
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