Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Sheri Glazier, The Dirt Road Dietitian on "Telling Our Story" and the Impact of Social Media
- Crop Progress Shows Corn, Sorghum and Cotton Ratings Slipping- Soybeans Gaining Versus Last Week
- TCFA's Ross Wilson Worries About Overreach as USDA Rewrites the GIPSA Rule
- Dr. Derrell Peel Compares Cattle Slaughter and Carcass Weights in 2021
- Lankford, Inhofe Lead Letter Urging US Fish and Wildlife to Extend Comment Period for Proposed Lesser Prairie-Chicken Listing Rule
- RJ Parrish appointed as new OK Wheat Commissioner for District 1
- Webinar--African Swine Fever Update with State Veterinarian, Dr. Rod Hall, Today at 1 pm
- Pork Checkoff Update: 5 Ways to Protect Your Pigs from African Swine Fever
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Sheri Glazier, The Dirt Road Dietitian Talks about the Importance of "Telling Our Story" and the Impact of Social Media |
A simple, dirt-road living gal, she began with the dream of sharing about agriculture and now has an established social media presence in which she shares about agricultural stories and nutrition.
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network Associate Farm Director KC Sheperd spoke with Sheri Glazier, better known as the Dirt Road Dietitian, whom she said her goal is to share stories, recipes and glimpses into daily life as an agriculturalist.
Glazier, an active parent and co-owner of a farm, said it is not always easy.
One of the biggest challenges faced is fear, she said.
“All people know is fear,” Glazier said. “They see labels and wording and wonder what they should or should not be doing.”
A beef advocate, Glazier said it is a substance she encourages for people of all ages because of its delectable taste, high nutritional value, and protein, iron, and zinc levels.
Glazier said she hopes to give confidence to those feeding their families because it is not inherently provided or understood.
It is not just about beef itself but what we are serving with it, Glazier said.
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Crop Progress Shows Corn, Sorghum and Cotton Ratings Slipping- Soybean Gaining Versus Last Week |
USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report Monday shows the good to excellent condition of corn down another two percentage points while the soybean crop condition improved slightly. The 2021 Cotton Crop conditions is down one point from a week ago while the Grain Sorghum Crop has slipped another 4 percentage points in the good to excellent condition ratings. Winter wheat harvest is nearly complete.
On Monday, the U.S. corn condition rating was marked at 62% good/excellent vs. 64% a week ago.
For soybeans, 60% is rated good/excellent, above 58% a week ago.
According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report-
Row Crops: Corn silk reached 84 percent, up 1 point from the previous year and up 2 points from normal. Corn dough reached 23 percent, down 9 points from the previous year and down 11 points from normal. Sorghum headed reached 32 percent, down 12 points from the previous year and down 11 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 10 percent, down 4 points from the previous year and down 8 points from normal. Soybeans emerged reached 95 percent, up 1 point from the previous year but unchanged from normal. Soybeans blooming reached 42 percent, down 1 point from the previous year but unchanged from normal. Soybeans setting pods reached 8 percent, down 1 point from the previous year and down 7 points from normal. Peanuts pegging reached 56 percent, down 4 points from the previous year and down 8 points from normal. Cotton squaring reached 72 percent, down 11 points from the previous year and down 13 points from normal. Cotton setting bolls reached 23 percent, down 11 points from the previous year and down 11 points from normal.
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TCFA's Ross Wilson Worries About Overreach as USDA Rewrites the GIPSA Rule |
At the recent Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association Convention,I caught up with Ross Wilson, President and CEO of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association. TCFA represents feedlots in Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.
Today's Beef Buzz comes from the second half of our conversation with Wilson, who weighed in on a couple of key topics that are ahead and must be faced by the beef cattle industry- incuding the feedlot sector of the business.
Ross Wilson is concerned about the President Joe Biden Executive Order that largely focused on ag regulatory issues- including the proposed rewrite of the so called GIPSA rule. Wilson says it is vital that the USDA and the Biden Administration "Get It Right" when it comes to any adjustments to the current rules- adding it would be very detrimental to the beef cattle business if any overreach happens. Wilson says that it is important that the rule on competition and the ability of a producer to sue a packer or processor still have a burden of proof of harm to that producer. Wilson says there are those who want to sue without any factual evidence of harm- saying "well I think I got harmed- I can't document it, but I didn't get the same deal that the other guy that." Wilson says there is no guarantee that you can negotiate the same outcome- saying that there are a multiude of factors that could make deals turn out differently-adding some of those factors include "economies of scale, where we are in a particular area of the country relative to all of our inputs etc etc."
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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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Dr. Derrell Peel Compares Cattle Slaughter and Carcass Weights in 2021 |
Mondays, Dr. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically by Dr. Peel and Mark Johnson. Today, Dr. Peel talks about cattle slaughter and carcass weights.
Daily slaughter data through July 17, the first 170 days of the year, has a total cattle slaughter of 17.94 million head, compared to 17.07 million head in 2020 and 17.87 million head for the year-to-date in 2019. Yearling (steer + heifer) slaughter makes up 78.5 percent of total cattle slaughter at 14.09 million head thus far in 2021.
Average weekly yearling slaughter the first 28 weeks of 2021 is 501,392 head, fractionally higher than for same period in 2019. However, Monday-Friday (M-F) slaughter thus far in 2021 has averaged 2.7 percent lower than 2019 and is covered by a 31.0 percent increase in Saturday slaughter of steers and heifers. The 2021 average Saturday yearling slaughter total is 50,430 head compared to 38,492 head in 2019. Saturday slaughter accounts for 10.4 percent of total yearling slaughter in 2021 compared to 7.6 percent of slaughter for the same period in 2019.
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Lankford, Inhofe Lead Letter Urging US Fish and Wildlife to Extend Comment Period for Proposed Lesser Prairie Chicken Listing Rule |
Senator James Lankford (R-OK) joined Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) to lead a letter to the US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) urging them to extend the public comment period for the proposed rule seeking to list two Distinct Population Segments (DPSs) of the lesser prairie-chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) by at least six months. The original public comment period was set for August 2, 2021. However, this week, the FWS announced an extension of the deadline until September 1, 2021.
“While this 30-day extension is helpful, we will continue to press Fish and Wildlife to consider the additional five months of our six-month extension request to ensure Oklahomans who may be impacted by this rule have time to review new data in the coming months about the recovery of the lesser prairie chicken,” said Lankford. “So far, Oklahoma energy, agriculture, and construction companies have cooperated with the federal process to recover the chicken, and that voluntary cooperation needs to be recognized and supported. We look forward to continuing our good working relationship as Fish and Wildlife consider our full extension request.”
The members wrote: “…We believe an extension would be in the best interest of all parties involved and impacted by this significant proposal to have additional time to consider the scientific data, public comments and potential impacts of listing the LPC under the ESA.”
They continued: “…The Service’s proposed rule currently provides interested parties only sixty days to submit comments or other information concerning the proposal in the Federal Register. We share the concern of others that this timeframe is far too short in providing the necessary time to consider all of the relevant data, scientific analysis and potential impacts this proposal would have on our diverse states and constituencies.”
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RJ Parrish appointed as new OK Wheat Commissioner for District 1 |
Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, Blayne Arthur, newly appointed Raymond (RJ) Parrish to a five-year term on the Oklahoma Wheat Commission Board. Parrish, a wheat producer from Hunter, will represent District 1, which includes Alfalfa, Garfield, Grant and Major counties.
“We are excited that RJ has been appointed to the Oklahoma Wheat Commission board,” said Mike Schulte, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission. “His knowledge and experience with wheat production as a farmer and active roles with Oklahoma Wheat Growers Association (OWGA) and the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) will make him a valuable leader for the wheat industry on both state and national levels.”
Parrish’s responsibilities as a member of the commission include working with the other members to develop and oversee the implementation of policy and programs, approve budget expenditures, direct the funding of research, market development and public education, represent district producer interests, and promote Oklahoma wheat.
RJ and his wife Peggy farm approximately 2,400 acres with 1,000 acres of that in wheat production. Other crop production includes corn, soybeans, and grain sorghum in Garfield and Grant counties. He currently serves as President of Grant County Farm Service Agency and on the Garfield County Rural Water District #6 Board. Raymond has served in the United States Army, Hunter Volunteer Fire Department and Pond Creek-Hunter School Board in numerous positions. Raymond is a member of Oklahoma Ag Leadership Class IV, Oklahoma Retired Firefighters Association, Oklahoma Cattleman’s Association, and Farmer’s Grain Cooperative of Pond Creek.
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Webinar--African Swine Fever Update with State Veterinarian, Dr. Rod Hall, Today at 1pm |
USDA confirmed the presence of African Swine Fever in the Dominican Republic. ODAFF and the Oklahoma Pork Council will be co-hosting a webinar regarding this matter to provide details. Following our State Vet, Dr. Rod Hall's overview, he will host an open question and answer segment along with Kylee Deniz, Oklahoma Pork Council Executive Director.
We invite any members of the show pig industry, ag teachers and anyone from the general public interested to join us Tuesday, August 3rd from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. to hear from industry leaders and learn more about ASF.
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Pork Checkoff Update: 5 Ways to Protect Your Pigs from African Swine Fever |
Last week, USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) confirmed cases of African swine fever (ASF) in the Dominican Republic. The cases were identified through a cooperative surveillance program.
Here is what U.S. pork producers can do to protect pig herds and maintain continuity of business for the pork industry.
1. Monitor Your Pigs for Signs of ASF
Signs and symptoms include:
· High fever
· Decreased appetite and weakness
· Red, blotchy skin or skin lesions
· Diarrhea and vomiting
· Coughing and difficulty breathing
FAD Barn Posters and fact sheets are available in English or Spanish at no cost to producers on the Pork Store.
2. Report Signs of an FAD on Your Farm
Immediately report animals with any sign of an FAD, including ASF, to your herd veterinarian or to your state or federal animal health officials Timeliness is essential for early detection and preventing the spread of ASF.
3. Participate in Your State’s Secure Pork Supply Program
Secure Pork Supply (SPS) provides a workable business continuity plan for sites under movement restriction, but not infected with an FAD, such as ASF.
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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 $2.54 and Select Beef was up $4.19 on Monday August 2nd.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 7,000 head for their first sale of August.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Steer and Heifer calves 2.00 - 5.00 lower. Demand moderate.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 4,295 for their first sale here in August.
Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand moderate.
Click on the button below for details of the trade as compiled by the USDA Market News Service.
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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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