Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Latest Crop Progress Report Show Oklahoma Wheat is 85% Planted, 68% Emerged
- Feedlot Numbers Currently Down but Plentiful
- Oklahoma FFA Lays Claim to Three National Champs in Agriscience Fair
- OSU Researcher Named USDA Plant Health Champion
- USDA Provides $1.8 Billion to Offset Market Fluctuations
- U.S. Farmers Report Concerns of Shortages, Crippling Prices Due to Tariffs on Fertilizers
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Latest Crop Progress Report Show Oklahoma Wheat is 85% Planted, 68% Emerged
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According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report, the state’s winter wheat crop condition is 59% good to excellent, 34% fair and 7% poor to very poor. Oklahoma’s winter wheat is 85% planted and 68% emerged.
Neighboring states of Kansas are at 91% planted while Texas is 79% planted when it comes to 2022 Winter Wheat Crop.
Oklahoma corn crop harvested is at 92%.
Oklahoma grain sorghum harvested is at 64%.
Oklahoma soybean crop condition is 43% good to excellent, 33% fair and 24% poor to very poor. Soybeans dropping leaves is at 89%. Soybeans harvested is 48%.
Oklahoma cotton crop condition is 66% good to excellent, 26% fair and 8% poor to very poor. Cotton bolls opening is at 98%. Cotton harvested is at 32%.
Pasture and range condition is 39% good(up 6 points from last week), 46% fair and 15% poor to very poor.
USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report, Monday, shows the nation’s winter wheat crop is 87% planted, 1 point behind this time last year and 1 point ahead of the five-year average. 67% of the nation’s winter wheat has emerged, 3 points behind this time last year and 1 point behind the five-year average. The Nation’s winter wheat crop condition is 45% good to excellent, 34% fair and 21% poor to very poor.
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Feedlot Numbers Currently Down but Plentiful
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Weekly, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel offers his expertise in the cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically by Paul Beck. Today, Peel talks about current feedlot numbers.
The October USDA Cattle on Feed Report showed that feedlot placements in September were 97.1% of last year and marketings were 96.9% of one year ago. The placement total was lower than expected while the marketings were just slightly lower than expected. The on-feed inventory on October 1 was 11.55 million head, 1.4% lower year over year. This is the fourth consecutive month of year over year decreases in the feedlot inventory.
Following the ripple effects of last year’s pandemic volatility, it appears that feedlot production has moved past the cyclically peak numbers and will decrease consistently going forward. The quarterly breakdown of steers and heifers shows that the number of steers in feedlots decreased year over year in July and again in this October report. The number of heifers in feedlots, however, was up 1.8% year over year in October, after being down in July. This may be the result of some heifers being diverted from breeding to feeding because of drought.
Beyond the cattle on feed numbers are the demographics of the mix of cattle placed in recent months.
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Oklahoma FFA Lays Claim to Three National Champs in National FFA Agriscience Fair
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One of the more recent areas of competition in the FFA organization is the Agriscience Fair. At the national level- the Fair is a three step competition. First- a group of up to ten participants were named back in the summer for each Division- and those who became eligible to compete at the national level included 26 entries from Oklahoma- making Oklahoma the state with the most finalists.
The next step was the naming of the Top Three Winners for each Division in the six categories- Oklahoma advanced a total of nine into that round that was named a few weeks ahead of the National Convention.
Finally- National Winners were named in each Division within each of the six categories- Oklahoma claimed three national champions at this final and highest level of recognition.
The three Oklahoma FFA Students who won at the 2021 National FFA Agriscience Fair included:
Callen Veit of Morrison- winning in Division One of the Food Products and Processing Category (Pictured below- Courtesy of the Morrison FFA's Facebook post)
Kyriana Beard of Stillwater FFA in the Division 1 of the Animal and Environmental Services Category
Madison Muller of Lawton FFA in the Division 3 of the Social Services Category
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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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OSU Researcher Named USDA Plant Health Champion
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Oklahoma State University’s Institute for Biosecurity and Microbial Forensics Director Kitty Cardwell has been chosen as a plant health champion by the federal Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Cardwell is one of five national plant health champions selected by APHIS to highlight plant health as part of a larger campaign developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. They declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health, and the campaign was extended through 2021 due to setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Outreach for biosecurity is building awareness that plants, trees and agriculture are vulnerable to the invasion of exotic insects and pathogens,” Cardwell said. “People are the main movers of these organisms. The way we trade, what happens when people travel, tourism - all of these things can move pests and diseases around. The idea of the plant health champion is to educate the public that these things happen and that they can help.”
In her role as a plant health champion, Cardwell created a promotional video for the campaign to be distributed by USDA and OSU social media.
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USDA Provides $1.8 Billion to Offset Market Fluctuations
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is in the process of issuing $1.8 billion in payments to agricultural producers who enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2020 crop year. These payments provide critical support to help mitigate fluctuations in either revenue or prices for certain crops. These two USDA safety-net programs help producers of certain crops build back better after facing the impacts of COVID-19 and other challenges.
In addition, USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is encouraging producers to contact their local USDA Service Centers to make or change elections and to enroll for 2022 ARC or PLC, providing future protections against market fluctuations. The election and enrollment period opened on Oct. 18, 2021 and runs through March 15, 2022.
“As we build back better than we were before, we will continue to support our farmers, ranchers and producers as they overcome the challenges associated with COVID-19, climate change and other issues,” said FSA Administrator Zach Ducheneaux. “We also know producers prefer to get good prices for their crops in the marketplace, but these programs provide stability when markets are volatile, making a big difference in the lives of farm families across the country.”
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Rabo AgriFinance's Don Close on Labor Shortages in Packing Industry
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Cattle producers are struggling to find leverage when it comes to pricing live cattle. The backlog of cattle continue to throw the scales of supply and demand. Don Close, senior vice president for food and ag research, animal protein at Rabo AgriFinance told us this continues to be the case.
Slowing down the recovery process, which is getting live cattle supply to better match packer demand, is a labor shortage affecting processing and packing plants. Close said it has been a real challenge for processing and packing plants to find workers.
“Over the last six-to-eight months, I have had meetings with various packers, uniformly they have told me that pre-COVID the entry-level wage was $14.50 per hour,” Close said. “That wage is between $20 to $22.50 today.
“Not only is (the problem) getting people, but it is having the confidence they will be at work when you do have them. The one complication to that is … the industry has been so dependent on 45,000 to 55,000 head on a Saturday to get that weekly kill accomplished, but the unspoken word of the retaliation from that limited labor force is that they are … going to get their two-day weekend, whether they take it on a Friday or most likely a Monday.”
Close said he believes the issue will stabilize over time. Talking longer-term, Close said the rate in which bringing automation online is expedited, which is the next step technology-wise.
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U.S. Farmers Report Concerns of Shortages, Crippling Prices Due to Tariffs on Fertilizers, NCGA and Other Ag Groups Tell U.S. Court of International Trade
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The National Corn Growers Association joined four other agricultural groups on Friday in encouraging the U.S. Court of International Trade to overturn an earlier decision by the International Trade Commission, which imposed tariffs on imported phosphate fertilizers from Morocco.
“Farmers are feeling the pain from these tariffs,” said Iowa farmer and NCGA President Chris Edgington. “We’re facing severe cost hikes on our fertilizers, and we are worried about fertilizer shortages next year. We desperately need the U.S. Court of International Trade to remedy this situation.”
The U.S. Department of Commerce recommended in February 2021 that the ITC implement tariffs over 19% on imported fertilizers from Morocco after the Mosaic Company, which manufactures fertilizers used in the U.S. and abroad, filed a petition with the department seeking the levies. The ITC voted in March to impose the tariffs while adding similar levies on Russian imports.
As a result, critical sources of imported supply have been shut out of the U.S. market, and the costs for fertilizers have increased for farmers. In the meantime, Mosaic, whose control of the phosphate market has grown from 74% to over 80%, is gaining a near-monopoly over the phosphate fertilizer supply in the U.S. In fact, Mosaic’s share price has quadrupled since a March 2020 low.
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Jack Staats Honored as a VIP at National FFA- Plus 6 Oklahomans Receive Honorary American Degree
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Former State FFA Advisor Jack Staats was honored as one of 11 National VIP Citation recipients at the 2021 National FFA Covention in Kansas City. He taught agricultural education at Freedom High school from 1973-176, Buffalo High School from 1976-1977, and Alva High School from 1977-2007. Staats went on to serve as the program manager and Oklahoma FFA adviser for Oklahoma’s Department of Career and Technology Education. from 2008 untilt he spring of 2020.
Staats joined Northwestern Oklahoma State University in the fall of 2020 as an instructor of agricultural education is Jack Staats, who has been hired as the William Donald Campbell Family Chair in Agriculture.
The picture shows Mr. Staats on stage Friday October 29th at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
In addition to the VIP Citation given to Mr. Staats in 2021, six supporters of FFA in Oklahoma were honored with the Honorary American FFA Degree. That group included Mary Baldwin, Morrison; Greg Black, Kingfisher; Jason Harvey, Oklahoma City; Travis Bradshaw, Elgin; Chris Klaassen, Hydro and Ginger Klaassen, Hydro. The Honorary American FFA Degree is an opportunity to recognize those who have gone beyond valuable daily contributions to make an extraordinary long-term difference in the lives of students, inspiring confidence in a new generation of agriculturists.
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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 $1.86 and Select Beef was up $1.02 on Monday November first.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 8,000 head on Monday. November first.
Compared to the last sale in October- Feeder steers and heifers unevenly steady. Steer calves 2.00 - 4.00 lower. Heifer calves 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 6.563 head of cattle for their sale on Monday, November first.
Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to 2.00 higher. A draft of 152 steers weighing 908 lbs. traded at $156.50. Feeder heifers traded steady to 3.00 higher. Supply moderate to heavy with good demand.
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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