Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Latest Crop Progress Report Show Oklahoma Wheat is 88% Planted, 71% Emerged
- OSU's Dr. Kayse Shrum Talks About the New Frontiers Ag Hall and More
- Derrell Peel Says Cattle Markets Move On
- 2021 Quail Hunting Season Outlooks Show Statewide Index Up 23% from 2020
- Rick Machen with King Ranch Believes Comprehensive Data Helps Cattle Producers Succeed
- FSA Announces Final 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ Payment
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You Know Someone Who Could be the AITC Teacher of the Year? Nominations Happening Now!
- Meet the Searcey Family, OKFB's District Two Farm and Ranch Family Honorees
- Oklahoma National Stockyards Featured Big Fall Run and Sharply Higher Prices Monday
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Latest Crop Progress Report Show Oklahoma Wheat is 88% Planted, 71% Emerged |
According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report, the state’s winter wheat crop condition is 52% good to excellent, 34% fair and 14% poor to very poor. Oklahoma’s winter wheat is 88% planted and 71% emerged.
Oklahoma corn crop harvested is at 98%.
Oklahoma grain sorghum harvested is at 81%.
Oklahoma soybean crop condition is 52% good to excellent, 31% fair and 17% poor to very poor. Soybeans dropping leaves is at 97%. Soybeans harvested is 63%.
Oklahoma cotton crop condition is 68% good to excellent, 24% fair and 8% poor to very poor. Cotton harvested is at 50%.
Pasture and range condition is 30% good to excellent, 49% fair and 21% poor to very poor.
The nation’s winter wheat crop condition is 45% good to excellent, 33% fair and 22% poor to very poor.
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The Oklahoma Cotton Council is proud to serve the cotton producers and those who are a part of the cotton industry in Oklahoma- promoting and protecting their interests. In Recent Years- cotton acreage has grown in Oklahoma- and today we are the third largest Cotton State in the US- based on Acres Planted.
The Oklahoma Cotton Council works for the cotton farmer in the areas of research, advocacy and education. Follow the Oklahoma Cotton Council on Facebook.
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OSU's Dr. Kayse Shrum Talks About the New Frontiers Ag Hall and More |
At the recent Annual Oklahoma Farm Bureau Meeting, KC Sheperd, associate Farm Director of Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, spoke with OSU President Dr. Kayse Shrum. Shrum was one of the speakers at the event, talking about OSU’s revival of the famous Dairy Bar.
Right now, the Ferguson College of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University is building the New Frontiers Building which will be the new home of the college and will feature a re-imagined Dairy Bar.
“I am an ice cream fan; it is my weakness,” Shrum said. “I am looking forward to getting the Dairy Bar open so I can stop by and have ice-cream with students, faculty and alumni.”
The New Frontiers building is looking for final funding through the New Frontiers campaign, which is one of Shrum’s short-term goals as 2021 wraps up.
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OSU's Derrell Peel Says Cattle Markets Move On |
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 how cattle and beef markets are poised to realign and rebalance.
The pandemic and other market shocks (i.e. packing plant fire, unprecedented winter storm, cyber-attack, etc.) since 2019 have resulted in impacts and residual effects that affect cattle and beef markets in different ways and over different lengths of time. Much of the challenge in 2021 has been to get numerous cattle markets and a multitude of beef product markets more in synch as an industry. Of course, there continue to be ongoing COVID-19 related impacts plus the fact that some markets may be permanently changed or affected for a very long period of time.
The biggest industry bottleneck in 2021 has been the fed cattle market and the struggles to clear the placement backlog resulting from feedlot dynamics in 2020. Those dynamics pushed the cyclical peak in feedlot production into 2021. The fed cattle market problems are the result of this peak feedlot production constrained by packing industry capacity limitations. Long-term reductions in packing industry infrastructure combined with chronic labor limitations, which predate but are made worse by COVID-19, added months to the time needed to improve the fed cattle market situation. The long-awaited improvement in fed cattle markets appears to have arrived with fed cattle prices jumping roughly $5/cwt. the past two weeks.
Maybe the stars are finally lining up for the beef industry.
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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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2021 Quail Hunting Season Outlooks Show Statewide Index Up 23% from 2020 |
August surveys give biologists an idea of breeding success, while October surveys reveal a glimpse of recruitment for the fall hunting season.
Typically, August's survey numbers are a less reliable hunting season predictor than October’s since some chicks will not survive through the summer. Long-term and year-to-year trends are important for sportsmen and sportswomen, and biologists alike. The last decade has seen survey numbers cycle starting lower in 2010 and slowly rising to a peak in 2016 that quickly fell back to previous lows. The data are analyzed in two ways: by region and by ecoregion. Looking at the data by both groupings can help researchers understand the causes of change in quail numbers. This year, we are seeing the statewide average quail index up by 23 percent over 2020.
Regionally, the northwest, southwest, and north-central regions showed an increase over the 2020 counts. In August, only two regions of the state were up over 2020’s survey numbers. However, in October, three of the six regions are up going into the season.
Hunters taking to the field will likely find patches with fair quail numbers where reproduction was not as severely impacted by weather, and where habitat remains in favorable condition. Hunting will not be what it was at the last observed peak in production in 2016, but we expect hunters to find birds throughout the state.
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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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Rick Machen with King Ranch Believes Comprehensive Data Helps Cattle Producers Succeed |
In the cattle industry, there are plenty of tough decisions producers make. Uncontrollable factors, like the weather, have huge impacts on every size of operation. Having a game plan in place for when things do not go as planned in key according to Rick Machen, professor at the King Ranch Institute for Ranch Management (KRIRM).
“There are tactical decisions and strategic decisions,” Machen said. “The tactical decisions are the everyday things that we do, often they (come in the form of choosing) variable cost items - ‘do I buy product A or product B,’ and those kinds of decisions. Often it is the strategic decisions, in this case, ‘why do I need product A or product B,’ vs. just he decision between those two.”
At KRIRM, Machen and other faculty focus on helping students focus on making strategic decisions, he said.
“Once we get those made and laid to rest, then the tactical decisions become a little bit easier,” Machen said.
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FSA Announces Final 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ Payment |
The United States Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency has announced a third round of payments to producers who received benefits under the 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ program. This payment will constitute the final 10 percent of an eligible producers calculated 2019 and 2020 crop WHIP+ payment.
Producers eligible for 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ program payments have previously received two rounds of payments equal to 50 percent and 40 percent of the calculated payment amount, respectively.
In a notice published November 8, 2021 FSA advised State and County FSA offices that the WHIP+ software would be reopened for approval and distribution of the remaining 10 percent of the calculated 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ payments and County offices are authorized to certify and sign 2019 and 2020 WHIP+ payments in the National Payment System to finalize distribution of the final 10 percent payment to producers.
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You Know Someone Who Could be the AITC Teacher of the Year? Nominations Happening Now! |
Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is currently accepting applications for the 2022 Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Teacher of the Year! This competitive contest will focus statewide attention on the critical role of teaching. AITC will honor one PreK-12th grade Oklahoma teacher who emphasizes agricultural concepts into non-vocational agriculture classroom settings.
The 2022 contest theme is "Find your Future in Agriculture." Although agricultural producers are critical in providing food and fiber for all of us, many other careers support food getting onto our plates. Let's introduce students to the vast opportunities and careers in the agricultural industry!
There are many categories you can enter including, 2022 AITC Teacher of the Year, PreK-2nd Grade Coloring Contest, 3rd-12th Grade Poster Contest, 9th-12th Grade Photography Contest, 2022 AITC Contest Lessons and more!
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Meet the Searcey Family, OKFB's District Two Farm and Ranch Family Honorees |
Today, we are featuring the Searcey Family!
They are one of nine Oklahoma Farm Bureau Farm and Ranch Families honored at this year's Annual Meeting and represent District Two.
As a fourth-generation farmer, Kerald Searcey has a deep appreciation for the soil on his family’s farm.
The soil that produced crops for his family since his great-grandfather purchased the land in 1898 is the same soil that he cares for today.
His ancestors worked the southwestern Oklahoma ground for more than 100 years, leading Kerald to strive to invest in and improve the soil for the next century.
“The soil is the livelihood of the farmer,” he said. “Everything a farmer does needs to protect that soil.”
Kerald, his wife, Donna, and their three children, Schyler, Sawyer and Spencer, raise cattle and grow wheat, cotton, milo, millet, sunflowers, black oats and triticale on their farm in Harmon and Jackson Counties.
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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 were mixed on Monday, November 8th- Choice Beef was down 89 cents while Select Beef jumped $1.08 higher.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 11,200 head on Monday- a big fall run and sharply higher prices.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers
$5.00-7.00 higher. Steer calves $7.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves unevenly steady.
Demand good. Quality average to attractive.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 7,243 head for their Monday November 8th sale.
Compared to last week feeder steers traded steady to $2.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to $3.00 higher, with the most advance on weights over 750 lbs. Quality cattle were in very good demand. Supply moderate to heavy with overall 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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Our Oklahoma Farm Report Team!!!!
Ron Hays, Senior Farm Director and Editor
KC Sheperd, Associate Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
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Chelsea Stanfield, Farm News and Email Editor
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