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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Friday, November 19, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- CBB's Jimmy Taylor Says Beef Checkoff Dollars Tell the Beef Story
- Drought Monitor Report Shows Drought Conditions Continue to Yo-yo in Oklahoma
- NCBA's Ethan Lane on The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act
- National Livestock, All American Beef Battalion Fund Raiser November 22nd
- OSU's Kim Anderson Says Grain Prices Should Not Move Much as Holidays Begin
- EPA and Army Take Action to Provide Certainty for the Definition of WOTUS
- 2021 Junior Wheat Show Named FFA and 4-H Champions
- More Stories for Weekend Reading- Links at the Bottom of the Email
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CBB's Jimmy Taylor Says Beef Checkoff Dollars Tell the Beef Story |
Right now, the Annual Convention for the National Association of Farm Broadcasting is going on in Kansas City, Mo. KC Sheperd, associate farm director for the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network, spoke with Jimmy Taylor, Oklahoma cattle producer and secretary-treasurer for the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, at the event about what the Beef Checkoff does for cattle producers.
“The beef checkoff does so much with the dollars that are paid into it,” Taylor said. “I consider it an investment; it does things that I could not do myself. One thing that comes to (my) mind is the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative,” Taylor said. “There are 72-million people up there - more people than there are cows. Some of our dollars from Oklahoma go up there to help educate those people (about beef).”
Teaching people about beef keeps it top of mind for consumers, he added. Not all folks in the cattle industry understand or appreciate CBB efforts though. A question Taylor said he often gets is why CBB members do not do anything about the state of cattle markets.
“That gets into policy,” Taylor said. “It is against the law for us to participate in that, based on the Beef Promotion and Research Act … our job is to create beef demand; that is our focus and that is what we do with those dollars.”
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Drought Monitor Report Shows Drought Conditions Continue to Yo-yo in Oklahoma |
According to data as of Nov. 10 to Nov. 16, 2021, drought conditions in Oklahoma have slightly deteriorated. The largest change was with extreme drought conditions or worse, which more than doubled since last week’s Drought Monitor report. Severe drought conditions or worse deteriorated, changing from 10.8% to 11.1%. Moderate drought conditions or worse increased from 36.7% to 37.2%. Abnormally dry conditions or worse increased from 77.27% to 77.34%. You can click on the map above to get more details on drought conditions in the state.
Cimarron County is feeling the worst of drought conditions. Extreme drought conditions are also reported in Beaver, Harper and Woods counties. Severe drought conditions remain in the Panhandle, northwest and southwest areas in the state and the Tulsa area.
The 6-to-10-day precipitation outlook map shows southern Oklahoma is likely to receive above-normal precipitation, while northern Oklahoma is set to receive normal amounts of precipitation. The 6-to-10-day temperature outlook map shows Oklahomans can expect higher-than-normal temperatures in the western half of the state, while the eastern half will see normal temperatures for this time of year.
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NCBA's Ethan Lane on The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act |
The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act is a compromise of Price Discovery bills that have been filed by Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Deb Fischer of Nebraska. Their goal is to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by four major meatpackers by way of trade mandates and supplying more information to cattle producers.
Ethan Lane, vice president of Government Affairs for the NCBA, told us the NCBA has the policy to support aspects of this bill like the cattle contract library, but do not have the policy to support a government mandate on how producers market their cattle.
According to Lane, the newly proposed bill puts a cap on the highest level on minimum trade that could be established by the USDA secretary in a region based on and tied to the lowest trade in any one region. Meaning, based on low cash-trade numbers in states like Colorado and Texas, states like Iowa would have to only mandate cash trade in about 30% of their total sales.
“This feels more like an effort to redistribute (alternative marketing agreement) use throughout the five areas, rather than to cap it and encourage more cash trade,” Lane said.
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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 daily report 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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National Livestock, All American Beef Battalion Fund Raiser November 22nd |
The All American Beef Board is made up of cattle-industry members devoted to fostering an appreciation, respect and honor for American military service members whose sacrifices have, and will continue to make, our freedoms possible, one steak at a time.
Each year, the National Livestock Companies, in partnership with Oklahoma National Stockyards and the Oklahoma City Livestock Exchange, host a fundraiser that helps AABB’s efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented the event from going forward last year. Jon Rich, president of the National Livestock Credit Corps, told us about coming back this year.
“Our plan is to provide a feed for the buyers and other folks who will be out there,” Rich said. “We are expecting a good fund raiser.”
The fund-raising event is set to begin at 12:30 p.m. Nov. 22, in the sale arena of the Stockyards, just a couple of days before Thanksgiving. Rich said the timing is strategic, hoping the holiday spirit will encourage donators to give.
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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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Sponsor Spotlight
The vision of the Oklahoma Beef Council is to be a positive difference for Oklahoma's farming and ranching families and the greater beef community and its mission is to enhance beef demand by strengthening consumer trust and exceeding consumer expectations.
To learn more, visit their website by clicking here. Also, don't forget to like its Facebook page at www.facebook.com/oklabeef for stories on Oklahoma's ranching families and great beef recipes.
And Check out this video below that helps you learn more about the Beef Checkoff- .
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OSU's Kim Anderson Says Grain Prices Should Not Move Much as Holidays Begin |
This week on SUNUP, Oklahoma State University Grain Marketing Specialist Kim Anderson says as most harvests wrap up in Oklahoma and the holiday season approaches, there is not much going on.
Anderson said during the holidays grain markets begin to get thin. As that happens, when a mass of sales flood the market, prices are driven down. The opposite happens when buying happens.
Some advice Anderson said he continues to give to producers is to stagger sales. He suggests producers who still have wheat or soybeans stagger sales over the next month or so. Corn usually rallies in the spring, so save some for when those prices hit, he said.
“This year’s world harvest is essentially complete,” Anderson said. “I do not see many reasons for prices to go higher.”
As for cotton, he said he does not know why anyone would hold cotton when prices are so high.
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EPA and Army Take Action to Provide Certainty for the Definition of WOTUS |
Yesterday, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of the Army (the agencies) announced a proposed rule to re-establish the pre-2015 definition of “waters of the United States” (WOTUS) which had been in place for decades, updated to reflect consideration of Supreme Court decisions.
“In recent years, the only constant with WOTUS has been change, creating a whiplash in how to best protect our waters in communities across America,” EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan said. “Through our engagement with stakeholders across the country, we’ve heard overwhelming calls for a durable definition of WOTUS that protects the environment and that is grounded in the experience of those who steward our waters. Today’s action advances our process toward a stronger rule that achieves our shared priorities.”
“The Army recognizes the importance of our nation’s water resources and the role water plays in our communities across the nation,” Jaime A. Pinkham, acting assistant secretary of the army for civil works, said. “We remain committed to working with EPA to develop a rule that is informed by our experience and expertise, as well as that of our co-regulators, is mindful of implementation practices, and is shaped by the lived experience of local communities and stakeholders.”
Recent court decisions have reinforced the need for a stable and certain definition of WOTUS.
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2021 Junior Wheat Show Named FFA and 4-H Champions |
Ryder Klaassen, son of Chris and Ginger Klaassen, was awarded the overall grand champion award showing his Doublestop CL Plus variety in the 2021 Oklahoma 4-H/FFA Junior Wheat Show. Klaassen placed 1st in production and milling and 2nd in baking, earning him the title of 1st place as the FFA champion, and overall grand champion of the 4-H/FFA Junior Wheat Show. Klaassen is from the Hydro-Eakly FFA chapter. Klaassen also placed 2nd with his Smith’s Gold variety and 2nd in production and milling.
Kaelyn Kokojan, daughter of Matt and Staci Kokojan, placed 1st overall in the 4-H division while showing her Doublestop CL Plus variety at the 2021 Oklahoma 4-H/FFA Junior Wheat Show. Kokojan placed 7th in production and milling and 4th in the bake contest earning her the title of 1st place and 4-H champion overall. Kaelyn is a member of the Drummond 4-H club in Garfield County.
The top five FFA Junior Wheat Show winners were:
1st place and Grand Champion - Ryder Klaassen, Hydro-Eakly FFA
2nd place - Ryder Klaassen, Hydro-Eakly FFA
3rd place - Brant Strader, Fairview FFA
4th place - Hudson Squires, Hobart FFA
5th place - Kiersten Warner, Hydro-Eakly FFA
The top five 4-H Junior Wheat Show winners were:
1st place & Champion - Kaelyn Kokojan, Drummond 4-H
2nd place - Sutton Schaufele, Hobart 4-H
3rd place - Tyler Sawyer, Okeene 4-H
4th place - Bryson Sawyer, Okeene 4-H
5th place - Evyn Strader, Fairview 4-H
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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 slip- Choice Beef dropped $2.31 while Select Beef was off 90 cents on Thursday, November 18th.
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
KC Sheperd, Associate Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
Chelsea Stanfield, Farm News and Email Editor
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