Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Monday, December 6, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- This Year's Tulsa Farm Show Has New Attractions While Keeping Old Favorites
- Agriculture and America Lost a Good One with the Death of Senator Bob Dole
- Merck Rolling Out Innovative Products for Beef Cattle Producers
- New Frontiers Classroom Named for Father-Son Duo's Impact on Agricultural Education
- ODAFF to Host Webinar for Clarity on Pesticide Application Requirements
- NRCS in Oklahoma Accepting Applications from Producers and Landowners for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program
- New Southern Plains Perspective Blog Post Explores This Year's La Niña Winter
- USDA Invests $633 Million in Climate-Smart and Resilient Infrastructure for People in Rural Communities
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This Year's Tulsa Farm Show Has New Attractions While Keeping Old Favorites |
Every year, the Tulsa Farm Show wows Oklahomans as the state’s largest indoor farm show. This year, the show boasts more than 400,000 square feet of exhibits, including 380 companies, all featuring a full line of displays. The show comes just in time for end-of-year shopping.
Scott Guttormson, show manager for the Tulsa Farm Show, said this year’s show has the same beloved elements with some new ones added.
“A mechanical bull will be at the show this year,” Guttormson said. “Also, we have about 12 company reps now participating in the cattle equipment demos.”
The premier sponsor of the TFS is the Oklahoma Farm Bureau. Each year, OKFB offers safety training for attendees of the TFS, Guttormson said.
“They have some new (training) they are going to launch this year,” Guttormson said.
Doors will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday, Dec. 9 - 10, 2021 and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. As always, admission and parking are free at the TFS.
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Oklahoma Farm Bureau is a grassroots organization working to improve the lives of all Oklahomans by supporting our state’s agriculture community. As Oklahoma’s largest general farm organization, OKFB advocates for farmers and ranchers at the state Capitol and in Washington, D.C., to ensure our way of life continues for generations to come. With leadership events, supporting our state’s agricultural youth and connecting consumers with agriculture, Farm Bureau promotes and sustains Oklahoma agriculture in numerous ways. Join with OKFB today by becoming a member at okfarmbureau.org/join. Together, we are rural Oklahoma.
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Congressman Tom Cole Mourns the Loss of Bob Dole |
Congressman Tom Cole issued the following statement after hearing about the passing of former Senator Bob Dole, who served the United States in many capacities for nearly eight decades.
“Bob Dole was not only ‘Mr. Republican,’ he was ‘Mr. America,’ too,” Cole said. “Senator Dole carried the scars of service to our country in combat for his entire adult life. The Senator served in peace as well as war as a county prosecutor in Kansas and a Member of both the U.S. House and Senate, where he rose to Majority Leader, one of the most powerful positions in American politics.
“Of course, Bob Dole’s service to his beloved Republican Party was exemplary. He served as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, the GOP vice presidential nominee in 1976 and, 20 years later, the Republican presidential nominee in an epic clash with former President Clinton ... As a next-door Kansas neighbor, Bob Dole knew Oklahomans and Oklahoma issues well. He had countless friends in our state and will be deeply missed and sincerely mourned in Oklahoma.
“I extend my deepest sympathy to his amazing wife, Elizabeth, a former cabinet secretary and Senator in her own right, as well as the entire Dole family. There is no doubt my party has lost a great Republican, but, more importantly, America has lost a great patriot and I have lost a wonderful friend and role model.”
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Merck Rolling Out Innovative Products for Beef Cattle Producers |
Bovine Respiratory Disease is one of the most common and costly diseases fought by U.S. beef cattle producers. Affecting around 21%, or about 2.29 million cattle each year, it costs the U.S. beef cattle industry up to $900 million annually in losses due to death, reduced feed efficiency and treatment. Merck Animal Health is on the frontlines with cattle producers, fighting BRD.
Dr. Justin Welsh, executive director of Food Animal Technical Services at Merck Animal Health, told Radio Oklahoma’s own KC Sheperd, about some new products available through Merck to identify early signs of BRD and treat the disease.
Thinking outside the box, Merck’s Animal Health and Intelligence team has developed Whisper On Arrival, a new precision technology that identifies calves who are likely to respond to antimicrobial therapy for BRD control.
When placed behind the shoulder of an animal it monitors lung sound, heart sound, body temperature and body weight in about eight seconds and then notifies the user to simply “treat” or “Do Not Treat.”
“It may sound counter-intuitive for a company that sells antibiotics,” Welsh said. “In our initial research we found that depending on the risk level of the calf, we can reduce the use of antibiotics by 11% to 45% on arrival. In the end, that is a huge deal for (producers’) bottom line.”
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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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New Frontiers Classroom Named for Father-Son Duo's Impact on Agricultural Education |
For Phil and Ruth Terry of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, supporting the Oklahoma State University New Frontiers campaign as major donors to build a new state-of-the-art teaching, research and OSU Extension facility for OSU Agriculture was an easy choice.
The couple chose to name the Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education Teaching Lab for the Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Leadership in honor of Phil’s brother, Robert (Bob) Terry Sr., and nephew, Robert (Rob) Terry Jr. The Dr. Bob Terry Teaching Lab will be located on the second floor of the New Frontiers Agricultural Hall.
“Bob and Rob are foundational and integral to agricultural education at OSU,” Phil Terry said. “Ruth and I feel strongly that the names of Bob and Rob should be seen as part of the new building.”
Terry Sr. received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural education from Oklahoma A&M in 1959 and 1962, respectively, and a doctorate degree in agricultural education from Ohio State University in 1969.
Terry Jr. is a 1984 and 1988 OSU graduate with bachelor’s and master’s degrees in agricultural education. He went on to receive his Ph.D. in agricultural education from Texas A&M University in 1990.
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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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ODAFF to Host Webinar for Clarity on Pesticide Application Requirements |
With recent changes in licensing and continuing education requirements for private pesticide applicators, staff members at the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry have received many questions from private applicators around the state.
To help answer these questions and clarify the requirements, ODAFF is hosting a public webinar at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 6, 2021. For those not able to join, the webinar will be recorded and available for viewing later.
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NRCS in Oklahoma Accepting Applications from Producers and Landowners for EQIP |
There’s a very good chance this program could help you. Individuals in Oklahoma who are engaged in livestock, crop or forest production whose land use includes cropland, rangeland, pasture and private non-industrial forestland are eligible to apply for the Natural Resources Conservation Service’s Environmental Quality Incentive Program. The deadline for applying in the current fiscal year is January 07, 2022.
Those applying for EQIP must: Control or own eligible land; Comply with adjusted gross income limitation provisions; Be in compliance with the highly erodible land and wetland conservation requirements and develop an NRCS EQIP plan of operations. It is important to note that starting a practice prior to written contract approval will result in the ineligibility of that practice for EQIP assistance unless a waiver has been approved. Additional restrictions and program requirements may apply.
Oklahoma’s state priorities are developed annually from input from local workgroups based on county resource assessments and individual plans to address those local needs. The USDA State Technical Committee, comprised of representation from these local work groups, Tribal groups, commodity groups, and conservation partners, advise NRCS on the implementation of EQIP.
The following national priorities, consistent with statutory resource concerns that include soil, water, wildlife, air quality, and related natural resource concerns, may be used in determining EQIP priority implementation:
1. Water Quality Improvement
2. Soil Quality Improvement
3. Source Water Depletion
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New Southern Plains Perspective Blog Post Explores This Year's La Niña Winter |
In this blog post Clay Pope talks about future yield change data from ProPublica. Spoiler alert: It does not look good for the Southern Plains. See this blog on the Southern Plains Perspective website by clicking or tapping here.
Well, I guess the weather predictions were right (at least for now).
If you keep up with the weather news, you know by now that the folks with the crystal ball (meteorologically speaking) have been saying since mid-summer that we were in for a La Nina pattern this winter. I wrote about this in an earlier blog: Here we go again… NOAA sees another La Nina on the horizon. Our good friend Victor Murphy with the National Weather Service has mentioned it several times on our podcast…the conditions have developed in the Eastern Pacific to produce surface water temperatures 3 to 5 degrees lower than normal resulting in a La Nina phenomenon which in turn normally leads to higher-than-normal temperatures and lower than normal rates of precipitation on the Southern Plains of the United States.
If you live in Kansas, Oklahoma or Texas is that what you are currently experiencing?
I know where I live the weather sure has been nice…that is, if you don’t like rain.
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USDA Invests $633 Million in Climate-Smart and Resilient Infrastructure for People in Rural Communities |
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced the Department is investing $633 million to reduce the impacts of climate change on rural communities. As part of the Build Back Better agenda, the Biden-Harris Administration has made investing in rural communities, creating good-paying jobs and combatting the climate crisis top priorities.
“Rural America is on the front lines of climate change, and our communities deserve investments that will strengthen all of our resilience,” Vilsack said. “President Biden has created a roadmap for how we can tackle the climate crisis and expand access to renewable energy infrastructure, all while creating good-paying jobs and saving people money on their energy costs. With the Build Back Better agenda, USDA will be able to fund more and more critical projects like those announced today in the coming months and years.”
These investments will help build and improve rural electric infrastructure and connect residents to affordable and dependable power. They will help agricultural producers and rural small businesses purchase and install renewable energy systems and make energy efficiency improvements. They will also help transportation fueling and biodiesel distribution facilities offer higher ethanol and biodiesel blends to customers by sharing the costs to install fuel pumps, equipment and infrastructure.
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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 closed higher on Friday, 12/03/2021. Choice Beef was up $2.34 and Select Beef was up 39 cents.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had right at 12,500 head Sunday evening- ONSY President Kelli Payne tells us that they expect to start Monday morning's auction with 15,000 plus. Today's sale will include a special preconditioned Angus turn starting after the 15 draft turn with approximately 4,00 head that are vaccinated and 60 days weaned. The sale will start at 6:30 AM this morning.
On Mon day November 29th- Compared to the previous week: Feeder steers 2.00 - 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 - 5.00 higher. Steer and heifer calves 4.00 - 6.00 higher with instances 15.00 higher. Quality average to attractive. Demand again very good for all classes. Christmas seemed to have come early to feeders last week as slaughter cattle prices jumped to 140.00. Large kills are expected over the next couple of weeks as packers look to build inventory for the holidays.
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
Chelsea Stanfield, Farm News and Email Editor
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KC Sheperd talks with Jed Green, the founder of the group ORCA- Oklahomans for Responsible Cannabis Action. They discuss the problems that have developed in rural Oklahoma because of the explosive growth of medical marijuana production in the state- and of the need for better regulation of the industry- as well as recognition of the economic benefits Green believes are a part of the arrival of this industry- especially in areas where legal operations are being established.
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Tim West
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Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
2401 Exchange Avenue,
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Oklahoma City, OK 73108
405.317.6361
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Ron Hays
Director of Farm Programming
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
405.473.6144
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