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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Another Tough Year for Southwest Oklahoma Producers like Keeff Felty
- Michael Kelsey with OCA Says Legislative Session Rapidly Winding Down for 2022
- OWC's Mike Schulte- Hot Temperatures Speeds Wheat Crop Maturity and Likely Hurting Quality
- Animal Agriculture Alliance Wraps Up 2022 Stakeholders Summit
- NCBA's Colin Woodall Gives Credit to Cattle Producers for Always Being Sustainable
- Governor Stitt Signs Poultry Nutrient Management Bill
- OQBN Offering Meetings on Preparing for Pre-weaning Vaccinations
- Biden Administration to Nominate Alexis Taylor to Serve as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Ag Affairs
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Another Tough Year for Southwest Oklahoma Producers like Keeff Felty
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At the Lahoma Field Day, Farm Director KC Sheperd visited with Keeff Felty, Treasurer of the National Association of Wheat Growers and a wheat producer from Jackson County. Sheperd and Felty talked about his wheat crop this year and how drought conditions and weather have impacted everyone’s crop this year as a whole.
“Our crop has been suffering pretty severely all growing season this year with the drought and the dry weather conditions we have been having,” Felty said. “We have had two rain events in the last seven days. One was a week ago, Wednesday, and one this past Tuesday evening. It varied across the county, as it usually does in our part of the state.”
With high temperatures and high winds, Felty said visible moisture from the first rain event was gone by the time the second rain came around. Felty believes the wheat, which is still viable because it was established in the middle part of October when there was moisture, has a higher chance of benefitting from these rains.
“There is plenty of wheat that has already been taken out,” Felty said.
Some wheat, Felty said, didn’t emerge at all and some came up, but didn’t receive adequate moisture and good growing conditions to survive.
“It’s going to be very limited, and a lot of people are getting concerned about being able to have their own self-stored seed wheat,” Felty said
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Michael Kelsey with the OCA Says Legislative Session Rapidly Winding Down for 2022
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I caught up with Michael Kelsey with the Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association to talk about the latest legislative work at the state Capitol this past Friday.
“Thursday I was in a meeting, and the floor leader walked in and said, ‘hey guys, if you are going to get it done, get it done by next Wednesday’, and after that, the Republican caucus on the House side met to go over the budget,” Kelsey said. “So, all that is just to say that we are very close.”
The wheels could come off, Kelsey said, and we could be here for a few more days, but we do have that constitutional deadline the Friday before Memorial Day. Legislative work that will make it into law has to be complete before then, he added.
“So, we are very close, maybe a week closer than the mandated deadline to adjourn,” Kelsey said.
Progress is being made on the medical marijuana issues, which Kelsey said he is excited about.
“We have just been kind of building momentum all along, and I have been optimistic,” Kelsey said.
There was a time when Kelsey said he was afraid everything would fall in, but with the hard with from the agriculture community and the coalition on this issue, they had the opportunity to sit down with leadership on both sides of the Capitol.
“There is a lot of common ground,” Kelsey said.” On the rules side of things, we have got some really good stuff and we are in the process of getting conference committee signatures, so I mean the agreement between the two divisions of the Capitol, the House, and the Senate.”
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OWC's Mike Schulte- Hot Temperatures Speeds Wheat Crop Maturity and Likely Hurting Quality
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The lineup of OSU wheat variety plot tours is about two thirds of the way complete- and while good wheat has been seen at several of the locations- including Chickasha and Lahoma- Mike Schulte, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, says there are large parts of the Oklahoma wheat belt that simply will not be able to produce anywhere close to even an average crop in 2022.
Schulte talked with me about the crop on the sidelines of the Bread Tasting Event sponsored by Chisholm Trail Milling in Enid on Friday afternoon.
I asked Schulte about the production numbers that we have seen in the last couple of weeks on the 2022 Oklahoma crop- "USDA has us at 60 million bushels this week- Oklahoma Grain and Feed last week on their estimate had us at 57 million bushels- I think we are probably more in line with the Oklahoma Grain and Feed estimate and I think as we continue down this road of having 105 degree temperature days in southwest Oklahoma and temperatures in the mid 90s in central and northwest Oklahoma- you know we are not getting the grain fill that we need for the crop out there- we are not getting the cloud cover right now so things are going to along fast I think in the ripening stage and that's not what we wanted with all the stress the crop has had at this point in time due to the drought situation."
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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!
Click on the Button below to listen to our most recent report
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Animal Agriculture Alliance Wraps Up 2022 Stakeholders Summit
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The Animal Agriculture Alliance wrapped up its 2022 Stakeholders Summit today, themed “Come Together for Animal Ag: Be Informed, Be Ready, Be Here.” The dynamic event, which returned to an in-person format for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, brought together a diverse audience of over 260 attendees to Kansas City, Mo. and included an additional 125 registered virtual attendees. Speakers covered topics including environmental stewardship, food equity, influencer engagement and animal rights extremism.
Tying into the Alliance’s mission of safeguarding the future of animal agriculture, Thursday morning’s sessions highlighted how we can do just that. On a panel about trends in activism and security resources, Rebecca Morgan of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center told attendees, “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure…the most effective measures are often the simplest and least expensive.” Cybersecurity advisor Andrew Rose added that it’s important to remember even the most well-thought-out plans will have holes in them but running through them in advance can help you identify those weak points. In a legal and legislative update session, experts discussed some of the primary issues on the docket and what attendees can do to help. California Proposition 12 and Massachusetts Question 3 were among the issues mentioned. Attorney Brianna Schroeder of Janzen Schroeder Agricultural Law said, “What’s happening on the west coast moves east…stay active and stay in communication with your local legislators.”
A highlights report with key takeaways and quotes from each session will be available soon at www.animalagalliance.org. Save the date for the 2023 Summit, slated for May 4-5 in Arlington, Virginia! Stay tuned to #AAA23 for updates.
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NCBA's Colin Woodall Gives Credit to Cattle Producers for Always Being Sustainable
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In this edition of Beef Buzz, I featured Colin Woodall, Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Woodall talks about sustainability in an industry he believes has always been and will continue to be sustainable.
“We spend a lot of time talking about sustainability and how sustainability has really sprinkled throughout every issue we are working on right now,” Woodall said. “Everything from fake meat to climate issues in capitol hill, to just connecting with the consumer and answering the questions they have.”
The message for the public, Woodall said, is cattle producers have been sustainable long before this was a hot topic.
“You look at some of these ranch families that have been around four, five, or six generations or more- that is sustainability,” Woodall said. “Being able to quantify that and being able to sell that to lawmakers, to regulators- it ultimately, to the consumer, is a task that we have, but one we are up for.”
It is essential, Woodall said, to take the true facts and figures and let the consumer know they can feel comfortable eating our product.
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Governor Signs Hardin Poultry Nutrient Management Bill
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Governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill this past week that would localize the promulgation of poultry feeding rules through the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture and Forestry (ODAFF). House Bill 2983, authored by Rep. David Hardin, R-Stilwell, puts rulemaking power into the hands of ODAFF rather than the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA NRCS), a federal agency.
"We need Oklahoma solutions for Oklahoma issues, plain and simple," Hardin said. "This bill allows ODAFF to create and apply the rules that poultry farmers must follow, and will bring the cost of nutrient management plans back to a reasonable rate for Oklahoma farmers."
Specifically, HB 2983 modifies the best management practices for poultry feeding operations by requiring poultry waste applicators to meet standards set by administrative rules, rather than standards set by the USDA NRCS, and directs the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry to promulgate the emergency rules.
"I would like to thank ODAFF, the Poultry Federation, Oklahoma Farm Bureau, the Grand River Dam Authority, Conservation Districts and others for coming together to support this legislation," Hardin said. "This was truly a collaborative effort to address the needs of Oklahoma poultry farmers and HB 2983 helps provide stability and relief for them."
HB 2983 had an emergency clause attached to it and went into effect immediately upon the governor's signature.
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OQBN Offering Meetings on Preparing for Pre-weaning Vaccinations
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This week on Cow-Calf Corner, published electronically by Paul Beck, Jeff Robe, Oklahoma Quality Beef Network Coordinator, presents meeting times for workshops that will aid producers in spring branding practices.
Spring branding is right around the corner, and now is the time to start planning for calf vaccinations. The Oklahoma Quality Beef Network (OQBN) in conjunction with several Oklahoma State County Extension offices are offering Spring Calf Health Workshops. Some of the topics discussed will include vaccinating for VAC-45 programs, recent research looking at BRD vaccine type and timing of use, vaccine handling, and needle size and selection. Guest speakers from the animal health industry will also be on hand to discuss vaccine products. Programs will also include “Make and Take Vaccine Coolers” and Beef Quality Assurance training. Vaccine coolers are by RSVP only. Please contact your local County Extension Educator for more details about a specific meeting as some content varies.
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Biden Administration to Nominate Alexis Taylor to Serve as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs
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US Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack offered this statement after the White House announced that the President plans to nominate the Director of the Oregon Dept of Ag Alexis Taylor to be the Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.
"Alexis Taylor has dedicated her life to public service. She has not only spent her career serving the American people through her work in U.S. agricultural and trade policy, but also as a Veteran of the U.S. Army. Her nomination builds upon USDA’s commitment to link U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities for American farmers and producers and increase global food security." The full statement is available here.
It was Friday afternoon- but Ag Groups quickly responded and cheered the Administration for finally getting this key position filled- subject to confirmation in the Senate.
Click on the name of the group to jump to our website and see the thoughts of these groups on Alexis Taylor for this job:
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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- Choice Beef was up $1.75 and Select Beef was down 46 cents on Friday 05/13/2022.
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 Sunday evening and Kelli Payne, President of the ONSY, says they expect to start with 8,700 head for Monday's auction. They anticipate selling 9,200 head plus today and they will start the auction early at 6:30 AM..
On May 9th- Compared to the previous week: Feeder steers over 800lbs steady to 3.00 higher, under 800lbs. 1.00 - 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers unevenly steady. Steer and heifer calves 4.00 - 8.00 higher. Quality average to attractive. Demand very good and improved for calves following last week's rain.
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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