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We
invite you to listen to us on great radio stations
across the region on the Radio Oklahoma Network
weekdays- if you missed this morning's Farm News - or
you are in an area where you can't hear it- click
here for this morning's Farm
news
from Ron Hays on RON.
Let's Check the
Markets!
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.
Okla
Cash Grain:
Daily
Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported
by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture.
Canola
Prices:
Current
cash price for Canola is $11.92 per bushel-
2012
New Crop contracts for Canola are now available at
$12.05 per bushel- delivered to local
participating elevators that are working with PCOM.
Futures
Wrap:
Our
Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio
Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler-
analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day.
KCBT
Recap:
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap-Two
Pager from the Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all
three U.S. Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on
Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's
market.
Feeder
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Feeder & Stocker
Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Slaughter
Cattle Recap:
The
National Daily Slaughter Cattle
Summary- as prepared by the USDA.
TCFA
Feedlot Recap:
Finally,
here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from
the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.
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Oklahoma's
Latest Farm and Ranch News
Your
Update from Ron Hays of RON
Thursday,
January 5, 2012 |
Howdy
Neighbors!
Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
news update.
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Featured Story:
No
Till on the Plains Conference Coming January 24
and 25
The
No-till on the Plains Winter Conference is back at
the Bicentennial Center in Salina, Kansas for its
16th consecutive year! "Building a Solid
Foundation" is the theme for the Tuesday -
Wednesday, January 24-25, 2012 continuous no-till
meeting.
"Building
a Solid Foundation" refers to the many pieces that
come together to form a solid, successful system
that focuses on soil health, fertility, profits,
holistic management, advanced agronomy, equipment
needs, grazing, and the importance of crop
rotations, including the increasingly valuable
management of cover crops.
Why
would a producer want to attend this conference?
No-till on the Plains has built its reputation and
its foundation on educating, informing, and
inspiring those who work with this organization.
From an educational standpoint, No-till on the
Plains gathers the best information and speakers
available so producers can be successful with
their farm operations. You will have access to
tips and management practices from tremendously
successful continuous no-tillers. The ability to
network with fellow producers, scientists, and
exhibitors is also an invaluable part of No Till
on the Plains.
We talked with
Brian Lindley about the 2012 event- and you can hear our full converation- as
well have links for the complete agenda and
registration by clicking
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Sponsor
Spotlight
And
we are proud to have P & K Equipment/ P
& K Wind Energy as one of our regular
sponsors of our daily email update. P & K is
the premiere John Deere dealer in Oklahoma, with
ten locations to serve you, and the P & K team
are excited about their new Wind Power program, as
they offer Endurance Wind Power wind turbines.
Click here for more from
the P&K website.
We
are also excited to have as one of our sponsors
for the daily email Producers Cooperative Oil
Mill, with 64 years of progress through
producer ownership. Call Brandon Winters at
405-232-7555 for more information on the oilseed
crops they handle, including sunflowers and
canola- and remember they post closing market
prices for canola and sunflowers on the PCOM website- go there by
clicking here. |
2011
A Record-Setting Year for KCBT HRW Wheat
Futures
The
Kansas City Board of Trade set new annual volume
records in 2011 for Hard Red Winter wheat futures
and for the exchange as a whole.
A total
of 6,582,673 contracts were traded at the KCBT in
2011, setting a new record with a 15.5 percent
increase over the 5,697,874 contracts traded in
2010.
In the HRW wheat futures contract, a
total of 6,342,782 contracts were traded, which
also set a new annual volume record over 2010
volume with a 14.3 percent increase.
Click here for more on our
website- plus a link over to some charts about
the year's volume.
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New
Research: Using Less Bedding Can Benefit
In-Transit Market Pigs
In
a new study, funded by the Pork Checkoff,
researchers at Texas Tech and Iowa State
universities found that the pork industry can
generally use less bedding year-round that it
currently does while improving overall animal
well-being - a breakthrough finding that could
save the industry an estimated $10.1 million per
year.
John McGlone, a swine researcher at
Texas Tech University and principal researcher for
the study, along with Anna Butters-Johnson an Iowa
State University researcher, looked at various
rates of bedding in semi-trailers at different
times of year and in different locations
throughout the Midwest. This approach provided
data representing cold, mild and hot
weather.
Specifically, the research
trials showed that groups of pigs headed to market
can experience lower mortality rates in warm
weather and overall improved well-being year-round
when less bedding is used in transport trailers.
According to McGlone, the current standard in the
industry is to use four bales of bedding per
semi-trailer.
Click here for more details on this
research that could result in better
conditions for the pigs being moved as producers
are able to save money in the
process. |
Food
Channel Suggests Ten Big Trends for the New
Year
They
call them their annual perspective on the world of
food- I guess you might say that they are voicing
concepts that are both hot and cool at the same
time.
Their
top ranked Food Trend of the new year is called
Black Market Foods.
They write about this trend "No, we're not talking
about anything illegal here. What we're talking
about is the growing use of intentional scarcity
and limited supplies of items that serve only to
drive up their popularity. After all, if we humans
are told there is something that's really hard to
get, we immediately want it. The Black Friday
limited-supply "doorbusters" are a good example-so
is the McRib. There's sort of a reverse psychology
going on here."
To
me- the most intriguing trend highlighted by the
Food Channel is their number 7. It's The
New Agri-Chef. "Along with health
concerns, food safety concerns, and old fashioned
flavor, you have a new breed of chefs that simply
like to cook with what they've grown. Expect to
see this move beyond simple herb gardens or
rooftop displays and into some full-fledged
branded farms."
To
review all ten trends- click here and
enjoy. |
J
D Alexander Ready to Take the Reins of NCBA in
2012
As
a preamble to the 2012 Cattle Industry Convention
and Trade Show that begins right at the very end
of this month- we offer an earlier interview we
did with the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association's President Elect J D ALexander. He is
a Nebraska cattle producer who will step into role
of President of the group at the end of the
Convention that will be happening in Nashville at
Opryland Hotel.
We
talk about his role in the cattle business- some
of the wins that the cattle industry has enjoyed
this past year- as well as the challenges that lie
ahead
JD
has been our guest for the past couple of days on
our daily Beef Buzz as heard on our radio stations
across Oklahoma and our neighboring states- and we
have a special online- cyberspace version of the
Beef Buzz that offers our full interview with this
cattle industry leader.
Click here to jump over to our
website for a chance to hear this visit with
JD Alexander.
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Get
Ready Now to Help Mother Nature- as Needed- With a
Colostrum Replacer or
Supplement
Although
February and March are still a few weeks away,
looking ahead to the spring calving season
requires that producers be prepared for those
situations where mother-nature needs a little
boost- so says Glenn Selk, Oklahoma State
University Emeritus Extension Animal Scientist.
Beef cow calf producers occasionally will need to
provide commercial colostrum to baby calves that
are born to two-year old heifers with very little
milk, or to calves after a difficult birth.
Some
of these calves are very sluggish and slow to get
up and find the teat. Therefore, they may not get
the colostrum that they need to achieve successful
passive transfer unless colostrum is provided by
the cattle manager. Knowing which products to use
in different situations can be very helpful.
Colostrum supplements are less expensive to
purchase than colostrum replacers, but they may
not be the best choice for the situation at
hand
Click here for more on this
important Mama Cow Herd Production tip from our
friend Glen Selk, |
Linda
Broadie Services This Afternoon in Ashland,
Kansas
After
a battle with cancer, Linda Broadie from southwest
Kansas died earlier this week. Linda is the
wife of Bill Broadie, who we have spotlighted
before as the founder of the All American Beef
Batallion.
Funeral
services will be held on this afternoon at
1:30 PM in Ashland, Kansas. The All American Beef
Batallion will feed people who attend at the
American Legion in Ashland, Kansas from
approximately11:30 to 12:30 PM. The service will
immediately follow at 1:30 PM. Linda asked that
any donations in memory be given to the All
American Beef Batallion.
The
All American Beef Batallion is the cattle
industry's way to say thank you and Godspeed to
our troops and their families.
If
you want more information about this tremendous
program- and how you can make a donation in the
name of this special lady- click here for the All American Beef
Batallion
website. | |
God Bless!
You can reach us at the following:
phone: 405-473-6144
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