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2012
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Feeder
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Oklahoma's
Latest Farm and Ranch News
Your
Update from Ron Hays of RON
Thursday,
January 19, 2012 |
Howdy
Neighbors!
Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
news update.
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Featured
Story:
National
Association of Conservation Districts Calls EPA
Out on Regulatory Overreach With CAFO Rules
In
comments submitted to the U.S Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), National Association of
Conservation Districts (NACD) President Gene
Schmidt expressed concern with the proposed
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation
(CAFO) Reporting Rule. Specifically, NACD is
concerned about EPA's recommended options for
gathering information under the rule; the
potential for the disclosure of private
information to the public; and the agency's
potential engagement in regulatory overreach in
light of current law.
"As
conservationists, we believe that locally-led,
voluntary efforts are the best approach to
protecting our nation's water, air and land," said
Schmidt. "NACD is concerned that EPA's proposed
rule will disturb locally-led efforts, and create
undue burdens and uncertainties for owners and
operators of CAFOs."
NACD is opposed to
the proposed options for obtaining information
from CAFOs. Rather than using new methods for
collecting information about CAFOs, the best way
to advance conservation is by working directly
with established partnerships at the local level
and through the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA).
Click here to read more of the NACD
concerns- and we have a link to the full
letter submitted to Lisa Jackson from NACD on this
issue.
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Keystone
XL Pipeline Rejected by President Obama- Oklahoma
Loses Jobs and Tax
Revenues
Based
on the recommendation of the U.S. State
Department, President Obama has decided to reject
the Keystone XL pipeline permit. The pipeline
would transport Canada's tar sands through six
states to be refined in the south.
It
appears the Obama Administration wants to include
in its final decision the final route around the
Sand Hills region of North-Central Nebraska. The
state of Nebraska is working with pipeline owner
TransCanada to find a suitable route around the
Sand Hills.
Nebraska Senator Mike Johanns
believes - the President apparently lacks faith in
Nebraska's ability to select a route. By arguing
that the Nebraska route could force them to deny
the permit, he's implying Nebraska can't get it
right. The Senator says, - to suggest a few dozen
miles of the route in Nebraska affects the overall
public interest for more than 1,600 miles of
pipeline is laughable and reeks of political
gamesmanship.
Several statements were
released on Wednesday afternoon in reaction to the
news reports coming out of Washington that
President Barack Obama was ready to fully reject
the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The
proposal would have included a new pipeline that
would have run from Cushing, Oklahoma south to the
Gulf of Mexico.
Governor
Fallin and Congressmen Lucas and Cole were among
those that sent us their reaction to the Obama
decision- and as you might expect- they disagree
with the President. Click here to jump over to our story
to read their statements and more on the
Keystone XL Decision.
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USDA
Allocates Money for 2011 Disaster Recovery
Agriculture
Secretary Tom Vilsack announced Wednesday an
important package of disaster assistance to help
farmers, land owners, communities and others
recover and rebuild after a year in which a wave
of natural disasters swept across all regions of
the United States.
The
funding, totaling $308 million, provides financial
and technical assistance to help rebuild and
repair land damaged on account of flooding,
drought, tornadoes and other natural disasters in
33 states and Puerto Rico. Funding is provided by
the Natural Resources Conservation Service's
Emergency Watershed Protection Program (EWP) as
well as the Farm Service Agency's Emergency
Conservation Program (ECP) and Emergency Forest
Restoration Program (EFRP).
Oklahoma
will receive slightly over five million dollars of
the total pie- most of that coming under
the Emergency Water Protection Program- we have
more on the programs that USDA unveiled on
Wednesday- and charts of exactly which state is
getting money for what- click here to read more.
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Modern
Beef Production- Good for the Environment!
Dr.
Jude Capper of Washington State University has
done some outstanding research that shows modern
beef production in the United States has a smaller
carbon footprint than production of a couple of
decades back. And, she has also shown that cattle
fed a grain based diet for the last part of their
lives has a very favorable environmental impact
versus cattle raised strictly in a grass fed
regimen.
The
American Angus Association has produced a video
with Dr. Capper where she discusses her research
and talks about what a great story the US beef
cattle industry has in being good stewards of the
environment.
We
have this video- click here to jump over to our
website and read more about Capper's work- and a
chance to see this video with Jude Capper and
the positive side of modern beef production system
and the impact on the global environment.
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Lowest-cost
Registration Deadline Looms for 2012 Oklahoma
No-Till Conference
Farmers
and ranchers seeking to benefit from the latest
developments in no-till cropping systems have
until February 10 to receive the lowest cost for
attending the Feb. 21-22 Oklahoma No-Till
Conference in Norman.
"A key advantage of
attending the conference is the opportunity to
interact with both technical specialists and
experienced no-till farmers," said Chad Godsey,
Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension
cropping systems specialist. "It's a great way for
producers to get answers to any number of
questions they may have about no-till
systems."
The conference will take place at
Norman's National Center for Employee Development
(NCED), located at 2801 State Highway 9 East.
Conference sessions will begin at 8 a.m. on both
days and will finish mid- to late-afternoon.
Click here for more details about the
conference and about how to register for the
2012 event.
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Express
Ranches Dominates Angus Bull Competition at the
2012 National Western Stock Show
Angus
producers competed for top honors during the 2012
National Western Stock Show (NWSS) Angus Carload
& Pen Show, Jan. 14 in Denver, Colo. Three
carloads and 34 pens-of-three were showcased in
the Yards during the 106th NWSS. Oklahoma's
Express Ranches took top honors
and two other Oklahoma exhibitors also won Pen of
Three Classes at this year's
event.
Earlier in the week- Express
Ranches were a part of the group that owns the
Grand Champion Bull in the Angus Show at the
National Western. Dameron First Impression claimed
the grand champion bull title after first earning
the intermediate champion title. Express Angus
Ranches, Yukon, Okla.; Seldom Rest Farms, Niles,
Mich.; and Dameron Angus Farm, Lexington, Ill.,
own the May 2010 son of S A V Brillance
8077. 74-51 Cattle Company
LLC, Stillwater, Okla., owns the reserve
grand champion bull. 74-51 Changing Time 060 is an
April 2010 son of Exar Lutton 1831 and was first
named junior champion.
Click here for the full rundown
on the Carlot and Pen of Three Show for the
Angus breed at the 2012 National Western.
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Four
Companies Join Up with the Made in Oklahoma
Coalition
Made
in Oklahoma Coalition recently added four new
members to its group of local food companies that
process, produce or distribute their product in
Oklahoma. The new members include Suan's Foods,
Henderson Coffee, The Bama Companies and Split-T
Hickory Sauce LLC.
"We are excited to
grow the coalition and add these new companies to
the group," said Jerry Dyer, president of Made in
Oklahoma Coalition. "These Oklahoma-based
companies offer great products for Oklahomans to
enjoy, adding variety to the coalition."
Click here to read more about
these four newest members of MIO- and a link over
to the MIO website as well.
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