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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 $11.63 per bushel-
2012
New Crop contracts for Canola are now available at
$11.91 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
Tuesday,
January 24, 2012 |
Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
news update.
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Featured
Story: Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin
Gives Thumbs Up to Oklahoma Livestock Relief
Coalition
Oklahoma
Gov. Mary Fallin endorsed the newly formed
Oklahoma Livestock Relief Coalition during a news
conference at the state capitol on Monday, January
23rd. The coalition provides a funding channel for
people to support the efforts of livestock
producers and law enforcement agencies who are
often given the task of caring for abandoned and
neglected livestock.
The
Radio Oklahoma Network attended the media
briefing- and Farm Director Ron Hays has an audio
overview with comments from Governor Fallin,
Secretary Reese and the official spokesperson for
the Coalition, Dr. Carey Floyd. Click here to listen to their
comments.
Details
released on Monday included how interested folks
can donate to this relief effort to provide feed
and medications for abandoned livestock- the
actual dollars will be directed through the
Oklahoma Vet Medical Foundation, which gives
donors a tax deductable contribution- click here for the page set up to
provide details of the why of the project as
well as the "how" Sheriff Departments will be able
to plug in and request help as they deal with
calls on mistreated or abandoned animals. It's
also the link for you to go and donate right
now.
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Sponsor
Spotlight
We are pleased to have
American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual
Insurance Company as a regular sponsor of our
daily update- click here to go to their AFR website to
learn more about their efforts to serve rural
America!
We remind you that the 2012
American Farmers & Ranchers Mutual Insurance
Co. Annual Policyholder Meeting and the Oklahoma
Farmers Union State Convention is scheduled for
Friday and Saturday, Feb. 17th & 18th, at the
Embassy Suites Hotel & Conference Center in
Norman. Click here for the latest electronic
version of the AFR Newspaper, News and Views,
to read all about the 2012 annual convention.
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Dr.
Jeff Edwards Goes In Depth Via Video Showing
All You Need to Know About Wheat
Topdressing
OSU
Extension Wheat Specialist Dr. Jeff Edwards is
moving some of his educational materials onto
YouTube. We have three videos that Dr. Edwards has
produced on the practice of topdressing winter
wheat.
Edwards
has released three YouTube videos covering a lot
of information on topdressing wheat- providing the
basics in video number one, how to be more and
more precise in getting your nitrogen to the wheat
plant in the right amount- and then finally in
video three a look at timing, source of nitrogen
and proper application.
There
is a lot of great information on these You Tube
videos- and we have all three stacked on our
website- just waiting for you to click on the page
and begin your continuing education on everything
you need to know about being effective in the
topdress of wheat.
Click here for our webstory that has
all three videos in that one page.
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In
Advance of Tonight's State of the Union- RFA
Outlines Priorities in Letter to Obama
American
ethanol production is creating jobs, energizing
rural economies, reducing oil imports, and helping
all consumers save money at the pump was
emphasized by the Renewable Fuels Association in a
letter to President Obama as he prepares for the
State of Union address this evening.
"While renewable energy discussions have
been few and far between on Capitol Hill and in
the election this year, the upcoming State of the
Union address offers the unique opportunity to
remind lawmakers and the American public of the
value of a strong domestic renewable fuel
industry," wrote RFA President and CEO Bob
Dinneen. "The story of renewable fuels in America
is good one. Domestic production of ethanol, the
largest and most viable biofuel available today,
was nearly 14 billion gallons in 2011. That
represents ten percent of the nation's gasoline
supply."
Dinneen
underscored the value of domestic ethanol
production in job creation, stating that "job
creation estimates for 2011 as a result of U.S.
ethanol production suggest close to 100,000 direct
jobs and an additional 350,000 indirect and
induced jobs supported by America's ethanol
producers."
Click here for more of Bob Dineen's
comments- as well as a chance to read the
RFA's letter to President Obama.
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OSU
Researcher Continues To Impress With Switchgrass
And Bioenergy Research
Accolades,
awards, grants and research in bioenergy are
nothing new to Yanqi Wu, associate professor of
grass breeding and genetics in Oklahoma State
University's Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
(PASS).
As
the leader of OSU's Biobased Products and Energy
Center's switchgrass breeding program, Wu and his
team primarily focus on switchgrass molecular
research and have received approximately $3.5
million for switchgrass research. The Center was
recently honored by the National Institute of Food
and Agriculture with its NIFA Partnership Award
for Mission Integration. Wu was one of seven
faculty members from within PASS to be recognized.
"The research will be directly used in
developing high yielding switchgrass cultivars,"
Wu said.
Higher
yielding switchgrass crops developed by Wu's team
of researchers will provide an alternative revenue
stream, increase grower profit margin and help to
develop the local seed industry when the new
cultivars are licensed.
Click here to read more about Wu's
switchgrass research.
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Finished
Cattle Had Stronger Prices This Past Week
Higher
cash cattle trade for animals ready for the
processing plants came this past week, even as we
saw weaker wholesale boxed beef trade in both the
spot market, as well as in the formula sales- that
the word from Ed Czerwin of the USDA Market News
Office in Amarillo, Texas. Czerwin has his weekly
summary of the cattle and beef markets for this
past week done.
Finished
cattle headed north- with prices reported in the
Texas, Oklahoma and New Mexico feedlots were three
dollars better than the week before- ranging from
$126 to $127.25. Kansas feedlots were also up by
three bucks- hitting $126 for their finished
cattle. However, Nebraska feedlots were only up $1
to $2 at mostly $125 in the latest weekly count.
With the choice select spread collapsing down to
six dollars this past week(back at the start of
December, it was $18 choice premium over select),
northern plains fat cattle have lost much of their
premium over the southern plains market ready
cattle.
Czerwin tells us that this
past week, average live weights dropped a bunch
compared to a week earlier, dropping from 1255
pounds two weeks ago versus 1231 pounds this past
week. A year ago, the average live weight was even
higher- 1265 pounds. Lighter weights compared to a
year ago suggests feedlots are running current
right now when it comes to market ready cattle to
sell.
Click here to jump over to our
webpage and read more- plus you can
listen to Ed Czerwin's analysis of the beef and
cattle markets for this past week.
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CheckOff
Encourages Fairs To Use The Soybean To 'Go
Green'
Soy
can be found in many products we might use every
day. The United Soybean Board (USB) and the
soybean checkoff want more fairgoers to see the
wide variety of soy-based products put to good use
this year.
The national soy checkoff
plans to deliver this message though its Green
Ribbon Fairs reimbursement program, aimed at
encouraging fairs across the country to promote
and use soy-based products.
Through
the annual program, now in its second year, town,
county, state and regional fairs compete to be
reimbursed for using and promoting soy-based
products on their fairgrounds year-round, as well
as during the fairs. Soy-based products that could
be used include paints, insulation, ink,
biodiesel, hand sanitizers, cleaning and
maintenance products, dust suppressants and
more.
Read
more about the Green Ribbon Project being run by
the US Soybean industry- click here for our full
webstory.
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This
and That- Jack Penner Services- and No Till on the
Plains Ready to Roll
Jack
Penner, Murray County Conservation
District director, passed away Saturday, Jan 21,
2012. Jack served on the district board of
directors since 1968 and served as Area II member
of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission from May
1993 through June 2002. Services for Penner will
be held today at the Sulphur Methodist Church.
Our
friend Mike Thralls pointed out
to us that Penner's family owned the first Angus
Cattle herd in the state of Oklahoma. And Mr.
Penner acted as one of Thrall's mentors as he
arrived and took on the job of being the Director
of the Oklahoma Conservation Commission. He
writes "Jack would never want too much fuss made
over him, but a few thoughts of tribute are in
order. Jack was already serving as Area 2
Commissioner when I arrived. Serving on the
Murray County Conservation District Board since
1968 and always the perfect gentleman rancher, he
took an inexperienced director under his wing and
taught him a great deal about being genuine and
caring that the job was done right."
Later
today- the 16th annual winter conference of
No Till on the Plains kicks off
in Salina, Kansas- and they are telling me over
1,300 will be taking part in this year's event. We
will be emceeing the festivities today and
tomorrow- and in visiting with Alan Mindemann of
Apache, Oklahoma who is on the Board of Directors
for the group- he says the value of this event is
that the speakers who come in are sharing cutting
edge ideas that may be three or four years ahead
of what is being talked about by University folks-
the challenge is to take an idea from the
conference and figure out how to make it work
successfully in your operation. More from
this event in tomorrow's email.
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