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2012
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Feeder
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Slaughter
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Finally,
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Oklahoma's
Latest Farm and Ranch News
Your
Update from Ron Hays of RON
Wednesday,
March 21,
2012 |
Howdy
Neighbors!
Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
news update.
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Featured
Story:
Congressman Paul Ryan
Calls for $33 Billion in Ag Spending Cuts Over 10
Years- Congressional Ag Leaders Weigh In
Wisconsin
Republican Congressman Paul Ryan
unveiled the "Path to Prosperity" budget proposal
on Tuesday, which instructs the House Committee on
Agriculture to draft more than $33 billion in
reductions over 10 years. Reaction to
his 2013 Budget Resolution was generally
split along party lines.
Republican
House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank
Lucas expressed support for the
resolution. "Chairman Ryan's proposed budget
demonstrates that House Republicans are willing to
lead and make the difficult decisions necessary to
tackle our debt and deficit crisis. I
don't support every detail and proposed
cut, but writing and passing a budget is
the most basic function of governing and requires
leadership and political courage from the
President and Congress."
Lucas
said that "Rural America, production agriculture
and the House Agriculture Committee are willing to
do our part in reducing the deficit." (You can read Rep. Lucas's full
statement by clicking here.)
Democrat
Agriculture Committee Ranking Member
Collin Peterson opposed the
budget resolution. "The process outlined by the
House Republican budget all but guarantees there
will be no farm bill this year.
"The Ryan
budget proposes significant cuts in the farm
safety net and conservation programs, and slashes
spending on nutrition programs that provide food
for millions of Americans. It is appalling that in
an attempt to avoid defense cuts the Republican
leadership has elected to leave farmers and hungry
families hurting," he said. (Rep. Peterson's full statement is
available by clicking here.)
Democrat
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie
Stabenow was harshly critical of Ryan's budget
proposal- saying it is "irresponsible and
undermines one of the few sectors in our economy
that is growing and creating jobs. We must reduce
the deficit in all areas of the budget, including
agriculture, but we must do that in a way that
does not hurt the economy." (Click here for Sen. Stabenow's
statement.)
Lucas
said his committee's work continues on the farm
bill regardless of the status of a
budget bill.
"I
would caution people about reading too much into
the numbers or policy proposals in either the
President's budget or the Ryan budget.
They are only suggestions. During
our process, both policy and deficit reduction
targets will be developed in conjunction with
Ranking Member Peterson and members of the
Committee as we write a fiscally responsible farm
bill that ensures Americans continue to have a
safe, affordable, and stable food supply," he
said.
You
may also want to take a listen to our Wednesday
morning farm news- our friend Mike Adams with
AgriTalk is in Washington this week- and
interviewed Mary Kay Thatcher of American Farm
Bureau about the budget numbers- and you can hear
her comments on our farm news report- click here to check it out.
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Oklahoma
Conservation Officials Take Part In Whitehouse
Water Quality
Summit
Oklahoma's
successful nonpoint source pollution program was
recently part of the discussion at a White House
conference on water quality. Clay
Pope, executive director of the Oklahoma
Association of Conservation Districts (OACD) and
Shanon Phillips, Director of the
Water Quality Division of the Oklahoma
Conservation Commission, were both invited to
discuss what makes Oklahoma's nonpoint source
program so successful and to help identify ways
that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and
the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
could cooperate to protect water using voluntary
programs. According to Pope, this was a great
opportunity to tell federal officials why
voluntary, locally-led, cooperative programs are
showing such great success in reducing nutrients
and other pollutants from Oklahoma's
waters.
"We were honored to have the chance
to tell Oklahoma's story on water quality and
conservation," Pope said. "When you see the
success we have had in Oklahoma in taking streams
and stream segments off of the EPA impaired list
and when you consider the fact that our state
consistently ranks near the top in reducing
nonpoint source pollution in our water, we must be
doing something right. We feel that Oklahoma is
showing that if you work with farmers, ranchers
and other landowners through voluntary programs
that are run correctly like the model we have that
was developed in cooperation with EPA Region 6 and
if you work to maximize cooperation with EPA and
USDA, you can make a difference in water quality
without heavy-handed regulations and do it in a
way that is popular with landowners."
You can read the full story by
clicking here.
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USMEF
Market Education Program Features Stops in Korea,
China, Hong Kong
Fifteen
representatives of U.S. Meat Export Federation
(USMEF) member organizations received an in-depth
look at the red meat industry in South Korea,
China and Hong Kong as part of the 2012 USMEF
Market Education Program. Participants came from
the United Soybean Board, the National Pork Board
and pork, beef, corn and soybean producer
organizations from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and
Nebraska.
In Korea, these pork, beef, corn
and soybean producers got a firsthand look at
USMEF marketing efforts in the retail,
foodservice, processing and distribution sectors.
They also had an opportunity to learn more about
the benefits of the Korea-U.S. Free Trade
Agreement, which took effect March 15.
Roger Knoblock, a hog producer and cattle
feeder from Lester, Iowa, participated on behalf
of the Iowa Corn Promotion Board. He was pleased
with the level of success U.S. pork and beef have
achieved in Korea, but recognizes that competition
in the market is formidable. According to the
Global Trade Atlas, the U.S. is one of 19
countries exporting pork to South Korea so far
this year.
There's a lot more to this story and
you can read it all by clicking here.
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School
Breakfast Programs Improve Student Learning,
Classroom Behavior
Dayle
Hayes, author, educator and registered
dietician, was recently in Tulsa to speak with
Oklahoma dieticians at their annual meeting. A
major portion of Hayes' recent work is focused on
the effects of nutrition on learning in the
classroom. Working closely with the dairy
industry, Hayes travels the country to speak about
research which clearly shows a link between good
nutrition and positive classroom outcomes. She was
in Tulsa this past Friday on behalf of Dairymax.
"The statistics show that about one in
four children in Oklahoma is food insecure,
meaning that there may be times when there isn't
food in the home for them to either have supper or
breakfast."
Hayes says that is significant
for school-aged children because, "Hungry children
cannot learn. So, if children come to school
without having eaten they are unable to focus in
the classroom, they are not able to concentrate on
learning and, in fact, it affects their
behaviors."
With the help of the USDA,
schools across the country have begun
participating in the School Breakfast Program. The
USDA says the program is now serving 12 million
children every school day.
Dayle Hayes has more to say on the
importance of the School Breakfast Program.
You can hear her full interview or read more of
the story by clicking here.
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Rains
Offer Game Changing Conditions for Cattle
Producers
Above-normal
temperatures and recent rains are proving a game
changer for cattle producers all across the state.
Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State
University Extension Livestock Marketing
Specialist, says these quickly-changing weather
conditions will impact producers- we have comments
with Dr. Peel on today's Beef Buzz which you can hear by clicking
here.
Peel tells us that recent
weather and the calendar ensure that spring will
happen in a significant part of the drought region
in the Southern Plains. Unusually warm
temperatures, additional rain, and the approach of
April have changed the prospects for much of
eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas. Soils are
saturated in much of the region and green up is
occurring rapidly. Cool season forages are
virtually assured early forage and hay production.
Warm season forages need a little more time but
the prospects look favorable at this time.
These changes are reflected in the latest
Drought Monitor map, which shows continued
improvement in the region. Even more dramatic are
the changes in the latest Drought Outlook from the
Climate Prediction Center. The Drought Outlook for
the next three months shows significant drought
easing in much of central and eastern Oklahoma and
eastern Texas with some improvement in a band just
west of this area. However, my recent travels
across the Texas Panhandle and New Mexico confirm
that drought conditions remain very severe in
these regions farther west.
Producers in
the improved area can begin planning for recovery.
The first consideration should be to understand
the condition of pastures and develop a management
plan for forage recovery.
Click here to read more of Derrell
Peel's analysis of forage prospects and pasture
recovery- as well as his comments on this on our
Wednesday Beef Buzz
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William
L. Ford Honored by OSU's Division of Ag Sciences
and Natural Resources
Oklahoman
William L. Ford will be honored
as a 2012 DASNR Champion award recipient by
Oklahoma State University's Division of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources on
March 28.
The DASNR Champion award
recognizes and honors those who are not graduates
of OSU's College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources but who have brought distinction
to the division while demonstrating a continuing
interest in and commitment for agricultural
sciences and natural resources.
Ford, a
1960 graduate of Shawnee High School and president
of Shawnee Milling Company since May of 1979,
currently serves on the DASNR Dean's Advisory
Council, providing insights that help ensure
division programs are tackling issues and concerns
of importance to Oklahoma.
Robert
E. Whitson, DASNR vice president, said
Ford was instrumental in the creation of the CASNR
Student Success Center that houses a student
career resources facility, a multimedia-equipped
student board room and accessibility to staff who
provide individual student guidance and coordinate
programs relevant to the personal, professional
and academic development of current students,
prospective students and alumni.
You can read more about William
Ford's contributions to OSU's DASNR by clicking
here.
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Cattle
On Feed Preview- and the Latest Rainfall Figures
This
Friday after the cattle futures close for the week
USDA will release its monthly Cattle on Feed
numbers. Rich Nelson with
Allendale has dropped us an email and gives us his
preview of the numbers that will be unveiled at 2
PM Central time.
Nelson
says "February Placements are expected to be
1.5% higher than last year. The cash cattle rally
in February may have drawn a few extra numbers
into feedlots. Keep in mind this may further
drawdown the feeder cattle supply for the next
quarter. USDA estimated feeder cattle supplies
outside of feedlots on January 1 at 4% lower than
last year. Cattle placed in February will be
marketed from July to October.
"Allendale
anticipates a Marketing total 1.8% higher than
February of 2011.
"Total
Cattle on Feed as of March 1 will be 1.8% higher
than last year. This is lower than last month's
estimate of 2.1% larger supplies."
Meanwhile,
the rainfall totals since Sunday evening have been
continuing to rise in eastern Oklahoma- with the
central and the western parts of the state getting
a little more rain overnight with this latest rain
event.
We
have a rainfall graphic to share with you as of
5:45 AM this morning- showing several locations in
eastern Oklahoma with more than 6 inches of
rainfall (and flooding as a result) since
Monday. Meanwhile the rains in central and
western Oklahoma have greatly enhanced the
prospects for the winter canola and wheat crops-
and offered some excellent moisture for the soil
profile ahead of spring planting. Click here for the rainfall graph
we have up on our website and see how rainfall
totals have piled up in various parts of the
state.
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