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invite you to listen to us on great radio stations
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weekdays- if you missed this morning's Farm News - or
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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 $12.48 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,
April 19,
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Howdy
Neighbors!
Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
news update.
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Featured Story:
Southern
Plains Farm Show Features 290 Exhibitors, Daily
Demonstrations,
Giveaways
The
Southern Plains Farm Show kicks off Thursday at
State Fair Park in Oklahoma City and John Sampson
of Midwest Farm Shows says farmers are optimistic
and the overall positive farm economy makes this a
good year for farm shows.
"They're very
optimistic. You know, they're pleased the economic
situation hasn't affected them as adversely as
some of the industry segments that are out there.
Agriculture and food are basic elements to any
farm economy. Generally, they're pretty dog gone
positive. You know, the commodity prices are
staying fairly stable, cattle prices are very good
and they're looking stronger all the
time."
Sampson expects good crowds at the
farm show. Two hundred and ninety exhibitors
are signed up to show off more
than 1,000 lines of equipment, products and
services. There will be livestock handling
demonstrations all three days of the show and
there will be a commercial livestock evaluation
competition and OSU Extension speakers.
Giveaways
will include a Hustler mower, a Priefert round
pen, an Arctic Cat ATV, and $1,000 that can be
spent any way the winner likes at the farm
show.
"By gosh, there's just so much going
on it's hard to talk about it all in just a short
period of time," Sampson says.
Click here for an interactive website
that shows the location of all the
exhibitors.
You can also find more information by
clicking here, as well as an interview with the
show's owner, John Sampson.
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Ag
Committee Elects to Make Farm Bill Budget
Reductions in Food Stamp
Program
The
House Committee on Agriculture passed the
Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2012 with a
voice vote along party lines. The measure
recommends budget cuts required by the House
Budget Resolution be met entirely by reforms,
elimination of loopholes and the reduction of
waste, fraud and abuse in the Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly
known as the food stamp program.
With the
disapproval of most Democratic members, the
Agriculture Committee majority approved achieving
these requirements by suggesting more than $33
billion in savings from SNAP over the next ten
years.
Chairman Frank
Lucas, R-Okla., said over the past ten
years, the cost of SNAP nearly tripled, increasing
by 270 percent, but that the reductions proposed
by the Agriculture Committee cut only four percent
over the next decade. While Lucas said he felt the
reductions in the proposal are prudent for a
program that makes up almost 80 percent of
agricultural spending, he emphasized that the
measure does not prescribe what will be in the
Farm Bill.
"Let me remind my colleagues
that this is just an exercise," Lucas said. "When
we write the Farm Bill, we will consider
reductions from all areas."
Please click here to read more about
the Agriculture Committee's business
meeting.
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NPPC
Fires Back at Humane Society Over Campaign Waged
Against Pork Producers
The
National Pork Producers Council fired back at the
Humane Society of the United States in the ongoing
campaign waged by HSUS against pork producers. In
a news release today, the HSUS says it has filed a
complaint with the Federal Trade Commission seeing
"prompt FTC action to stop the NPPC from deceiving
consumers through its misleading animal care
representations."
The NPPC released the
following statement:
NPPC has learned that
the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has
filed a complaint with the Federal Trade
Commission, claiming that NPPC is "engaging in
deceptive advertising related to animal
well-being."
NPPC will analyze the
complaint once it actually is made public and will
vigorously defend against the absolutely false
claims made by HSUS as set forth in a press
release it issued today.
You can read more about the NPPC's
response to the HSUS complaint by clicking
here.
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OSU's
Food and Agricultural Products Marketing
Workshop to be Held in
May
Oklahoma
State University's Robert M. Kerr Food &
Agricultural Products Center is holding a
Marketing Workshop designed for FAPC Basic
Training graduates and Oklahoma small
businesses.
The workshop will be held May
10, 2012, at the FAPC in Stillwater,
Okla.
"The fact is a good marketing program
is essential to survive and succeed in the highly
competitive marketplace," said Jim Brooks, FAPC
business and marketing services
manager.
FAPC's Basic Training Workshop is
the first step in learning how to start a food
business. The Marketing Workshop serves as the
next step workshop and will provide information
and insight to move small businesses forward in
the areas of retail grocery stores, foodservice
and restaurant industry, and gourmet/specialty
foods.
You can find more information about
the FAPC Marketing Workshop by clicking
here.
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Livestock
Producers Push Back on HSUS Dictating Animal
Husbandry Demands
Lawmakers
and representatives from animal agriculture joined
forces to educate nearly 100 people about the
deliberate emphasis farmers and ranchers place on
caring for the health and well-being of their
animals. During a briefing hosted by Congressmen
Adrian Smith (R-Neb.) and
Joe Courtney (D-Conn.),
congressional staff learned about multiple
voluntary, producer-led animal care programs and
about the concerns farmers and ranchers have with
legislation introduced in the House that would
mandate strict on-farm production practices.
National
Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) President
J.D. Alexander joined
Amon Baer, an egg farmer from
Minnesota; Betsy Flores, director
of regulatory affairs for the National Milk
Producers Federation; and Bill
Luckey, a hog producer from Nebraska on a
panel to explain how they care for their livestock
and poultry. Each speaker raised serious concern
with H.R. 3798, legislation that would codify an
agreement between the Humane Society of the United
States (HSUS) and the United Egg Producers (UEP)
to seek federally mandated production practices
for the egg industry. Alexander, who is a Nebraska
beef producer, said a one-size-fits all approach
to animal agriculture won't work.
"No two
farms or ranches are the same. What works for my
neighbor may not work for me because all farmers
and ranchers have to adapt to meet the needs of
their animals, to comply with regulations and,
ultimately, to satisfy consumer demand," Alexander
said. "My biggest concern with H.R. 3798 is that
outside groups with no knowledge of the industry
will be dictating my livelihood and potentially
compromising the welfare of my livestock. This
legislation creates a slippery slope. Today, it's
egg farmers but tomorrow it could be any other
segment of animal agriculture and we're not going
to let that happen."
Click here for more on the
livestock industry pushing back on the HSUS-UEP
deal that has resulted in proposed legislation
that could set a precedent of how on farm
production practices could be decided in the
future.
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Ag
Committee Moves Forward with Farm Bill Process and
Announces DC Hearing Schedule
House
Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank
Lucas announced another series of
hearings on the 2012 Farm Bill to begin next week
in Washington, D.C. The six Subcommittees will
hold the hearings throughout April and May to hear
from national agricultural stakeholders advocating
for policy priorities. It is the next step in the
Farm Bill development. This announcement comes as
the Committee prepares for their final "Field
Hearing" on the 2012 farm bill on Friday in Dodge
City, Kansas.
Last June, Chairman Lucas
began the effort when the Agriculture Committee
held 11 audit hearings on agriculture programs to
look for ways to improve programs for farmers,
increase efficiency, and reduce spending. Chairman
Lucas then took Committee Members to the
countryside to hear directly from producers in the
field. The hearings slated for Washington will
round out the information gathering in advance of
writing legislation.
"It's important to
consider a variety of perspectives when writing
comprehensive legislation. We are continuing our
efforts to gather as much information as possible
so we can write sound and effective farm policy
that works for all of agriculture. We have
reviewed spending trends and have heard from our
producers on the ground. Now it's time for
national agricultural leaders and stakeholders to
present their views on farm policy," Lucas
said.
You can find a full list of hearings
and topics to be discussed by clicking
here.
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Domestic
Fuels Act Designed to Make Alternative Fuels
Available to More Consumers
Weakening
imported oil's grip on Americans necessarily means
expanding the availability and use of
domestically-produced renewable fuels. Addressing
the inaugural Renewable Fuels Association's
Washington Legislative Forum, Senator John Hoeven
detailed the elements of the bipartisan Domestic
Fuels Act, introduced in late
March.
Specifically, the Domestic Fuels Act
would: * Streamline the process so that all
fuels, both traditional and renewable, can be
stored and dispensed with common equipment. The
bill requires the EPA to develop streamlined
criteria so that underground tanks can be used to
dispense gasoline, diesel, ethanol or some
combination of fuels, rather than requiring the
use of separate tanks. * Provide liability
protection for retailers that meet the streamlined
EPA standards, so that they can sell multiple
types of fuel with less red tape, providing
consumers with more choice and lower fuel
prices. * Establish a new pathway for retailers
to ensure that their equipment is safe and legally
recognized as compatible to sell new fuels,
thereby reducing the cost of entry for many
retailers.
"We need to make all fuels
available to American consumers and businesses,
and we need to do so by using market-based
measures that increase competition and remove
bureaucratic obstacles to producing and marketing
renewable fuels," Hoeven said.
More information about the Domestic
Fuels Act is available by clicking here.
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