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Thursday, August 14,
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch
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Featured Story:
USDA
Implements Stacked Income Protection Plan for
Cotton Growers
The
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management
Agency (RMA) Wednesday announced that the
Stacked Income Protection Plan (STAX) will be
available to upland cotton producers through the
federal crop insurance program beginning with the
2015 crop year. STAX is one of several new risk
management options created by the 2014 Farm Bill
that will help protect farmers from events beyond
their control such as weather disasters.
"The 2014 Farm Bill provides more
options for farmers and ranchers to manage risks
to their businesses and makes crop insurance more
affordable for beginning farmers," said
RMA Administrator Brandon Willis.
"STAX will provide upland cotton producers with an
additional tool beginning with the 2015 crop year.
We want to make as much information available now
to assist with farmers' risk management planning."
STAX is an area-based revenue policy
that may be purchased on its own, or in
conjunction with another companion upland cotton
crop insurance policy. As a general matter, STAX
may begin paying when revenue drops below 90
percent of the expected revenue for the area and a
full indemnity may be payable when area revenue
falls below 70 percent of the expected level. The
amount of actual coverage and indemnity received
by a producer will depend on the producer's choice
of a trigger yield, coverage range and other
elections made under the STAX and companion
policy. Producers should consult with their crop
insurance agents to find the coverage that best
suits their needs. Producers may not cover the
same acres in both STAX and the new Supplemental
Coverage Option.
NCC
Chairman Wally Darneille said, "We
appreciate RMA's timely implementation of STAX and
for making it available for upland cotton in all
counties where federal crop insurance coverage for
upland cotton is currently offered. This will
provide our nation's cotton farmers with a solid
risk management mechanism so they can continue
producing safe, abundant, and affordable food and
fiber."
Click Here to read more about the
implementation of STAX. Click Here for more reaction from
the National Cotton Council.
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NCBA
Shows Scope of WOTUS Rule
The
battle over the 'Waters of the US' continues.
WOTUS is a proposed regulatory rule from the
Environmental Protection Agency and US Army Corps
of Engineers that is currently open for public
comment through Federal Register. This proposal is
getting "push back" from a lot of agricultural
groups including the National Cattlemen's Beef
Association and American Farm Bureau Federation
and they have been instrumental in coming up with
a campaign called "Ditch The
Rule". NCBA Environmental
Counsel Ashley McDonald said there is a
new tool in the effort to battle the WOTUS
proposal.
"We partnered with other ag
groups here in town to develop some maps which we
think really highlight the extent of EPA's
proposed regulation and exactly how far it goes
and how many acres it covers and how many stream
miles it really covers," McDonald said. "Now these
maps they are really impressive, they show
different states and exactly show the difference
between stream mileage when you add in those
ephemeral streams, which are those ditches and
smaller waterways that only hold water during a
rainfall event."
"When you add those
in, you can have states that increase their
regulated stream mileage by 100 thousand miles, so
that clearly shows you where EPA intends to go
with this regulation and from looking at the
states you can tell that there is virtually going
to be no land area that isn't within a hop, skip
and jump from a regulated 'Water of the US', which
means land activities are going to be highly
regulated, more so than they have ever been
before," she said.
Click Here to read or to
listen to today's Beef Buzz with McDonald
about how NCBA will be using the maps on
Capital Hill.
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Quail
Symposium and Fundraiser August 23 in Oklahoma
City
Quail
have been few and far between throughout the past
few years. However, an upcoming event has been
scheduled for land managers and quail hunters
interested in having more of the birds on their
property.
Oklahoma State University has
partnered with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife
Conservation (ODWC) and Quail Forever to host the
Oklahoma Quail Symposium Aug. 23. The daylong
event will begin with registration at 9:30 a.m.
and will continue at the Crowne Plaza hotel by
Northwest Expressway and May Avenue in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma.
"The symposium will
cover topics such as quail habitat management,
cost share opportunities for landowners, an update
on the latest research in Oklahoma and information
about quail management activities on wildlife
management areas," said Dwayne
Elmore, OSU Cooperative Extension
wildlife specialist.
Click Here to read more about the
upcoming Oklahoma Quail
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Prepare
a "Calving Kit" Before Fall Calving
Begins
Glenn
Selk, Oklahoma State University Emeritus
Extension Animal Scientist, writes in the latest
Cow-Calf Newsletter.
More and more
Oklahoma producers are breeding cattle to calve in
the fall. Some producers are planning to "calve
out" more replacement heifers than normal to take
advantage of high cattle prices. Before the hustle
and bustle of the fall calving season, now is a
good time to put together the supplies and
equipment that will be needed to assist heifers
and cows that need help at calving time.
Equipment: Before calving season
starts, do a "walk-through" of pens, chutes, and
calving stalls. Make sure that all are clean dry,
strong, safe, and functioning correctly. This is a
lot easier to do on a sunny afternoon than a dark
night when you need them.
Protocol:
Before calving season starts develop a plan of
what to do, when to do it, who to call for help
(along with phone numbers), and how to know when
you need help. Make sure all family members or
helpers are familiar with the plan. It may help to
write it out and post copies in convenient places.
Talk to your local veterinarian about your
protocol and incorporate his/her suggestions.
Encourage everyone that will be watching and
helping cows and heifers this calving season to
read Oklahoma State University Extension Circular
E-1006, "Calving Time Management for Beef Cows and
Heifers".
Click Here to read more from Dr.
Selk on what producers need in their
calving kit.
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Kansas
Angus Producer Keeps Balanced Approach to
Genetics
Whether
you are selling a calf crop, finished cattle to a
packing house or a chef cooking a steak for the
consumer, the beef industry is built upon personal
relationships. Frank
Hinkson, a seedstock producer from
Cottonwood Falls, Kansas understands that and he
knows his service must be just as high in quality
as the Angus genetics he sells.
"For
customer service I think that's the most important
thing we can do is offer them a good product that
they will want to come back and buy more bulls
from us in the future," Hinkson said.
Creating that good product starts with
setting a foundation based on traits customer want
most like calving ease and docility, then Hinkson
adds superior carcass traits to create high
quality beef.
"Cattle in the end they
all wind up in the feedlot sooner or later, so you
need an animal that will not only perform but will
grade and hang up a good carcass so they need to
be efficient as far as how they gain but also a
good quality animal at the same time," Hinkson
said.
Click Here to read more or to
watch a video featuring Hinkson and his cattle
operation.
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Op-Ed:
We Can Have Food Security and a Healthy
Environment
The
Environmental Defense Fund is
launching a new blog called Growing
Returns, which will feature posts from
EDF experts on how they can meet growing demands
for food in ways that improve the natural systems
that sustain us. The following post is from
EDF Vice President David
Festa.
"The way we produce
food is getting a lot of attention these days, and
for good reason. If current projections hold,
we'll have 9 billion mouths to feed by 2050 - 2
billion more than we have
today.
"Throughout history, when we've
needed to expand food production, we've gone to
nature's vast storehouse and made withdrawals. In
doing so, we've filled wetlands, dried up rivers,
degraded habitat, and polluted our air and
water.
"We've already drawn down
nature's account to dangerously low levels, and we
still need to produce more.
"If we're
going to meet growing needs for food and water,
we're going to have to do it in ways that not only
stop harming the environment, but actually improve
the ecosystems that serve us. Business as usual
just isn't going to cut it. "
Click Here to read more from the
Environmental Defense Fund and how they say say
they view agriculture.
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A
Shout Out to Dr. Wade Brorsen by His Peers
Wade
Brorsen of Oklahoma State University's
Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources has been named a 2014 Fellow by the
Agricultural and Applied Economics
Association.
"Receiving the title
of AAEA Fellow is the highest honor given by our
profession," said Mike Woods,
head of the OSU Department of Agricultural
Economics. "Dr. Brorsen is very deserving given
his contributions to the advancement of
agricultural and applied economics. We're most
fortunate to have him as a member of our
faculty."
Brorsen is the department's
first AAEA Fellow in 30 years. He has been on the
faculty at OSU since 1991.
Go here for more on Dr. Brorsen's
career at Oklahoma State and his impact on the
ag economics work at the University.
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