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Stallman told the delegates directly and soon to be President Obama indirectly that "We, the farmers and ranchers of Farm Bureau are ready to roll up our sleeves and move forward. We feed the nation and no matter which national priority, the economy, energy, immigration, trade, environment that you choose to pursue, we are ready to hit the ground running."

Besides his communication with President Elect Obama, Stallman also spoke of the need for freedom in this country for farmers to pursure their dreams. He says that means having the freedom to succeed as well as the freedom to walk close to the edge of the clift and take on greater risk.

He also spent time in talking about the recent farm bill debate- congratulaing Farm Bureau members for being a part of the process but added that now we have to make sure that implementation goes as it should.
We have several of the high points of the Stallman speech hung together as one of our Ag Perspectives Podcasts- and the link to that is below- click and check it out.

Click here for the Bob Stallman Podcast from the 90th Annual Convention of the American Farm Bureau in San Antonio

Peterson tells us that she thinks a good number of issues that will come up will be getting policy in place in anticipation of what the AFBF thinks could develop at the national level as the Obama Administration gets up and running this spring and summer. There will likely be discussion on things like the Death Tax, the Environment, Immigration and more.

We have a conversation that we had with Lori on Sunday afternoon late from here in San Antonio on this subject- and we run through several of the key issues that she sees being discussed by the delegate body starting Tuesday. Click on the link below and take a listen.

Click here for our conversation with Lori from the AFBF meeting in San Antonio

"It's always exciting to see a new crop of wheat leaders rising up to the national level," said Daren Coppock, NAWG's chief executive officer, on the announcement. "This is a wonderful program we are happy to partner with Bayer CropScience to offer our state directors every year."

There are a total of 11 wheat producers from across the country that will be a part of the 2009 WOLF program, including Jimmie Musick who farms in the Sentinel area in Washita County.

"I have been honored to serve President George W. Bush for the past 8 years as well as the rural residents of Oklahoma," said Mr. Kisling about his resignation. "I believe that there are more opportunities for success in rural Oklahoma than we have seen in the history of our state. I am proud of everything our community leaders have accomplished in the last several years."

USDA Rural Development's mission is to increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for rural residents. Nationwide, Rural Development has invested more than $90 billion since 2001 for equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. More than 1.7 million jobs have been created or saved through these investments.

"World Ag Expo is the place for the newest and most innovative agriculture technology," said 2009 Chairman Paul Simon. "We are proud to have the opportunity to award these fine new products and applaud the companies for their forward thinking and innovation."

One of the products in the top ten comes from one of our sponsors who we salute for their innovation. Bayer Animal Health offers Quick Bayt, a new spray-on house fly bait product, which can be used with granular scatter fly baits, takes control of house flies in livestock facilities to a new, higher level.

We have the link below to the full list of all the products, complete with links for more information from the companies making these products. It's almost like making the trip to Tulare, California without having to pay the airfare.

Click here for the Ten Most Innovative Products of 2009 as being spotlighted at the World Ag Expo

Later this aftermoon, we will be heading for the Mile High City of Denver and the 2009 National Western Stock Show- always a tremendous livestock event and we look forward to covering the International Livestock Congress that is scheduled for tomorrow.

Later this week, we will be heading to the Panhandle, weather permitting, for the Guymon Ag Days celebration Friday evening and Saturday morning at the Texas County Fairgrounds.
You may notice as you look at the calendar, there are a couple of deadlines on events that happen a little later this month or next. If you are interested in things like the Tulsa Horse Short Course or attending the No Till on the Plains Conference, be sure and pay attention to those deadlines to make sure you have a place reserved. AND be sure to let us know about the events going on with your organization- we'll be glad to get them listed.

Click here for our Calendar found at WWW.OklahomaFarmReport.Com

It will also include winter wheat seeding numbers for the 2009 US winter wheat crop. USDA Outlook Board Chairman Gerald Bange says changing petroleum prices and a weakening economy have had their affects. A big question remains about the impact on ethanol and biodiesel. Bange believes that question should be answered in this morning's January report.

The reports will be out from USDA at 7:30 AM central time- we will have info on these reports by 9 AM or so on our website front page- go there to get those updates.

Click here for our front page at WWW.OklahomaFarmReport.Com

We also invite you to check out our website at the link below to check out an archive of these daily emails, audio reports and top farm news story links from around the globe.

Click here to check out WWW.OklahomaFarmReport.Com

Here are some links we will leave in place on an ongoing basis- Click on the name of the report to go to that link:
Our Daily Market Wrapup from the Radio Oklahoma Network with Ed Richards and Tom Leffler- analyzing the Futures Markets from the previous Day-
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.
Previous Day's Wheat Market Recap- Two Pager From The Kansas City Board of Trade looks at all three US Wheat Futures Exchanges with extra info on Hard Red Winter Wheat and the why of that day's market.
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- As Reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture. <
The National Daily Feeder & Stocker Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
The National Daily Slaughter Cattle Summary- as prepared by USDA.
Finally, Here is the Daily Volume and Price Summary from the Texas Cattle Feeders Association.