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We talked with Doud about the worry by the US cattle industry that we might see this party win and then work to stop imports of beef into Japan from the United States. Apparently, NCBA and USMEF officials have met with the Obama Administration this week on these concerns. Doud says that the Obama Administartion is engaged in discussion- but it appears the problem is partially who should they be talking to- and which party will have their hand on the steering wheel come September first.

We have our conversation with Gregg Doud of the NCBA linked below- it's part of our coverage the next few days from here in Denver at the Summer Cattle Industry Conference. The latest questions on moving forward in selling more US beef to Japan is just one of several topics that are being tossed around here as cattle producers gather in from across the country.

Click here for more on the Democratic Party of Japan Looking for Power and Hoping to Stop or Slow US Beef into Japan.

McMullen calls this an absolutely fantastic opporutnity to help thousands of rural Oklahomans with a wide variety of programs that are designed to improve the well being of rural parts of the country. He says a high prioirty for him will be to let everyone in rural Oklahoma know of the money available for investment into businesses and infrastructure- to maximize the benefit within the state.

We have more on this story- including our conversation with Ryan about what he is expecting as he moves from being a state lawmaker to becoming the "face" of USDA's Rural Development efforts in the state of Oklahoma. Click on the link below to jump to this story.

Click here for more on Ryan McMullen moving into the Rural Development Agency of the USDA

Mike Schulte, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, says that he has had to cut hundreds of thousands of dollars from the new fiscal year budget. He says that the Commission is still spending money on breeding research that continues to go on at Oklahoma State University under the direction of Dr. Brett Carver. Schulte says a difficult year like this one shows the need for continuing research to address issues like drought tolerance as well as the ability to handle cold temperatures later into the growing season.

You can hear our conversation with Mike Schulte of the OWC by clicking on the link below.

Click here for more on the 2009 Wheat Harvest just concluded- and what that means to the Oklahoma Wheat Commission's budget

Chambliss sent a similar letter to USDA Chief Economist Dr. Joseph Glauber, requesting an economic analysis of the legislation. Johanns says - the Department knows that cap-and- trade will increase agriculture production costs, but asserts that the opportunities will outweigh these costs. The Senator hopes this assessment is based on sound economic analysis and not just rhetoric.

According to an analysis conducted by the University of Missour based Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute, the House cap-and-trade bill could increase the input costs of a typical Midwestern farm by tens of thousands of dollars annually. The Senate will continue to consider this measure from an agricultural viewpoint as the full Senate Ag Committee will hold a hearing on the concept next Wednesday, July 22.

BuzzMurphy Products maintains huge piles of compost, including cattle manure, on land owned by the stockyards about 200 feet from the Oklahoma River. "We did not observe any actual discharges," Bary said. "But our inspectors certainly felt that the potential existed, particularly in a heavy rain, for water from the manure piles to run directly into the river."

Meanwhile, the Oklahoma National Stockyards in Oklahoma City remain open for business and will continue to receive and market cattle as usual and will not be affected by the recent cease and desist orders issued to Murphy Products, said Oklahoma Secretary of Agriculture, Terry Peach. "Some cattle producers said they were not sure if they can still take cattle to the stockyards and we want to make it clear that the Oklahoma City cattle market is not affected by this issue in any way," he said. "EPA only named the stockyards in their order because the company owned the land where the compost facility is located."

The Tyson Pork Group, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods, produces finished hogs and younger pigs for sale to pork processors and finishers. However, the sale of younger pigs has slowed because of unfavorable economic conditions such as high grain costs, lack of available capital and a reduction in pork demand.

Tyson spokesman Gary Mickelson says, - this is a difficult process, but we believe it's necessary as we navigate through the challenging conditions facing the pork industry and effectively manage our live hog business.

Genuity- the Seed Technology arm of Monsanto- is helping sponsor this weekend's competition and provided us tickets that we were able to share with a few of you. The Professional Bull Riding Series is a high octane sub culture of the professional rodeo circuit- and the popularity among rodeo fans is high.

Our own Ed Richards had the chance to visit with one of the top bullriders currently on the ciurcuit- Dustin Elliott of Nebraska. Dustin is one of the Riders that folks will be able to see this weekend during this three day event. Click on the link below to hear their conversation.

Click here to jump to Ed's conversation with PBR Superstar Dustin Elliott

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.

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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.