Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Thursday, October 28, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Randy Blach Convinced Free Market Will Serve Cattle Producers Best
- Jared Stone of Chandler FFA In National Extemp Speech Contest Final Four in Indy
- The State of U.S. Beef Exports from USMEF's Dan Halstrom
- New Proposals Threaten to Roll Back Environmental Progress
- OSU's Dana Zook Says Test, Don't Guess When it Comes to Forage This Winter
- Reasons for Optimism as U.S. Agriculture Heads into 2022
- The Future of American Farming Demands High-Speed Internet Solutions
- Fletcher, Oklahoma Cattleman Jim Birdwell Honored by American Hereford Association
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Randy Blach Convinced Free Market Will Serve Cattle Producers Best
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Leverage is like the Holy Grail in the U.S. beef cattle industry; It has been eluding cattle producers for some time now. CattleFax CEO Randy Blach told us the problem is, the industry is struggling to get current.
“It may still take several more months,” Blach said. “When it does turn, it will turn pretty rapidly and the market will go by us.”
Blach said this is not the time to become pessimistic.
While the industry creeps toward balance, Congress is making moves to artificially speed up the process through the Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021.
“This industry has been a free-market industry for a long period of time,” Blach said. “There are times when we did not like the way it went and there were times we did. I think the bottom line is, I think we need to stick to our knitting.”
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Jared Stone of Chandler FFA In National Extemp Speech Contest Final Four in Indy
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At the 2021 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis- Chandler FFA member Jared Stone has advanced to the Final Four that will be happening today at 12 noon Central time. A link to the Live Stream can be found here by scrolling down to the Schedule listing for the National Extemporaneous Speech Contest
During this event, participants draw from 18 agricultural topics then select three of interest. From those three, a student selects the topic of their speech and has 30 minutes to prepare using five resources. Participants then present a four to six-minute speech on their topic to a panel of judges. After their speech, students answer five minutes worth of questions on the topic they just presented.
Our Thanks to Dr. Dwayne Cartmell of the OSU Ferguson College of Ag(Ag Comm) for sharing some awesome pics from Indy-
Below are two of our Oklahoma FFA members in the National Chorus and National Band- Emma Taylor (middle of the pic) from Pond Creek-Hunter in the Chorus and Sutton Cartmell of Perkins-Tryon in the national Band. And Dwayne caught a group from a half dozen states on the convention floor in Lucas Oil Stadium for a General Session.
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The State of U.S. Beef Exports from USMEF's Dan Halstrom
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Radio Oklahoma’s own KC Sheperd caught up with Dan Halstrom, president and CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation, to talk about the latest on increasing profitability of U.S. beef, pork and lamb exports.
“We are on a record pace,” Halstrom said. “Demand is booming and it is broad-based demand - Japan, Korea, Mexico, but also emerging markets like Colombia, Peru and some of the Central American countries.”
China is also a big market to U.S. meat exports - especially beef, Halstrom added. As far as Halstrom can tell, he described the export market growth as sustainable.
“(We) estimate we are going to finish up this year, for China, at about $1.6 billion in sales, which would make it our third-largest market,” Halstrom said.
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For our farmers who have either- always have had cotton on their farms- or those who have more recently have added the fiber crop to their operations- we have a new daily report starting to be heard on several of our Radio Stations- It's Called Cotton Talk- and we appreciate the Oklahoma Cotton Council for their support in making this a reality.
Click on the Button below to listen to our most recent report
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New Proposals Threaten to Roll Back Environmental Progress
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American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) proposal to reverse two critical habitat regulations finalized last December.
“America’s farmers and ranchers care for the natural resources they’ve been entrusted with and support common-sense reforms to National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) implementation. We were pleased to see reforms to these regulations during the past few years.
“AFBF is now equally disappointed that in the space of three weeks, the Biden administration has proposed three different changes to these regulations, signaling a return to complicated and burdensome rules that do little to advance conservation goals. Farmers and ranchers are facing continued challenges from the pandemic, supply chain issues, labor shortages, drought in the West and significant cost increases in operating their farms. Adding uncertainty to environmental regulations creates another obstacle for farmers as they work to keep America’s pantries stocked."
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We invite you to listen to us on great radio stations across the region on the Radio Oklahoma Ag Network weekdays-
if you missed this morning's Farm News - or you are in an area where you can't hear it- click below for this morning's Farm news from Ron Hays and KC Sheperd on RON.
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OSU's Dana Zook Says Test, Don't Guess When it Comes to Forage This Winter
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Weekly, Dana Zook, Oklahoma State University northwest area extension livestock specialist, offers her expertise in the cattle industry. This is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow-Calf Corner" published electronically by Paul Beck. Today, Zook talks about the benefits of getting hay tested.
This year has flown by and we are back to feeding and supplementation season in Oklahoma. By now most producers have begun the process of taking inventory of hay supplies, pricing supplements, and making feed purchases necessary to bridge the gap between the fall grazing season and springtime green-up. Within this process it is also a good idea to submit hay samples to determine their best use within a feeding plan.
Is hay use in your winter-feeding plan? Winter hay feeding is a reality for most Oklahoma producers and some use high quality hays such as alfalfa for supplementation. In both instances, a forage analysis is essential to cost effective and efficient use of the hay.
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Reasons for Optimism as U.S. Agriculture Heads into 2022
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Agricultural producers are certain to face challenges as they plan for 2022, but there are reasons to be optimistic about the U.S. farm and ranch situation as a whole, said Rob Fox, director of Cobank’s Knowledge Exchange Division.
“Commodity prices across the board are doing pretty well, particularly the grains and especially cotton,” Fox said. “Cattle prices could be a bit better, but they’re not terrible. The most obvious challenges are some key risks on the crop inputs side.”
Protein production is expected to do well in 2022. The world is demanding access to more meat - beef, chicken, pork, Fox recently told the agricultural television program SUNUP. On the home front, most beef cattle will need supplemental feed in addition to hay this winter. The amount and type of supplement depends on the type and amount of hay available. Crop and feedstuffs prices are sharply higher this year, in part because of the export-driven corn market. Current corn prices in the southern Great Plains are 40-50% higher than the same time last year.
In terms of overall farm and ranch profit projections, commodity prices will be high, but most industry analysts - including Fox - don’t expect producers and related agribusiness operators to feel the full brunt of the cost increases this year. Rather, the increases will be felt most keenly on income generated from next year’s crops and livestock.
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The Future of American Farming Demands High-Speed Internet Solutions
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A new report, funded by the United Soybean Board (USB) and conducted by the Benton Institute for Broadband & Society, revealed that providing U.S. farmers and ranchers access to fast, affordable and reliable broadband will increase sustainability. It will also allow more reliable and efficient food production for a growing population and strengthen America’s rural communities.
“Data is the most valuable tool in our farm’s toolbox. Without a reliable connection to the internet, data collection and its subsequent use is severely limited,” said Meagan Kaiser, USB treasurer, soil scientist and Missouri farmer. “Data gives us the ability to identify plant nutrient requirements and target those nutrients only where they are needed, which leads to increased yields without expanding acreage. It all begins with connectivity."
Interviews with farmers, rural internet service providers, equipment manufacturers, and agricultural leaders and experts revealed consensus around several key outcomes for rural broadband, such as the need for robust upload speeds, accurate network deployment data and scalable technologies.
The report, The Future of American Farming: Broadband Solutions for the Farm Office, Field, and Community, lays out 15 actionable recommendations for delivering the high-speed internet that farmers and rural communities need.
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Fletcher, Oklahoma Cattleman Jim Birdwell Honored by American Hereford Association
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Jim Birdwell, Fletcher, Okla., and John Meents, Jenera, Ohio, were inducted into the Hereford Hall of Merit on Oct. 23 at the American Hereford Association (AHA) Annual Meeting and Conference in Kansas City, Mo. Hall of Merit inductees have greatly influenced the Hereford breed and cattle industry.
Check out the video below to learn more about Jim's career in the cattle business.
Congrats Jim!!!!
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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.
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Wholesale Boxed Beef Prices were lower on Wednesday, October 27th. Choice Beef was down $1.13 while Select Beef was off 85 cents.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno had a total of 5,309 head of cattle this week.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher on limited comparable offerings. Demand moderate to good. Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady. Calves that were long weaned and multiple rounds of shots sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Demand moderate to good, very good for weaned calves. Cooler temperatures are in the forecast for the rest of the week.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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Each afternoon we are posting a recap of that day's markets as analyzed by Justin Lewis of KIS futures - click below for the latest update on the Livestock and Grain Futures Trade..
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Okla Cash Grain:
Daily Oklahoma Cash Grain Prices- as reported by the Oklahoma Dept. of Agriculture- The report available after the close of the Futures Trade for that day.
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Our Oklahoma Farm Report Team!!!!
Ron Hays, Senior Farm Director and Editor
KC Sheperd, Associate Farm Director and Editor
Dave Lanning, Markets and Production
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
Chelsea Stanfield, Farm News and Email Editor
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Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
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405.317.6361
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Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
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