Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:13:38 CST
Sorghum has served as a food and feed crop for thousands of years, yet it can become poisonous under drought or freezing conditions. The problem is dhurrin, which breaks down to form prussic acid, also…
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Nov 21
Next to Last Weekly Crop Progress Shows Oklahoma Wheat Crop Unchanged Versus Last Week at 19% Good to Excellent
Mon, 21 Nov 2022 16:53:29 CST
In our next to last Crop Progress of the season- harvest across the US is largely complete. USDA is no longer showing a state by state breakdown on soybeans as harvest of that crop is complete- the US corn harvest is 96% complee, cotton harvest is 79% complete Grain sorghum 97% harvested and peanuts are 94% harvested.
Eighty seven percent of the US Winter Wheat Crop is now emerged, one point ahead of the five year average and two points ahead of this time last year.
There’s no change in the national winter wheat crop condition from a week ago at 32% in good to excellent condition- 12 points under the 44% good to excellent in the middle of November last year. The Oklahoma winter wheat crop remains unchanged this week versus last at 19% good to excellent- but far below the 55% good to excellent last year at this point. Kansas is also unchanged from last week with 24% of the winter wheat crop being in good to excellent condition- and less than half the ratings of last November, which were at 61% good to excellent. Finally, texas is at 19% good to excellent- up one point from last week and three points under a year ago.
Click here for the November 21st USDA Crop Progress report (next to last of this growing season)
In Oklahoma- here’s the rundown on harvest progress on the spring planted crops:
Row Crops:
Sorghum harvested reached 97 percent, up 5 points from the previous year and up 9 points
from normal.
Soybeans harvested reached 82 percent, up 3 points from the previous year and up 9 points
from normal.
Peanuts harvested reached 95 percent, up 6 points from the previous year and up 8 points
from normal.
Cotton harvested reached 75 percent, up 3 points from the previous year and up 11 points
from normal.
Meanwhile- the Oklahoma Pasture and Range Conditions actually improved by three points from 4% good last week to 7% good this week- and also saw a drop in poor to very poor ratings from 82% last week to 75% this week. In November 2021, we had pasture and range ratings at 31% in good to excellent condition.
Click here for the Oklahoma Crop Progress report from November 20th.
Click here for the Kansas Crop Progress report dated November 21st.
Click here for Texas Crop Progress report dated November 21st.
Nov 21
Optimistic Keynote Slated for 2023 American Farm Bureau Convention
Bert Jacobs, co-founder and Chief Executive Optimist of the $150 million lifestyle brand Life is Good®, will address attendees as general session keynote speaker during the 2023 American Farm Bureau Convention. When Jacobs and his brother John started the company in 1994, they had $78 in their pockets, lived out of their van and sold …
Nov 21
Oklahoma House Delegation Restores Veterans’, Service Members’ Access to Pharmacies
Today, Representatives Frank Lucas (OK-03), Tom Cole (OK-04), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Kevin Hern (OK-01), and Stephanie Bice (OK-05) announced that Express Scripts (ESI), the pharmacy benefits manager for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), will extend an additional opportunity for independent and community pharmacies to join the TRICARE Pharmacy 5th Generation (TPharm5) network. On December …
Nov 21
2022 Census of Agriculture out This week
KC Sheperd, Farm Director, caught up with the director of NASS’s National Operations Division in St. Louis, Joe Prusacki, and talked about why it is important for ag producers to take time to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture. The 2022 Census of Agriculture will be mailed in phases, starting with an invitation to respond …
Nov 21
Producers Encouraged to Mitigate risk, take advantage of Drought Relief
Welcome rains have fallen across the state in recent weeks, but much of Oklahoma is still in a drought. Oklahoma State University Extension has rounded up the following drought relief funding channels that are currently available to producers and noted some of the most important drought policies in effect during this challenging season. Water availability …
Nov 21
A Season of Thankfulness By Congressman Tom Cole
This week, Americans will gather around their dinner tables with family and loved ones to reflect upon and count our blessings. As one of our most unifying American traditions, it is important to join in collective gratitude. Indeed, since the first pilgrims arrived on Plymouth Rock in 1621, our nation has long celebrated the tradition …
Nov 21
Farmland to Normalize in 2023 as Fed Raises Rates
By Jason Burbage, President, National Land Realty The Federal Reserve has increased interest rates in June, July, September, and November. This has slowed real estate markets as the borrowing rate has reached 4%. Buyers now have significant additions to cost, which means they are seeking lower prices overall. Sellers are now adjusting to this market …
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