Howdy Neighbors!

Here's your morning farm news headlines from the Director of Farm Programming for the Radio Oklahoma Network, Ron Hays. We are proud to have KIS Futures as a regular sponsor of our daily email update. KIS Futures provides Oklahoma Farmers & Ranchers with futures & options hedging services in the livestock and grain markets- Click here for the free market quote page they provide us for our website or call them at 1-800-256-2555.

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Dr. Anderson also talked with Clinton Griffiths of SUNUP about the relationship of wheat prices to the strength of the US dollar. Earlier in 2010, Anderson saw little tie between Yankee greenbacks and bushels of wheat- but in recent weeks- a stronger dollar has been matched by lower wheat prices- a sign, according to Anderson, that current wheat price levels are very sensitive to wheat export movement.

You can see Dr. Anderson on this weekend's SUNUP program on OETA Saturday morning- but you can get his audio analysis of this longtime watcher of the wheat market by clicking on the LINK below. Take a listen now and get a leg up on the markets before the three day holiday weekend kicks in.

Also at the link below- we have details of the rest of the SUNUP report for this weekend, to be seen on OETA- click and take a look at the lineup- as well as get an early listen to what Kim Anderson sees for this harvest season when it comes to wheat prices.

Click here for a chance to hear Kim Anderson's latest take on the wheat marketplace these next few weeks as we prepare for harvest.

Click on the link below to take a look at these pictures showing these fields with a combine in them, picking up the canola that was swathed a few days ago.

Also- remember- we would love to see your pictures from the 2010 harvest- CANOLA or WHEAT. Email them to us and we will share with our family of readers, listeners and viewers.

Click here to take a look at the 2010 Winter Canola Harvest Now Underway in southern Oklahoma.

Let us hear from you as wheat harvest draws closer- we will recap what we get from various sources on Tuesday morning in our next email- after the three day holiday.

S. J. Res. 26 currently has 41 cosponsors, including three Democrats: Senators Blanche Lincoln (Ark.), Mary Landrieu (La.), and Ben Nelson (Neb.). Fifty-one votes are needed to pass the resolution.

EPA's "endangerment" finding (issued in Dec., 2009) provides the foundation for the agency to regulate GHGs from small and large sources throughout the economy (including farms, hospitals, office buildings and schools) under the CAA, which is ill-equipped to address climate change. S. J. Res. 26 would in effect reverse EPA's finding, and allow the complex issue of climate change to be handled through thoughtful Congressional debate, rather than unilaterally mandated by the EPA.

The NCBA contends that if agriculture were regulated under the CAA, Title V operating permits alone would cost farmers over $866 million-in addition to increased costs for feed, fuel and other inputs necessary for running agriculture operations as a direct result of the regulations on other economic sectors.

According to research that is now a couple of years old, right at 80% of Americans grill out- many of them year round. In a One Page Info Sheet that was prepared by Rick McCarty, who at the time was with the NCBA, beef is the choice of meats for the grill, with hamburgers the favorite of many many Americans.

Click on the link below- and you can see the review of the importance of grilling for moving beef, pork and poultry through the pipeline. One of the unknowns this grilling season is how willing consumers will be to pay higher prices for meat to throw onto the charcoaler- wholesale prices for the meat proteins are all up significantly compared to the Memorial Day 2009 weekend. While featuring offers a lot of value to consumers- the higher retail prices will likely mean some trading down, especially for those that want a thick steak this weekend.

Click here for some of the key stats about Grilling and the American Public- Including the Love Affair with Hamburgers We Have.

The problem is that if that program is terminated- the pipeline closes as well. The School Board offered those who protested the termination of Scott and the program with a challenge- raise $48,000 by June 2 and the program stays.The latest email we have received indicates they are just shy of $20,000- and we wanted to share this story with you to give you a chance to help- if you care to- as well.

If you want to know about this effort, the person spearheading the fundraising is Rodney Wilson, Manager of the Wheeler Brothers Elevator in Thomas. His number is 580-661-3501.
You can also contact the banks in Thomas- accounts have been set up in both- just reference the "Thomas Fay Custer Tech Ed Fund." First State Bank in Thomas is participating and their number is 580-661-3515 and so is the Bank of the West location in Thomas- that number is 580-661-3541.

We wish these folks working to get this done and JC Scott the very best as this community pulls together to keep what sounds like a good thing going.

After the three day weekend- we hope to have a feel for how winter canola harvesting is getting along, where we stand on getting combines into the wheat fields of our state, as well as a look at the just concluded (by that point) 2010 State Legislative Session.

Have a wonderful Memorial Day- take time to remember those who have served our country and given the ultimate sacrifice so that we may be free and able to chase our dreams in what is still the greatest place in the world to be a citizen of- the United States of America. God Bless our Country- I'm asking for a double dose of blessing this year.

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.