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We have more location by location reports from the Oklahoma Wheat Commission- plus an audio recap from OWC Wheat Commission Executive Director Mike Schulte about harvest up through Tuesday afternoon- click on the link below to read and hear more.

We also have had some pictures come up- Click here to see pictures that were provided by producer Tom Smith from Kiowa County as he harvested some Overly wheat. As you get pictures in and around your harvest efforts- drop us an email with them to ron@oklahomafarmreport.com and we will be delighted to share them with your fellow producers.
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AND- we also have a Soft Red Winter Wheat Harvest report from Bryan County. Casey Weger farms south of Durant in Bryan County and he tells us that "We have been cutting soft red winter wheat here since Saturday and so far yields have stayed near the 60 bushel average. We have been very impressed with our yields. The SRW variety being cut is Coker 9553 and moisture has been in the 11.5-12.0 range with protein averaging 11.5 and all test weights have been consistently in the 62 range." Weger says they are very pleased with their results thus far.

Click here for our wheat harvest coverage thru Tuesday evening.

One of the pictures that Brad shared is of the huge implement that is used to push the canola over and lodge it close to the ground. He tells us that this field was pushed on May 27- and should be ready to harvest after about ten days- around the 7th of June. Brad promises details and more pictures when harvest happens.

Click here for the latest Winter Canola Pictures that we have on our website- WWW.OklahomaFarmReport.Com

The Crop Weather Update tells us about current wheat crop conditions, saying "Wheat harvest has begun in southwestern Oklahoma. Continued hot, dry days should accelerate the harvest. Small grain conditions continued to rate mostly in the good to fair range, with 13 percent of wheat and 12 percent of rye rated excellent. Eighty-three percent of wheat had reached the soft dough stage by week's end, up 16 points from the previous week, but still five points behind normal." There has not been enough wheat harvested yet to provide us a percentage of the crop combined as of Monday.

For the row crops- "Favorable conditions during the week allowed for heavy field work as producers continued planting activities. Eighty-seven percent of corn had emerged by Sunday, up four points from the previous week, but five points behind normal. Seedbed preparation for sorghum progressed substantially to reach 93 percent complete, 12 points ahead of the five-year average. Sorghum planted jumped 20 points to reach 63 percent complete while 32 percent of the crop had emerged by week's end, both running well ahead of normal. Soybean seedbed preparation was at 86 percent complete, up 12 points from the previous week. Fifty-four percent of the soybeans were planted by Sunday, an increase of 16 points, while 29 percent of the crop had emerged, on pace with the five-year average. Peanuts planted reached 77 percent complete while 44 percent of the crop had emerged, both running behind normal. Cotton producers made significant progress this past week as 64 percent of the crop was planted by week's end, up 35 points from the week prior and six points ahead of the five-year average. Cotton emerged was at 29 percent, 11 points behind normal."

Click here for the complete Oklahoma Crop Weather Update as of Tuesday afternoon, June First.

Among the topics we touch on include a review of several key legislative victories for Oklahoma Farm Bureau and many involved in farming and ranching in the state. At the top of that list is the so called "Animal Husbandry" or "Teeth Floaters" bill- signed into law by Governor Brad Henry on April 19. Peterson also expressed satisfaction in the passage of several wind energy bills that will allow the development of wind power in Oklahoma, while protecting the land owner who contracts with third parties to generate energy from the winds sweeping across the plains that are a part of his farm or ranch operation.

We also talked about the budget that was thrown together- and if the state will have adequate funding come July first.
We also talked about water and the debate over how to make the next payment to Uncle Sam for Sardis Lake.
Click on the link below and listen to our full conversation with this key player at the State Capitol for the general farm organization.

Click here for our full conversation with Lori Peterson of the Oklahoma Farm Bureau.

It's another setback for US beef cattle interests that want to see government to government negotiations move forward on allowing greater access for US Beef into Japan- and that's our subject today on the Beef Buzz. The Japanese restrict the beef that is allowed into their country from the US to only beef that comes from animals 20 months of age or less. This stems from regulations that were put in place about five years ago- after the US had a single case of BSE- or Mad Cow Disease back in December 2003.

The US has been working with the Japanese for years to recognize that international standard and has gotten nowhere. On the first of April- US Secretary of Ag Tom Vilsack went to Japan and worked on getting this reviewed by current Japanese government- this resignation means Vilsack's groundwork in that trip has been ripped up- and will have to be redone when a new Japanese PM is in place and names a new Minister of Ag and Food in that country.
Click on the link below for more on this story- and hear some comments from Gregg Doud of NCBA on this subject about this latest speedbump thrown out in our efforts to move more beef into what was once our top beef export destination.

Click here for more on our Beef Buzz with Gregg Doud on yet another Japanese Prime Minister Resigning.

He said agents only have one vehicle description from a case in Woodward County. A ranch hand arrived just as the thieves were loading cattle.
"They jumped in the truck and took off without closing the trailer gate and the cattle jumped out," Flowers said. "One of the suspects, a Hispanic male, fired a rifle at the ranch hand who returned fire with his own rifle. We think that either the truck or trailer probably has a bullet hole."
The pickup was a red Chevrolet with chrome type wheels and was pulling a white Titan Gooseneck stock trailer with Kansas tags. He said anyone with information that might be helpful is encouraged to call local authorities or his office at (405) 522-6102.

Click on the link below for more on this cattle theft story- as found on our website, www.oklahomafarmreport.com.

Click here for more on the Cattle Theft Story- and how Oklahoma is pushing back.

Click here for more details about funeral arrangements that have been made to date for this nationally known cattle producer.

The Plant and Soil Sciences Department within the Division of Agriculture at OSU will be celebrating the dedication and service of four outstanding professionals who have decided to retire this year this afternoon from 2 to 4 PM at 106 Ag Hall on campus in Stillwater. The four who will be in the retirement spotlight his afternoon will be Dr. JC Banks, Dr. Bjorn Martin, Dr. Tom Peeper and Bob Woods.

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.