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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Friday, September 4, 2020
A reminder- No Update on Monday Due to Labor Day- Back Next Tuesday 9/8
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- NAWG Applauds Senate COVID-19 Wheat Letter to USDA
- Drought Conditions Improve For Much Of Oklahoma, Worsen For Western U.S.
- Meat Packing Industry Needs To Add About 6,000 Head To Daily Capacity, Says Dustin Aherin, Rabo AgriFinance
- OSU's Kim Anderson Says Producers Should take Advantage of the Recent Price Rally
- OWRB invites Stakeholders to Illinois River Watershed Total Phosphorous Criterion Revision Webinar Sept 8
- National Corn Yield still likely to Break Records, while Lack of Rain lowers Yields Further in Iowa
- Apply for an OkPork Council Grant!
- Check Out Our MarketLinks in the Lower Part of the Email- Cattle Auctions, Cash Grain Bids and More
- And Finally- Farmers Plan to Vote for Trump
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NAWG Applauds Senate COVID-19 Wheat Letter to USDA
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On September 02, 2020, 21 Senators representing wheat-producing states issued a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture “regarding the deteriorating economic conditions being experienced by wheat farmers across the country” and the compounding impact this is having with COVID-19.
“NAWG wants to give a special thanks to Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) for taking the lead on this letter,” stated NAWG President and Cass City, MI wheat grower Dave Milligan. “We applaud both parties for coming together to advocate on such an important issue.”
In the letter, the Senators point to the economic impact of COVID-19 on wheat prices and the need for assistance for all wheat growers. The letter focuses on the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP), stating that “while this assistance remains important to those (hard red spring and durum wheat) producers, these classes of wheat represent approximately 30 percent of 2019 production, leaving the majority of wheat farmers without access to assistance through the CFAP program.”
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Drought Conditions Improve For Much Of Oklahoma, Worsen For Western U.S.
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Expansion of drought conditions in the western half of the U.S. is drawing much of the attention this week on the latest U.S. Drought Monitor map.
This includes a large area covering northern and eastern New Mexico, most of Arizona, Utah, Nevada, northern California, Oregon and central Washington. Most of Colorado and parts of Wyoming are also included in the expanding drought map.
Extreme drought conditions are also continuing for western and central Iowa. In fact, 99 percent of Iowa is covered in D0-D3 (abnormally dry to extreme drought) conditions.
Hurricane Laura left patchy D0 (abnormally dry) conditions from central Oklahoma to eastern Texas. In contrast, serious drought continues to plague western and southwestern Oklahoma, central and western Texas.
Precipitation shortfalls of 4 to 6 inches for the past 60 days – and 6 to 8 inches for June-August- cover parts of the Texas Panhandle and over the interior of the Big Bend region of Texas.
Two-to-five-inch deficits for the past 60 days were measured in the rest of central and western Texas while June-August totals 4 to 6 inches less than normal affect most of central Texas and parts of western Oklahoma.
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Meat Packing Industry Needs To Add About 6,000 Head To Daily Capacity, Says Dustin Aherin, Rabo AgriFinance
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The rash of catastrophic events hitting the beef industry during the past year, including the fire at the Kansas beef processing plant and COVID-19 has led Dustin Aherin, animal protein analyst for Rabo AgriFinance, to conclude we need more meat packing capacity.
Aherin was a featured speaker at the recent Feeding Quality Forum sponsored by the Certified Angus Beef program.
We need to expand packer capacity to make the supply chain more resilient, Aherin said.
It has to be driven by economics and profitability, he said.
Aherin suggested we need to add about 5-6,000 head per day. It could come from existing plants, but it could also come from new construction.
Small to medium sized plants that specialize in niche markets with 1-2,000 head per day capacity, could fill the gap, he said.
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Each Weekday- Listen to Cotton Talk!
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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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 Kim Anderson Says Producers Should take Advantage of the Recent Price Rally
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Oklahoma State University Extension Grains Market Analyst Dr. Kim Anderson talks about what is going on in the Wheat Markets weekly on SUNUP.
We've seen a couple of good weeks with crop prices.
Dr. Anderson says prices have been increasing, "You look at wheat prices on Kansas City December contract, they went from $4.26 cents to $4.80. Thats a 54 cent increase there. You Look down at corn, $3.21 cents on that December contract to $3.55, thats 34 cents for corn. Soybeans, $8.65 to $9.55, 90 cents cents, and cotton has been wallering around abut 65 to 66 cents, but that is still relatively good for cotton prices."
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OWRB invites Stakeholders to Illinois River Watershed Total Phosphorous Criterion Revision Webinar Sept 8
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The Oklahoma Water Resources Board (OWRB) Water Quality Standards (WQS) staff invites stakeholders and interested parties to a public webinar. This webinar will inform stakeholders and interested parties about the ongoing work by OWRB staff to revise the total phosphorous criterion for the protection of the aesthetics beneficial use in the Illinois River Watershed.
The OWRB WQS staff value and encourage public participation. There will be a designated text-based Q&A during the webinar where the public will have the opportunity to interact with staff re: questions they may have about the technical work and criteria revision process.
This will be part 1 of a 3-part webinar series.
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National Corn Yield still likely to Break Records, while Lack of Rain lowers Yields Further in Iowa
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National corn yield still likely to break records, while lack of rain lowers yields further in Iowa. Main Street Data now forecasts national corn yield at 178.1.
Using sophisticated weather-based modeling techniques that correlate to crop stage, Main Street Data forecasts a 2020 national yield of 178.1 Bu/A for corn. Despite setbacks from storms and a lack of rain, this yield forecast of 178.1 still surpasses the last national yield record, set in 2017 at 176.6 Bu/A.
Iowa corn yield reduced further, thanks to lasting derecho damage and a lack of rain.
With Iowa and neighboring states still reeling from the August 10 derecho, a lack of rain is now worsening yield forecasts for corn. Using 40 years of sophisticated, weather-based data – as well as modeling comparison data from a similarly destructive derecho – Main Street forecasts Iowa corn loss at 185 million bushels. This puts Iowa’s final yield forecast at 195.7 Bu/A – compared to the Iowa record of 203 Bu/A.
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Apply for an OkPork Council Grant!
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The long weekend coming up is a perfect time to think of and submit a wonderful proposal for an Oklahoma Pork Council Grant!
Six grants will be awarded in the amount of $500 each, and will be awarded in both the fall and the spring. Proposals are funded based upon project merit and the availability of funds. The application deadlines are September 15 and February 15.
Project objectives must promote students' understanding of the food and fiber system and support the use of the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom program in the overall classroom curriculum. Because the primary purpose for this grant is to encourage use of the Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom program, project proposals must be directly related to Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom lessons and activities. A list of Ag in the Classroom lessons and the activities to go with the lessons are required.
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And Finally- Farmers Plan to Vote for Trump
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A new Farm Futures poll shows farmers significantly plan to support President Donald Trump in the November election. The poll asked the question, “If the presidential election was held today, would you vote for President Trump?” Just over 1,000 producers responded, with 75 percent saying yes. In 2018, 60 percent said yes to the same question, following the start of the U.S.-China trade war. Meanwhile, 66 percent of farmers said yes to the same question in 2019.
In the most recent Farm Futures survey, Trump received high “grades” from farmers on his handling of agriculture, domestic issues and foreign policy. In 2017, nearly 50 percent of farmers gave him either an A or B grade on his handling of agriculture and 44.5 percent on foreign policy. In 2018, his handling of agriculture slipped to 47.1 percent. In Farm Futures’ current survey, Trump received a score of 67 percent as an A or B grade on his handling of agriculture, and 63 percent on foreign policy.
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Some Other News Stories You Might Want to Check From Our Website- OklahomaFarmReport.Com
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OKC West is our Market Links Sponsor- they sell cattle three days a week- Cows on Mondays, Stockers on Tuesday and Feeders on Wednesday- Call 405-262-8800 to learn more.
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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 continue to show weakness- Choice Beef was down 34 cents on Thursday while Select Beef was also lower by $1.32- Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Weekly Cattle Auction Reports
The buttons below allow you to check out the weekly Cattle Auctions in the region that we post on our website and here in our daily email update-
NOTE- several of markets that operate early in the week will be off next week due to Labor Day- call and confirm their schedule before loading cattle up.
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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
Sam Knipp, Farm News Editor
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
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Tim West
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Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
2401 Exchange Avenue,
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Oklahoma City, OK 73108
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Ron Hays
Director of Farm Programming
Radio Oklahoma Ag Network
405.473.6144
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