Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- Most Crop Conditions Deteriorate In Latest USDA Crop Progress Report As Growing Season Winds Down
- Beef Producers Should Have A Biosecurity Plan, Says OSU Veterinarian Dr. Rosslyn Biggs
- OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel on Drought and Forage Conditions
- USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields
- Farm Advocates & Plant Operators Press President Trump to Defend Biofuels
- Community Forestry Grant Applications Now Open
- Lots More Farm News Links to Check at the Bottom of Today's Email- Take a Look
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Most Crop Conditions Deteriorate In Latest USDA Crop Progress Report As Growing Season Winds Down
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Continuing a weeks-long trend, the condition of most of the nation’s major crops is slowly deteriorating as the growing season winds down. The latest USDA Crop Progress Report shows a slight drop in almost every crop including the pasture and range conditions.
In the 18 major corn producing states, 61 percent of the crop is rated good to excellent, compared to 62 percent last week. The remainder of the corn crop is rated 25 percent fair and 14 percent in the poor to very poor category.
Iowa, hit hard by severe weather and drought, now has only 43 percent of the crop rated good to excellent. Last week that number was 45 percent and before the storms and drought, the number was 69 percent. Today Iowa has 26 percent of the corn in the poor to very poor category. Only Colorado, hit hard by drought, has more in that category (39 percent).
Approximately 25 percent of the nation’s corn crop is mature, well ahead of the 5-year average of 19 percent.
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Beef Producers Should Have A Biosecurity Plan, Says OSU Veterinarian Dr. Rosslyn Biggs
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Dr. Rosslyn Biggs, OSU beef cattle extension specialist and College of Veterinary Medicine director, wants producers to develop and implement a biosecurity plan for their herd.
Dr. Biggs is an expert on the secure beef supply plan and Radio Oklahoma Agriculture Network Associate Farm Director and Editor KC Sheperd recently interviewed Dr. Biggs about that plan.
The secure beef supply plan focuses on foot and mouth disease.
In Oklahoma we have Dr. Hall, state veterinarian and his team working on a biosecurity plan based on the current national plan with some Oklahoma specifics, Biggs said.
Biggs encouraged producers to start thinking about their own biosecurity plan.
I think as producers we need to start thinking about our own biosecurity plans, put those in writing and practice them, Biggs said.
Biggs said we haven’t had foot and mouth disease since 1929 but if we were to have an outbreak today it would be devastating.
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OSU's Dr. Derrell Peel on Drought and Forage Conditions
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Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist, Dr. Derrell Peel, offers his economic analysis of the beef cattle industry. This analysis is a part of the weekly series known as the "Cow Calf Corner" published electronically by Dr. Peel and Dr. Glenn Selk. Today, Dr. Peel talks about drought and forage conditions.
One-third of the U.S. is in drought, predominantly in the western half of the country. Only about seven percent of the country is in the worst drought categories (D3-D4), but 26 percent is in D1 and D2 drought and another 21 percent of the country is abnormally dry (D0). Table 1 shows the corresponding pasture condition ratings at the end of August. Nationally, 46 percent of the pastures are in poor and very poor condition with just 22 percent in good to excellent condition. The western region (West) has 50 percent of pastures in poor to very poor condition followed closely by the Great Plains (GP) and Southern Plains (SP) each with 42 percent of pastures in poor to very poor condition. At the current time, 41 percent of beef cows are in states that have at least 40 percent poor to very poor pasture conditions, compared to 19 percent one year ago.
There is no doubt that lack of pasture is creating management challenges in the worst drought areas and likely leading to some regional destocking and relocation of cows. However, it is not clear that drought has resulted in significant net herd liquidation thus far. Beef cow slaughter for the year to date is up 3.3 percent year over year but is down fractionally for the past four weeks.
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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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USDA Reminds Farmers of September 30 Deadline to Update Safety-Net Program Crop Yields
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USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) reminds farm owners that they have a one-time opportunity to update Price Loss Coverage (PLC) program yields for covered commodities on the farm. The deadline is September 30, 2020, to update yields, which are used to calculate the PLC payments for 2020 through 2023. Additionally, producers who elected Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) should also consider updating their yields.
“The last time farmers could update yields for these important safety-net programs was in 2014,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “It is the farm owner’s choice whether to update or keep existing yields. So, if you rent, you’ll need to communicate with your landlord who will be the one to sign off on the yield updates.”
Updating yields requires the signature of one owner on a farm and not all owners. If a yield update is not made, no action is required to maintain the existing base crop yield on file with FSA.
For program payments, updated yields will apply beginning with the 2020 crop year which, should payments trigger, will be paid out in October of 2021.
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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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Farm Advocates & Plant Operators Press President Trump to Defend Biofuels
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In a letter today, 93 farm organizations, biofuel stakeholders, and plant managers from across the country called on President Trump to “stand up against an urgent threat facing rural communities” and reject oil industry exemptions from the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
“Our communities are still working to rebuild America’s agricultural supply chain in the wake of COVID-19,” wrote the farm and biofuel supporters. “Recent storms that swept the Midwest, impacting millions of acres, only add greater urgency of the situation. The last thing we can afford is more needless uncertainty fueled by an endless battle with Washington bureaucrats.”
“We’ve seen too many plants shut down, too many jobs lost, and too many farmers deprived of vital markets,” they added.
The letter was offered in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ongoing consideration of nearly 100 refinery exemptions, including 67 retroactive ‘gap-year’ petitions designed to circumvent a court decision restoring integrity to the nation’s biofuel targets.
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Community Forestry Grant Applications Now Open
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Applications are being accepted for grants to help communities across the state improve their forests.
Oklahoma Forestry Services, in conjunction with the US Forest Service and the Oklahoma Community Forestry Council, is accepting applications through November 13, 2020 from local governments, non-profits, neighborhood associations, civic groups, educational institutions and tree volunteer groups. The grants are available to support for a wide variety of projects and resources needed to assess, plan, maintain and improve urban and community forests.
This funding can be used for projects such as forestry plans, conducting tree inventories, staffing, tree board development and tree protection ordinance development or revisions. Other projects that will be considered include public education materials, training, arboretum development and demonstrations projects that include tree maintenance or construction protection. A full list of acceptable projects can be found in the application.
“We encourage organizations to use this opportunity to enhance their forested areas because trees are a vital asset to communities, providing health, environmental and economic benefits,” said Mark Bays, Oklahoma Forestry Services Urban and Community Forestry Coordinator. “We want to assist those communities that want to take a proactive approach to planning and caring for their trees.”
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More Farm News Links Found on Our Website- OklahomaFarmReport.Com
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Check out these additional stories by clicking on the button and jumping over to our OklahomaFarmReport.Com website!
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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 $1.03 on Monday while Select Beef was lower by 83 cents.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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OKC West in El Reno had 1,200 for their calf run on Tuesday- Compared to last Tuesday: No trend available for steer and heifer calves, however a lower undertone was noted with exception of few trades that were long weaned with multiple rounds of shots trading steady.
Click below to check the full 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
Sam Knipp, Farm News Editor
Pam Arterburn, Calendar and Template Manager
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With just over a month to go- Host Ron Hays talks with Brent Kisling one more time as he provides an update on the effort to put at least 4 million Oklahomans on record in the 2020 US Census. Kisling urges anyone not yet registered to do so before September 30th to be counted. Kisling, the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Department of Census, is coordinating the state's effort to increase the percentage of those who register here in 2020.
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