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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- November WASDE offers Surprise Numbers--Allendale's Rich Nelson Explains
- 2020 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
- Certified Angus Beef President John Stika Upbeat About CAB in 2021
- Saving Water Through Early Irrigation Termination
- National Pork Board Launches AgView, A New Tool to Help Protect the Industry from Foreign Animal Disease Fallout
- Coalition Asks Lawmakers to Intervene in GPS-related FCC Ruling
- Dairy Checkoff, Domino’s Honor Veterans With Special Pizza Promotion
- AFR/OFU Hosts National Farmers Union President on First Leg of Statewide Tour
- ALSO- Check Out the Video from the El Reno Issues Forum Related to the Beef Industry at the Bottom of the Email
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November WASDE offers Surprise Numbers--Allendale's Rich Nelson Explains
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USDA on Tuesday released its November Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports. Associate Farm Director, KC Sheperd spoke with Allendale's Rich Nelson to see what the November numbers looked like. Nelson said there were a few surprises, "This was a big change here for the trade expectation. So often we see minimal changes on production for this report. In this case, USDA’s, 215, million bushel decline from the October estimate that was, in fact, the second largest decline they've noted on these November reports in history, so big decline there. Also the second shocker and probably a bigger issue on the market impact was a 325 million bushel revision higher USDA.S export estimate."
Nelson also says USDA was pretty agressive with the corn export numbers, "So bottom line is we went ending stocks from under 2.2 billion bushel on the corn side. Now, 1.7 is the lowest ending stock and stock to use number in seven years for corn so definitely a dramatic change for the balance sheet.”
There was discussion on the Soybean numbers as well as we did see lower production by 98 million bushels, "This was a record decline for this November, so big drop there, and biggest issue for a lot of us on the demand side of things here, they didn't touch anything regarding domestic crush or exports. Many of us would argue both those need to be raised in future reports. So bottom line for the soybean discussion now, or 190 million bushels lowest ending stack in seven years, and get this statistic, lowest stocks to use for soybeans on the US side, second lowest since 1965. So, in terms of market impact, certainly the corn and soybean sides we turned some heads here today" said Nelson.
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2020 Farm Service Agency County Committee Elections Underway
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has mailed ballots for the Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committee elections to eligible farmers and ranchers across the country. To be counted, ballots must be returned to the local FSA county office or postmarked by December 7.
“FSA has over 7,000 county committee members nationwide who serve their communities by providing input on our programs at the local level,” said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. “We value their knowledge and judgment as decisions are made about the services we provide, including disaster and safety-net programs.”
Each committee has three to 11 elected members who serve three-year terms of office, and at least one seat is up for election each year. Newly elected committee members will take office January 1, 2021. County committee members help FSA make important decisions on its commodity support programs, conservation programs, indemnity and disaster programs, and emergency programs and eligibility.
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Certified Angus Beef President John Stika Upbeat About CAB in 2021
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For many beef producers, this year can best be described as a “dumpster fire” but that doesn’t mean there haven’t been some good things happen too, said John Stika, president of Certified Angus Beef. Stika recently talked with me about the marketing numbers.
The CAB’s fiscal marketing year flipped over a new page in October and Stika said the past year’s numbers were surprisingly good.
This last year we still managed to sell over a billion pounds of CAB product, Stika said. This is down about six percent but all in all, this is a success, he noted.
At the peak of the pandemic the food service business was off 70 percent and international business was off 60 percent, he said.
However, retail business was up 60 percent as consumers ate more meals at home.
Our food service business has recovered about 70 to 80 percent of pre-covid, Stika said.
There is a lot of optimism going into the new year.
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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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Saving Water Through Early Irrigation Termination
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Irrigated cotton is one of the major crops in Oklahoma. According to the 2018 Irrigation and Water Management Survey conducted by the United States Department of Agriculture, Oklahoma had about 114,000 acres of irrigated cotton, ranking us eighth among all cotton producing states. In terms of average yield harvested at irrigated cotton fields, however, Oklahoma was ranked fourth, following California, Arizona and Missouri.
The future growth, economic viability and environmental sustainability of irrigated cotton in Oklahoma relies on the availability of agricultural water resources with appropriate quality. At the same time, our water resources are facing grand challenges caused by frequently occurring droughts, declining groundwater levels, diminishing river flows to surface reservoirs and degrading water quality.
To address these challenges, Oklahoma State University’s researchers, extension specialists and educators have been collaborating with Oklahoma cotton producers for many years, conducting state-of-the-art research and demonstration projects across the state. One of these projects investigated different irrigation termination times and their effects on cotton yield and fiber quality. If irrigations can be terminated earlier at the end of the growing season without hurting yield and fiber quality, precious water resources could be saved for the future.
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National Pork Board Launches AgView, A New Tool to Help Protect the Industry from Foreign Animal Disease Fallout
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The National Pork Board today announced the launch of AgView, a technology solution to help the U.S. pork industry respond faster than ever before possible in the event of a foreign animal disease (FAD) outbreak. The web-based tool will allow participating producers to easily share their farm’s FAD status updates and pig movement data with state animal health officials. The opt-in, no-fee technology – funded by the Pork Checkoff – will allow for contact-tracing of infected animals to help rapidly contain or regionalize a potential FAD outbreak.
While any FAD outbreak on even a single farm would be devastating, the potential collective losses are staggering. According to a recent study1 from Iowa State University, an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in the United States could cost the pork industry $50 billion over 10 years.
“When pork producers adopt AgView, they are not only helping protect their farms, but also the entire industry,” said Pork Board CEO Bill Even. “COVID taught us, the best way to quickly contain and recover from a significant supply chain disruption, which an FAD outbreak would be, is through real-time information, collaboration and a common data set to inform decision making.”
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Coalition Asks Lawmakers to Intervene in GPS-related FCC Ruling
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Farm Bureau and dozens of other organizations representing a broad range of industries is calling on lawmakers to help protect the satellite communications and GPS services that tens of millions of Americans rely on.
This spring, the Federal Communications Commission granted a petition filed by Ligado to provide 5G services. Ligado’s planned use of its spectrum is so near bands used by GPS, it could diminish the reception capability of GPS devices. This is a major problem for farmers and ranchers, who rely on precision agriculture technology and GPS so their farms and ranches can be more efficient, economical and environmentally responsible.
It would also put at risk GPS services used by the military and other national defense agencies, aviation safety agencies, mapping applications and many others.
“The proposed Ligado network would disrupt the reliability of satellite communications services and the many critical applications that rely upon GPS, which has direct implications for safety-of-life in commercial aviation operations, precision farming and irrigation management that have revolutionized the agriculture economy, autonomous ground and air vehicles that will bring a new generation of transportation, precise and actionable weather data that can predict hurricanes and other life-threatening natural events, and many other applications,” the groups said in a letter to Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), chair and ranking member, respectively, of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.
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Dairy Checkoff, Domino’s Honor Veterans With Special Pizza Promotion
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As a celebration of dairy farmers’ commitment to communities, Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) is joining checkoff partner Domino’s Pizza and Wounded Warrior Project to honor, support and feed veterans and their families on Veterans Day.
“America’s dairy farmers have supported military families for decades. In fact, many dairy farmers and their families have military backgrounds and/or family members currently serving our country,” said Paul Ziemnisky, executive vice president of global innovation partnerships for DMI. “We’re proud to partner with Domino’s Pizza and Wounded Warrior Project to bring food and celebration to our nation’s veterans and their families.”
50 Percent Off Domino’s Pizza
DMI and Domino’s Pizza are partnering to honor veterans and their families by offering 50 percent off pizzas for new Domino’s app users during Veterans Day week, Nov. 9-15. DMI will help Domino’s market the promotion across key social media and digital platforms.
“Domino’s is proud to join America’s dairy farmers in celebrating our country’s veterans,” said Art D’Elia, chief marketing officer at Domino’s Pizza.
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AFR/OFU Hosts National Farmers Union President on First Leg of Statewide Tour
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American Farmers & Ranchers/Oklahoma Farmers Union (AFR/OFU) Cooperative hosted National Farmers Union (NFU) President Rob Larew on a tour of Southwest Oklahoma Nov. 10. The tour showcased the area’s agriculture and provided an opportunity for AFR/OFU leadership and Larew to visit one-on-one with area producers.
First up was Apache Seed & Supply, a diversified crop operation that produces forage and cover crop seed, as well as commodity and contract grains. The no-till operation uses no irrigation and relies on capturing and retaining rainfall to provide moisture for crops. While touring the facility, owner Alan Mindeman, Larew and AFR/OFU President Scott Blubaugh discussed issues surrounding seed production in southwest Oklahoma, such as potential regulatory concerns and the increasing need to control feral hog populations. They also talked about the seed operation’s noticeable increase in demand, as well as the demand shift toward cover crop mixes.
Other stops on Tuesday included ag operations in Carnegie, Fort Cobb and El Reno. The El Reno stop was at Redlands Community College where Larew and AFR President Scott Blubaugh both spoke at an Issues Forum on beef processing capacity in Oklahoma and how the limited amount of processing capacity in the state might be increased to benefit ranchers and rural communities.
The button link below will take you to the AFR/OFU release on Rob Larew's day in southwest Oklahoma- and the VIDEO BOX below that will allow you to view the complete Issues Forum held last night in El Reno
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Here's the YouTube of the Forum Held in El Reno last night that includes comments from former Governor David Walters, OCA Executive Vice President Michael Kelsey, AFR/OFU President Scott Blublaugh, Market Commentator Corbitt Wall and NFU President Rob Larew
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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 were sharply higher on Tuesday- Choice beef jumped $4.62 while Select Beef gained $5.54 per hundred.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had a final number of 11,125 head on Monday- Compared to last week's light test: Feeder steers 5.00-8.00 higher, Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher than last week's limited offerings. Steer and heifer calves 4.00-10.00 higher. Demand good for feeder cattle, especially heavier weights. Grain prices have slowly moved higher making cost of gains higher, thus buyers more interested in buying the heavier weight cattle. Demand very good for calves. Rainfall from two week's ago followed by fall sunshine has improved wheat pastures greatly and some producers beginning to turn cattle out on wheat. Click below for the complete closing report.
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OKC West in El Reno had the annual Integrity Beef Alliance and the Oklahoma Quality Beef Network sale on Tuesday and an estimaed 6,500 were on hand.
Compared to last Tuesday: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-10.00 higher with most advances being seen on lighter weight cattle that are ready to be turned out on what pastures. Demand good to very good. quality average to mostly attractive. Flesh conditions were a driving factor as several drafts were fleshy and or full.
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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