Oklahoma's Latest Farm
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Friday, January 29, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- RAMP-UP Act Would Benefit Both Livestock Producers And Consumers, Says Cong. Frank Lucas
- Dr. Kim Anderson Says Wheat Prices are Good and Buying a Put Might be a Good Option for Producers
- Latest U.S. Drought Map Shows Oklahoma is 89 Percent Drought Free
- John Deere advocates for Agriculture at CES 2021, world's largest Technology Event
- Favorable Weather and Strong Income Potential Support Winter Wheat Seeding for 2021
- Unique Online Auction Site Connects Users to Online Auctions
- No-till practices in Vulnerable Areas Significantly Reduce Soil Erosion
- Lots More Stories to Check Out On Our Website- Links Further Down in Our Website
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RAMP-UP Act Would Benefit Both Livestock Producers And Consumers, Says Cong. Frank Lucas |
The RAMP-UP Act authored by U.S. Rep. Frank Lucas (R-OK) in 2020 is aimed at helping livestock producers and consumers.
On today’s Beef Buzz, Cong. Lucas discusses his legislation.
The bill would establish a program to make facility upgrades and planning grants to existing meat and poultry processors to help them move to federal inspection.
It is an effort to try and increase the number of opportunities for livestock producers to sell their product to different processors, Lucas said.
I have had discussions with many ag economists about how to address some of the issues and the response is to add more demand for that live product and that is what we’re trying to do with the RAMP-UP Act, Lucas said.
You have got to have more people out there buying live cattle, putting them in more packing facilities that will benefit producers and consumers, Lucas said.
The legislation provided support for small meat processors so they can have the infrastructure to bring in federal meat inspectors to allow them to sell meat across state lines.
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Anderson Says Wheat Prices are Good and Buying a Put Might be a Good Option for Producers |
Oklahoma State University Extension Grains Market Analyst Dr. Kim Anderson talks about what is going on in the Wheat Markets weekly on SUNUP.
This week Dr. Anderson says market prices this week are relatively good, "If you look at that Panhandle and Snyder you got about $6.15 for forward contracted wheat for harvest delivery. You come over to Medford its at $6.30, and that basis is a minus 15 at Medford, and a minus 30 at the Panhandle and Snyder. You go back last year, you had the Snyder price at $4.55, you had the Panhandle Price at $4.65 and Medford price at $4.75. We got about $1.50 or better price this year. One other thing I need to point out is you got a minus 15 and a minus 30 basis now for the 21 crop. You had a minus 25 or minus 35 and a minus 45 basis last year, so stronger basis, better prices."
To hear more from Dr. Anderson on his ideas about locking in a price around $5.60 using Puts, click or tap below.
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Latest U.S. Drought Map Shows Oklahoma is 89 Percent Drought Free |
Moderate precipitation fell across central Texas extending northeast into Oklahoma and Arkansas along with heavy snow across the northern High Plains, Rocky Mountains into Iowa.
This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor map also shows decent snowpack in the high elevations of the Rockies led to some improvement in the protracted D2-D4 (Severe, Extreme and Exceptional Drought) categories in north-central and south-central Colorado.
Otherwise, the driest areas this week included parts of the Intermountain West, the southern High Plains and southern Texas.
We’re keeping our eye on an expanding area of dryness popping up in the southwestern Tennessee, northwestern Mississippi and south-central Louisiana.
Six-month rainfalls in central Louisiana are 15 inches below normal.
To view the U.S. Drought map, click here.
For Oklahoma, a small pocket extreme drought (D3) persists in Harmon County in southwest Oklahoma.
Statewide, approximately 75.15 percent of the state is abnormally dry/drought free this week, almost a 9 percent change from last week. When you take out the abnormally dry stats- only eleven percent of Oklahoma is currently in Moderate Drought or worse.
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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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John Deere advocates for Agriculture at CES 2021, world's largest Technology Event |
For the first time in its history, CES 2021 went to an online trade show format and John Deere was once again an exhibitor. As part of its display, John Deere virtually took attendees, media, and other guests to Iowa, where they could walk through a farm, sit in a tractor, and gain an understanding of the value of each seed planted.
John Deere exhibited at CES 2021 to share stories about its agricultural technology on display to the tech audience attendees. “Farmers must feed a growing global population with less available land and work through the variables inherent in farming, like changing weather conditions, variations in soil quality, and pest management,” said Laurel Caes, public relations manager for John Deere. “Each year, these variables have consequential effects on their ability to grow crops. The technology in our smart machines can help them create predictability from this variability, and that’s one story we are sharing. Smart technology in John Deere equipment gives farmers insights to help them quickly make data-driven decisions, backed by science, which can improve their results.”
This year, John Deere showcased its 8RX four-track tractor, and 16-row 1775NT ExactEmerge™ Planter to tell this story to the tech audience while highlighting the technology used in planting and growing crops. “The tech audience and some general public may not fully understand the capabilities of the technology in our smart machines that allow farmers to efficiently and sustainably prepare, plant and care for their crops,” Caes said. “For example, John Deere Exact Emerge technology, enables precise seed placement at higher speeds while achieving precision at scale for farmers challenged by the tight planting time frame. This technology ensures optimal planting conditions to help farmers be more profitable and sustainable. By exhibiting at CES 2021, we can elevate this conversation and share this important story with others outside of agriculture to help them better understand where their food comes from and the important role technology plays in putting food on their tables.”
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Favorable Weather and Strong Income Potential Support Winter Wheat Seeding for 2021 |
Claire Hutchins, USW Market Analyst writes in the latest uswheat,org newsletter about Winter Wheat Seeding.. She writes:
"For the first time since 2013/14, total U.S. winter wheat planted area increased on the year as producers took advantage of dry seeding conditions and strong prices through fall 2020. USDA’s 2021/22 Winter Wheat Seedings report, released Jan. 12, reported U.S. farmers planted 32.0 million acres (12.9 million hectares) of winter wheat for harvest in 2021, up 5% from marketing year 2020/21. Increases for hard red winter (HRW) and soft red winter (SRW) more than offset a slight decrease in white winter wheat planted area.
HRW. USDA assessed HRW planted area at 22.3 million acres (9.02 million hectares), up 4% on the year. Planted acreage is up year-over-year in several major HRW-producing states with the largest increases reported in Montana, South Dakota and Kansas. Montana planted area increased 10% on the year to 1.70 million acres (688,000 hectares) and South Dakota planted area jumped 13% from last year to 710,000 acres (287,000 hectares). In both states, dry planting conditions from September to October were a welcome change compared to sodden, impassable fields in fall 2019.
“To look at this year, we have to first go back to fall 2019 planting when fields were extremely wet and producers left many acres to prevent plant,” said Reid Christopherson, executive director, South Dakota Wheat Commission. “Finally, in fall 2020 there was optimism around wheat. Conditions for seeding were good and prices were giving us encouragement, which boosted HRW planted area.”
In Kansas, HRW planted area for harvest in 2021 is up 10% from last year at 7.30 million acres (2.95 million hectares) as extreme dryness deterred producers from planning to plant corn, which is more water intensive than wheat.
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Unique Online Auction Site Connects Users to Online Auctions |
A unique online auction site called HiBid.com connects users to actual online auctions, making them simple and easy to bid on items ranging from farmland to antiques, said Kris Kennedy, manager of HiBid.com.
Kennedy was recently interviewed by Radio Oklahoma Agriculture Network Associate Farm Director and Editor KC Sheperd.
This is an online auction platform for auctioneers to push their whole catalogs up, Kennedy said.
We believe in the auction method of marketing and working with traditional auctioneers
These auctions could be online timed events or webcasts where you could see the auctioneer call,
Where we are different (than sites such as Ebay) when you bid on an item the auction will go on until everyone is done, Kennedy said.
It doesn’t do anybody any good if someone comes in at the last minute, he said.
Anything and everything is available on HiBid.
If you’re looking for real estate, farmland or collectables, you will probably find it on HiBid.com.
There are 750,000 items at any time on HiBid Kennedy said.
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No-till practices in Vulnerable Areas Significantly Reduce Soil Erosion |
Marianne Stein writes in an article for Illionis.edu on some of the benefits of No Till. See below:
Soil erosion is a major challenge in agricultural production. It affects soil quality and carries nutrient sediments that pollute waterways. While soil erosion is a naturally occurring process, agricultural activities such as conventional tilling exacerbate it. Farmers implementing no-till practices can significantly reduce soil erosion rates, a new University of Illinois study shows.
Completely shifting to no-till would reduce soil loss and sediment yield by more than 70%, says Sanghyun Lee, doctoral student in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering at U of I and lead author on the study, published in Journal of Environmental Management.
But even a partial change in tilling practices could have significant results, he adds.
“If we focus on the most vulnerable area in terms of soil erosion, then only 40% no-till shows almost the same reduction as 100% no-till implementation,” Lee says.
The study used physical data and computer modeling to estimate soil erosion in the Drummer Creek watershed, which is part of the Upper Sangamon River watershed in Central Illinois. The area’s main crops are corn and soybeans, and tillage is a predominant agricultural practice.
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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 go higher- Choice Beef was up $2.33 and Select Beef was up $1.89 on Thursday January 28th
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Weekly Cattle Auction Reports
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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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