Oklahoma's Latest Farm
And Ranch News
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Your Update from Ron Hays of RON
Tuesday, August 24, 2021
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Here is your daily Oklahoma farm and ranch news update.
- USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Show Corn and Soybeans Continue to Slowly Slip
- OSU's Derrell Peel Says August Cattle on Feed Report Shows Tighter Cattle Supplies Ahead
- Drones: The Next Generation of Farm and Ranch Help
- Join the Oklahoma Conservation Commission soil health team in moving forward with Regenerative Agriculture
- Food Prices Fluctuate with Labor and Supply Shortages
- USDA Accepts 2.8 Million Acres for the Conservation Reserve Program
- Student Food Pantry Provides Fresh Milk Thanks to Dairy MAX Donation
- Express Annual Female Sale The Big Event Tops $6.3 Million
- Details of OSU Canola Production Meeting on Thursday at bottom of the Email
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USDA Weekly Crop Progress Report Show Corn and Soybeans Continue to Slowly Slip
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USDA’s weekly Crop Progress report, Monday, shows corn condition slightly slipping, with 60% good to excellent. Soybean crop conditions fell a point, to 56% good to excellent. Cotton crop conditions are improving, with 71% good to excellent. Good to excellent grain sorghum conditions are 62%. Winter and Spring wheat harvest is complete.
According to the Oklahoma Crop Progress and Condition report, Oklahoma corn crop condition is 47% good to excellent, 24% fair and 2% poor to very poor. Corn dough reached 65%, down 10 points from the previous year and down 15 points from normal. Corn dented reached 20%, down 19 points from the previous year and down 26 points from normal.
Oklahoma grain sorghum crop condition is 74% good to excellent, 23% fair and 3% poor to very poor. Grain sorghum headed reached 84%, up 4 points from the previous year and up 3 points from normal. Sorghum coloring reached 32%, down 6 points from the previous year and down 7 points from normal. Soybeans blooming reached 78%, up 1 point from both the previous year and normal.
Oklahoma soybean crop condition is 63% good to excellent, 31% fair and 6% poor to very poor. Soybeans setting pods reached 45%, down 1 point from the previous year and down 2 points from normal.
Oklahoma cotton crop condition is 66% good to excellent, 32% fair and 2% poor to very poor. Cotton setting bolls reached 70%, down 8 points from the previous year and down 9 points from normal. Cotton bolls opening reached 5%, down 10 points from the previous year and down 2 points from normal.
Pasture and range condition is 57% good to excellent, 34% fair and 9% poor to very poor.
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OSU's Derrell Peel Says August Cattle on Feed Report Shows Tighter Cattle Supplies Ahead
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Last Friday, the USDA released the August 2021 Cattle on Feed report. As the cattle markets recover from last year’s bottleneck, Derrell Peel, livestock marketing specialist at Oklahoma State University, told me tighter cattle numbers is what he is seeing.
According to the report, cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market for feedlots in the U.S. with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on August 1, 2021. The inventory was 2 percent below August 1, 2020. Net placements in feedlots were 1.68 million head, 8% below 2020. Marketings of fed cattle during July totaled 1.90 million head, 5 percent below 2020. Other disappearance totaled 55,000 head during July, 4 percent below 2020.
Although numbers of cattle are below average, they are tallying up as expected.
“We peaked in 2019 - that should have given us a peak in the feeder supplies in 2020,” Peel said. “Because of the disruptions last year, we pushed that into the first half of this year. That’s been part of the struggle in fed-cattle markets in the first half of 2021.”
Peel said the U.S. beef cattle industry is nearly caught up with the backlog of cattle caused by the pandemic. As the market continues to recover, cattle numbers will stay lower, Peel said. As supply goes down, price goes up! Peel said he expects to see fed-cattle prices rise in the next few weeks.
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Drones: The Next Generation of Farm and Ranch Help
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Leave it to the next generation to take new technology and apply it to age-old challenges. Arthur Erickson, CEO and co-founder of Hylio Agrodrones, told KC Sheperd his company combines his rural background with his college fascination with drone technology.
Erikson’s company allows farmers to use drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles, to remotely do everything a ground-based rig can do, but better. These aren’t the small, civilian drones you may see in public. According to Erickson, his drones are up to 8-feet-wide, can function in up to 45-mile-per-hour winds and are equipped with sprayers, covering 24 acres per hour.
“Think of the drone as a flying spray boom,” Erickson said. “All the limitations you have with your ground-based rig - getting into tight areas, expensive to maintain and operate, can’t handle terrain well - our drone can do everything it can do, (but) with spatial freedom.”
Not only do Erickson’s drones make getting around easier, but he also said they are the cheaper option.
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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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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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Join the Oklahoma Conservation Commission soil health team in moving forward with Regenerative Agriculture
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You are invited to join the Oklahoma Conservation Commission soil health team in moving forward with Regenerative Agriculture. Make plans now to attend Aug. 31.
The previous steps taken in conservation practices were successful. The next steps are exciting. The Oklahoma Conservation Commission and partners have and will continue to be with you on this game changing journey.
The 2017 U.S. Census of Agriculture - released by the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - showed that in Oklahoma, compared to 2012, there was a 24 percent increase in the number of farms using cover crops, a 51 percent increase in acres using cover crops, and a 29 percent decrease in intensive tillage practices.
The next step? Regenerative agriculture, a mindset and application change where farmers and ranchers reduce their reliance on conventional practices. Along this path, they will focus on restoring or regenerating the soil. The soil is the cornerstone of a healthy ecosystem and a productive farm or ranch.
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Food Prices Fluctuate with Labor and Supply Shortages
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It’s happening at big box chain stores and locally owned markets. After the rush of panic buying a year ago, a few empty shelves still haunt grocery stores, and food costs continue to climb.
The U.S. Department of Labor reports that in the past 12 months since July 2020, the consumer price index has increased 5.4%, including a 2.6% in food at home prices. Meat, poultry, fish and eggs cost 5.9% more than they did last July, and meals prepared outside of the home are 4.6% more expensive.
In a world still battling COVID-19, higher energy and labor prices are behind the jump in grocery bills.
“We’ve never gotten beyond the labor issues. There are still a lot of people out of work, and businesses are scrambling to find workers,” said Rodney Holcomb, Oklahoma State University Extension specialist in food economics.
The nationwide workforce shortage, which includes truck drivers and warehouse workers, as well as employees at restaurants and retail supermarkets, “slows down the movement of products through the marketing chain,” Holcomb said. “If we’re pinching down on supply, then prices are going to go up.”
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USDA Accepts 2.8 Million Acres for the Conservation Reserve Program
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) accepted 2.8 million acres in offers from agricultural producers and private landowners for enrollment into the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) in 2021. This year, almost 1.9 million acres in offers have been accepted through the General CRP Signup, and USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has accepted over 897,000 acres for enrollment through the Continuous Signup. The Continuous Signup remains open and CRP Grasslands Signup closed last week, so USDA expects to enroll more acres into all of CRP than the 3 million acres that are expiring.
“Despite Congress raising the enrollment target in the 2018 Farm Bill, there have been decreases in enrollment for the past two years. The changes we made this spring have put us on the path to reverse this trend,” FSA Acting State Executive Director Janlyn Hannah said. “Even with the improved direction, USDA will still be about 4 million acres below the enrollment target. The CRP benefits for producers, sportsmen, wildlife, conservation and climate are numerous and well documented. We cannot afford to let them to be left on the table.”
The 4 million-acre shortfall in CRP would have had the following impacts:
- More than 359,000 acres less annual forage under CRP Grasslands
- A loss of 1,500,000 acres of quality wildlife and pollinator less habitat for wildlife
- 20% fewer apiaries in major production regions meeting critical forage thresholds
- A loss of more than 4 million upland game and other grassland birds
- About 90 million pounds of nitrogen entering waterways
- Over 30 million tons of soil eroded, leading to increased pollution and sedimentation in streams and rivers
- Foregone sequestration of more than 3 million metric tons of CO2
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Student Food Pantry Provides Fresh Milk Thanks to Dairy MAX Donation
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When the Redlands Community College Student Food Pantry opened a few years ago, it was the goal of Service Learning Director Marcia Shottenkirk to eventually offer fresh foods, milk and other refrigerated items.
Now, the college has added a custom-built cooler generously donated by Dairy MAX.
“The Food Pantry has been such a wonderful resource for students, but we’re excited to add this new option for them,” Shottenkirk said. “It’s so easy for our students to develop unhealthy eating habits in college, so by providing milk and a wider range of options we can help them make healthier choices.”
Dairy is a vital part of a well-balanced diet, and everyone, including college students, deserve easy access to milk and other dairy products. The program to provide commercial coolers to pantries on college campuses was created by Dairy MAX and serves schools within their eight-state region. These large coolers are filled with fresh dairy products such as milk, cheese, and yogurt to ensure every student on campus has access to nutritious foods.
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Express Annual Female Sale The Big Event Tops $6.3 Million
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Once again, the 2021 Big Event lived up to its billing at Express Ranch in Yukon, Oklahoma this past weekend.
James Bessler offered this recap on the Express Ranch Facebook page about the top end of the sale:
A huge crowd of Angus breeders from across the region and the nation were in Yukon, Oklahoma on Saturday morning for the second day of The Big Event at Express Ranches. The cattle offered ranged from genomic elite donors to superior show heifer prospects, with elite individuals in every division. Demand was exceptional; in a full day of selling 317 lots grossed $5,247,245 to average $21,666, which brought the two day sale gross to $6,340,800.
"The high selling individual was the top show heifer prospect, Lot # 103, EXAR PRINCESS 5061, a deep ribbed, sharp fronted daughter of FIRST CLASS sold for $190,000. The top bred heifer was a high growth daughter of GROWTH FUND; one-half interest in Lot # 15A, EXAR BEAUTY 0937 sold for $180,000. Two other females sold for $180,000 as the winning bidder of Lot # 9A, EXAR LUCY 1649 by GRENADE; and Lot # 10, CURTIN LUCY 7429 by PAYWEIGHT doubled the $90,000 bid to acquire full interest in each female."
Express will have their Fall Bull Sale October 4th at the ranch in Yukon- they will offer a set of commercial heifers that day as well.
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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 $2.97 and Select Beef was up 87 cents on Monday August 23rd.
Click on the Button below for the latest report from USDA Market News
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Oklahoma National Stockyards had 5,500 head for their August 23rd sale.
Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00 - 6.00 higher. Steer calves 4.00 - 7.00 lower. Heifers calves steady. Demand moderate to good.
Click below for the complete closing report.
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The Joplin Regional Stockyards had a total run of 4.617 head for their Monday August 23rd sale.
Compared to last week feeder steers under 700 lbs traded steady to 3.00 lower, weights over 700 lbs. traded steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers traded steady to 4.00 higher. Supply and demand was moderate.
Click on the button below for details of the trade as compiled by the USDA Market News Service.
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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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Ron Hays, Senior Farm Director and Editor
KC Sheperd, Associate Farm Director and Editor
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Chelsea Stanfield, Farm News and Email Editor
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